SMU #1 in conference

[SMU89]

http://smumustangs.cstv.com/genrel/070110aaa.html

[ponyte]

I feel complete now
sar off.

[redpony]

We should be thankful that the calculations for those standings do not include bball, men's and women's soccer. If they did I doubt we would finish very high in the rankings.

GO PONIES!!!

[Dubbya]

The standings, of course, include all sports, but keep grinding that ax.

[redpony]

The standings, of course, include all sports, but keep grinding that ax.

Mea culpa- didn't read that article very closely. No axe to grind. Just want some of our sports programs back to their respectful past instead of the embarrassments they currently provide.

GO PONIES!!!

[SMU89]

74th overall.......per DMN

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... 8c84c.html

[mustangxc]

We've fallen behind TCU and Baylor!!!

[couch 'em]

What are our historical rankings since Turner took over? Anyone know where to find them?

[buckwheat]

Very nice there, great work by the "olympic" sports.

[mustangxc]

We have been much higher in the past, but clearly our olympic sports and soccer have fallen off the cliff. Honestly, I think the trend started after Orsini took over. Copeland was incompetent in terms of revenue sports, but somehow all our non-revenue sports were outstanding throughout his tenure. Hopefully, we can continue to ascend in football and dare I say basketball and reclaim our place in all the other sports!

[couch 'em]

I don't have time right now to go through each one, but here's the link to the historical results:

http://www.nacda.com/directorscup/nacda-directorscup-previous-scoring.html

and a couple quick results:

First year of Turner 1995/1996: Ranked 15th.

2000/2001: Ranked 29th

2006/2007: Ranked 67th (still under Copeland here)

Now: 74th.

Looks like we have dropped under Turner. Looks like it can't be blamed on Orsini completely.

[Stallion]

Yeah this was a trend resulting from the Death Penalty, non-competitive admission policies and declining national visibility resulting from conference realignment. We never really appreciated or valued the importance of SWC membership.