OT: SMU close to making it a reality

[18IsTheMan]

Back when it was rumored or announced that SMU would be heading to the ACC, I commented that it would be hilarious if they waltzed into the conference and won it in their first year. Just thought of it as a funny proposition at the time, but did not really think of it as a likely reality.

Well, they are close to making it happen. Sitting at 5-0 as the only other undefeated team in conference play alongside Miami with 3 very winnable games left on the slate, 2 of which are at home.

If they win out, they at least should make the CFP, even if they lose the ACCCG to Miami. Several of us on here thought of SMU as a sleeping giant. With all their endless resources and geographical location, all they needed was to get their foot in the door of a major conference.

 

[KingWard]

Back when it was rumored or announced that SMU would be heading to the ACC, I commented that it would be hilarious if they waltzed into the conference and won it in their first year. Just thought of it as a funny proposition at the time, but did not really think of it as a likely reality.

Well, they are close to making it happen. Sitting at 5-0 as the only other undefeated team in conference play alongside Miami with 3 very winnable games left on the slate, 2 of which are at home.

If they win out, they at least should make the CFP, even if they lose the ACCCG to Miami. Several of us on here thought of SMU as a sleeping giant. With all their endless resources and geographical location, all they needed was to get their foot in the door of a major conference.

The money is there, just as it was there in their pre-death penalty years. Only now, they are free to use it.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Lashlee the SMU HC is the real deal.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Lashlee the SMU HC is the real deal.

He looks great so far. Though SMU isn't considered a destination job, they have the money to outbid most anyone should other programs come sniffing around.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

He looks great so far. Though SMU isn't considered a destination job (YET). they have the money to outbid most anyone should other programs come sniffing around.

I've been on record as saying SMU is a sleeping giant, this may be the first signs of that prediction coming through.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

He looks great so far. Though SMU isn't considered a destination job, they have the money to outbid most anyone should other programs come sniffing around.

You know, the amount of money budgeted for college coaches in the state of Texas is somewhat amazing but hasn't always delivered the goods for those throwing it around.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I've been on record as saying SMU is a sleeping giant, this may be the first signs of that prediction coming through.

Yep, it would be something to see them restored to their former glory.

 

[LonghornsGamecocks]

Honestly I'd kinda love it. Especially if the Horns and Ponies can ride at the same time it'll make the Aggies even madder and more Napoleon complex than they already are

 

[Lurker123]

I don't know why, but I also find myself hoping SMU wins that conference. It would be funny.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I don't know why, but I also find myself hoping SMU wins that conference. It would be funny.

I think it would be fantastic for them to win in their first year in the conference when they were added as almost an afterthought to the deal and probably had to beg to get in and then be like

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

I don't know why, but I also find myself hoping SMU wins that conference. It would be funny.

That might make Tobacco Road change their name to Vape Highway.

 

[Cockopotomus]

Didn't Mizzou do the same thing when they joined the SEC?

 

[18IsTheMan]

Didn't Mizzou do the same thing when they joined the SEC?

They got in early, maybe their 2nd or 3rd season, but I think there first year in conference play was a stinker

 

[GCJerryUSC]

The money is there, just as it was there in their pre-death penalty years. Only now, they are free to use it.

That almost destroyed their FB pgm. I'm glad to see them finally recovering. NCAA hasn't used that dreadful punishment but that one time.

 

[GCJerryUSC]

I think it would be fantastic for them to win in their first year in the conference when they were added as almost an afterthought to the deal and probably had to beg to get in and then be like

I think they had to forego any payouts for a coupla years to get in. Hope that excludes bowl games.

 

[Blues man]

Hell I hope SMU can win the basketball title there as well.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I think they had to forego any payouts for a coupla years to get in. Hope that excludes bowl games.

They agreed to forgo 9 years of TV revenue from the ACC, expected to amount to over $350 million over the course of the decade.

But they raised $100 million in just one week after their move to the ACC was announced. SMU AD confirmed that money was not even a consideration for the move. It's pretty bad*ss when you can casually forgo nearly a decade of TV revenue (i.e. the lifeblood of most athletic departments).

Which makes it even more hilarious that they are contending for the title.

 

[will110]

Didn't Mizzou do the same thing when they joined the SEC?

They didn't win the SEC, but they did make it to Atlanta in 2013 and 2014.

 

[KingWard]

That almost destroyed their FB pgm. I'm glad to see them finally recovering. NCAA hasn't used that dreadful punishment but that one time.

And at the time they did it, they were right to do it. There were probably other schools that deserved it. In whatever era you operate, the rules are the rules. Otherwise, there's no such thing as level-field competition.

 

[KingWard]

They agreed to forgo 9 years of TV revenue from the ACC, expected to amount to over $350 million over the course of the decade.

But they raised $100 million in just one week after their move to the ACC was announced. SMU AD confirmed that money was not even a consideration for the move. It's pretty bad*ss when you can casually forgo nearly a decade of TV revenue (i.e. the lifeblood of most athletic departments).

Which makes it even more hilarious that they are contending for the title.

They're allowing themselves to be screwed just to belong to a relatively credible conference - and can apparently afford the long-term screwing.