SMU v BU: 3 Concerns of a Baylor Fan

[blackoutpony]

I'm just shocked that you didn't use a million emoticons on that post.

Maybe he's actually considering the bet?

FTHP, B12, Stangitup is already trolling again. He had a freaking conversation about splitting a bet with himself for crying out loud. PP, WHY WAS HE ALLOWED BACK?

[ponyboy]

BEAT BAYLOR

[Krieg]

The all time record would matter to June, except he is probably unaware we used to be in the same conference with these guys.

I always hold a little special piece of hate for Baylor since they took the spot we should have in the Big 12 - I mean really - what did the Big 12 get from Baylor that they couldn't have gotten ten times over by pulling us in? Plus they could have skipped waco altogether.

so i would love to sneak up and beat them, but my brain tells me there is no way. They will win the Big 12 this year and then UT will figure out a way to get them turned in to someone. But until then they are going to hammer us - so i am really only worried about UNT.

Took your spot? Uh, what? We were the third winnings team in the SWC during its last phase of the conference, have had more football success since (yes, even with our terrible 15 years), have more fans, have better facilities, and have had more success at every sport that matters. What exactly would you have improved upon here? I'm not trying to be mean, but nobody can seriously believe what you just posted. You sound like a TCU fan.

"The last phase of the conference?" That is pretty creative. I'm not sure that Baylor took "our spot," but I know for a fact that they would not have gone to the Big 12 had it not been for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor at the time. The really impressive tale regarding Baylor is how they have rebounded after being in the toilet for so long. Finally they have parlayed their Big 12 membership into some impressive recruiting classes and there is no doubt that they could teach SMU a few lessons about building a program and a fan base.

"Last phase" is a lazy way of not wanting to look up the exact numbers, but it was at least the last decade and probably the last 15-20 years of the SWC. We were also the only program (other than Rice I think) that hadn't been on probation recently, so that also helped.

Obviously political connections helped get us in, but it's not like they would've taken just anybody with those connections. Our resume at the time made us tolerable. We didn't do much with the invite for awhile, and that is especially true in the only two sports that matter (football and men's basketball), but the point remains that we were one of the best programs at the close of the SWC.

As for the rebound, yeah, I still can't really believe it sometimes. Just last season I was excited to only have 5k empty seats at our stadium, and right now I'm shocked that the final home game isn't a sell-out yet. I'm also disappointed that we're picked 2nd in the Big 12 by most when last year we were picked 5th (I was more disappointed in that pick, though). When I was at Baylor we won 5 games in our best season, so this rebound is honestly hard to completely wrap my head around at times.

All of that said, though, there's no reason it can't be done at SMU as well. It simply took us a great coach and a commitment to building better facilities, such as our practice facility that was built BEFORE we improved. The coach part is the hardest part and we hit a grand slam there, but he's far from the only great coach out there. If June isn't the guy, find someone who is and you'll be in great shape. Then the problem becomes keeping him, but that's a good problem to have.

[CenTXpony]

I'm just shocked that you didn't use a million emoticons on that post.

Maybe he's actually considering the bet?

FTHP, B12, Stangitup is already trolling again. He had a freaking conversation about splitting a bet with himself for crying out loud. PP, WHY WAS HE ALLOWED BACK?

New level of crazy.

[gostangs]

My point is that the conference got a small private school nobody has ever heard of outside of texas, which is barely in the top 100 academically - when they could have gotten SMU and locked down the DFW metroplex instead - at this point our facilities would have been easily equal to yours and even now we only trail by having a nice but smaller stadium. With all the big 12 money we could have done quite a bit more for the conference.

[Big12Mustang]

Krieg is a troll but you guys seem to like him. BOP and CenTx seem to be his enabler brothers...buck faylor and tuck fcu!

[lwjr]

My point is that the conference got a small private school nobody has ever heard of outside of texas, which is barely in the top 100 academically - when they could have gotten SMU and locked down the DFW metroplex instead - at this point our facilities would have been easily equal to yours and even now we only trail by having a nice but smaller stadium. With all the big 12 money we could have done quite a bit more for the conference.

