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After seeing the Cowboys for the fourth time tonight, they might be the best team in the country. They are athletic, well coached (Eddie Sutton is one hell of a coach), efficient shooters, board extremely well, and what a great environment they have at Gallagher Arena. Look out for these guys come tournament time.

BTW, Baylor would have a very solid team this year if they would have kept Lucas (OSU), Roberts (Miss St), and Thomas (UT).
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LA, what boggles the mind is that Baylor had those guys last year and they were still pretty awful as a group. Even with a win over the Aggies, I'm shocked that Baylor has 2 Big 12 wins now.
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That’s true. Obviously, things were REALLY, REALLY bad there last year and it was affecting everyone on and off the court.

As Dickey V said, Lucas should get consideration for the Big XII POY. Roberts is probably the front runner for SEC POY and Thomas is a major contributor to the Texas attack. Funny how things work out.
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It does make our loss look a little less embarrassing. OSU has a great home court advantage though and we got them at OK City instead of Stillwater. I wish the Ponies even had 4000 fans who would attend and be a little loud. The energy sent to the team would probably make 3-4 wins a year difference. I guess we get what we deserve.
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anyone who underestimates the negative effect our attendance woes have on our fball & bball programs has never played ball. Yes, I agree that winning will help improve the situation, but the lack of support for SMU athletics is not a post death penalty issue. It's why our former SWC mates abandoned us. Got tired of carrying us...long before the death penalty. Every once in a while, they still throw us a bone and come play us (see TTech) so we can draw our best crowd of the season.
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Ever see Duke play?

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DBB, glad to see you haven't totally abandoned us...hang in there (here) please. I've always enjoyed your posts.
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