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Is SMU really a rival?
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<blockquote data-quote="HFrog12" data-source="post: 2763695" data-attributes="member: 66784"><p>You are right - TCU was down for a long time but we have earned where we are now. SMU played us when we were down because they had to, it was a conference game. I wouldn't mind SMU getting back to a P5 league and making this an actual rivalry again, when they are consistently competitive. Yes a few more losses would put more salt in my mouth and fans will despise them more and more. But that still doesn't change the fact that the game provides zero value to our program. As you can probably tell, I am a younger graduate and I still despise SMU just because of everything they stand for and the history that we have with them. But that doesn't mean I view the game as a rivalry today. Every other year you give up a home game for your own fans, an opportunity to visit a different destination, or the ability play an opponent that rewards you when you beat them. To belabor the point, we are probably the only P5 school that plays at a Group of 5 school every other year. Why is that?</p><p></p><p>You can still recognize a historical rival but not continue to play the game. Texas and Texas A&M are rivals. Penn St. and Pitt just discontinued their series. If you look at all the great rivalries in college football today there is one constant. They all compete on the same level in comparative conferences. It saddens me that SMU has fallen so far back. But for us to keep moving forward we need to graduate from playing down to this game every year and find something with greater value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HFrog12, post: 2763695, member: 66784"] You are right - TCU was down for a long time but we have earned where we are now. SMU played us when we were down because they had to, it was a conference game. I wouldn't mind SMU getting back to a P5 league and making this an actual rivalry again, when they are consistently competitive. Yes a few more losses would put more salt in my mouth and fans will despise them more and more. But that still doesn't change the fact that the game provides zero value to our program. As you can probably tell, I am a younger graduate and I still despise SMU just because of everything they stand for and the history that we have with them. But that doesn't mean I view the game as a rivalry today. Every other year you give up a home game for your own fans, an opportunity to visit a different destination, or the ability play an opponent that rewards you when you beat them. To belabor the point, we are probably the only P5 school that plays at a Group of 5 school every other year. Why is that? You can still recognize a historical rival but not continue to play the game. Texas and Texas A&M are rivals. Penn St. and Pitt just discontinued their series. If you look at all the great rivalries in college football today there is one constant. They all compete on the same level in comparative conferences. It saddens me that SMU has fallen so far back. But for us to keep moving forward we need to graduate from playing down to this game every year and find something with greater value. [/QUOTE]
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