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Holy crap, stop this.  SMU had its nice little day in the sun last year.  Now let's all go back to ignoring them and not manufacturing reasons to talk about an irrelevant program.  This thread needs to make its way to the 10th or 11th page.

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Dear Mustang Nation,

We are pleased to announce that Damon Evans has been named SMU’s new director of Athletics. Damon brings a wealth of experience from nationally-recognized programs, having served as athletics director at both the University of Georgia and, most recently, the University of Maryland. Under his leadership, the Terrapins have won 49 Big Ten championships and tournament titles. The program has earned seven national championships since 2014, when he joined Maryland as the executive athletic director and chief financial officer.

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8 minutes ago, statsman said:

What stadium do you think they will host LSU in? AT&T? Cotton Bowl?

Came here to post.

The article I was reading on SI.com said "At LSU in Baton Rouge" and then "at SMU in Dallas" for what it's worth.  I think Jerry world would be a mistake, that would turn in to a home crowd for corndog easily. 

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3 minutes ago, markstanco said:

Came here to post.

The article I was reading on SI.com said "At LSU in Baton Rouge" and then "at SMU in Dallas" for what it's worth.  I think Jerry world would be a mistake, that would turn in to a home crowd for corndog easily. 

TCU did this exact thing about 10 years ago. Of course the return game was Jerry World. 

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Sure, but that’s how it worked for TCU- they planned a home-and-home, then LSU insisted on ATT (they saw it as a recruiting showcase and they wanted a lot of exposure), and it ended up as a one-off at ATT. 
 
I fully expect, at some point, for LSU to say, “We’re not playing this in a 35,000 seat stadium, are we?”

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Too many upgrades to Ford Stadium to move a big name OOC to JerryWorld or the Cotton Bowl. Agree with above. The best thing they can do is try to limit how many LSU fans can attend. Nice bit of scheduling for SMU. Ballsy even. 

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48 minutes ago, statsman said:

Sure, but that’s how it worked for TCU- they planned a home-and-home, then LSU insisted on ATT (they saw it as a recruiting showcase and they wanted a lot of exposure), and it ended up as a one-off at ATT. 
 
I fully expect, at some point, for LSU to say, “We’re not playing this in a 35,000 seat stadium, are we?”

Happened to TCU with LSU and Ohio State.  

Ford is a glorified high school stadium with an incredible new South endzone facility.  

Having been to the last two TCU - SMU games in Dallas before last year, I really am not sure how in the world they would handle a truly full crowd at Ford. Hell, they run out of ice and beer by half when they play TCU, That type of inadequate concession capability could turn ugly if LSU were to play there. 

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3 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Well they have 4 years to figure that out. OU and Clemson both roll into Ford in 2027. 

Technically, they had multiple games over capacity this past year as the official I believe is just over 32,000.  

Parking is a bitch and stadium concourses, bathrooms, and concessions really aren't enough to handle capacity, but i think they spent the money in the right place in the end zone complex.  

Unless you are going to add boxes and suites to generate more revenue, the fan experience is wasted money.   

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There is no chance in hell that game will be played at SMU. It’s a nice thought but way too much money left on the table with a small stadium. 

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