SMU got the death penalty because they were incredibly stupid.
When the NCAA announced new cheating rules in 1985 that included the death penalty as the most severe potential punishment, SMU responded by phasing out payments to players instead of ending them immediately. At least one of those players got kicked off the team and spilled the beans in a TV interview.
Now SMU thinks it deserves revenge because it was told not to piss on an electrified fence and did it anyway.
SMU's upturn started two years before NIL opened up. The biggest key is the free transfer rules amd the strategy to go after local players at top programs to come home for more playing time, to help out baby momma, etc. NIL definitely amped it up. But we aren't money whipping alone. We have a big time payroll but we aren't in the A&M/Ohio St/etc universe. The money just removes the golden handcuffs of under the table money that was keeping them at top programs (especially OL and DL). ACC membership is huge too.
UNT could be running some of this playbook, BTW. More than enough DFW players looking to get on the field.
Yeah, but the guy has been coaching at Incarnate Word and North Texas…
That’s not exactly Georgia and Alabama. Almost all coaches would be below .500 against FBS competition at Incarnate Word and North Texas.
Especially operating under the rule sets Eric Morris has been operating under with the resources at his disposal.
Unless something crazy happens, he is going to get three seasons. You might as well enjoy the ride.
A bowl victory this year followed by an 8 or 9 win season and Morris is suddenly looking pretty good.
You guys are turning off the movie before finding out if the good guy wins.
I’m kind of hoping we play TxSt so many on here can see that they won’t “beat us down” (or various other ways of saying they will beat us bad) or that I can be proven wrong if they do. I never thought I’d see the day that we are scared of TxSt, especially when I don’t see a reason that we should be. We’re scared of a 7-5 team from the Sun Belt????
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