SMU Mustangs
Final Overview
SMU is at a crossroads point in AAC play this fall, and they need to push around the corner and get themselves into a bowl game in order to show the progress that they have made up until this point in the Chad Morris era. A bowl game, with this offense, is a possibility this season, but not if the Mustangs continue to give up points in massive chunks. SMU needs to push forward, because at this point, moving backwards is not an option.
What Really Happened
The Mustangs did indeed turn the corner and get into a bowl game in 2017, as they will play Louisiana Tech in the Frisco Bowl this month. While the Mustangs still managed to allow over 35 points per game, the key was improving offensive scoring output from 27 to 40 points per game, allowing the Mustangs to win in shootout games when they had to. A draw back was that the Mustangs still lost to the top three teams in the AAC West (Memphis, Houston, Navy). Chad Morris was able to boost himself from a seven win season to the Arkansas job, and what one has to remember is that the state of the program was in the toilet when Morris got there. To get where the Mustangs are now was a seriously solid job well done. Sonny Dykes has been hired as the new head coach, so the foundation should hold for some time.
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