ericdickerson4life wrote:To answer my own question. Go regional. Add Texas State and UTSA. Just start slowly becoming the Texas conference instead of the American conference.
Curious: Why would you prefer those two schools over Rice, which has a long history, is a good match (athletically and academically) for SMU, etc.? I'm not saying your preference is right or wrong. Just curious about why you prefer them.
I still don't see the Big 12 changing it's current roster, at least not now.
Hoofprint wrote:Curious: Why would you prefer those two schools over Rice, which has a long history, is a good match (athletically and academically) for SMU, etc.? I'm not saying your preference is right or wrong. Just curious about why you prefer them.
I still don't see the Big 12 changing it's current roster, at least not now.
Mostly in jest. But they would be larger public schools with a chance to grow. Rice has shown repeatedly, more so than SMU shockingly, that athletics are not a top concern. Last thing we need is another small private school that cares little about their athletic future.
ericdickerson4life wrote:To answer my own question. Go regional. Add Texas State and UTSA. Just start slowly becoming the Texas conference instead of the American conference.
So you would prefer going to a SWC lite featuring SMU, Houston, UNT, Rice, UTSA, Tx State, UTEP, & maybe Tulsa, Ark State, Tulane, La-Laffy & La-Monroe to the AAC? SMU has a much better chance of building strong football and bball programs in the AAC and I'm sure Houston would be thrilled by that proposal (remember they bolted for CUSA rather than joining the private schools when we went to the WAC). If the eastern side of the AAC tires of the Texas schools and go their own way (more regionally), then I suppose that's all we would be left with, but for now we are much better served to continue building the strength of the AAC which at least has the potential to be recognized nationally. Several of our members are already there in either football or bball.
If the American ever needs to backfill I think you have to look west to Colorado State, etc. Maybe UMASS in the the east to solidify the region and basketball.
All in jest boys. All in jest. I like where we are now. I don't want Rice, UTEP, UTSA, Texas State, Sam Houston State, SFA, etc. in our conference. I don't want to recreate the SWC, without any of the key players of the SWC. If we had to look to add any of those teams we are dead in the water. Currently we are barely keeping our heads above water. Yesterday's decision was a saving grace for us. Give us some more time to right the ship because the past 30 years hasn't been enough time. Hopefully Chad doesn't get a bigger better offer at the end of the season. We need to position ourselves for the last and final round of realignment or a B12 blow up. If the ACC is able to grow to a P6 great, but I won't hold my breathe on the big boys wanting to feed more mouths. We won't get any chance after the next shake up, IMO. The financial gap will be too much to overcome, if it isn't already.
I hope your right. Just heard more grumblings that a certain school, located in a certain hell hole location, that has certain moral and criminal issues, that just lost a coach over those issues have him on their short list.
That same school also has PJ Fleck and Larry Fedora on their shortlist. I'm a HCCM fan, but those two candidates currently have much better resumes than a 4-14 first-time HC (no matter how unique of a situation SMU has been).
Agreed. I would think Fedora, a former Baylor coach, with Texas ties would have to be at the top of the list. I've just heard that they have been impressed with HCCM even though the wins aren't there.
They very well could, much to the dismay of their fans, but they'd run into offensive problems if/when Kendall Briles is hired away. It'd probably be safer to just go with a new staff under a proven coach like Fedora, Fleck, or Phillip Montgomery than try to see if Grobe can make solid hires when the time comes.
