[Phil Steele's Latest Bowl Projections]

CUSA has 6 teams bowl eligible. They traded the New Orleans Bowl bid to the WAC for the New Mexico Bowl bid so UTEP can play close to home.

[Hated Rivals]

Would love an annual game with SMU. Fun to hate and everyone could attend the games each year.

You get your wish starting 2014.

[Is Smu Really That Good?]

better conference - Yes I agree CUSA is overall a better football conference.

better coach - I'm a big fan of JJ....although I think our new coach gives him a run for the money. I think we will see a different team the next few years.

better education - Seriously?? Why even bring that into the discussion? Douche.

I was giving some reasons why recruits might choose SMU over UNT is all. I like UNT. I grew up in Denton and took some classes at UNT. I'm not trying to bash UNT. There is really no need to attack me.

[Is Smu Really That Good?]

Over rated..... we could blow them open next yr. Can't wait to recommence the home and home. Notice any red shirts in Ford Field today?? All I see is a sea of black.

That would be because the game is in Orlando.

[Is Smu Really That Good?]

better conference

better coach

better education

U of H beat us they just lost to everyone else

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

I am not claiming that SMU will deliver the Dallas market. But it will provide them with a game in the Dfw area where there are more D1 recruits then anywhere in the nation. It is sad that more people do not show up but winning will create attendance. It does not happen overnight. UNT as well as anybody should know this. We are only two seasons removed from back to back 1-11 seasons, however if you are familiar with the current state of SMU football you know that those days are long behind us. Those who are not familiar will soon realize this as well. Jones has set the foundation for great things to come. If the MWC wants to look to the future they take SMU if not they take someone else. What helps the MWC get AQ status is making it the best football conference it can be. SMU and Houston are both currently better then half the MWC and will be better then 3/4 of it in the near future

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

SMU does nothing to help the MWC get a BCS auto-bid. I don't know what planet you're living on to think that. SMU doesn't provide a foothold into crap, whether it's the BCS or DFW, sorry. And SMU's storied history is that everyone in the country still thinks of it as the school that got the death penalty.

Regarding football attendance, it's a sad fact that only a couple thousand more people will drive five miles to see you guys clinch bowl eligibility than will drive 30 miles to see a team that had won seven games in the previous 3.5 seasons at that point. Almost 2,500,000 people in Dallas County and only 17k come to watch winning football with a $2m coach. In basketball, it's not even a comparison.

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

The MWC expansion has nothing to do with basketball for one. If you want to look at other sports SMU consistently wins the ALL-Sports rankings for CUSA despite the terrible basketball. I really have no defense for how terrible the basketball team is. This is about money and football. The MWC is trying to get to AQ status. If TCU leaves the MWC will be at 10 teams meaning 2 teams will be invited. If TCU Stays the MWC takes Houston. If TCU leaves the MWC takes Houston and SMU. They want a foothold in DFW so SMU is the logical choice if TCU leaves. It may be the third winning season in 22 years but the SMU program has a storied history. There is no denying the program is on the rise. They have a proven coach, who has taken a team from the worst in the NCAA, to a BCS game. SMU outdraws UNT so not really sure why you are bashing on SMU's attendance.

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

LOL, not sure why you feel the need to come onto another schools message board and try to assert your "superiority" but you do realize that many people with your problem like to buy big expensive cars. You can try that or did you max out daddy's credit card?

I just cast my opinion on the likelihood of UNT's possible invitation to the MWC which is what this topic is about. It is a well known fact that SMU alums and SMU administration thinks that they are better then UNT and would do everything in their power to block UNT's entrance to CUSA. This is not me trying to assert my "superiority" this is a fact. I do not agree with this but this is the truth. I think that both schools would benefit from being in the same conference. This game would be as close to a sellout as either team can get without bringing in a big time team. Lets be honest if UNT cannot get into CUSA after 4 straight bowl games when CUSA is looking everywhere it can for members then there is no way they are getting an invite in their current state. The truth is I went to UNT for a year transfered to SMU paid my own way with help from scholarships and financial aid.

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

Really? you think SMU is in the top 3? Houston I can understand, but SMU? LOL. I know there have been some drug problems on the hilltop, pease, get help somewhere.

This is a joke right?

The football team is up and coming. SMU is going to a bowl for the second straight season. Keep in mind this is mainly without Junes recruits as they are still sophomores. They pretty much have a spot in the Conference championship locked up this year. SMU blew out Nevada 45-10 one of the best teams in the future MWC, in the Hawaii bowl last year. They have a great coach, great academics, and they are located in a great city. They have an administration that is committed to putting a quality product on the football field. They have the money to pump into the program and are willing to spend it. I am not saying that Houston isn't their top choice but SMU is in the discussion.

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

UNT's best hope for moving to a better conference is for SMU to move to the MWC because as long as SMU is in Conference USA, right or wrong, they will do whatever they can to block UNT's entrance.

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

So how high does SMU rank?

Much higher then UNT. SMU, Houston, and UTEP are easily there top 3 choices in no particular order. Tell me one reason why they would want UNT over SMU.

[Should Unt Consider Joining The Wac?]

As crazy as this is to say, UNT is too good for the WAC.

[Mwc May Add Another Member]

UNT is probably the MWC's 10th choice of schools to join. UNT brings absolutely nothing to the MWC. There is absolutely no reason the MWC would want UNT.