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Say what you want about Sonny Dykes but
Jan 2, 2023, 5:55 PM
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that man is an offensive genius, the routes and misdirection they use is amazing
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Re: Say what you want about Sonny Dykes but
Jan 2, 2023, 6:06 PM
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But...was he an offensive genius the previous 12 years as a head coach? I'll bet most had never heard of him.
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Re: Say what you want about Sonny Dykes but
Jan 2, 2023, 7:12 PM
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4 SMU years prior to TCU:
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2018
In 2018, Dykes' first season in charge, the Mustangs finished 5-7, going 4-4 in the American Conference. [55] [56]
2019
Dykes turned everything around in 2019, doubling SMU's wins from the year prior. The Mustangs' 10-win season was its first since 1984. [57] SMU's offense, which was ranked 81st in 2018, finished as the ninth-ranked total offense in the country in 2019. [58] [59] The Mustangs averaged 11.4 more points per game (41.8) and 102.5 more yards per game (489.8) than the previous year. [58] [59] This drastic change was largely due to the improvement in SMU's rushing attack, going from 115.6 yards per game in 2018 to 180.8 yards per game in 2019. [58] [59] On the other side of the ball, SMU led the FBS in sacks per game with 3.92 and ranked third for tackles for loss per game with 8.54. [60] [61] SMU's 51 sacks and 111 tackles for loss were both school records. [62] As a result of SMU's record-breaking season, the Mustangs had nine players garner all-conference honors, its highest since 2011. [62] Dykes also received recognition, as he was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award. [62]
2020
Despite gaining 494.5 yards per game in 2020, SMU's offense fell to the 12th-ranked offense in the FBS. [63] The Mustangs gained 500+ yards of total offense in six out of ten games. [64] Dyke's red zone offense was near-perfect, going 46-of-50 (92%) inside the 20. [64] SMU finished the COVID-shortened season 7-3, highlighted by a win over No. 25 Memphis. [65] The Mustangs were originally slated to play UTSA in the 2020 Frisco Bowl, but the game was canceled due to COVID-19 complications within the team. [66]
2021
Prior to the 2021 season, Dykes and his staff brought in the highest-rated SMU recruiting class since 247Sports started recruiting class rankings in 1999. [67] The success continued on the field as the Mustangs racked up 466.8 yards and 38.4 points per game. [68] SMU finished the season 8-4 and was invited to play in the 2021 Fenway Bowl against Virginia. [69] [70] Dykes left the program at the conclusion of the 2021 regular season to take the head coaching job at TCU. [71]
Dykes was 30-18 at SMU with a 25-10 record over his last three seasons. Included in that total were SMU's first consecutive victories over TCU since 1992-93. His .625 winning percentage ranked fourth in program history for head coaches of more than two seasons. The 25 victories over three years tied for the second-most by an FBS team in Texas and just one off the lead. The 2019 Mustangs went 10-3, SMU's most wins since 1984, and earned their highest national ranking (14) since 1985. [62]
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Chad Morris deserves some credit for Dykes’ success…
Jan 2, 2023, 8:06 PM
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As Morris resurrected the Mustangs’ program prior to Dykes coming in. Sonny did further improve SMU’s records but Chad laid the foundation.
I will be interested to see what TCU looks like next season after graduation, transfers, etc. Much like SMU, Sonny has benefited from his predecessor- longtime (and successful) coach Gary Patterson.
Dykes did not inherit such beneficial situations as these at Cal and didn’t fare nearly as well.
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Re: Say what you want about Sonny Dykes but
Jan 2, 2023, 6:19 PM
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Lincoln Riley's brother!
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He wasn't at Cal***
Jan 2, 2023, 6:20 PM
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Re: He wasn't at Cal***
Jan 2, 2023, 6:25 PM
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Nobody wins at Cal get real
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Re: He wasn't at Cal***
Jan 2, 2023, 8:09 PM
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Nobody wins at Cal or SCU. No wonder the SCU president got them mixed up.
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Re: He wasn't at Cal***
Jan 2, 2023, 7:13 PM
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On December 5, 2012, Dykes was announced as the 33rd head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley.[10][11][12]
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