Everybody's Gut feeling about us making a P5 Conference?

[leopold]

If overflowing crowds were the key to the whole thing than Memphis and Houston would not be the frontrunners and BYU would have been in yesterday.

[jpe747]

If overflowing crowds were the key to the whole thing than Memphis and Houston would not be the frontrunners and BYU would have been in yesterday.

The key is winning.

[mr. pony]

Houston and SMU should be added to Big 12.
Makes most sense.
SWC all but reconstituted then.
Regional, regional, regional is the future.

[mr. pony]

90%. Simply due to growth of DFW market, our value will increase.

But it's long term, not short term.

Anyone that thinks success on the field or on the court is a deciding factor is delusional. Look at Rutgers. What matters is how much $$$ you are worth to a conference. And SMU's $$$ worth will continue to increase for conferences that aren't getting a slice of DFW already.

That said, SMU will never be in the Big 12.

I disagree.

[Rebel10]

@theDudeofWV: So you guys ready. The B12 composition committee is reportedly ready to recommend Cincinnati & Houston for membership.

[MustangStealth]

Houston and SMU should be added to Big 12.
Makes most sense.
SWC all but reconstituted then.
Regional, regional, regional is the future.

ESPN doesn't care about regional, and they are largely pushing the realignments.

[mr. pony]

Houston and SMU should be added to Big 12.
Makes most sense.
SWC all but reconstituted then.
Regional, regional, regional is the future.

ESPN doesn't care about regional, and they are largely pushing the realignments.

I don't care about ESPN.
They're crumbling, financially.

[sbsmith]

Houston and SMU should be added to Big 12.
Makes most sense.
SWC all but reconstituted then.
Regional, regional, regional is the future.

Regional, regional, regional is the future........of the G5. P5 has gone national, where the money is.

[mr. pony]

Houston and SMU should be added to Big 12.
Makes most sense.
SWC all but reconstituted then.
Regional, regional, regional is the future.

Regional, regional, regional is the future........of the G5. P5 has gone national, where the money is.

Yeah, ESPN - the geniuses who gave us Tues. and Fri. college football!

[mr. pony]

What has "the money" bought UT?

[sbsmith]

What has "the money" bought UT?

Influence, which is far more important than whatever on-field struggles they're currently facing.

[Rebel10]

UC and UH have made serious commitments to facilities. The SMU administration can't even figure out where to put an IPF and have been dragging their feet on it.

[sbsmith]

Yeah, ESPN - the geniuses who gave us Tues. and Fri. college football!

You think it'd be different if some other network ran college football?

[mr. pony]

What has "the money" bought UT?

Influence, which is far more important than whatever on-field struggles they're currently facing.

That influence is waning.
Thank God.

Successful smaller programs should never stop fighting for influence.
Baylor and TCU show the way in these parts.
Screw the behemoths.

[sbsmith]

That influence is waning.
Thank God.

Successful smaller programs should never stop fighting for influence.
Baylor and TCU show the way in these parts.
Screw the behemoths.

The behemoths will always be more influential than successful smaller programs because people will follow them even if they're losing. The behemoths are why CFB is so popular.