OMG-WTF-RLY-BE-MWCCUSAMERGER

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:32 pm

what the heck is going on? site goes down when we need it the most?

i can't keep this all straight. what has just happened in the last 2 hours??????????

couch 'em · Post by **couch 'em** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:35 pm

Dutch wrote:what the heck is going on? site goes down when we need it the most?

i can't keep this all straight. what has just happened in the last 2 hours??????????

First we heard Boise Navy to BE football only, SMU UH UCF all sports.
Then CUSA/MWC merged for football.
Now Boise may be backing out on the BE, and BE might totally fold in shame.
Still waiting on that SEC deal

Terry Webster · Post by **Terry Webster** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:37 pm

If Boise/AF stay in MWC, we take the merger. If they go BE, we go BE.

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:38 pm

But other than that, nothin.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:40 pm

Terry Webster wrote:If Boise/AF stay in MWC, we take the merger. If they go BE, we go BE.

either way, i think we're in a good way right now.

what will we have to talk about at the boulevard tomorrow?

ColoStang · Post by **ColoStang** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:41 pm

I say go Big East either way. Any shot at an AQ Conference must be accepted. Think about the basketball implications.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:43 pm

either way, at least we're in the game. would hate to be ECU or USM right about now. praying for some cosmic alignment of stars

SMU Pony Mom · Post by **SMU Pony Mom** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:44 pm

Dutch wrote:what the heck is going on? site goes down when we need it the most?

i can't keep this all straight. what has just happened in the last 2 hours??????????

+1

Topper · Post by **Topper** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:45 pm

ColoStang wrote:I say go Big East either way. Any shot at an AQ Conference must be accepted. Think about the basketball implications.

Agreed. No matter what, I think it would be very difficult for BCS to toss out an entire conference once in. Big East, as it appears now, has political clout.

westexSMU · Post by **westexSMU** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:12 pm

All those TV sets in the Northeast, Dallas, and Houston mean something toward a new Big East TV contract. No Brainer, SMU TO BIG EAST !

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:15 pm

ColoStang wrote:I say go Big East either way. Any shot at an AQ Conference must be accepted. Think about the basketball implications.

BE basketball coming to dallas will do more for our 'brand' than anything. we will get casual basketball fans out. high school kids. they start following SMU hoops b/c of who we're playing and they become fans of the school as a whole. football will benefit from that.

ericdickerson4life · Post by **ericdickerson4life** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:16 pm

Basketball could be rockin'. We become a much easier sell to recruits.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:20 pm

ericdickerson4life wrote:Basketball could be rockin'. We become a much easier sell to recruits.

will be tough to recruit like BE schools do. our standards are much higher. but we fought that battle with football. basketball might be even easier b/c you're talking at most 4-6 lower than our current standard to really be on a level field, so 1-2 per year. not that big an impact when spread over an entire entering class of 2000.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:20 pm

and with hoops, you only need that one.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:21 pm

didn't we beat memphis the last couple times they came to SMU? that can't hurt us in the eyes of the BE bb schools too.