Tell me about SMU

[Zeus 6010]

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[Beau Vine 54085]

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  – The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced its football schedule model for the next seven seasons on Monday, Oct. 30.

SMU, making its conference debut next fall, will host Boston College, Cal, Florida State and Pitt in 2024, while making trips to Duke, Louisville, Stanford and Virginia.

SMU will also host TCU, BYU and HCU as part of the 2024 home slate, giving the Mustangs seven home contests for next season.

The new conference schedule will continue with no divisions, feature 17 schools and will increase the number of annual conference matchups from 56 to 68. The top two teams based on conference winning percentage will compete in the ACC Football Championship Game on the first Saturday in December at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Mustangs' lone non-conference road contest in 2024 will be at Vanderbilt.

The remainder of SMU's 2025-30 ACC pairings are listed below:

2025 ACC Schedule
Home: Louisville, Miami, Stanford, Syracuse
Away: Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Wake Forest

2026 ACC Schedule
Home: Boston College, Cal, Virginia, Wake Forest
Away: Florida State, Louisville, Stanford, Syracuse

2027 ACC Schedule
Home: Clemson, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Virginia Tech
Away: Cal, Pitt, Virginia, Wake Forest

2028 ACC Schedule
Home: Cal, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina
Away: Georgia Tech, NC State, Stanford, Virginia Tech

2029 ACC Schedule
Home: Clemson, Georgia Tech, NC State, Stanford
Away: Boston College, Cal, Miami, Syracuse

2030 ACC Schedule
Home: Cal, Duke, Miami, Syracuse
Away: Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Pitt, Stanford

[Longboard Horn 40213]

Louisville is coming next year, sweet! My uncles and cousin(who all live in Louisville) can come to Dallas to see that game, plus coming down to Austin for our game against Kentucky!

Edit: I can go to Louisville

Edited October 31, 2023 by Longboard Horn
Read that wrong

[GreenspointTexas 9575]

They are the only Texas fbs team we havent played over the past 25 years

Edited October 31, 2023 by GreenspointTexas

[Fudge Nuggets 19168]

59 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

Edit: I can go to Louisville

Yay???

[Longboard Horn 40213]

[texas08 1599]

SMU was ballin w Preston Stone. He’s out with an ankle injury.

Nice little conference championship game coming up vs Tulane.

[TrashMaster G 17480]

On 10/2/2023 at 10:28 AM, HouTex said:

Went to the SMU game this past Saturday.  Fun time.  The Boulevard pregame tailgate thing is a great idea.  I randomly saw some UT friends I haven’t seen in 25+ years that live in Dallas.  I really like the smaller crowd.  And damn, I’ve probably never seen so many attractive 40–60 year old women in one place.  

Money has benefits.

[LTtxfan 49083]

New contract for Lashlee and more money for assistants...

After clinching a championship berth in the final season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, Rhett Lashlee has agreed to a multi-year extension at SMU.

Billy Embody of 247 shares that the extension comes with a raise that would put Lashlee "on par" with coaches in the ACC, where SMU is set to begin play in 2024 as a new member.

The report also shares that the salary pool for assistant coaches will be within the top 25 in college football, which would put them in the $7 million per year ballpark.

As a private school, SMU is not required to share salary figures.

https://footballscoop.com/news/rhett-lashlee-agrees-to-multi-year-extension-at-smu

[texas08 1599]

Meanwhile Dykes (f dat guy), is with a foot out at tcu…so I hear. Shhh.

[texas08 1599]

PONY UP

[LTtxfan 49083]

Manny Diaz dips into his past for Duke offensive coordinator hire

An assistant under OC Rhett Lashlee on his Miami staff, Manny Diaz has tabbed Jonathan Brewer (SMU) as his offensive coordinator at Duke.

ZACH BARNETT     21 HOURS AGO

SMU co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jonathan Brewer will be the offensive coordinator at Duke, according to multiple reports on Thursday.  Brewer spent the past two seasons at SMU, and was elevated to co-offensive coordinator in February. 

Overall, though, Brewer spent the past 11 seasons working under Rhett Lashlee, who was Diaz's offensive coordinator for his final two seasons at Miami. 

Working under Lashlee and Diaz at Miami, Brewer helped the Hurricanes jump from 98th to 32nd in total offense, 90th to 26th in scoring, and from 52nd to 29th in passing.

SMU ranked among the top 10 nationally in passing touchdowns over the last two seasons. Mustangs passers threw for 7,823 yards and 68 scoring strikes over that span. SMU is also one of six teams to average 40 points per game this season, which helped the team win its first conference championship since 1984.

