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Death penalty zapped interest from the Dallas non alums
There are so many other schools to root for in-state, most of the casual fans probably migrated away to A&M, UT and the like. Plus all the potential fans who were either kids in the 80s or born after have never had the chance to see SMU play any of the big boys other than the occasional non conference game.
If the ACC manages to hold together as-is, I think SMU will get competitive rather quickly. Personally I'm way more excited over them joining than Cal and Stanford.
Thread Replies (25)
Does SMU have more money than Texas A&M?
-- Sunsetunderground
Nov 12, 2023 at 02:29 PM ET
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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
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11/12/23 09:44 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
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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
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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
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11/13/23 03:36 PM ET
The players getting paid IS capitalism.......**
-- TerryD
Nov 13, 2023 at 09:50 AM ET
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11/13/23 09:50 AM ET
I would think twice before donating to a program that did that.
-- tarheelblue
Nov 12, 2023 at 09:48 PM ET
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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
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11/13/23 12:41 AM ET
When we went to Churchill Downs last week
-- LaneRat
Nov 13, 2023 at 09:42 AM ET
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11/13/23 09:42 AM ET
But what SMU was doing before is now legal
-- EDGEMAN
Nov 13, 2023 at 11:53 AM ET
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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11/13/23 11:37 AM ET
Thanks. I also read there is more money within 10 miles of SMU than
-- Sunsetunderground
Nov 12, 2023 at 04:07 PM ET
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11/12/23 04:07 PM ET
Death penalty zapped interest from the Dallas non alums
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-- cburgroop
Nov 13, 2023 at 11:51 AM ET
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11/13/23 11:51 AM ET