Headed to SMU/Houston

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Bram Kohlhausen: -13.0 QB Rating. I didn't know there were negative QB Ratings. This has been an educational game.

[Cougar King]

I have nothing to say. When you turn the ball over 6 times, you deserve to lose. After this game, I will leave the forum until sometime next week, I'm taking a visit to San Marcos and Texas State to see a good friend of mine anyway...

At least Sims didn't quit.

[greenminer]

Don't have video, but Jones just scored to give UH 20. He seems to be gaining some momentum.

[jredallas]

So there are like 25,000 people there at the game, right?

[greenminer]

Also, as schizo as UH has been, I don't understand how a team (SMU) can lose to freaking Tulane last week then today pop 45 in the time it takes to blink on the Cougs.

[cdizzle86]

Guys this is actually a good thing. They need a couple of wins a year to maintain mediocrity. This means that they will have a hard time firing Jones just like they did Doh and the basketball team.

Lets be honest, the ponies have peaked under Jones. The longer he stays the better chance we have at passing them in football.

[emmitt01]

So there are like 25,000 people there at the game, right?

Yeah...if everyone from our Tuesday game joined them.

[RushnStudies]

I find it inconceivable, and quite scary, how Levine could take a 12-1 team and turn it in to this disaster.

I understand UH lost a few key players but this is Dodge Ball bad.

Crap. I had a whole nice longish response all typed out and then my wifi had a brain fart.

Suffice it to say, I agree that this is skeery. I don't know a thing about Levine, but knowing our administration there, they won't fire him if we have a losing season.

And seriously, what's with SMU and all these "cramps" all of a sudden? I've seen maybe 3 or 4 featured on tv already. I'm not making any accusations, but really, it's only happening to the Ponies and not the Coogs? Or maybe our cramps just don't make good tv...

[jredallas]

Yeah...if everyone from our Tuesday game joined them.

Haha, yeah I was out at the blvd there and was suprised to see just how darned empty the stadium was when i was leaving. Couldn't be more than 4-6000 there.

[UNT90]

Dont tune out yet, folks.

This could get interesting.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Houston has done the unthinkable tonight...they've made Garrett Gilbert look like a half-decent quarterback.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

I spoke too soon. GG is reverting to form. This could get fun!

[RushnStudies]

I'll be darned. Signs of life.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

I'll be darned. Signs of life.

Never count yourself out with Garrett Gilbert leading the way for your opponent.

[CurveItAround]

So there are like 25,000 people there at the game, right?

Just heard the smoo announcer in the background congratulate fans on keeping the consecutive sellout streak alive. I know lots of smoo attorneys. Accountants, not so much.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

Houston has eight (8) turnovers.. unbelievable..... and 479 yards so far... and 10 more first downs than SMUT... and losing by 17.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Wow...an 8 and half minute drive to nail it down. Levine on the sideline, "My kingdom for a run defense!"

[greenminer]

SMU to score 80. I think they're trying to match the attendance head count.

[Eastwood Eagle]

This is unbelievable.

This makes losing to them even more frustrating.

College football is crazy though. We score 20+ on the road at K-State and can't score 8 points at home against Troy.

SMU gets beat by Tulane and almost scores a 100 on UH.

[greenminer]

6 INTs. SIX!!!!

I want to watch one of these teams have a Ryan Leaf-type moment in front of the media.

[greenminer]

3 of Houstons INTs were taken back by the SMU DB for six.

And here's a doozie of a score summary from the box score:

Mike Loftus kickoff for 65 yards returned by Ryan Jackson, fumbled, forced by Randall Joyner, recovered by SMU Kevin Pope at the Houst 20, Kevin Pope for 20 yards, to the Houst 0 for a TOUCHDOWN. Chase Hover extra point GOOD.

[meaniegreenie]

For a second I was starting to worry about the scoring record from our Navy game, but they still need 3 more TDs to get there. That's about a turnover per minute which is still possible given UH's performance tonight.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

3 of Houstons INTs were taken back by the SMU DB for six.

And here's a doozie of a score summary from the box score:

And each thrown by a different quarterback. That has to be some kind of record.

[emmitt01]

Here's the really funny thing (even funnier than UH having more turnovers than points). SMU scored 72 points...and a combined audience (those in attendance and watching on TV) equal to our Tuesday night Apogee attendance witnessed it.

I know this because I left the game at halftime (leaving 10,998 inside) and went to Frankie's to watch the rest. "Dallas' Team" was on NONE of the televisions. Not one...and they have about twenty. A high school game was on one of the tv's at the bar. I wish I could make this stuff up but even my hatred of them cant conjure up a scenario worse than reality.

Edited October 19, 2012 by emmitt01

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

That was, without a doubt, one of the crappiest football games I've ever seen. And, let's be honest...as a UNT alum, I've seen some crappy football in my day.

I don't care how bad we've ever been, I don't think we ever let a team coming into a game 2-4, and limping in from a loss to the likes of Tulane, to bend us over for 72...on national television. Wow.