If Littrell beat SMU will you forgive his past sins?

[BillySee58]

 

If Seth wins agasinst a big home crowd as an underdog against SMU can he be forgiven for his past failures? 

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

[WanderingEagle]

He has to beat them in all three phases. Every week is a new week. It is, after all, a rivalry game.

[southsideguy]

If SL beats SMUT he will be back on the radar for every coaching hire list.

[Pseudo Nym]

21 minutes ago, southsideguy said:

If SL beats SMUT he will be back on the radar for every coaching hire list.

[greenminer]

You will def start reading articles talking about him beginning to "right this ship" and/or "figure things out"

[MeanGreenTexan]

1 minute ago, greenminer said:

You will def start reading articles talking about him beginning to "right this ship" and/or "figure things out"

And then there will be some other articles that talk about him "finally getting the right guys", like he didn't have the best QB the school has ever seen in his Senior season, and the best WR the school has ever seen for 2 out of those 3 losing seasons.

Littrell set his own bar in years 1-3.   It's time to get back up there or bail on him.   A win VS SMU would expedite that climb, but won't get him there, IMO.

[untphd]

Wins as an underdog in the championship game, yes.

[MrStrange18]

It would take a win vs SMU AND a win at either Memphis or UNLV AND a bowl win for me to forgive.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

No. 

Competing for conference championship appearances/trophies and bowl trophies is the measuring stick. Not wins that do not matter in the grand scheme of things. We beat the lips off of a June Jones led SMU team and it moved the needle none. It'd be fun. I'd enjoy it. But it doesn't bar any weight in getting to a champ game or winning a bowl game. 

[untjim1995]

As the Fake Jerry Jones would say, "Yes, but it won't...and it won't because it will."

Edited August 31, 2022 by untjim1995

[Wag Tag]

And wins a bowl game? Yes

[WanderingEagle]

48 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

As the Fake Jerry Jones would say, "Yes, but it won't...and it won't because it will."

Good mornin to ya!

[Coffee and TV]

[Cr1028]

One week free of hate and on to TSU.

[MeanGreen22]

 

but for real tho… if we beat SMU, I’m gonna start getting real reckless with my takes. 

[GMG_Dallas]

No. I'm not as down on him as others seem to be, mainly because the players seem to still believe in him. It'll take the season for me to decide where I stand. 

[97and03]

Consecutive wins against bowl teams (last year and potentially this) would go a long way to show me something.  Especially when one is SMUt.

[Aquila_Viridis]

Yes, if he does it by himself.

[Coffee and TV]

13 minutes ago, Aquila_Viridis said:

Yes, if he does it by himself.

*shows up in full pads to practice* 

"How many of y'all ever seen a fullback before?"

Edited August 31, 2022 by Coffee and TV

[emmitt01]

[UNT Family Man]

No

[NT80]

[Travis]

9 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

 

If Seth wins agasinst a big home crowd as an underdog against SMU can he be forgiven for his past failures? 

No

[outoftown]

No, not all of them, but it would help how I feel about his tenure. Also depends what SMU turns out to be during the season.

SMU is not as good a measuring stick as people seem to be thinking, because -given how much has changed there on roster and coaches - nobody knows. New HCs are a crap shoot. SMU could be great given the talent accumulated. They could also be a surprise dumpster fire and pull a Texas (last 10 years) one level lower (i.e. having lots of talent for that level, never doing anything with it).