SMU v. Missouri Confirmed for 2009, 2010

[Stallion]

by that time Orsini should have us in the Top 25 since he has assured us the Model is in place to compete for that goal. I wreally wreally believe him.

[mrydel]

I think we all need to temper our [deleted] a little. We will be burned out by 2009/2010. Save the good [deleted] for the year we are in so we can always be fresh for the next year.

[EastStang]

In '09 Willis will be a redshirt senior. We should have a decent team that year. Perhaps Orsini decided that if we want to be in a BCS Bowl, '09 is our best chance to do that. Of course, by then reality will have set in. But clearly '09 is a schedule to get BCS notice if we can run the table (which is a huge IF). Notice he didn't schedule UT, OU, LSU, Georgia or Tennessee which would have been suicide to such hopes. But wins over Tech, Missou, TCU and Navy with a CUSA run would be enough to put a team in the Top 12 which secures a BCS berth. I'm not believing that will happen, but I can at least see the rationale behind it.

[PonySnob]

In '09 Willis will be a redshirt senior. We should have a decent team that year. Perhaps Orsini decided that if we want to be in a BCS Bowl, '09 is our best chance to do that. Of course, by then reality will have set in. But clearly '09 is a schedule to get BCS notice if we can run the table (which is a huge IF). Notice he didn't schedule UT, OU, LSU, Georgia or Tennessee which would have been suicide to such hopes. But wins over Tech, Missou, TCU and Navy with a CUSA run would be enough to put a team in the Top 12 which secures a BCS berth. I'm not believing that will happen, but I can at least see the rationale behind it.

Put down the kool-aid.....................

[ThadFilms]

SMU v. Missouri Confirmed for 2009, 2010

And you doubted me???

Of course I think when I posted about this a year ago, or whenever, the evidence was highly suspect, and not up to journalistic standards with only one - sketchy - source.

Glad to see that it's official.... looking forward to going to both games.

[SMU Football Blog]

In '09 Willis will be a redshirt senior. We should have a decent team that year. Perhaps Orsini decided that if we want to be in a BCS Bowl, '09 is our best chance to do that. Of course, by then reality will have set in. But clearly '09 is a schedule to get BCS notice if we can run the table (which is a huge IF). Notice he didn't schedule UT, OU, LSU, Georgia or Tennessee which would have been suicide to such hopes. But wins over Tech, Missou, TCU and Navy with a CUSA run would be enough to put a team in the Top 12 which secures a BCS berth. I'm not believing that will happen, but I can at least see the rationale behind it.

And don't forget we will have hired Todd Dodge after this season so his kid will be a RS Freshman backing Willis up.

[Bergermeister]

Willis will be a senior and ready to tear up the schedule.

What school?

[BrianTinBigD]

And don't forget we will have hired Todd Dodge after this season so his kid will be a RS Freshman backing Willis up.

Good point. I almost forgot that was going to happen at the end of this year. Heck, it almost happened last Saturday.

[Arkstfan]

I've seen Mizzou twice in person. Load of talent... undercoached... but plenty of talent.

[Charleston Pony]

I say bring on anyone from a BCS conference that will schedule us home & home. Perhaps the day will come that these games will not dictate a "premium" ticket price?

[perunapower]

So in 2009, we have Navy, Tech, TCU and Mizzou. Yikes. Good thing PB has us conditioned to be ready for slow starts.

Think Steve O is taking these kinds of things into account?

Navy: Option...save for the last time we played Rice at home, we've never done well against it in the PB regime
Tech: see last Monday
Mizzou: don't they run the spread too?
TCU: Well, it's TCU. And if Stallion's leading indicators hold true, by 09 and 10, they will have outrecruited us another four or 5 years, so itll be what 22 out of 23 years.

Interesting thing to note, Baylor in their football program for the Rice game has SMU listed for their 2009 schedule.