um they're a really good team they um they beat up on SIU pretty good last week um you know I remember playing them two years ago that was one of the most competitive game since I've been here um it came down to the wire so um you know they're a really good football team um defense plays very disciplined they don't beat themselves um so I think it's going to come down to us just being consistent out disciplining them and doing our jobs um I mean we ran for almost 400 yards so anytime you do that that definitely stands out um I think we that was spread out between three guys which was really really impressive um from our backs and uh from our o line um I think we also had like 10 guys that got catches too so you know that's that's SMU football that's what we were able to do last year where um you know our offense isn't centered around one or two people alone we've got a whole um a whole arsenal of people that can hurt you yeah I think I think it's just a testament to our culture that we have um you know there there's plenty of guys um on our team skill guys especially on the offense that could go and be a number one number two guy at other programs across the country but um you know it says a lot about the guys that we have um in that we can spread the ball around and egos won't get in the way so um that goes from the running backs tight ends receivers um we've got we've got a really good culture and I think that's gon to that's going to take us into the championship rounds yeah that was awesome tank got a touchdown that was really cool uh no I I think that's a again that's also SMU football you guys saw what they were able to do last year you know they were um they they kept us in every single game that we played last year um whether we were clicking or if we were stalling our defense kept us in the game every year and um that just gave me allowed me to kind of reminisce on 2023 and I got to you get to see that again so that was really cool obviously different opponent but did you feel like you guys took a pretty big step forward from you know the weak Zero game to second game season I think so um you know we uh definitely from an offensive standpoint I mean defense was lights out they you know seven points across four quarters is pretty ridiculous um uh yeah I think I think we took a big step for sure uh you know we we stalled out on the first drive I missed a couple throws um and then it was Bang Bang Bang from there so um you know we took a big jump but I think there's still a lot of room for myself and for um us as a unit to improve well definitely staying ahead of the chains um um you know we can't we can't beat ourselves with penalties um whether pre- snap or post Snap um you know making sure that we're clicking with our game plan going into that first drive um and then you know it's guys making plays um you know I think you'll see like once you get into like the end of the half you know end of the game that's really when guys gotta kind of step up and do what RJ Maryland did in the fourth quarter against Nevada right but especially when you're coming out in the start like the first the second drive you know we we have a good idea of what we're doing going into those first few drives so it's just can we repeat what we've done in practice all week and stay consistent yeah he's a he's a spark plug and he's a you know he's a very Smiley fun guy to be around um which is which is a lot of fun like in practice and in games um it's funny because you know he's it's like he doesn't take himself too seriously but he's also you know the best player on the field every time he's on the field you know so that's really cool um um and then he's a you know LJ rooster zanen you know when they get in the game there's there's no drop off at all those guys can go too um but uh bashard is really Dynamic you know um he can make those lightning Cuts he can beat you around the corner but it's also fun to see when he when he lowers his shoulder and runs through people so he can do it all yeah oh I wanted to yeah I wanted uh um you know you can't you can't do the crackback anymore but um so honestly I wanted to do that but uh that that's against the rules and I probably wouldn't be playing this week if I did that so A Lot gets made from the outside about know 10 straight power conference games guys power conferences is that something you guys think about talk about just next oneu yeah I mean really not until someone brings it up um you know it was it coach Lashley did have a really cool part to share with us this week that this is you know the most anticipated schedule that this school has had in like five decades and when I heard that that that really put put our schedule into perspective and made me appreciate um these next games that we have but um you know once you're in the moment once the ball is snapped it's just another team regardless of who you're playing so um I think you you know you guys have seen um these first you know week zero and week one of college football that anybody can be anybody you know it's a game regardless of who you play so um we definitely don't make out our opponent to be anything bigger than it is or anything smaller than that team is we're just going to go play yester what's it likeing some of your new conference get early look at what ACC football's about oh like the other teams um yeah that's um let's see to be honest I haven't watched too many other games um I watched a little bit of BC and FSU on Monday um you know that BC is obviously a really good team you know they've got a really good quarterback he's fun to watch um I saw Georgia Tech play FSU um Clemson Georgia so I mean you know you um you know we we've got a really really good conference you know with a lot of really good teams I think a lot of really good offenses in particular so um you know it'll be fun to uh have maybe a couple more shootouts than we're used to this year but at the same time our defense is going to step up against whoever we play