SMU #103 for past decade

by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:57 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2942242

Two Spots below Baylor

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/ ... ortCat=ncf

And then there is the rogue element: SMU (103), still crawling out of the smoking crater left by the NCAA's first (and undoubtedly last) football death penalty. Twenty years later, the Mustangs remain a shadow of their shadowy former selves.

by **MrMustang1965** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:07 pm

Reading that narrative about San Jose State's attendance woes sounds alot like what could happen at S.M.U. if the Mustangs had a winning season.

by **Mustangs35SMU** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:11 pm

MrMustang1965 wrote:Reading that narrative about San Jose State's attendance woes sounds alot like what could happen at S.M.U. if the Mustangs had a winning season.

Atleast I wasn't the only one who thought of that.

by **ponydawg** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:14 pm

For Charlie......

"Western Kentucky will be the newest member, giving up habitual I-AA success to join the downtrodden Sun Belt Conference in football"

by **EastStang** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:21 pm

What's the difference between Duke football and SMU football? SMU football is better! But Duke gets BCS money, go figure.

by **PonyKai** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:31 pm

"All told, they make up a bottom 20 teams that almost never play on television and almost never shock the world. Fans give away their tickets to friends and co-workers when these teams come to town -- except when they're scheduled for homecoming. Recruits ignore their text messages. Reporters never call."

Shock the world? Well beating #22 wouldn't shock the world, but it probable surprised a couple folks in the state of Texas

Never play on television? 3 ESPN games in 375 days doesn't sound too bad sandwiched inbetween 4 CSTV appearances.

Play in the Suck Belt? Nope.

Get recruits to call back? Well a couple seem to want to play football here.

Better win percentage than BCS teams? Actually two of them!

Not to jump for joy but for some reason it doesn't seem quite as bleak. Bleaker yes, but not completely.

by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:36 pm

im not trying to hate but I dont think many SMU fans would be proud to have better records than 2 BCS teams; considering those 2 teams (baylor & duke) have been celler dwellers for many many years. And also, im glad we play on CSTV, but not many of my friends have ever heard of that network before. So playing 4 games on cstv is great for us but not that big of a deal.

by **PonyKai** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:40 pm

Guess a little sarcasm was lost there. Playing on PBS would be better for the program than nothing. You take what you can get until you have a national network obsess itself with you and air every home game every year like NBC does with Notre Dame.

Not trying to be all sunshiny but I was just kinda having a little fun with it. Don't worry I'm still well aware of the shortcomings and tears from the last 20 years/

SMU #103 for past decade

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