SMU now -5

[DallasGreen]

June Jones was not enthused with SMU when he applied to AZ ST and would have signed if Todd Graham had not become available. His attempt at jumping the SMU ship was common knowledge, but after being shut out by Baylor and then almost shut out by North Texas I heard a big donor that was underwriting his salary withdrew so it was iffy that the university would pony up to keep him ( pun intended). He probably knew he would be a short timer before the North Texas game. He also knew that Hawaii would welcome him back in an instant so NT was the push over the edge.

[malonish]

[giacfsp]

You're not really upset about a spread, are you? It has nothing to do with which team Vegas oddsmakers will think will win — it simply reflects where the money is being bet. For all intents and purposes, SMU's season ended in Denton last year. But the fact is, UNT has not yet played a game, and SMU was on ESPN last week, hanging with Baylor for a half. Bettors saw that game, and while most outside north Texas can't name more than a player or two on either team, SMU is more on the public radar now because of the hype around Chad Morris and the TV game last week, the first half of which was like a 2-hour commercial for SMU and Morris.

[MeanGreenTexan]

You're not really upset about a spread, are you? It has nothing to do with which team Vegas oddsmakers will think will win — it simply reflects where the money is being bet. For all intents and purposes, SMU's season ended in Denton last year. But the fact is, UNT has not yet played a game, and SMU was on ESPN last week, hanging with Baylor for a half. Bettors saw that game, and while most outside north Texas can't name more than a player or two on either team, SMU is more on the public radar now because of the hype around Chad Morris and the TV game last week, the first half of which was like a 2-hour commercial for SMU and Morris.

you know the 1st quarter & the entire 2nd half were also on TV & bettors saw all of that as well, right?