Must brag on my 10 year old son. We just got a copy of this game for our PS2. I tried the SMU-BYU challenge game and could only get within 3 points. On about my son's 4th or 5th try, he was able to take BYU to victory. So, he unlocked the 1980 SMU team for all our family to use. Dickerson and James ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DR'95:
<B>Nothing happens in a vacuum.
IMHO, Not one of, but probably ALL of these: greed, marketing, NCAA sanctions and geography, played a part in the death of the SWC.
I ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by OldPony:
<B>The world has changed mightily since the 1960's. A Texas confernce would not get good ratings except for a few traditional games (UT-A$M). Why do you think UT etc ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by OldPony:
<B>A purely Texas conference had no appeal beyond Texas. That's why the league broke apart. No large TV revenue for a Texas only league.
I, too, miss the old SWC but ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SMU Blue:
<B> The toothless, overall wearing, hicks from the Ozarks of Arkansas</B> were the ones who destroyed the SWC. Up until that time, the SWC was still fairly solid ...

If the 'have' schools make it impossible for the 'have not' schools to acquire capital from tv and bowl contracts, then the 'haves' will finally squeeze the 'have nots' out of major college football.

College football is now totally driven by the 'dog eat dog' attitude where it is every man for ...