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Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:54 pmby Mustangs35SMU
Charleston Pony wrote:I'm actually pulling for TCU to pull off the Cinderella season and to beat Georgia. I'm trying to get past my jealousy because if TCU can beat defending champion Georgia from the big bad SEC, it tells me that SMU is not that far off from being able to compete with the big boys of college football. As much as I was disappointed with Sonny's leaving, I just keep thinking about what he said about his having taken SMU as far as he could. More than anything that we've suffered through in the past, TCU's winning a national championship would hopefully be a huge wake up call for our administration and a motivating factor for our big money donors
Absolutely spot on.
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:25 pmby Charleston Pony
Meanwhile, Tulane and USC are knotted at 14 in the 2nd quarter in another high profile/big money game today. Those schools along with TCU should remind our administration what a successful football program can do to enhance the profile of a University
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:25 pmby mtrout
Yes well said.
Still makes me uneasy with Sonny's "took SMU as far as they could go". What's the reason? Campuswide apathy?
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:27 pmby mtrout
Charleston Pony wrote:Meanwhile, Tulane and USC are knotted at 14 in the 2nd quarter in another high profile/big money game today. Those schools along with TCU should remind our administration what a successful football program can do to enhance the profile of a University
Our "administration" is busy posting how they've been victimized by Southwest Airlines problems with their luggage. Victim is a good word for the overall SMU mentality.
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:53 pmby mtrout
Charleston Pony wrote:Meanwhile, Tulane and USC are knotted at 14 in the 2nd quarter in another high profile/big money game today. Those schools along with TCU should remind our administration what a successful football program can do to enhance the profile of a University
PAC12 adding SDSU and Tulane would the most hilarious eventuality.
Tulane/USC crowd sounds like Mike Tyson's punch out after you knock down Tyson. I'm so jealous. Jesus we suck.
"Expectation without effort is called entitlement" -RG3 quoting someone
No more excuses for us. LFG. Dammit.
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:59 pmby Charleston Pony
Great win for Tulane in an incredibly exciting game. That 46-45 final score reminds me of the BYU Holiday Bowl fiasco. Congrats to Tulane and good luck retaining coach Fritz!
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:02 pmby Mustangs_Maroons
I was also worried that Tulane would overtake SMU in terms of desirability for the pac12 or any other p5 conference. But turner doesn’t care - he is set for life milking his retirement years into further making SMU irrelevant.
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:06 pmby Charleston Pony
Pretty good day for the SEC with 2 wins against the Big 10. LSU hung 63 on a Purdue team that was supposedly the best the Big 10 west could offer. We'll see if the PAC 12 can salvage some dignity today as their champion Utah gets a shot at Penn State, the Big 10's 3rd best team
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:09 pmby Mustangs_Maroons
Utah all the way - could never root for Perv State. That football program should have been shut down.
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:10 pmby Charleston Pony
Mustangs_Maroons wrote:I was also worried that Tulane would overtake SMU in terms of desirability for the pac12 or any other p5 conference. But turner doesn’t care - he is set for life milking his retirement years into further making SMU irrelevant.
And the list of private schools in our region having big time athletic success continues as we let Larry Brown and Sonny Dykes walk...TCU, Baylor and now Tulane. At least SMU is competing with Tulsa and Rice so I guess that's all that really matters.
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:18 pmby peruna81
Charleston Pony wrote:I'm actually pulling for TCU to pull off the Cinderella season and to beat Georgia. I'm trying to get past my jealousy because if TCU can beat defending champion Georgia from the big bad SEC, it tells me that SMU is not that far off from being able to compete with the big boys of college football. As much as I was disappointed with Sonny's leaving, I just keep thinking about what he said about his having taken SMU as far as he could. More than anything that we've suffered through in the past, TCU's winning a national championship would hopefully be a huge wake up call for our administration and a motivating factor for our big money donors
Wish the transitive property worked like that in college football,CP.
Nevertheless, Go Bulldogs
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:24 pmby mtrout
Charleston Pony wrote:Mustangs_Maroons wrote:I was also worried that Tulane would overtake SMU in terms of desirability for the pac12 or any other p5 conference. But turner doesn’t care - he is set for life milking his retirement years into further making SMU irrelevant.
And the list of private schools in our region having big time athletic success continues as we let Larry Brown and Sonny Dykes walk...TCU, Baylor and now Tulane. At least SMU is competing with Tulsa and Rice so I guess that's all that really matters.
Tulsa has multiple conference championships (cusa) and conference championship appearances.
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:40 pmby peruna81
regarding the "Grandaddy of them all", Is Penn State's humanoid-chipmunk-faced mascot simply the worst looking thing in college football?
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:46 pmby Arkpony
Mustangs_Maroons wrote:Utah all the way - could never root for Perv State. That football program should have been shut down.
I totally agree!!!
Re: Bowl Games
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Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:25 pmby Topper
Congrats to Tulane. That team overcame a lot of adversity and the fans are a long suffering lot. Besides I have spent some time on the West Coast and USC is an arrogant and annoying bunch.