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Post by Ticket Mouse on Jun 26, 2008 10:23:16 GMT -5
How about this: Is it possible for TCU to ever be one of the top 5 football PROGRAMS in Texas, while playing in a mid major conference? I say, no. Then how is UH in the top 5? |
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 26, 2008 10:25:44 GMT -5
Mountain West and CUSA and Sun Belt and Mo. Valley are equals. They are all about a step or two above the Southland and Lone Star.
I have always maintained that TCU, Rice, SMU, Houston, UNT, Arkansas State, La. Tech, La-Monroe, La. Lafayette should all form a conference.
Houston would win this conference 2 out of every 3 years.
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 26, 2008 10:26:55 GMT -5
How about this: Is it possible for TCU to ever be one of the top 5 football PROGRAMS in Texas, while playing in a mid major conference? I say, no. Then how is UH in the top 5? Houston won numerous SWC titles back in the 70's,80' and 90's. We are talking PROGRAMS. |
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Post by sully on Jun 26, 2008 10:30:36 GMT -5
TCU's NC of '38 is going to enter the conversation now, I'm sure.
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 26, 2008 10:33:55 GMT -5
Yeah. The ghosts of Davey O'Brien and Slingin' Sammy Baugh will soon surface.
I support the local team. TCU is a nice little team to pull for, but it is hard to take them seriously.
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Post by Ticket Mouse on Jun 26, 2008 10:48:05 GMT -5
Then how is UH in the top 5? Houston won numerous SWC titles back in the 70's,80' and 90's. We are talking PROGRAMS. I thought we weren't talking about the past??? It's hard to take Houston serious when the only thing separating them from UTA is a football program. They weren't even in the SWC until '76 and they won their titles as the conference was headed south. |
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 26, 2008 10:51:02 GMT -5
That was another discussion. I guess I should have started another thread. We are now talking about programs.
Like I said, I enjoy following the Frogs. They are the college football equivalent of the FW Cats.
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 26, 2008 13:58:07 GMT -5
I retract my statement about TCU being the FW Cats of college football. They are more like the Frisco Roughriders.
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Post by fischer on Jun 26, 2008 14:36:05 GMT -5
I have always maintained that TCU, Rice, SMU, Houston, UNT, Arkansas State, La. Tech, La-Monroe, La. Lafayette should all form a conference. Houston would win this conference 2 out of every 3 years. I could not agree more. UH, tcu, Rice, SMU, UNT ASU, La. Tech, La Monroe, U la la, Tulsa, Utep, and one more. That would be a most badass conference. |
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 26, 2008 14:38:25 GMT -5
Tulsa and UTEP are good adds. How about Memphis? Throw them in to finish it up.
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Post by fischer on Jun 26, 2008 14:41:19 GMT -5
i can't think of one that's better.
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Post by fischer on Jun 26, 2008 14:43:09 GMT -5
actually, the best solution would be to bring SWT up and make them D1.
Then you have a conference built by Texas, oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The regional support for this conference would be awesome. The games would be fun to attend. There would be some good football going on. No more games vs. BYU and Wyoming.
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Post by fischer on Jun 26, 2008 14:44:43 GMT -5
I guess you could throw in New Mexico State. Its closer than Utep.
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 26, 2008 14:47:40 GMT -5
Put the Texas teams in one division and the out of state teams in another.
Texas Division ? Division
SMU ASU
UNT Tulsa
Rice UL-M
UH UL-L
TCU Memphis
UTEP La. Tech
Perfect!
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Post by Ticket Mouse on Jun 26, 2008 14:50:20 GMT -5
I guess you could throw in New Mexico State. Its closer than Utep. How do you figure? Las Cruces is about 45 minutes NW of EP. By car, you have to go through EP to get to LC. Isn't SWT already in the planning stages for going D-1? |
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