 

[statsman 5440]

I picked up a book, “The Pony Trap”, written ten years ago by an ex SMU football player. It’s basically an apologetic for the Pony Express days. 
 
It’s fascinating, the way SMU fans and old players will try to spin that they were victims, that they were doing nothing other programs were doing. Oh, the way they like to point at Texas (SMU PIs turned Texas in for: coaches letting injured players use their car to get to class - the players didn’t have cars, coaches giving players that flunked out bus fare home) as being on probation, too, but let off easier because the Horns were favored by the NCAA. 
 
I went to the ON3 site for SMU and saw much of the same. 
 
If I have to spell it out- SMU’s cheating was on a whole nuther level than everyone else’s. Their Regents chair knew and approved. Their AD knew and approved. They swore to the NcAA that they would stop, and still continued payments. 
 
SMU is unique- they have boosters, with money, that want SMU to be a top program. They just don’t have a lot of fans. They never have. They are incapable of organically growing into a top program, but they can lean into trying, again, to be “the best team money can buy”. 

Edited March 15 by statsman

[Longboard Horn 40213]

 

[ztejas 43385]

I think we're the 3rd best team in the ACC right now and have a chance to spice things up. 

Not expecting a ton but we sure as shit won't be an easy out in our first year playing bigger-boy football in 30 years. 

[GenXer 2811]

Wife and I went to the game. It was a helluva lot of fun. Compared to the dozens of fans at the game I went to several years back, this one was packed. Great energy.

[Jive Turkey 12583]

1 hour ago, GenXer said:

Wife and I went to the game. It was a helluva lot of fun. Compared to the dozens of fans at the game I went to several years back, this one was packed. Great energy.

Definitely need to swing by the Boulevard and to a game now that SMU is in a Power 4 conference.  SMU definitely has no love for FSU. 
 

 

Edited September 29 by Jive Turkey

[ztejas 43385]

This is doable, honestly. @louisville and BC at home probably the 2 biggest tests remaining. Duke doesn't suck, either.

I don't know if 7-1 gets to the title game but 8-0 probably would?

Miami and Clemson do not play. It could wind up a three-way tiebreaker at 8-0, 7-1 etc.

Louisville plays both Miami and Clemson.

[Longboard Horn 40213]

Since Texas has a bye, I'll be in Louisville this Saturday to see some family and we'll be attending the SMU-Louisville game. 

[Ghost of LL 15515]

18 hours ago, ztejas said:

This is doable, honestly. @louisville and BC at home probably the 2 biggest tests remaining. Duke doesn't suck, either.

I don't know if 7-1 gets to the title game but 8-0 probably would?

Miami and Clemson do not play. It could wind up a three-way tiebreaker at 8-0, 7-1 etc.

Louisville plays both Miami and Clemson.

I predicted it elsewhere, and my prediction on 2024 conference champions is still on track:

B1G: Oregon

SEC: Texas

ACC: SMU

Big XII: Utah

 

Ok--that last one isn't looking so hot.  But damned if an all-newcomer slate of conference champions wouldn't be funny as hell.

[Crockett 490]

That BYU win at SMU is looking better and better. 

[Longboard Horn 40213]

19 minutes ago, Crockett said:

That BYU win at SMU is looking better and better. 

Blows my mind how the fuck BYU won that game. It's like SMU didn't even prepare. 

[Crockett 490]

Just now, Longboard Horn said:

Blows my mind how the fuck BYU won that game. It's like SMU didn't even prepare. 

SMU was reading the preseason predictions for BYU or something lol

[ztejas 43385]

1 hour ago, Crockett said:

That BYU win at SMU is looking better and better. 

As is the loss 😂

Might have been a good loss. Helped us iron out the QB controversy. Jennings has looked great the past 2 games.

[ztejas 43385]

Miami transfer Brashard Smith was basically a gadget WR in 3 seasons at Miami - had a nice season returning kicks last year. Moved to RB this season and it's working out quite nicely.

No idea why the dipshit doing graphics put it in size 4 font but he's the highest PFF graded offensive player in the P4 so far.

70 carries for 509 and 7 touches, 11 catches for 121 and a touch.

[LTtxfan 49083]

27-27 in 4th qtr vs louisville...

Big 4th down stop by ponies defense

[Macklemore 2876]

Come on SMU. Get this win on the road. 

