SMU in ACC

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Texas our Texas all hail the mighty state! Being a thousand miles away I root for all Texas teams. Except Texas, A&M, Baylor, Tech and TCU :smile:

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Better shot to get a good landing place if you are at the top of the ACC when it collapses rather than in the middle of the AAC.

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Brilliant move for SMU IMHO. Imagine if they are competing for ACC titles in a few years.

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One thingā€™s for sure.

Cal and Stanfordā€™s Olympic sports are about to become the ultimate ā€œRoad Warriors.ā€

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Itā€™s why Fla st etc agreed for now. They get money for now and keep trying to leave so itā€™s a good deal for them for now unless it messes up voting etc but then they can wait it out then leave.

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If they do clemson,nc etc will want to leave saying see weā€™re losing to smu, weā€™d rather be beaten in the sec than this.

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Okay I was under impression that FSU, Clemson and UNC were still no votes. Heard that NCSt flipped

Also, will there be a unanimous vote that usually comes out. Imo, will speak volumes is the vote is anything less. What a toxic situation with unequal revenue, dissension among the top brands and a prostitute. This is gonna be fun

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Absolutely stunned they did this. And FYI, athletics at Virginia Tech didnā€™t want this from what I heard. This was a presidential decision from Tim Sands focused largely on trying to get into the AAU by trying to curry favor with 2 of the founding members, Stanford and Cal.

Its all to kiss the ass of Stanford and Cal. LOL

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Canā€™t imagine Tech or TCU being happy about this. Probably gonna hurt them in recruiting a ton in the DFW area.

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I popped by the Memphis message board following the SMU announcement and itā€™s glorious. Thereā€™s talk about dropping football by some fans. That wonā€™t happen, of course, but they get what they deserve. I laughed the whole time.

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Not sure if fully oked but it seems like it will.

Just saying , it does have some positives short term.

Memphis, rice , Tulane screwed for a while longer then the Acc is full for now then breaks apart right when smu asks for a paycheck lol

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Need to change your conference name ACC to ā€œA&PCCā€ (Atlantic Pacific Coast Conference). :slight_smile:

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Army or UT Donkey Show to the AAC?

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Would you stay in the AAC over going to the ACC? This will do wonders for their programs. I bet their basketball elevates tremendously with Duke, North Carolina and Virginia coming to campus. In football, FSU, Clemson, Miami etc. to Ford stadium? Over playing Tulsa, ECU, and Rice?

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Membership has its privileges.

I bet President Khator is thinking the same way. I mean, if Miami and ASU are in the AAU, why not UH?

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AAC buyout $ for SMU next.
Will they just write a check or do the long term payments like UH, etc ?

Looks like NC/NC State not a package deal anymore.
NC State will fit nicely in a B12 Piedmont/ Ohio Valley.
Add NC State/ Pitt/ Louisville/ VT w Cinn & WVU.

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I work with a Clemson alum. He is so pissed despite being able to see his team in person. Lol

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This gets more insane by the minute! SMU going to construct ā€œconferenceā€ facilities too? Lol

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If SMU ends up as one of the better schools in the ACC, then I disagree they end up homeless if the ACC implodes.

Either the ACC remains a power conference, or SMU gets an invite to the B1G or Big 12.

SMU will undoubtedly see a major increase in fan support from this, and you bet the TCU is pissed right now.

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