2021 SMSU Mustangs

[SW_Mustang]

Was not expecting to see this today.

Curious as to who will take over in the interim.

Chris Hmielewski announces resignation as SMSU Director of Athletics - SMSU Athletics (smsumustangs.com)

[SW_Mustang]

The game I remember was SMSU 31-30 win in Marshall with 3900 fans in attendance, as I was there. You had a very fast WR, must have been Sutton. That team would have competed well in the NCC both in 90' and 91'. In 1990 we beat SDSU 39-0. 1991 you beat AC 28-10 in Sioux Falls. 1991 was an awful year for the Vikings finishing 0-10.

Yeah, that was probably him then. Easily the biggest "what if" in school history - the Falcons clearly thought highly enough of his talent given the risk involved in drafting him, and having Brett Favre as his QB would have been awesome.

He did make it on the field for the Tampa Bay Storm of the AFL in 1997 for a handful of receptions, for whatever that's worth.

I think we're 3-23 against Augie. You guys have a great football program. I look forward to the game every year, much like Mankato. They usually tend to be competitive games.

[SW_Mustang]

Boyer Bouman made a cameo in a LA Rams video - though it's for OLB Chris Garrett.

2021 NFL Draft Highlights: OLB Chris Garrett | Pick 252 - YouTube

[SW_Mustang]

Patrick flubbed it, calling it Southwest Missouri State. Trey proudly corrected him.

Oh nice, the SMSU football social media pages just posted the exact clip of him saying the school name so I didn't get any context.

[Stanger86]

I know we probably all saw it/heard about it, but honorary Mustang Trey Lance was selected #3 overall last night by the San Francisco 49ers.

I was watching on ABC and after his name was called, they did a short video package on his dad Carlton partially highlighting his SMSU career. I know Trey also name dropped SMSU in his interview with Dan Patrick before the draft.

It might be kinda cheesy, but seeing Matke Field in these highlight videos and hearing Trey talk about SMSU is really kinda neat. Hopefully someday soon, the Mustangs can be represented in the NFL by one of their alumni. We've gotten close, but never actually crossed that line. Here's hoping!

Patrick flubbed it, calling it Southwest Missouri State. Trey proudly corrected him.

[vikingfaithful]

The game I remember was SMSU 31-30 win in Marshall with 3900 fans in attendance, as I was there. You had a very fast WR, must have been Sutton. That team would have competed well in the NCC both in 90' and 91'. In 1990 we beat SDSU 39-0. 1991 you beat AC 28-10 in Sioux Falls. 1991 was an awful year for the Vikings finishing 0-10.

[SW_Mustang]

Here's where some of those guys ended up, for anyone interested:

-Wayne Hawkins was drafted #176 overall by the New England Patriots in 1992, and spent a couple years on their practice roster.

-Walter Sutton would put up a 4.28 40 yard time and would be drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991 as a WR, the same year as QB Brett Favre. Unfortunately, this pick is regarded as being one of the more odd ones in NFL history, if not the oddest. It's why he doesn't get a lot of acknowledgement from the school.

-Jeff Loots was ranked the #7 QB going into the 1993 NFL Draft, and the #1 sleeper pick (both by Mel Kiper). He would not be drafted, and instead went to the CFL for two seasons before joining the AFL. He'd compete against Kurt Warner for the Iowa Barnstormers' starting spot at one point.

-Alvin Ashley would play in the AFL for 10 years.

Also, Trey Lance's dad, Carlton was on the defense during that time. He'd play a season in the CFL (earning All-Rookie Team Honors) and a season in the WFL before attending training camp with the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers.

Hawkins and Lance are the only two guys in SMSU history that I'm aware of to have a pack-issued trading card.

[SW_Mustang]

It's pretty cool to have a guy from Marshall going as the #3 pick in the draft. Back in the 80's I recall SMSU was a powerful NAIA team and beat Augie, SMSU had a stud player somewhere on offense. I'm thinking at WR or RB, do you know who that would be?

I checked the history - SMSU and Augie first met in 1990, and again in 1991 (according to our records). SMSU won both of those.

Granted, it's hard to narrow it down given how the '90-'91 teams were stacked - so it's either Alvin Ashley, Wayne Hawkins, Walter Sutton, or possibly Robert Lipsey. Jeff Loots was the QB and also did a lot of running around.

