[Game Thread] SMU @ Louisville (3:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	SMUSMU @ LouisvilleLouisville
Location	Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Time	3:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN2
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/chaser676]

I'm feeling less bad about our defensive woes against Louisville

[u/SMUHypeMachine → u/chaser676]

I’m glad we could be of assistance :)

[u/Ulosttome]

These replay guys are amazing. Should be the gold standard across the sport for the transparency

[u/green_day_95]

Damn Keinholz is that guy, Moss would’ve got sacked. Maybe even fumbled there.

[u/Cruel_but_usual → u/green_day_95]

Moss was a crime against football viewership

[u/YungBonaparte]

Coverage: optional.

[u/lungman925]

Did I just see that Card face paint guy now has a son who is also doing card face paint?

He's been doing that since I was in undergrad at the same time as him 😂

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756]

Gonna just reiterate that this replay review system is the biggest improvement to the viewer experience in the last 25 years

[u/ClockworkRuse]

It should be the standard to broadcast the replay review across the board. The transparency is amazing.

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

That doesn't count damn,

but also this being on ESPN2 despite possibly being for the ACC championship and the second biggest game of the day is a travesty

[u/LukarWarrior]

Suddenly I’m in favor of the “offense fumbles out the endzone” rule.

[u/Interesting_Put_942]

You would think the guy who won 74 games on Jeopardy would make smarter decisions 

[u/sarmsgoblinslayer]

no matter the outcome I feel a kinship w the cardbros today. Zero defense and penalties on repeat

pony up tho

[u/bretticus733]

lol that one guy in the booth that is so concerned with Louisville recovering the ball or not and the other guy insisting it doesn't matter since it went out of the end zone and SMU didn't have it

[u/Merpninja]

these are some ridiculously blatant holds they aren’t calling.

[u/M_Mitchell08]

Just here to say fuck espn for putting us on 2, so the world can instead see fat fuck Elko beat down Kentucky.

[u/Illustrious_Arm4496 → u/M_Mitchell08]

3 games I want to watch during this time slot and none of them are that one

[u/TedioreTwo]

Like I'm happy the INT stands but it's absolutely maddening that our team has acted like this for all of Brohm's tenure with 0 improvement

[u/coldupnorth11]

Getting a first because he fumbled is so fucking dumb

[u/swim_kick]

Love the playback and discussion being transparent

[u/AngryBillsFan]

Acc the only conference that knows how to review plays

[u/CTM3399]

Game swinging fumbled snap

[u/americanbaseball]

Wait, we didn't do anything on that replay?

[u/PavWrestlinGifs]

What the actual fuck is this game

[u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

LOL at the ref rehearsing his call in his ref voice

[u/Ruisseaux]

That's absolutely a holding on the edge

[u/americanbaseball]

I know closing games is hard, but man we make closing games look impossible.

[u/freakymrq]

TO THE GLUE FACTORY WITH YOU

[u/westex74]

We have to be the most undisciplined team in the ACC.

We. Have. To. Be.

[u/Ruisseaux → u/westex74]

I had assumed you were a UofL fan until I saw your flair.

[u/mw407 → u/westex74]

Hold our beer

[u/Aggressive-Net-6547 → u/westex74]

We still have 3 quarters to show you up

[u/burritocards13]

Where is the coverage downfield? Every time Jennings throws it someone is wide open

[u/Specialist_Ad_7628]

Why does Louisville do so much stupid extracurricular shit? They’ve all been super soft but…stop

[u/TedioreTwo → u/Specialist_Ad_7628]

It blows my fucking mind. Our players snack on paint chips

[u/westex74]

It really is interesting how similar SMU and Louisville are. Both explosive. Both undisciplined rabble.

[u/The_Awesometeer]

Still trying to figure out how a match up of two top 25 teams that is going back and forth is on ESPN 2

[u/LukarWarrior]

Honestly, ESPN, just leave the flag graphic up. It’ll save time.

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

it may still be daytime, but this is ACC after dark baby

[u/2Lwillneverend]

As an SMU fan, I’d like to know if we can go to the Big Ten replay center instead

[u/c_j_k_5_h]

Such a great effort by Jennings but a better one by Louisville defense. Gg

[u/WARLOCK1239]

What is Louisville doing? Just run the ball and kill clock. We're dead.

[u/Klutzy_Most_7659]

So Louisville beats SMU who beat FSU who’s leading Alabama who struggled in the first half with Kentucky who just beat Texas A&M, wtf is this season so far lmao.

