because they found a path to possibly zoom right past us despite us having a 2 year head start
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Sure.
As if having no TV money in a conference destined to disintegrate is really a path ahead of us.
they already raised the money, AND THEN SOME, to cover what they would have made had they stayed in the AAC.
The better recruits, better schedule, more exposure, better bowl tie in, and better position for the next round is all icing on the cake!
Who Sucks, SMOO Sucks!
Better schedule? More exposure? Better bowl tie in?
Debatable.
Theyāll get maybe one or two blue bloods per year in football at home.
The rest of their games will be with BC, Wake Forest, Duke, Califord, etc.
With NO local rivals.
Hard for me to think of that as being a ābetter schedule.ā
And their chances of making even a 12 team playoff will be no better in the near future than ours.
So based on thatā¦NO BETTER bowl tie in.
And when (not if) the ACC blue bloods leave, theyāll be left behind in a conference with nowhere close to P3 money in a far worse position to move up.
Sorry. No one except you considers that a better position.
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Iād agree with law on this . Smu had to do it which was right but longterm , the Acc will fall apart leaving smu with leftovers that may or may not be a p5. Iād rather have rivals that our locals care about . Once Fla st etc leave itās gonna be barely p5 after we take some so itās the best they can do for now but Iām 100 sure the Acc loses all brands that count when the contract is up or close to it being up.
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My word, the sheer doomerism here over one four-star recruit verbally committing in Septemberā¦
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Iām not certain yet, but I am getting the feeling that 97 is not impressed with SMU joining the ACC.
Perhaps another 30 posts by 97 on the topic will convince me.
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Both schools have had GREAT football programs in the pastā¦ And both will have them in the future.
Once they get him going thereās no stopping himā¦ Lol
Law maybe right about SMU in the long run. But I think itās ok to be a little concerned that they seem to be hitting the ground running and we seem to be doing the opposite.
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If money and NIL deals were guarantees of success then Texas A&M would be running the CFB world right now. It takes money + a great coach with great culture and long term buy-in from the top down. If the FB doesnāt immediately hit the ground running will the boosters stick around? That being said - I think smoo will do pretty well, but the CFB world acting like theyāre some juggernaut waking up is bizarre.
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So far, this is word of the day.
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ā¦and the two football Bluebloods in the Big 12 (Texas & Oklahoma) leave after this year so they will have MORE Bluebloods come in than us because, as of this message, none have announced their departure from the ACC.
Itās coming, whether sooner or later.
STAY TUNED!!!
After the San Diego State screw up (prematurely announcing a withdrawal from the MWC), itās highly unlikely that any team (ie: Clemson, Florida State, et al) will be announcing a withdrawal from the ACC before 2036 (when their media rights deal ends). And thatās far, far into the distant future.
By that point in time, UH might be on our 3rd, 4th or 5th new FB coaching staff. And as a point of reference, the HS players being recruited at that point in time are just now entering kindergarten.
They have dozens of Tillmanās.
Tilman built his empire. Those foos inherited theirs.
Where were they the last 30 years? If it is so easy, why havenāt they succeeded in lower leagues? The assumption their deep pockets will make them successful in a power league is wishful thinking.
I concur.
Having rich fat cats hasnāt translated into either a ranked finish or a conference championship for SMU IN almost four decades.
Thatās why I AINāT SKEERED.
Maybe you havenāt heard that NIL has been passed by the highest court in the land and now big changes are coming!