A&M has 500k+ living alumni...SMU about 1/4 of that

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cburgroop

Posted: 11/13/2023 at 07:18 PM ET

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Does SMU have more money than Texas A&M? -- Sunsetunderground Nov 12, 2023 at 02:29 PM ET

Sunsetunderground • 11/12/23 02:29 PM ET

$75 million just to go away is obscene -- ren_hoek Nov 12, 2023 at 09:44 PM ET

ren_hoek • 11/12/23 09:44 PM ET

100% correct. -- Atlee Hokie Nov 12, 2023 at 10:18 PM ET

Atlee Hokie • 11/12/23 10:18 PM ET

I've had smoldering resentment over the hypocrisy for a while now. -- ren_hoek Nov 12, 2023 at 11:05 PM ET

ren_hoek • 11/12/23 11:05 PM ET

is capitalism really at play? I would say a monopoly more likely -- DallasHokie98 Nov 17, 2023 at 09:45 AM ET

DallasHokie98 • 11/17/23 09:45 AM ET

yeah, it's just silly. College coaches are making more than NFL guys. -- reestuart Nov 13, 2023 at 03:36 PM ET

reestuart • 11/13/23 03:36 PM ET

Yeah -- MrBayAreaHokie Nov 13, 2023 at 02:23 PM ET

MrBayAreaHokie • 11/13/23 02:23 PM ET

The players getting paid IS capitalism.......** -- TerryD Nov 13, 2023 at 09:50 AM ET

TerryD • 11/13/23 09:50 AM ET

No doubt!!** -- Stech Nov 13, 2023 at 12:16 PM ET

Stech • 11/13/23 12:16 PM ET

I would think twice before donating to a program that did that. -- tarheelblue Nov 12, 2023 at 09:48 PM ET

tarheelblue • 11/12/23 09:48 PM ET

Termination buyouts are typically funded by super-donors and approved by -- 33laszlo99 Nov 13, 2023 at 12:41 AM ET

33laszlo99 • 11/13/23 12:41 AM ET

When we went to Churchill Downs last week -- LaneRat Nov 13, 2023 at 09:42 AM ET

LaneRat • 11/13/23 09:42 AM ET

Not surprised. -- RJHokie Nov 13, 2023 at 09:56 AM ET

RJHokie • 11/13/23 09:56 AM ET

SMU and A&M....... -- 2hhoop3 Nov 12, 2023 at 04:04 PM ET

2hhoop3 • 11/12/23 04:04 PM ET

But what SMU was doing before is now legal -- EDGEMAN Nov 13, 2023 at 11:53 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 11/13/23 11:53 AM ET

I for one am totally intrigued with SMU coming to the ACC -- Maroon Baboon Nov 12, 2023 at 02:37 PM ET

Maroon Baboon • 11/12/23 02:37 PM ET

and many fans are aghast with the Fuente's buyout -- Mercury Nov 12, 2023 at 04:37 PM ET

Mercury • 11/12/23 04:37 PM ET

Take it from Wikipedia: SMU endowment $1.9 Billion, TX A&M $18+ Billion -- 33laszlo99 Nov 12, 2023 at 02:55 PM ET

33laszlo99 • 11/12/23 02:55 PM ET

I thought I read A&M has Millionaires but SMU boosters are Billionaires** -- Sunsetunderground Nov 12, 2023 at 03:51 PM ET

Sunsetunderground • 11/12/23 03:51 PM ET

A&M has 500k+ living alumni...SMU about 1/4 of that** ◄ -- cburgroop Nov 13, 2023 at 07:18 PM ET

cburgroop • 11/13/23 07:18 PM ET

yet they could never finish better than 4th in the AAC. I'm skeptical.** -- reestuart Nov 13, 2023 at 11:19 AM ET

reestuart • 11/13/23 11:19 AM ET

What about this season? They look pretty darn solid, are 8-2 and have the -- 133966Hokie Nov 13, 2023 at 11:36 AM ET

133966Hokie • 11/13/23 11:36 AM ET

It's no coincidence they've gotten better since Cincy and UCF left. -- reestuart Nov 13, 2023 at 11:37 AM ET

reestuart • 11/13/23 11:37 AM ET

The saying is -- mrcaniac Nov 12, 2023 at 04:00 PM ET

mrcaniac • 11/12/23 04:00 PM ET

Thanks. I also read there is more money within 10 miles of SMU than -- Sunsetunderground Nov 12, 2023 at 04:07 PM ET

Sunsetunderground • 11/12/23 04:07 PM ET

Death penalty zapped interest from the Dallas non alums -- cburgroop Nov 13, 2023 at 11:51 AM ET

cburgroop • 11/13/23 11:51 AM ET