by Charleston Pony » Fri Sep 12, 2003 8:24 pm
They left out SMU and BYU because the focus of the article is those "private" schools lost in BCS land.
I know it's not the popular opinion, but I'm still for the reformation of a SWC, sans UT, A$M & Tech (yes, Baylor belongs with the regional privates and "2nd tier" public schools).
I'd still like to see:
WEST: UTEP, NMSU, TCU, SMU, UNT & Baylor
East: Houston, Rice, Tulane, La Tech, Tulsa and either La-Laf or Ark St.
I would probably go w/La-Laf and let Ark St join Memphis, USM, Midd Tenn, Troy St, UAB, USF, UCF etc...in a "next tier SEC-type grouping". I know this is not likely to happen, because it is far too practical.
None of these programs is likely to EVER compete consistently with the big boys again, but most refuse to admit it...so we will continue trying to build "rivalries" with schools 1500 miles and two time zones from Dallas.
Oh well...BEAT BAYLOR!!! And I will continue to wish we were playing opponents like Baylor or UNT every week so we could draw closer to 20k than 10k in our conference games.