Johnny Utah wrote:Do it in several stages. For example, the ACC is up in the air right now, but what if we paid them $100 million to get in with an agreement that if certain schools leave in the first 5 years, we get a 75% refund. If the conference breaks up then we just go to the next conference and so on. I don't really see how it wouldn't work. For example, everyone thinks UTSA is garbage, but if Tulane got paid 10 Million to let them in the big east, they would get in. SMU just needs to buy itself a little time to build a brand/following in a real conference. The rest will take care of itself. I mean, we are already known for buying success, this wouldn't be total shocker.
Eitherway, SMU needs to make their move now. I just hope our dear leader isn't just happy to be in the Big East.
Johnny Utah wrote:Plano Stang, the only joke is your love for our AD and the Big East.
Both are dated and need to go... Time to have our one year of Glory in 2013 and then its off to the Mountains to join both sets Cougs and Broncos... Go West Young Man.
"I'm a little different than your normal Texas coach, but I get it done, and we win."
I have yet to hear a logical argument for moving to mountain west. Can someone please show me a viable reason to take a hit in exit fees, a step down in talent and a permanent residence in a 2 million dollar deal for 12 teams in future FCS like league??
SMU_Alumni11 wrote:I have yet to hear a logical argument for moving to mountain west. Can someone please show me a viable reason to take a hit in exit fees, a step down in talent and a permanent residence in a 2 million dollar deal for 12 teams in future FCS like league??
I agree with you on that. Been there done that, and all we got were kick marks on our
hind quarters
Collect all the exit fees we can, get our face shown in the media heavy east, win a conference
championship or two, and wait for something better
Johnny Utah wrote:Plano Stang, the only joke is your love for our AD and the Big East.
Both are dated and need to go... Time to have our one year of Glory in 2013 and then its off to the Mountains to join both sets Cougs and Broncos... Go West Young Man.
You got that from me.
An atheist is a guy who watches a Notre Dame-SMU football game and
doesn't care who wins.
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mountain west, at best, is equal with big east. Why move unless the better halves of each conference want to join up? Oh wait, that's what the big east was for a few months...
We are selling out Ford or close when playing former SWC foes lately. Attendance has improved greatly
You are high. Our attendance is crap unless we fill the stadium with aggie or raiders. We can't win one of the worst conferences in fbs and we lost to the worst program in fbs over the last couple years.
We have next to nothing to offer a major conference at this point in time.
SMU2007 wrote:Mountain west, at best, is equal with big east. Why move unless the better halves of each conference want to join up? Oh wait, that's what the big east was for a few months...
What happens in 6 months when the top 4+ BE schools are gone?
SMU2007 wrote:Mountain west, at best, is equal with big east. Why move unless the better halves of each conference want to join up? Oh wait, that's what the big east was for a few months...
What happens in 6 months when the top 4+ BE schools are gone?
Well then I guess we are enjoying it with the other three programs in that group that left so who care about the rest lol.