ESPN: How college football's Power 5 should expand

[ebrooks11]

There is no way around it, we need T-shirt fans to fill Ford.

[footballdad]

The ship sailed a long time ago, SMU is not even in the expansion conversation. Morris will be the A&M coach after 2 more average seasons, and a bowl game.

SMU wins 4 games this year, followed by 6-8 next year and a bowl game. Morris is again a hot commodity for turning the worst program in cfb into a bowl team in 4 years. The A&M alum, lured by his alma mater, P5 glory, an unlimited budget, fans and alumni who actually care, and a 5 million dollar offer, returns to College Station to save the day.

Sumlin continues to plod along losing 4-5 games per year, stuck at .500 in the SEC. Recruiting continues it's downward trend, fans growing ever more restless. Calls for his head grow louder after this year, but the insiders give him 1 more year as they wait for their Morris plan to unfold. Big money boosters already see the writing on the wall with Sumlin, and are quietly rooting for Morris success more than SMU boosters and fans are rooting for him.

Done deal.

[Arkpony]

I thought I put him on "ignore". ?

[Pony Boss]

The ship sailed a long time ago, SMU is not even in the expansion conversation. Morris will be the A&M coach after 2 more average seasons, and a bowl game.

SMU wins 4 games this year, followed by 6-8 next year and a bowl game. Morris is again a hot commodity for turning the worst program in cfb into a bowl team in 4 years. The A&M alum, lured by his alma mater, P5 glory, an unlimited budget, fans and alumni who actually care, and a 5 million dollar offer, returns to College Station to save the day.

Sumlin continues to plod along losing 4-5 games per year, stuck at .500 in the SEC. Recruiting continues it's downward trend, fans growing ever more restless. Calls for his head grow louder after this year, but the insiders give him 1 more year as they wait for their Morris plan to unfold. Big money boosters already see the writing on the wall with Sumlin, and are quietly rooting for Morris success more than SMU boosters and fans are rooting for him.

Done deal.

Lol hypothetical bs with no actual truth to it.

[Pony Boss]

and I will continue being the naysayer because those who think 10 win seasons and wins against top 25 programs will get us into a P-5 conference are missing the real problem SMU has. Even when we were winning SWC Championships with the Pony Express, we didn't draw well (other than having promotions where tickets were literally given away or those games against opponents whose fans filled Texas Stadium). Unless SMU can win over DFW area college sports fans, there is simply no evidence to suggest we can attract the "numbers" we would need from our alumni base. I hope it will happen some day but until SMU is able to command enough support to fill Ford and have fans sitting on the grassy slope above that south end zone...no matter who the opponent might be, I don't expect the big public schools will want to share revenue with another small private school.

Different times, and by the way the program drew around 35k true fans a game in a time when college ball wasn't as big as it is today in an off campus location and with significantly smaller enrollment. And it's not about bringing 100k fans...not many schools actually draw that out of the elite 10 schools

[Pony Boss]

If the horny toads can bring 35k to their home games then i believe SMU can too.

[footballdad]

If the horny toads can bring 35k to their home games then i believe SMU can too.

[malonish]

If the horny toads can bring 35k to their home games then i believe SMU can too.

So you say if SMU has TCU-like success (depends on whose kid is playing) this would not happen?

[peruna81]

The ship sailed a long time ago, SMU is not even in the expansion conversation. Morris will be the A&M coach after 2 more average seasons, and a bowl game.

SMU wins 4 games this year, followed by 6-8 next year and a bowl game. Morris is again a hot commodity for turning the worst program in cfb into a bowl team in 4 years. The A&M alum, lured by his alma mater, P5 glory, an unlimited budget, fans and alumni who actually care, and a 5 million dollar offer, returns to College Station to save the day.

Sumlin continues to plod along losing 4-5 games per year, stuck at .500 in the SEC. Recruiting continues it's downward trend, fans growing ever more restless. Calls for his head grow louder after this year, but the insiders give him 1 more year as they wait for their Morris plan to unfold. Big money boosters already see the writing on the wall with Sumlin, and are quietly rooting for Morris success more than SMU boosters and fans are rooting for him.

Done deal.

Sumlin will not last another season if there is not a 10 win season in 2016, and at least a sniff of competition for the SEC West crown. Herman gets the nod if Sumlin is let go after next season.

[Charleston Pony]

this is an emotional issue for both SMU and Houston fans, but the bottom line is that neither program is a "destination" job

[Mustangsabu]

Just bring on football season. I'm getting feisty.


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[Pony Boss]

this is an emotional issue for both SMU and Houston fans, but the bottom line is that neither program is a "destination" job

On your mind you may think SMU has no assets, no value and nothing to offer...your opinion and I completely disagree with it.

[One Trick Pony]

It's amazing how stupid people are.
Not me of course I'm a genius

[Pony Boss]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... contenders

Interesting take...ESPN is mulling the possibility of UH making the playoffs. Say what you want but that is valuable for the conference and for their program especially when ESPN puts AAC+Playoff in the same sentence

[footballdad]

this is an emotional issue for both SMU and Houston fans, but the bottom line is that neither program is a "destination" job

On your mind you may think SMU has no assets, no value and nothing to offer...your opinion and I completely disagree with it.

SMU's assets and value, peak at the AAC. Nothing to offer the P5

Nobody outside of this board thinks otherwise. There is a reason that SMU is NEVER mentioned nationally as an expansion candidate.

It is what it is. Just focus on being the best in the AAC, which seems to be plenty for the basketball fans.