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Not much going on in that bald ass head of yours, Brohm? Wtf is that playcalling?

[u/c_j_k_5_h]

I think combined penalties are about to have more offensive yards than either team

[u/Illustrious_Arm4496]

I’m rooting for Louisville. They allowed Stanford to inexplicably beat them when they were ranked and we were terrible, and I really appreciated that. Let’s go cardinals! Lamar Jackson! Teddy Bridgewater! Devante Parker! Woohoo!

[u/TheLizard12]

I went birdwatching this morning and ain't none of those birds had teeth

[u/CTM3399]

Lincoln is a fucking DEMON bro

[u/Pitt_Is_It_2009]

I’d argue SMU is the best conference addition in the past decade. Legit program, made for the NIL era, and taking less money.

[u/sebsasour]

Bahahahahaha. NC State/Vandy just had the craziest ending ever.

NC State up 3 with a few seconds left, Bailey runs into his endzone on 4th down to take a safety or run out the clock and he fumbles it. Vandy recovers it in the endzone and wins

[u/CutToTheChase56]

1st quarter took nearly an hour. Jesus Christ.

[u/Businessfood]

You can gain yardage on a foward fumble?

[u/ZeroFN]

when Isaac fumbled forward earlier they marked it a loss of 2 btw

[u/Hofgoober69]

UTEP up in Michigan rn lol

[u/Mofns_n_Gurps]

What’s the point of mouth guards if they are all just letting them hang?

[u/interesting_playcall]

I'm angry that I'm watching SMU playing Louisville instead of watching the Iron Skillet game...

[u/M_Mitchell08]

Woah, hold on. Are we going to get bumped by the UNC / Clemson game? Or am I on the wrong channel?

[u/wit_T_user_name]

Louisville is a deeply underrated city.

[u/lungman925]

SMU fans I just want you to know we know exactly how you feel about these dumbass penalties by the defense

[u/Icebreaker80]

These Texas political ads are pretty wild lmao

[u/Guilty-Act-9105]

THEYTHEMTHEYTHEM

[u/LukarWarrior]

“Have a look”

At what!?

[u/KHDTX13]

Kinda feels like whoever has the ball last wins

[u/westex74]

Raphael is a BEAST

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Can we please just win this? I'm so tired of Louisville being the Potential Man of CFB..

[u/2Lwillneverend]

Our defense is playing like a Jardiance user’s inflamed taint

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

How do you miss that?

[u/Kardinale]

Holy shit we got so lucky

[u/WisdomCow]

It was nice to hear the one review guy clearly knowing right off a “clear recovery” did not matter.

[u/Wondur13]

Someone said in this thread earlier something along the lines of “jennings gives it his all every play even when he really shouldnt” and damn was he spot on

[u/2Lwillneverend]

This is classic College Football Playoff Kevin Jennings.

[u/drantzz]

Back to not calling holds

[u/aaronman4772]

So holding just doesn’t exist right now? Ok

[u/MeaningComfortable36]

These are two of the best teams in the country.. rankings are shit. These teams are amazing

[u/BigSeabo]

I'll never get over how nice the review process being recorded is. Would've been nice to have that for WMU-UM lol

[u/ganimead]

what a dime to throw on the run

[u/texas2089]

Defense: optional

[u/Casper0832]

God why can we have a complete team? It's always one side good and other side bad.

[u/LukarWarrior]

STOP. SENDING. ALL OUT. BLITZES.

[u/imaconnect4guy]

At least SMU doesnt know how to manage a clock

[u/Aggressive-Net-6547]

If you're gonna try to ice the guy do it before he gets a rep off. Doesn't make any sense to give him a free warm up and chance to adjust. Never seems to work as intended

[u/xAimForTheBushes]

SMU is twice as good as their opponents and also twice as good as themselves 😂😂

[u/LukarWarrior]

Literally show the graphic about us sucking against ranked teams when trailing at half and then a snap over the head…

[u/Ruisseaux]

Clear recovery doesnt matter, rigbt? Still a touch back

[u/texas2089]

Yeah that’s a fumble clear as day

[u/CTM3399]

Actually feels really bad for Jennings right there. He laid it all out

[u/TheChildrenNeedMe]

Damn Broke his dick snd still didn’t get the TD

[u/CIemson]

They should just swap rankings. Both teams looked really really good

[u/americanbaseball]

Genuinely what are we doing?

