SMU backs out of 2004 College Cup

[PonyGirl]

This is TERRIBLE. What a slap in the face to Schellas Hyndman and the soccer programs.

[FloridaMustang]

I'm sure it was partly Schellas' decision. The field was pathetic because of all the games we let high school and even pee wee teams play after the season ended. Perhaps we do need an artifical surface...but I think that should only be an issue taken up after we start winning football games.

Here's a link to the DMN article:
<A HREF="http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/colleges/smu/stories/022803dnsposmusoccer.7fc07.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/colleges/smu/stories/022803dnsposmusoccer.7fc07.html</A>

[WildHorse]

I agree - we should only be talking about the fake stuff when we're talking about bowl bids and stadium expansion and conference re-alignment. I love the Mustang football team, but I can't believe a team that has won as many games as the soccer team over the years is getting its sport's top event taken away so we can host peewee football. Something is wrong with that picture.

(And I'm not sure, but I think that's the same article that's linked on the home page.)

[The CPC]

I dont know why you say that, UNF, to me it sounds like Schellas is seriously pissed. The whole thing screams of incompetence, we cant be trusted to handle an event of this caliber properly, so its being taken away. Its a black eye, and there's no other way to look at it.