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How successful can SMU be, could they move the chains in their division? · The Jake Wimberly Podcast

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  Let's finish it up with SMU, And I want to bring up Semu just
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  because obviously they're gonna be playing in the ACC. We know that, at
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  least by reports coming out, they've really beefed up the collective. You know,
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  the grandkids of the good old boys are kind of running things. At
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  least that's what you know was being said in circles there. They've got the
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  gang back together, they're recruiting well, they've got what looks to be a
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  pretty good staff. How how successful can they be and can SMU play,
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  you know, potentially in this era? Could they could you see them maybe
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  moving up the chain in the ACC. I think that they can compete with
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  the Dukes and the Wakes and folks like that right away. I think with
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  the nil on the collectives and the emphasis on football, I think they can
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  move up. And you know, why can't they be You know what Louisville's
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  done and if they do a good job coaching and developing and administratively, Absolutely
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  think they could be a player. Now, do I think they have the
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  Clemson Florida State putotential? No, not even in the future, but as
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  the future kind of morphed I mean don't you. Almost kind of feels like
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  the ACC if it survives long term, it's going to be more Big twelve,
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  Like they're gonna have to follow that model. They're gonna have to add
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  teams like the Big twelve has, and they may lose their big boys.
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  I think SMU can be a player because I think if you start taking away
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  the top tier programs, they're kind of in the mix near the top.
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  I mean, you could put SMU right now in the Big twelve. What
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  has TCU done that SMU can't do potentially financially, facility wise, there's some
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  things that TCUs ahead of because they've kind of been a little bit more on
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  brand recently. But SMU can be competitive and you just hit on it.
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  They've got the money to stroke the checks to allow it to happen. And
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  if they don't have the right guy, and I think Gret's been good,
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  I think it's just we'll see where things go. They'll find the right guy
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  to leave the program him if he can't lead them in the way they ultimately
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  expect to be. But I think they can be competitive at least in the
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  middle tier and maybe even in the upper tier beyond. You know, but
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  just behind the top the three or four programs. Make sure to find him
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  on Exit Landry Football also Landry football dot com. Chris always appreciate your time,
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  have a great week and we'll do it again next week. Hey.
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  Thanks that. I appreciate you having me as always