SMU hikes up its skirt, openly flirts with Big 12

[DJL]

There is only one thing I am thinking about jumping on right now......and it's not TCU

 

[racerhawk]

SMU seems to be on the way back up and could be worth a look. Before the death penalty they were a power house football program. They are already doing a good job recruiting even being in the Conf USA and getting into the B12 I would think improve it. I doubt they would be a conference doormat.

Good points. Additionally, check out how many D1 recruits hail from the DFW metro area.

 

[NewMexHawk]

The clowns are the perennial doormat in the Big 12, regardless of who is invited.

 

[DJL]

I think the enrollment for the school is under 10,000. In the early 80's they had a powerful alumni base, but not so much anymore. They have a good coach and a little history. However, I still think they would be fighting for leftovers in recruiting. I wonder if they would get some of those recruits from Texas that go to ISU?

 

[ssckelley]

I think the enrollment for the school is under 10,000. In the early 80's they had a powerful alumni base, but not so much anymore. They have a good coach and a little history. However, I still think they would be fighting for leftovers in recruiting. I wonder if they would get some of those recruits from Texas that go to ISU?

Check out the past couple of recruiting classes. They are even getting decent recruits out of California. They have a couple of coaches that can flat out recruit.

 

[dyerhawk]

SMU has a stadium that holds 32,000 people. Not very impressive. They have been horrible since the mid 80s. They did have back to back decent years against bad teams. They may never be able to compete at the Big 12 level like they could have in the 80s (while they were cheating.) If I'm the Big 12, I set my sites a little higher.

So like another Jack Trice?

 

[DesMoinesHawki]

SMU might not be a bad addition. They can't be any worse than the normal bottom feeders in the Big 12. I think the move is definitely more beneficial to SMU than it is to the Big 12 ...

 

[DJL]

Ok let's say for argument's sake that SMU could be at the same level as a Baylor or better in football. What about other sports. I don't think the Mustangs have a traditionally strong basketball program. I know football is king, but a mediocre football program coupled with pretty much garbage in other sports doesn't do much for the conference. I guess they would be a loyal prostitute to pimp Texas