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mrydel wrote:If we become a public school and increase enrollment to 40,000 and then I will agree with you.

We might as well just buy the cheapest school in the SEC and use their membership, I'm sure we could buy Mississippi State for a decent price. All states are cash strapped right now.

We would have the #3 endowment in the SEC behind Vandy and aTm

MustangSTATS wrote:The BLVD has a long ways to go before it is The Grove

mrydel wrote:If we become a public school and increase enrollment to 40,000 and then I will agree with you.

We might as well just buy the cheapest school in the SEC and use their membership, I'm sure we could buy Mississippi State for a decent price. All states are cash strapped right now.

The first idea that makes sense.

mrydel wrote:If we become a public school and increase enrollment to 40,000 and then I will agree with you.

Didn't the Big12 just take TCU? I suppose they could have taken public schools like Houston, UNT,Louisville or West Virginia. Just sayin this is all in the eye of the beholder. Maybe the SEC sees great value added in Missouri, maybe they don't.

ponyte wrote:

MustangSTATS wrote:We might as well just buy the cheapest school in the SEC and use their membership, I'm sure we could buy Mississippi State for a decent price. All states are cash strapped right now.

The first idea that makes sense.

Would also be a way to get around SMU's admission standards, you play for SMU, but you enroll at "Ole SMU."

Hoop Fan wrote:

mrydel wrote:If we become a public school and increase enrollment to 40,000 and then I will agree with you.

Didn't the Big12 just take TCU? I suppose they could have taken public schools like Houston, UNT,Louisville or West Virginia. Just sayin this is all in the eye of the beholder. Maybe the SEC sees great value added in Missouri, maybe they don't.

Obviously at this time they see no value in Missouri because they have not voted to accept them. And comparing the Big XII to the SEC is a joke. And I do not mean the ability of the schools in sports. How many SEC schools have you heard about that want to move or go independent. Any complaints coming out of the SEC? They can pretty well do whatever they want and just keep winning national championships.

mrydel wrote:If we become a public school and increase enrollment to 40,000 and then I will agree with you.

Mrydel,

Let's say Mizzo could average 75k fans per game while SMU could average 55k

You telling me the 20,000 fan difference is a deal-breaker? I don't think so.

It is interesting how they quoted Orsini here:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/colleg ... img=348284

"SMU is 'evaluating opportunities' about possibly moving to a new conference, according to athletic director Steve Orsini."

opportunities = plural

SoCal_Pony wrote:

mrydel wrote:If we become a public school and increase enrollment to 40,000 and then I will agree with you.

Mrydel,

Let's say Mizzo could average 75k fans per game while SMU could average 55k

You telling me the 20,000 fan difference is a deal-breaker? I don't think so.

I am not going to continue to argue about this amongst friends. Whenever the SEC offers and we accept I will beg forgiveness for my ignorance. It would be nice in some ways for it to happen but at this time, no way.

Pony^ wrote:"SMU is 'evaluating opportunities' about possibly moving to a new conference, according to athletic director Steve Orsini."
opportunities = plural

We can move to the new CUSA-MWC, move to the Big East, or go IND. We have lots of other opportunities also: SunBelt, WAC, and MAC.

If the end game is 14/16, everyone has to consider SMU/Dallas.....especially now with an apparent offer on the table.

MustangSTATS wrote:

Pony^ wrote:"SMU is 'evaluating opportunities' about possibly moving to a new conference, according to athletic director Steve Orsini."
opportunities = plural

We can move to the new CUSA-MWC, move to the Big East, or go IND. We have lots of other opportunities also: SunBelt, WAC, and MAC.

I wouldm't think staying in CUSA (even if they merge with the MWC) would involve a "move."

Pony^ wrote:Iwouldm't think staying in CUSA would involve a "move."

Could switch to the MWC side of CUSA-MWC for fun.

ColoStang wrote:I've only been associated with SMU since 2001. So all i know is really crappy and the recent rise. I just don't see the SEC wanting us right now. I understand that its possible, and if I am wrong i'll gladly eat some serious crow.

I agree that the SEC is probably not very interested in us, but they do have Vanderbilt which sells most of its tickets to the visitors. With a couple of exceptions, the SEC travels very well. Arkansas, LSU and A&M would sell out a 45K seat stadium at Ford every time they came to Dallas. There are also unlimited corporate sponsorship opportunities here. Not to mention that Dallas is a huge media center located in a SMSA of 6.5 million people. More people than 7 of the 9 SEC states.

Texas is the only state in the US with 3 cities of over 1M in population.

To think that you can 'corner the Texas market' by only adding 1 school is not realistic, unless that school is UT and even then I think you come up short.

Adding both the Dallas and Houston markets is a must. This gets the SEC closest to accomplishing that goal.