Chin Diesel
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They voted but weren't accepted. Still, Stanford and Cal were very happy because they were able to bolster their reputations for having high rejection rates in applications. SMU was just generally confused by the whole process.So, this did or did not happen today?
They voted but weren't accepted. Still, Stanford and Cal were very happy because they were able to bolster their reputations for having high rejection rates in applications. SMU was just generally confused by the whole process.
This is the reason why we need to get into some kind of scheduling alliance. P4 conferences will increase their conference games due to media company requirements. It will be harder or harder to schedule going forward.Eventually we will have nobody to play, and definitely no one to come to the Rent. It will be 1-2 bodybag drubbings on the road and 6 1AA teams in E Htfd.
The folks saying we are good as an Indy for an extended period of time are wrong.
SMU:SMU was just generally confused by the whole process.
It's all about brands there's no way UConn basketball is being left out of anything.
Eventually we will have nobody to play, and definitely no one to come to the Rent. It will be 1-2 bodybag drubbings on the road and 6 1AA teams in E Htfd.
The folks saying we are good as an Indy for an extended period of time are wrong.
SMU is still surrounded by people who believe they can purchase things like success, credibility and status. They could vey well be correct, time will tell.If the Championships and the brand were this big then we wouldn’t be in this fix,
We’re about to get passed over for SMU.
Sometimes it takes money to make money and from what I hear, they have money.SMU is still surrounded by people who believe they can purchase things like success, credibility and status. They could vey well be correct, time will tell.
It’s always worked for them in Texas.SMU is still surrounded by people who believe they can purchase things like success, credibility and status. They could vey well be correct, time will tell.
Eventually we will have nobody to play, and definitely no one to come to the Rent. It will be 1-2 bodybag drubbings on the road and 6 1AA teams in E Htfd.
The folks saying we are good as an Indy for an extended period of time are wrong.
You mean other than the last 35 years?It’s always worked for them in Texas.
They're both small schools with some wealthy grads, SMU has less undergrads and a smaller endowment than TCU. They're very similar academically, SMU probably has a slight advantage.Keep this in mind, SMU is a bigger school than TCU, and it has better academics, and more money.
I don't see why it couldn't cut into that market of kids that would otherwise go to these schools. It will weaken them all but there's nothing structural there to prohibit them.
If you're looking at USNews maybe similar academically but if you're looking at the strength of programs and departments and their reputations, it's SMU far and awayThey're both small schools with some wealthy grads, SMU has less undergrads and a smaller endowment than TCU. They're very similar academically, SMU probably has a slight advantage.
They're very similar schools with pretty weak fanbases historically.
Really? In SMU's heyday before the death penalty, they had a hard time attracting 30k fans per game unless they were playing Texas or Texas A&M. The poor fanbases at TCU, Houston, SMU, and Rice is why they were left behind when the Big 12 was formed.SMU would've been in the Big 12 way before TCU, WV, Cinci, UCF, and BYU if it didn't get the death penalty that killed it's program and stunted it's momentum for decades
And SMU never would've had those good years without their rampant cheating. They sucked before it and they sucked after it.SMU would've been in the Big 12 way before TCU, WV, Cinci, UCF, and BYU if it didn't get the death penalty that killed it's program and stunted it's momentum for decades
the reality is that school presidents and athletic directors are often as shallow as the fanbasesIf the Championships and the brand were this big then we wouldn’t be in this fix,
We’re about to get passed over for SMU.
SMU’s “momentum” was a direct result of the activities that earned them the death penalty.SMU would've been in the Big 12 way before TCU, WV, Cinci, UCF, and BYU if it didn't get the death penalty that killed it's program and stunted it's momentum for decades
They bring the Dallas market, although that's like saying BC brought the Boston market and Syracuse and Rutgers brought the NYC market. Also some inroads into recruiting in Texas.Really? In SMU's heyday before the death penalty, they had a hard time attracting 30k fans per game unless they were playing Texas or Texas A&M. The poor fanbases at TCU, Houston, SMU, and Rice is why they were left behind when the Big 12 was formed.
BTW, SMU averaged 25k fans per game last season and they have ~7k undergraduates. What do they bring to a conference?
SMU would've been in the Big 12 way before TCU, WV, Cinci, UCF, and BYU if it didn't get the death penalty that killed it's program and stunted it's momentum for decades