" . . . During their long struggle to recover from unprecedented sanctions, the Mustangs were everyone's favorite punch line as they averaged three victories a season for 20 years.
But these days, a new type of favoritism has emerged on the Dallas campus.
Renowned program build-er June Jones took SMU to a bowl game in 2009 for the first time in 25 years in just his second season at the program's helm.
Now with Jones' recruits outnumbering those from the dark years, many people are talking about SMU as a true favorite to win the western division in Conference USA.. . ."
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