Baylor graduate was the governor at the time of the SWC split. It's all about timing

[CenTXpony]

Krieg is a troll but you guys seem to like him. BOP and CenTx seem to be his enabler brothers...buck faylor and tuck fcu!

And you fthp and stankitupsmu are all the same person.

Also... you talk to yourself on here... I mean come on....theres not a bigger whack job on this site than you.

[mrydel]

I think he is/was ideal also. He went away Big12 came back.

[Big12Mustang]

Krieg is a troll but you guys seem to like him. BOP and CenTx seem to be his enabler brothers...buck faylor and tuck fcu!

And you fthp and stankitupsmu are all the same person.

Also... you talk to yourself on here... I mean come on....theres not a bigger whack job on this site than you.

We are not the same person. This is old news man

[Krieg]

My point is that the conference got a small private school nobody has ever heard of outside of texas, which is barely in the top 100 academically - when they could have gotten SMU and locked down the DFW metroplex instead - at this point our facilities would have been easily equal to yours and even now we only trail by having a nice but smaller stadium. With all the big 12 money we could have done quite a bit more for the conference.

Whatever makes you feel better...

The world you live in must be an interesting place.

[Big12Mustang]

My point is that the conference got a small private school nobody has ever heard of outside of texas, which is barely in the top 100 academically - when they could have gotten SMU and locked down the DFW metroplex instead - at this point our facilities would have been easily equal to yours and even now we only trail by having a nice but smaller stadium. With all the big 12 money we could have done quite a bit more for the conference.

Whatever makes you feel better...

The world you live in must be an interesting place.

Baylor would kill to be SMU so don't kid yourself there. You are and always have been nobodies in the SWC and now the weak Big 12. Enjoy your 3 years of spotlight fame from a corrupt Briles program...we are next in line to take over you and will end up in a better conference. Pac, Ten, a P6 AAC or ACC. You can take this to the bank.

[Krieg]

My point is that the conference got a small private school nobody has ever heard of outside of texas, which is barely in the top 100 academically - when they could have gotten SMU and locked down the DFW metroplex instead - at this point our facilities would have been easily equal to yours and even now we only trail by having a nice but smaller stadium. With all the big 12 money we could have done quite a bit more for the conference.

Whatever makes you feel better...

The world you live in must be an interesting place.

Baylor would kill to be SMU so don't kid yourself there. You are and always have been nobodies in the SWC and now the weak Big 12. Enjoy your 3 years of spotlight fame from a corrupt Briles program...we are next in line to take over you and will end up in a better conference. Pac, Ten, a P6 AAC or ACC. You can take this to the bank.

You don't have to agree with me nor me with you, but if trash talk is your goal you're a sad, sad man. Especially since you don't have the facts on your side on the points you chose. Let's talk football. That's why I'm here after all.

[Krieg]

How much you want to bet TCU will roll Baylor this year? And not just TCU...Kansas State, OU, Oklahoma State and possibly UT.

$1000 to the one of us with the winning record in those games (5-0 Baylor, 2-3 Baylor, etc.) plus $200 per game. In other words, you're risking $2,000 if Baylor runs the table and I'm risking $2,000 if we lose those 5.

Deal? I heard you don't pay up on bets, but since you think we'll get "rolled" I figured a straight up bet shouldn't scare you.

[PonySnob]

My point is that the conference got a small private school nobody has ever heard of outside of texas, which is barely in the top 100 academically - when they could have gotten SMU and locked down the DFW metroplex instead - at this point our facilities would have been easily equal to yours and even now we only trail by having a nice but smaller stadium. With all the big 12 money we could have done quite a bit more for the conference.

Whatever makes you feel better...

The world you live in must be an interesting place.

Baylor would kill to be SMU so don't kid yourself there. You are and always have been nobodies in the SWC and now the weak Big 12. Enjoy your 3 years of spotlight fame from a corrupt Briles program...we are next in line to take over you and will end up in a better conference. Pac, Ten, a P6 AAC or ACC. You can take this to the bank.

Put down the bong.................


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