I speak mostly as a fan in this, but the price might be right, too. 1. I have Pony Express nostalgia. 2. I think SMU got the raw deal with the Death Penalty, and they never recovered fully. Not that they didn't deserve punishment. But you can't tell me they were any worse than a number of SWC and SEC teams. So I am somewhat empathetic to their cause. 3. I kinda respect a school willing to buy its way in and have an ex-US president call to see how he can help. Gotta respect the hustle. Yeah, it's kinda gangster. But the ACC could use a little of that. 4. Texas. New places and faces. And perhaps recruiting. 5. I think their school and fans would be happy to be here. I don't know if I can say the same about the Stanford faithful (only had a former Secretary of State call. Pfft.). Side note: I think the ACC as we know it is toast on or before 2036. So accepting SMU or Stanford or the other Pac-4 isn't going to be a game changer either way. So I'd prefer to have a little fun. Side note number 2: If we are going to bother with Stanford and I assume Cal, we might as well look at Oregon State and Wazzu too. SU and UC will need travel partners. And I wouldn't mind having the Beavs in the Cougs in the conference either. I always kinda liked those two.