Ponying Up: SMU embarks on $100 million football stadium upgrade

[TopFrog]

SMU kick-starts Ford Stadium expansion after alumnus ponies up $50 million​

Dallas Morning News

SMU was shut out of the latest wave of conference realignment. Now the university is set to add a major résumé builder for whenever the next round of realignment happens.

 

[ECoastFrog]

I'm sure their 6 fans will enjoy this.

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

Honestly, might be the ideal place for GP if he wants to be a head coach again at some point. And if that ever does happen, it would be hi-freakin-larious if we then finally dropped them from our schedule.

 

[OICU812]

TLTL

 

[Moose Stuff]

Why?

 

[Double D]

I said the exact same thing!!! Why???

Why?

 

[bp4tcu]

I'm sure their 6 fans will enjoy this.

Probably as much as our 42 fans enjoy our upgrades. Don't act like we're selling out our stadium every week.

They want in the Big 12 so bad it's not even funny.

 

[StealthFrog]

I'm sure their 6 fans will enjoy this.

Don't forget how impressed the University of North Texas, UTSA and UAB fans will be when they see it in person

 

[StealthFrog]

 

[FrogCop19]

Probably as much as our 42 fans enjoy our upgrades. Don't act like we're selling out our stadium every week.

They want in the Big 12 so bad it's not even funny.

You're right...it's not funny.

IT'S FRICKIN' HYSTERICAL!

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

Don't forget how impressed the University of North Texas, UTSA and UAB fans will be when they see it

I wouldn't be surprised to see University of North Texas make some upgrades in the near future.

 

[Big Frog II]

They do need to upgrade their stadium. It is tired. However, sticking a bunch of expensive seats in the endzone seems like a waste of money.

 

[thefrogking]

They must believe in “ If we build it they will come”.

 

[Moose Stuff]

Probably as much as our 42 fans enjoy our upgrades. Don't act like we're selling out our stadium every week.

They want in the Big 12 so bad it's not even funny.

We have our own issues, no doubt about that. But to attempt to draw comparisons between us and them is beyond laughable.

 

[Froggish]

SMU was told by consulting firms that one of the reasons they weren't a more serious candidate for expansion is because their facilities aren't up to par. They are trying to make themselves more attractive in the 2025 alignment wars.

 

[cheese83]

SMU was told by consulting firms that one of the reasons they weren't a more serious candidate for expansion is because their facilities aren't up to par. They are trying to make themselves more attractive in the 2025 alignment wars.

I'm sure that was one of many and the easiest to fix.

 

[TopFrog]

All the empty seats in their horseshoe are imbalanced by the grassy hill.

 

[ECM]

Most of $ if for the football ops center which is behind the renderings you see here. Locker rooms, offices, new weight room, all that jazz. Our current football ops center has been obsolete for about a decade

 

[Frognosticator]

Most of $ if for the football ops center which is behind the renderings you see here. Locker rooms, offices, new weight room, all that jazz. Our current football ops center has been obsolete for about a decade

Not to mention dead hooker disposal facilities, which Craig James may or may not be financing.

 

[Gary's Shirtless Revenge]

I'm not sure there is a bigger gap between reality and perception than what exists around the SMU Football program right now.

$100mm into their basketball and other athletics programs would pay far better dividends.