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I know that most of you already know this. I wrote it down off of the top of my head hoping that many of you will add to it.

SMUstang

SMU POSITIVES

1. Division 1 FBS school located in the city of Dallas
2. Excellent academics
3. Excellent facilities
4. Storied athletes over the years: e.g. Doak Walker, Kyle Rote, Raymond Berry, Forest Gregg, Don Meredith, Jerry Levias, Eric Dickerson, many All-American wide receivers, linemen, quarterbacks, running backs, many great basketball stars, professional golfers such as Payne Stewart and Bryson DeChambeau, and many more.
5. Nationally recognized brand
6. Many professional athletes
7. Recruiting hot bed
8. Good destination for transfer portal
9. Good NIL opportunities

SMUstang wrote:I know that most of you already know this. I wrote it down off of the top of my head hoping that many of you will add to it.

SMUstang

SMU POSITIVES

1. Division 1 FBS school located in the city of Dallas
2. Excellent academics
3. Excellent facilities
4. Storied athletes over the years: e.g. Doak Walker, Kyle Rote, Raymond Berry, Forest Gregg, Don Meredith, Jerry Levias, Eric Dickerson, many All-American wide receivers, linemen, quarterbacks, running backs, many great basketball stars, professional golfers such as Payne Stewart and Bryson DeChambeau, and many more.
5. Nationally recognized brand
6. Many professional athletes
7. Recruiting hot bed
8. Good destination for transfer portal
9. Good NIL opportunities

Thanks, SMUstang, for recognizing our positives which Rhett Lashlee will build on. I would add our alumni network and post graduate opportunities.

Agree:

*alumni job network is impressive
*beautiful campus (top 10 nationally)
*middle of the country for easy access anywhere by plane
*Snuffer's, Campisi's, and Blue Goose within walking distance lol

How many school's have a former president do a coin toss, etc. on a fairly regular basis?

Great uniforms too.

We also have the Best Dressed Band in the Land.

3rdGenPony wrote:How many school's have a former president do a coin toss, etc. on a fairly regular basis?

Not just do a coin toss - go to half of the basketball games and have his presidential library on campus.

Not to sound indelicate but the visual intangibles that our female student body bring to recruiting should not be discounted.

Already mentioned but I've always thought having access to DFW Airport with direct flights to almost anywhere is a big plus, given the ever-widening geographic footprint of college athletics and conference expansions.

SMU
Super
Model
University

Agree.

With the above as givens.... Who needs to be able to recruit TEXAS?

THE ACC

Get it! WE fit there.

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BUS wrote:Who needs to be able to recruit TEXAS?

THE ACC

Get it! WE fit there.

+1

Dukie wrote:

BUS wrote:Who needs to be able to recruit TEXAS?

THE ACC

Get it! WE fit there.

+1

Personally I think our attendance and fan interest would be much better if we played Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, BYU, Oklahoma State and TCU than it would be playing Wake Forest, Louisville, Syracuse, Boston College, Pittsburg, etc. I know the dollars may not be the same, but who knows? fit?

We take whichever life raft comes to save us first!

The ACC also has VT, Clemson, FSU, GT, and the U.

Correct. Eaststang and pretty good ball.
Our play is they are going to be left behind if they don't recruit texas.