[billfromlaketravis 11420]

SMU got bailed out on a horrible fumble call replay reversal on the go ahead TD.  I believe they said before the game that the winner of SMU-Louisville has a 30% chance of making the CFP. 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

2 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

SMU got bailed out on a horrible fumble call replay reversal on the go ahead TD.  I believe they said before the game that the winner of SMU-Louisville has a 30% chance of making the CFP. 

It was exactly the right call. 

[Tailgate 3019]

Ponies!

[Gucci_Suit 2622]

Rank the Pones!

[Ghost of LL 15515]

They may not get any television money, but damned if they’re not going to win the conference.

It’s like when a big program pays a supposed cream puff to give them a September game, and the cream puff goes home with $1.5M and a W.

[ztejas 43385]

20 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

SMU got bailed out on a horrible fumble call replay reversal on the go ahead TD.  I believe they said before the game that the winner of SMU-Louisville has a 30% chance of making the CFP. 

 I was surprised they reversed it. Check cleared I guess.

[4th&Five 41487]

Thinking back to the thread during the Nevada game where they looked like shit…😂

[ztejas 43385]

10 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Thinking back to the thread during the Nevada game where they looked like shit…😂

The 2 QB shit fucking killed us those first two games. Jennings has been a revelation. 

BYU looks good but that never should have been a loss. 

[Gucci_Suit 2622]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

 I was surprised they reversed it. Check cleared I guess.

I was surprised they reversed it as well. But he was down. 

[Longboard Horn 40213]

2-0 in conference play. First road win in the ACC. Definitely was worth the trip. Good turn out from SMU fans as well. Louisville fans, even with a loss, are super friendly and welcoming. One guy randomly came up to me, shook my hand and said “SMU has a great team and welcome to the ACC.” Another guy offered me a beer from his tailgate, and after the game all the other people were approachable, made good conversation and were helpful about answering questions about the schools history. I couldn’t troll them or be a dick because everyone I met was just super nice. It’s weird when you go to see a game where the schools aren’t rivals and don’t play each other very often. 

[Longboard Horn 40213]

[Funk Doctor Spock 12142]

SMU looking pretty good. 

[royiv 9183]

50 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

2-0 in conference play. First road win in the ACC. Definitely was worth the trip. Good turn out from SMU fans as well. Louisville fans, even with a loss, are super friendly and welcoming. One guy randomly came up to me, shook my hand and said “SMU has a great team and welcome to the ACC.” Another guy offered me a beer from his tailgate, and after the game all the other people were approachable, made good conversation and were helpful about answering questions about the schools history. I couldn’t troll them or be a dick because everyone I met was just super nice. It’s weird when you go to see a game where the schools aren’t rivals and don’t play each other very often. 

You sure you weren’t at Kyle Field? 

[texas08 1599]

Pony Up!

[Longboard Horn 40213]

14 hours ago, royiv said:

You sure you weren’t at Kyle Field? 

Does this look like Pyle(of shit) Field? Lol

[Bevo&Pevo 5108]

WTG!  Mustangs.  For reasons unknown to me I've always had a soft spot for 'em.  Glad they won.

[royiv 9183]

32 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

Does this look like Pyle(of shit) Field? Lol

[Longboard Horn 40213]

[ztejas 43385]

In the AP @ #25 which seems too low but it doesn't matter. 

We beat #22 on the road - only loss is to #15 by a FG in a game where we were still playing Stone  - top 20 in most catch-all metrics. 3-0 against P4 last 3 weeks with two absolute drubbings (against shitty teams, tbf).

Bulletin board material I guess. 

[LTtxfan 49083]

Interesting...

Cole Leinart, the son of former Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart, announced his commitment to SMU on Wednesday via social media.

Cole Leinart is a three-star quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. He holds offers from Colorado, UNLV, Pittsburgh and Georgia State, according to the recruiting website. He's also the No. 81 quarterback and No. 158 player in California, although he's not ranked in 247Sports' composite rankings

[Funk Doctor Spock 12142]

I can tell you this - Camar Wheaton is a good back. Weird that he transferred there and not a bigger program. Anyone know the reason behind that?

[Jive Turkey 12583]

4 hours ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

I can tell you this - Camar Wheaton is a good back. Weird that he transferred there and not a bigger program. Anyone know the reason behind that?

he's from Garland. probably as simple as wanting to come back home and get some PT.  and then once SMU got into the ACC, probably made sense to stay put and not move again.

[4th&Five 41487]

First place in the ACC!