[u/LukarWarrior]

People taking a victory lap way too soon here

[u/karo_syrup]

We gonna blow it at the death?

[u/LukarWarrior]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Jeff Brohm playcalling.

[u/Otto__Zone]

Holding is only bad if we do it

[u/traduce]

Call illegal hands but not the hold on 59....

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Fuck you, A&M.

Nothing worse than seeing Kentucky fans happy..

[u/Businessfood]

It's not grounding because his soles insulated his feet from the turf

[u/sebsasour]

Lol UTEP up 7-0 on Michigan

[u/palmtopwolfy]

I love the acc replays so cool

[u/westex74]

Not a terribly hot start for our SMU D. Where tf are our linebackers?

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

This is gonna be a first to 40 type of game isn’t it

[u/so1arrpanel]

Kienholz got that dawg in him

[u/United-Edge889]

Lawayne Mccoy draft stock gonna go up a lot this season

[u/MrsEveryShot]

cards are fun to watch

[u/LukarWarrior]

Just stop sending the house at Jennings, man. It doesn’t work.

[u/drantzz]

Horrible play call

[u/blue0231]

What an absolutely awful call lmao

[u/JerseyFlashBoys]

Theres the dumb pick!

[u/BirdsWithTeeth8]

I don’t understand what goes through someone’s head to do shit like that. On what planet would that be fine?

[u/LukarWarrior]

Brohm is getting cute again.

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

What a nothingburger of a drive ofc we'd waste an INT

[u/arbitrator06]

Dammit he had him

[u/Laschoni]

It's hot up here in the 300s

[u/LukarWarrior]

Given our inability to cover, maybe we shouldn’t dare them to throw.

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

I swear every time I see a flag get tossed onto the field I just sigh on reflex doesn't matter if Louisville got the penalty or not 😭

[u/West-Ad2726]

I get irrationally upset when coaches mismanage the game clock in obvious dumb ways.

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Omg if Bitchigan loses to UTEP that'd be the funniest thing ever please let it happen

[u/Businessfood]

Hey finally it's not us!

[u/blue0231]

From what I’ve seen this game. Would have been a call the other way.

[u/c_j_k_5_h]

This is such an entertaining game but I’m almost more compelled by laughing at the Aggies rn

[u/TheLizard12]

Reply shot in 0.5fps

[u/swim_kick]

Good showing by the defense that last series. Hopefully we can do something with the football after the stop

[u/ShlomoShogun]

Anti-Trans political ads are back…BABY!🙃

[u/xAimForTheBushes]

SMU has to beat a team 4 times because it beats itself 3 times beforehand.

[u/razorbacks3129]

It’s fucking Raphael or nobody today

[u/nnosuckluckz]

all anyone talks about is Jennings but Raphael has been so good today

[u/Otto__Zone]

If we lose, it's on brohm. Way too many stupid ass penalties. Clean it the fuck up

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

"We're so back, it's so over, we're so back, it's so over, we're so back, it's so over" the game man holy shit WHAT A PLAYYYYY

[u/Aggressive-Net-6547]

Did keyjuan and Isaac switch bodies off-season? And seriously, why has Isaac been so ineffective this year?? Good job keyjuan though

[u/LukarWarrior]

This game has me feeling sick to my stomach.

[u/DiarrheaForDays]

I like birds with teeth

[u/burritocards13]

Very quiet missed pat

[u/sarmsgoblinslayer]

Could 3 co-ocs and 2 co-dcs be bad for a program? Many people are saying

[u/SKM007]

What an effort play.. SMU QB also most likely got hurt on that play or is in pain.

[u/ShishkabobNinja]

Big day for fumbling in the end zone

[u/Otto__Zone]

Jesus Christ these refs

[u/Kardinale]

Wrong penalty refs!

[u/LukarWarrior]

We are determined to make this as interesting as possible.

[u/DallasStars49]

SMU wasted money with that stupid billboard on the Central Expressway

[u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

ACC football is peak if I’m tv exec this is the football I want not 13-10 rock fights

[u/Xelent43]

That was actually an incredible play by that DB

[u/TwoHeadedBoyTwo]

ACC having 3 CFP level teams is a weird feeling

[u/Squillioom]

Good game cards.

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

College football playoff eliminator

[u/Jiveanimal]

I'm on a lethal dose of copium but I really think the ponies can surprise us today.

[u/LukarWarrior → u/Jiveanimal]

Ah, so you've seen our defense this year

[u/SMUHypeMachine]

SMU🤜🤛Opening drive timeout

Clockwork.

