Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="sufandu, post: 5276293, member: 874"] Arizona St wouldn't be in if their weak conference didn't have a guaranteed spot. Let's see how sustainable Indiana is. Prior to the portal there was always a surprise team or two in the top 10 only to shuffle out and be replaced by a different Cinderella the next year. How much did Indiana benefit from their schedule? What happened when they played Ohio State? Did the gap appear smaller? SMU is the one positioned to really take advantage because of what I mentioned in another post, money. They're loaded. They now have the opportunity to be a legal pony express. They could've done that with NIL absent the portal, but the portal accelerates it for them. I think we have the best coach we could have to deal with this but there's a reason the Yankees and Dodgers were in the world series and contend every year. The portal is fine. It's the money that distorts everything. [/QUOTE]