Re: PAC12 Scenario = Expansion
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:56 pm
Forde is a tool. Guy has never had a kind word to say about SMU.
It matters not what he says at this stage.
It matters not what he says at this stage.
Mustangs_Maroons wrote:What all these tools don't seem to get is that SMU actually has a strong football history (pre death penalty), and that if SMU can be part of a P5 conference and compete on equal footing with recruits, we can be very competitive again in both football and basketball. There is no reason why SMU can't achieve what TCU has. With Larry Brown we were clearly the better basketball program, and over the last few years (with the exception of the most recent one) you could also argue we had the better football team. What we didn't have is the ability to play in a P5 against the best programs. Once that changes, the upside for SMU is better than that of UCF or Cincy. So on top of adding inventory, the central time zone, access to DFW and Texas, we can also field very good teams once we compete on equal footing! Once that comes, the eye balls and interest will also come (hopefully)...
EastStang wrote:So if Eastern Oregon secedes from Oregon and joins Idaho. Does Oregon State become Greater Idaho U?
deucetz wrote:They better have daily zoom conference calls about this or this will be another Big East situation.
crispy_taco wrote:Do any of y’all worry about the rug being pulled out from beneath us? I am QUITE cautiously optimistic if you can even call it that. I feel like this is going to fall through for some reason and we may need to slow our roll.
Water Pony wrote:Here is a fun PAC-12 Podcast which feels SDSU and SMU are in and makes the case for Fresno State as a #3.
However, he goes on to make another, strong case, e.g. increasing PAC-12 geographic reach in the the Central Time Zone with two superb academic universities as 13th and 14th members: Tulane and Rice
I enjoyed his argument to the Conference of Champions (PAC-12 Presidents) jury.
https://www.12news.com/article/sports/l ... abb83b406e