2012 Hawaii Bowl SMU vs Fresno State

gamersfuel

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holidays, multiple days off work, beer, steaks.. hopefully i get an entertaining game here. for those of you not in the know Garrett Gilbert (backup who came in for Colt McCoy against us) is the QB for SMU
 
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gamersfuel

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got some decent pro prospect on each side. Derek Carr of Fresno was supposedly by some scouts to be ahead of AJ if he had come out. They also have a good Safety in Thomas. I'm pretty sure he's among the nation leaders in INT's this year. SMU has that huge dude at DE and the FB. All 4 will be off the draft board by the 4th round i think
 

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got some decent pro prospect on each side. Derek Carr of Fresno was supposedly by some scouts to be ahead of AJ if he had come out. They also have a good Safety in Thomas. I'm pretty sure he's among the nation leaders in INT's this year. SMU has that huge dude at DE and the FB. All 4 will be off the draft board by the 4th round i think
Derrick Carr will probably stay for his senior year next year. They said in pregame that he might be a Heisman candidate if he does. I was fully expecting an offensive shootout in this game, but so far neither defense is looking like a pushover.
 

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Pretty good run by Gilbert. It speaks to the athleticism of our defense in '09, because coming into today I had no idea that Gilbert was considered to be an athletic quarterback. Against us he looked like a stick back in the backfield.
 

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i'm a bit surprised Fresno hasnt been able to move the ball better.i expect them to take the lead and slowly pull away though
I've had a nagging suspicion all day that SMU might pull off the upset in this one, unfortunately I didn't listen to it in pick'em. I actually changed my pick to Fresno last second, and doubled the idiocy by giving it a full 35 confidence points. It's not looking good for me so far.
 

gamersfuel

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I've had a nagging suspicion all day that SMU might pull off the upset in this one, unfortunately I didn't listen to it in pick'em. I actually changed my pick to Fresno last second, and doubled the idiocy by giving it a full 35 confidence points. It's not looking good for me so far.
well, so far SMU has ALL the momentum. could have a good game here. see what Mr Carr is made of
 

BamaHoosier

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How did Gilbert not succeed at Texas? He is a heckuva lot better that either Ash or McCoy, yet if you listen to the Texas fans and they'll tell you he is the worst that has ever worn a Texas uniform. He's showing good athleticism, and a pretty strong arm thus far.
 

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How did Gilbert not succeed at Texas? He is a heckuva lot better that either Ash or McCoy, yet if you listen to the Texas fans and they'll tell you he is the worst that has ever worn a Texas uniform. He's showing good athleticism, and a pretty strong arm thus far.
He was terrible in 2010 when starting for Texas. Turnover machine.
 

BamaHoosier

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What a spectacular catch!! Geez, that was Prothro-esque. One handed in the corner of the endzone, trapping the ball against the defenders helment. That will be on sportscenter.
 

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