Interesting side note, I wasn't aware of Lipsey at all - just the others, but he's currently ranked #4 on the all-time rushing list. This is is son, Tamin.

Tamin Lipsey, Ames, Point Guard (247sports.com)

[vikingfaithful]

I know we probably all saw it/heard about it, but honorary Mustang Trey Lance was selected #3 overall last night by the San Francisco 49ers.

I was watching on ABC and after his name was called, they did a short video package on his dad Carlton partially highlighting his SMSU career. I know Trey also name dropped SMSU in his interview with Dan Patrick before the draft.

It might be kinda cheesy, but seeing Matke Field in these highlight videos and hearing Trey talk about SMSU is really kinda neat. Hopefully someday soon, the Mustangs can be represented in the NFL by one of their alumni. We've gotten close, but never actually crossed that line. Here's hoping!

It's pretty cool to have a guy from Marshall going as the #3 pick in the draft. Back in the 80's I recall SMSU was a powerful NAIA team and beat Augie, SMSU had a stud player somewhere on offense. I'm thinking at WR or RB, do you know who that would be?

[SW_Mustang]

I know we probably all saw it/heard about it, but honorary Mustang Trey Lance was selected #3 overall last night by the San Francisco 49ers.

I was watching on ABC and after his name was called, they did a short video package on his dad Carlton partially highlighting his SMSU career. I know Trey also name dropped SMSU in his interview with Dan Patrick before the draft.

It might be kinda cheesy, but seeing Matke Field in these highlight videos and hearing Trey talk about SMSU is really kinda neat. Hopefully someday soon, the Mustangs can be represented in the NFL by one of their alumni. We've gotten close, but never actually crossed that line. Here's hoping!

[SW_Mustang]

UMary grad Tim Miles has made a name for himself as a program builder. It seems like schools are over his ability. I thought he would get more of a look at the UNLV job. Hopefully he gets another sniff some where soon.

Yeah, I'd like to see him get back into coaching eventually. He definitely built our program up in the short time he was here.

It's interesting because it seems like a lot of his former assistants, like Ben Johnson, are getting coaching jobs. He must be a good mentor.

I'm not going to claim to know the first thing about college basketball, but it seems to me that Miles gets bad press for some of his records - but I think even though those might not be great, they are a big improvement over what the program was when he got there. Someone probably needs that type of ability.

[UMary1]

Scrimmage against MSU scheduled for 4/10. This article makes it sound like spectators might be a possibility, though given how it's being held at the practice field I'm not going to get my hopes up:

Five Scrimmages, One Game Highlight Football Spring Schedule - Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics (msumavericks.com)

I also posted this in the basketball thread, but former SMSU MBB HC Tim Miles is a finalist for the New Mexico job, along with former Gopher MBB coach Richard Pitino:

Report: Gophers to 'part ways' with basketball coach Richard Pitino - Bring Me The News

It seems like Miles still holds SMSU in high regard despite not having been with us since 2001 - and I've respected him for that. I wish him well.

UMary grad Tim Miles has made a name for himself as a program builder. It seems like schools are over his ability. I thought he would get more of a look at the UNLV job. Hopefully he gets another sniff some where soon.

[SW_Mustang]

I might be late to the party on this one so I apologize if it's common knowledge - but were we aware that Gannon Moore is on the USA National Rugby team?

Gannon Moore | USA Rugby Eagle Profiles

Looks like he even got to play against the All Blacks at Soldier Field. I know nothing of the sport but I know the All Blacks are a big team from New Zealand.

[SW_Mustang]

Scrimmage against MSU scheduled for 4/10. This article makes it sound like spectators might be a possibility, though given how it's being held at the practice field I'm not going to get my hopes up:

Five Scrimmages, One Game Highlight Football Spring Schedule - Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics (msumavericks.com)

I also posted this in the basketball thread, but former SMSU MBB HC Tim Miles is a finalist for the New Mexico job, along with former Gopher MBB coach Richard Pitino:

Report: Gophers to 'part ways' with basketball coach Richard Pitino - Bring Me The News

It seems like Miles still holds SMSU in high regard despite not having been with us since 2001 - and I've respected him for that. I wish him well.

[MrMustang]

Lucas Fischer entering the transfer portal. Best of luck to him. Great kid. He's graduating so off to graduate school. hopefully he gets to play that last year somewhere.