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SMU to Moutain West Conference
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:41 pmby lwjr
http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/
I would not mind traveling to these schools. Colorado Springs, San Diego,
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:46 pmby Come and Take It
Horrible idea. Being in the WAC worked out so well for us.
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:48 pmby mrydel
I guess we could change our name to the SMU Larry Browns.
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:49 pmby lwjr
Come and Take It wrote:Horrible idea. Being in the WAC worked out so well for us.
But if the MWC comes to us..........
Posted:
Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:27 pmby Longtime
TCU will NEVER allow us to join the MWC. They want nothing to do with us.
TCU might want a "travel partner" but definitely not SMU, which they feel is beneath them now.
If we join the MWC, look for TCU to bolt - just like they did C-USA.
It ain't gonna happen, anyway, because we have nothing to offer the MWC. Terrible football and men's basketball, no fan support, no TV audience. And now our non-revenue sports like soccer are sliding. The only thing we bring is strong academic showings for our athletes, and that won't get you into any conference.
Posted:
Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:36 pmby OR-See-Nee
"to enhance its growing reputation as a football powerhouse"
We don't seem able to add value in this respect, at least not for the immediate time.
"being in the fifth largest TV market in the nation"
Who cares? No one watches us, including most of our own students.
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:44 pmby jkflamebo
Longtime wrote:Terrible football and men's basketball, no fan support, no TV audience. And now our non-revenue sports like soccer are sliding. The only thing we bring is strong academic showings for our athletes, and that won't get you into any conference.
sad, but right true statement
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:00 pmby FroggieFever
Southern Methodist University has never been considered for the Mountain West Conference, at least in the executive talks.
Re: SMU to Moutain West Conference
Posted:
Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:41 pmby The XtC
[quote="lwjr"]http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/
I would not mind traveling to these schools. Colorado Springs, San Diego,[/quote]
Then you are in a very small minority. When we were playing those schools we barely took a handful of fans to games on the west coast, and they barely brought a handful here. Basketball games that ended after midnight were, frankly, a serious pain in the [deleted]. Half the time the DMN wouldnt even cover our road games, because they ended after deadline.
A conference that spread out is a bad idea. The frogs may love the competition and the attention, but even they will admit that the distance between schools is a problem.
Re: SMU to Moutain West Conference
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:09 pmby Corp
The XtC wrote:lwjr wrote:http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/
I would not mind traveling to these schools. Colorado Springs, San Diego,
When we were playing those schools we barely took a handful of fans
to games on the west coast, and they barely brought a handful here.
Sounds surprising similar to the current (home/away) attendance
problems that continue to plague the Ponies as members of the
so-called "regional" C-USA.
Posted:
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:11 pmby jkflamebo
excluding three or so teams, the mwc is garbage
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:15 pmby that's great raplh
terrible idea
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:21 pmby smupony94
Magnolia League
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:04 pmby LakeHighlandsPony
I am thinking more like 9-4A than MWC.
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Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:05 pmby davidsmu94
Not interested at all in the MWC. I want to be a top tier C-USA team and then kick Baylor out of the big 12