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Inside SMU's Pursuit of the Power 5

Detailed article from Yahoo Sports about how the SMU saga unfolded. They were very close to joining the PAC12 apparently. The ACC was a long shot, but here they are.
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Posted: 09/07/2023 at 10:10 AM ET

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Inside SMU's Pursuit of the Power 5 ◄
HOO86 • 09/07/23 10:10 AM ET
After reading that article
HokieZig • 09/07/23 04:18 PM ET
Yes. SMU is closer. The ACC was already vetting SMU.
HOO86 • 09/07/23 07:28 PM ET
Photo of SMU campus...looks like a school in New England (link)**
Tuckahokie • 09/07/23 03:39 PM ET
SMU can now do what they got the death penalty for. With their money and
kgevt1 • 09/07/23 10:01 PM ET
Looks like an Atlantic Coast campus to me.**
tarheelblue • 09/07/23 05:04 PM ET
SMU is Wake West (link)**
Tuckahokie • 09/07/23 06:20 PM ET
Looks like they will fit right in w/ the ACC
MrBayAreaHokie • 09/07/23 04:05 PM ET
Thanks for the read. Impressive what SMU was able to pull off
HokieAl • 09/07/23 03:35 PM ET
Funny how there is criticism of them buying their way into the ACC
mrcaniac • 09/07/23 02:09 PM ET
You guys would be roasting the Big 12 if they made a deal like this
Millpoint • 09/07/23 03:41 PM ET
No different than what the Big 12 and Big 10 are doing.
mrcaniac • 09/07/23 05:35 PM ET
But not for nine years
Millpoint • 09/07/23 06:32 PM ET
The thing is we didn't want them, but they begged and pleaded, and offered
EDGEMAN • 09/07/23 03:03 PM ET
Great Read!! Everyone should......
2hhoop3 • 09/07/23 10:59 AM ET
all I got out of it is a fool and his money are soon parted.**
reestuart • 09/07/23 12:45 PM ET
Would that be the same fools.....
2hhoop3 • 09/07/23 12:52 PM ET
What's his ROI? It's his money. He can do what he wants. But spending
reestuart • 09/07/23 01:35 PM ET
It's a legacy deal. This isn't dissimilar to
mancunian • 09/08/23 11:41 AM ET
You're right.....
2hhoop3 • 09/07/23 02:10 PM ET
Went to SMU on a basketball scholarship
mrcaniac • 09/07/23 01:55 PM ET
Here we go again. >>>>>**
Femoyer Hokie • 09/07/23 11:12 AM ET
Couple of things.....
2hhoop3 • 09/07/23 11:28 AM ET
Except the kept coming back for more. Just daring the NCAA to act.
Femoyer Hokie • 09/07/23 11:48 AM ET
They were blatant......
2hhoop3 • 09/07/23 12:17 PM ET
Fascinating. I have one question now that I see how long SMU was
IB4TECH • 09/07/23 10:44 AM ET
They had started to talk to the Arizona Schools, but way too late.
HOO86 • 09/07/23 10:55 AM ET
What does Uconn bring to the ACC table?**
HokieZig • 09/07/23 04:12 PM ET
Football Team that can go to bowls
HOO86 • 09/07/23 04:36 PM ET
Y’all need to stop trying to make UConn happen**
BROman Hokie • 09/07/23 04:11 PM ET
UConn does not excite me.**
FloydsBarberShop • 09/07/23 12:10 PM ET
If FSU leaves, then UConn probably get the call up from the ACC
tarheelblue • 09/07/23 11:26 AM ET
UConn, Tulane, Memphis, and USF are the standbys, IMO.
Truthahn • 09/07/23 01:59 PM ET
Yes that would be the list East of the Mississippi
HOO86 • 09/07/23 04:21 PM ET
"IF" FSU leaves, it will be interesting to see which direction the ACC...
Old Line Hokie • 09/07/23 03:27 PM ET
Rice might also be in the running if a second Texas school is desirable. **
tarheelblue • 09/07/23 04:29 PM ET
CSU and AFA have always piqued the interest of the former PAC
mrcaniac • 09/07/23 05:18 PM ET
Yeah, one thing the Big 12 and Pac-12 taught us is
tarheelblue • 09/07/23 02:23 PM ET
The B12 publicly vetted new schools several years ago.
Truthahn • 09/08/23 11:46 AM ET
News out of the ACC Bigger Concern for the Hogs than Fans Think
HOO86 • 09/07/23 10:43 AM ET
Paging WarHog**
obguthr • 09/07/23 12:19 PM ET
Most glaring sentence out of that entire story is
Nortazhokie • 09/07/23 12:09 PM ET
Hopefully SMU tears up the ACC.
Truthahn • 09/07/23 02:01 PM ET
I heard a joke about SMU and the other Texas schools
mrcaniac • 09/07/23 01:52 PM ET