If You Could Make a New Conference...

[Blvd_Stang]

I know many of these scenarios are unlikely, but we've all thought about it. If SMU were to improve over the next few years, what's the most realistic way you would create a new conference for SMU.

Lets be honest, Conference USA is good for us now, but if we were to get better the competition is really not that fun to watch. In a perfect world...

Tulane : New Orleans (market) / Academics
Rice: Houston (market) / Academics
SMU: Dallas (market) / Academics
Memphis – market / Basketball
Temple – Philadelphia (market) / Basketball
Notre Dame – Football / Basketball
UTAH – Football / Basketball
Boise St. – Football / Basketball

Let's Hear It...

[jason54858]

I know many of these scenarios are unlikely, but we've all thought about it. If SMU were to improve over the next few years, what's the most realistic way you would create a new conference for SMU.

Lets be honest, Conference USA is good for us now, but if we were to get better the competition is really not that fun to watch. In a perfect world...

Tulane : New Orleans (market) / Academics
Rice: Houston (market) / Academics
SMU: Dallas (market) / Academics
Memphis – market / Basketball
Temple – Philadelphia (market) / Basketball
Notre Dame – Football / Basketball
UTAH – Football / Basketball
Boise St. – Football / Basketball

Let's Hear It...

First off Notre Dame would never agree to be in a such awful conference. Other then maybe Boise state and Utah there is no team to attract television ratings. Remeber Notre Dame is still under contract with NBC.

[Rebel_Pony]

SMU
Arkansas
TCU
Houston
Texas
Rice
Baylor
Texas Tech
Texas A & M

[MrMustang1965]

SMU
Arkansas
TCU
Houston
Texas
Rice
Baylor
Texas Tech
Texas A & M

You think TX, Baylor, TT & aTm would give up that Big 12 revenue? Please. Put the pipe down.

[PK]

SMU
Arkansas
TCU
Houston
Texas
Rice
Baylor
Texas Tech
Texas A & M

Gee...that sounds vaguely familiar.
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BTW a really like that idea, but I gave up on fantasies a long time ago.

[Blvd_Stang]

I know these scenarios are wacky, but its always nice to hope because throughout history there have been monumental conference changes. While Pac-10, Big 12, etc are all pretty set, there are some solid teams in potentially volatile conferences (Utah, Boise St. etc.). I just graduated and I am huge sports fan, so it's kind of a "buzz kill" to watch ESPN and see the action then go to one of our games and see our competition.

I know the conference fits us now, but I really hope with June Jones we can grow out of Conference USA. Just look at the recruiting difference already, these legit kids seem to like us. Conference USA just sounds lame, even the mascots are lame, sometimes I feel like we're playing the teams from the "Big Green"...early 90's childhood reference.

[jkflamebo]

an all texas conference would be pretty sweet

[MustangLaxer]

Party Conference

SMU - Dallas
TCU - FW
Tulsa - baby dallas
Tulane - new orleans
UNT - just to scoreboard them on a more constant basis
Utah - athletics
Boise State - athletics
Hawaii - vacation
Memphis - basketball
Rice - houston/baseball/academics
UNLV - vegas baby
Colorado State - why not

or

Lone Star Alliance

SMU
TCU
Baylor
UNT
TTU
A&M
UT
Rice
UTEP
Houston

and if we wanted to get big east style (16 teams) add:

Tulsa
Tulane
OU
OKST
LSU
Arkansas

(Big South Conference)

[dcpony]

SMU
TCU
OU
OKst
TTU
Baylor

LSU
UH
ARK
UT
TAMU
Rice

[ClickClack]

all academic conference

all private schools, all fairly close in proximity (wanted to include stanford).

smu
rice
tulane
wake forest
vanderbilt
duke
notre dame
univerity of richmond (bump up to 1A)
University of Miami
Boston College
Northwestern

Sure we would get waxed in basketball from the likes of WF, duke, miami, maybe bc...but nothing worse than what memphis does to us.

Football, we are on the rise and will be able to compete with the big boys soon!

[Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex]

all academic conference-The new ACC

all private schools, all fairly close in proximity (wanted to include stanford).

smu
rice
tulane
wake forest
vanderbilt
duke
notre dame
univerity of richmond (bump up to 1A)
University of Miami
Boston College
Northwestern

Sure we would get waxed in basketball from the likes of WF, miami, maybe bc...but nothing worse than what memphis does to us.

Um, you forgot about Duke.

[MrMustang1965]

Don't forget that Texas State has designs on being in Div. 1-A.
We know that SMU can beat them.

[RednBlue11]

all academic conference

all private schools, all fairly close in proximity (wanted to include stanford).

smu
rice
tulane
wake forest
vanderbilt
duke
notre dame
univerity of richmond (bump up to 1A)
University of Miami
Boston College
Northwestern

Sure we would get waxed in basketball from the likes of WF, duke, miami, maybe bc...but nothing worse than what memphis does to us.

Football, we are on the rise and will be able to compete with the big boys soon!

neither us nor miami belong in that conference at this date in time

[couch 'em]

I know many of these scenarios are unlikely, but we've all thought about it. If SMU were to improve over the next few years, what's the most realistic way you would create a new conference for SMU.

Lets be honest, Conference USA is good for us now, but if we were to get better the competition is really not that fun to watch. In a perfect world...

Tulane : New Orleans (market) / Academics
Rice: Houston (market) / Academics
SMU: Dallas (market) / Academics
Memphis – market / Basketball
Temple – Philadelphia (market) / Basketball
Notre Dame – Football / Basketball
UTAH – Football / Basketball
Boise St. – Football / Basketball

Let's Hear It...

Why would Boise or Utah or Notre Dame get involved with this?

You are better off thinking SMU to the SEC to open up the Dallas media market if you want to go with pipedreams.

[MustangLaxer]

Don't forget that Texas State has designs on being in Div. 1-A.
We know that SMU can beat them.

if texas state played us in their last three games of the season they would have beat us...