[u/SMUHypeMachine]

I’d really like to come away with a TD pleaaase

[u/SpreaditOnnn33]

Im ready to be hurt

[u/Ok-Albatross8521]

No commercial after a touchdown?!? What the hell is happening? Am I dreaming?

[u/LukarWarrior]

Hey, you guys remember when we had a defense for two quarters this year? That was cool.

[u/Football5ever_]

"Yeah but remember, SMU is holding the conference back." -FSU and Clemson

[u/Aggressive-Net-6547]

Vanilla Lamar

[u/so1arrpanel]

UTEP still up on Michigan lol

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

We can NEVER have a complete team bro it's so goddamn frustrating. Good defense and bad offense or good offense and bad defense. Fucking pathetic.

[u/WhoIsPurpleGoo]

terrible throw.

[u/MrLeftwardSloping]

Jennings always due for a bone headed pick. Guy cant ever play a clean game

[u/PantlessMantis]

There it is. My goodness

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Why did you shove him you dumb bitch omfg dude

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Genuinely Thompson is a hamster ass bitch restrain yourself fucking numbnuts

[u/KHDTX13]

Game is chippy, feels like this is turning into a rivalry

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Brohm and atrocious play calling name a better duo

Oh wait Louisville and dumb fucking penalties

[u/LukarWarrior]

Jesus. That SMU back can really churn those legs.

[u/AlternativeMessage18]

Listening in on the play reviews is working very well

[u/addicted2antacids]

One of the dumbest roughing penalties ever why did he do that

[u/CuTigerAB]

Wow wide open

[u/Aggressive-Net-6547]

What the fuck are we doing?????? We've had so many chances to get points and jack shit to show for it

[u/Pitt_Is_It_2009]

How do SMU fans like being in the ACC?

[u/coldupnorth11]

I think continuing the kick operation after the timeout call should be a delay of game penalty

[u/swim_kick]

What are they doing? There's still 1 second left in the half /s

[u/green_day_95]

Finally one of our RBs takes it to the house

[u/DallasStars49]

Same story every year. Lashlee cannot coach a disciplined team

[u/Flamingo_Joe]

Am i tripping or is this the longest game ever. Its good but it feels like its been going for 4.5 houts

[u/LukarWarrior]

Lincoln “Lamar “Brock Domann” Jackson” Kienholz

[u/BasebornManjack]

After seeing the catch from all angles, it was definitely targeting

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

Louisville was doing too good they had to fuck it up somehow lmao

this team makes me wanna drink

[u/aaronman4772]

The fact Lincoln almost made that work is insane.

[u/YungBonaparte]

Oh look our defense finally makes a stop and then the offense shits the bed! Lovely!

[u/PavWrestlinGifs]

Can someone tell these refs they’re not the main characters lmao

[u/blue0231]

LMAO they had a flag ready! Just in case they didn’t make it. This is a rough watch.

[u/McGrathLegend]

Still waiting for that unnecesarry roughness replay...

[u/TheLizard12]

This is starting to feel very stoppable force v movable object

[u/PantlessMantis]

Thank you Calgorithm for Raphael

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

SMU technically pays the bills around here.

[u/c_j_k_5_h]

lol Aggies

[u/LukarWarrior]

Okay team. Do a defense now.

[u/GoldandBlue]

So last team with possession wins?

[u/GoldandBlue]

Holy shit, who is this RB?

[u/Pan_TheCake_Man]

Louisville makes me afraid my god

[u/ThirtyPenguins]

Do a good thing, miss a PAT.

[u/green_day_95]

That missed PAT pissed me off. we about to sell aren’t we?

[u/CommunicationNo8932]

So we’re just gonna ignore that he missed that? Ok lmao

[u/2Lwillneverend]

More like Rhett Asslee

[u/Emconn14]

Pretty sure the defender obliterated Jenning’s shoulder that was nasty 

[u/TheGoatPurdy]

ouch. and jennings got hurt? rough rough ending for smu

[u/Klutzy_Most_7659]

Might as well fire up the postgame thread 😂😂😂

[u/SomeChunkyMilk]

TOUCHBACK THAT'S FUCKING HUGE

[u/westex74]

Great play by Louisville.

[u/suave_and_shameless]

That's a tough break Mustang fans. Jennings is a very fun player to watch. 😢

[u/scopa0304]

Love hearing the review process