If SMU Is Invited to Pac 12 . .

[Turbine]

Once you’re in, you’re in…unfortunately. Sucks for those on the outside.

At some point those once on the outside created a paradigm shift for those on the inside.

It will take a quality salesman, and he and his group would be wise to include recruiting footprint.

Selling Louisiana's footprint as the most desirable thing on earth.

[CajunNation]

...Selling Louisiana's footprint as the most desirable thing on earth.

Yes.

The Big-12 needs a place to pee in the sec's backyard. UCF helped, but aside from that, we are the next best public school in that footprint. They'll either go Tulane or us.

[JamesTheJeweler]

T slow aka ( T joe), Ray Jr, and his cronies. The fossil is smiling in the afterlife.

What up fam?

[ZoomZoom]

Yes.

The Big-12 needs a place to pee in the sec's backyard. UCF helped, but aside from that, we are the next best public school in that footprint. They'll either go Tulane or us.

Today, Tulane has a major airport. That’s the deal maker.

I won’t belabor what we need just to have a chance.

[Turbine]

Today, Tulane has a major airport. That’s the deal maker.

I won’t belabor what we need just to have a chance.

Can’t charter flights go direct? Thus alleviating the advantage of a major airport?

[MelRock]

Can’t charter flights go direct? Thus alleviating the advantage of a major airport?

Correct, most teams that charter do not fly into the major airports.

[HoustonCajun]

This. And regardless of anything else, University Presidents have to vote you into their club. If you don't have relationships built and you don't have the academic prestige, you're not getting in. We have a much better shot with R1 designation, but we really need Med and Law (IMO) to be seriously considered by Big 12 Presidents.

That's UL's catch 22. We won't play these schools unless we get a 1 for 1, so we don't play them. But, by not playing them, we don't build relationships and they never visit our campus and see our facilities. At some point, you need to schedule 2 for 1 or even 3 for 1 or never get have a shot at anything, which is where we are now.

[ManAboutTown]

That's UL's catch 22. We won't play these schools unless we get a 1 for 1, so we don't play them. But, by not playing them, we don't build relationships and they never visit our campus and see our facilities. At some point, you need to schedule 2 for 1 or even 3 for 1 or never get have a shot at anything, which is where we are now.

Agree a million percent. This is my biggest disagreement with our AD.

[CajunNation]

That's UL's catch 22. We won't play these schools unless we get a 1 for 1, so we don't play them. But, by not playing them, we don't build relationships and they never visit our campus and see our facilities. At some point, you need to schedule 2 for 1 or even 3 for 1 or never get have a shot at anything, which is where we are now.

But, but, but, but, but we HAVE TO have 6 home games, or the World will end. If we don't schedule "insert MAC school here", we will be guaranteed a losing season, kill season ticket sales and be the laughingstock of all serious people.

Good God, man. Are you crazy?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Why exactly? They are awful in athletics. Plus they are a private school. From a culture standpoint not an ideal rival.

Geography. They’re the opportunity and footprint into Houston metroplex. I’d take Rice over TxSt seven days a week and twice on Sunday not to mention losing the Hoax.