2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

[Stanger86]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Hey, don't forget about the D1 in our own league we'll all get to play next year. When we play at the Pentagon, we should all get a Div. 1 style check. :)

Great point!

[simple as a $3 bill]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Sounds like Miles has been fired by Nebraska. Hopefully he can find a new program to lead so you boys can play exhibition games against a D1 school still

Hey, don't forget about the D1 in our own league we'll all get to play next year. When we play at the Pentagon, we should all get a Div. 1 style check. :)

[Stanger86]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

When the Jacks were in their early years as D1 if I recall SMSU beat them a couple of times.

Once, in 2008 (Elite Eight year). But still played 5 more times after that.

[vikingfaithful]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

The connection with SDSU is being so close by, 60 miles away. The Mustangs played the Jacks 5 consecutive years at one point, but the games stopped after 2013. I heard they refused to schedule us after that. There were a number of games between SDSU and Wayne (no doubt the Nagy connection played a role), but those stopped in TJ's second year. Now SD Mines seems to be the repeated team of choice for some reason, with them still scheduling various other small schools in the region as well.

In the 5 years since SDSU, we've played Nebraska twice and Minnesota once. That's it on the D1 scheduling. I wonder if we might see Utah State on the schedule in the near future?

When the Jacks were in their early years as D1 if I recall SMSU beat them a couple of times.

[Stanger86]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Other than saving on travel there is nothing to gain for any of the area D1s to play anyone around here so O wouldnt expect to see more of that. Typically it take a sort of connection to get those exhibitions. Don Meyer had an insane about of connections so that's why we had so many for awhile. Sunny had connections to lead to our game with Arizona State. Other than TCU, I dont see a road to us playing many more.

The connection with SDSU is being so close by, 60 miles away. The Mustangs played the Jacks 5 consecutive years at one point, but the games stopped after 2013. I heard they refused to schedule us after that. There were a number of games between SDSU and Wayne (no doubt the Nagy connection played a role), but those stopped in TJ's second year. Now SD Mines seems to be the repeated team of choice for some reason, with them still scheduling various other small schools in the region as well.

In the 5 years since SDSU, we've played Nebraska twice and Minnesota once. That's it on the D1 scheduling. I wonder if we might see Utah State on the schedule in the near future?

[NSU4LIFE]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Yup. Tis the truth. It was the first thing I saw when I woke up this morning. Here's his tweet from yesterday, it's a thread:

Thank you to the University of Nebraska for a remarkable journey. It was a great honor to represent this University the past seven years. I am extremely proud of what we were able to accomplish during my tenure,

— Tim Miles (@CoachMiles) March 26, 2019

It was kind of neat having Nebraska to play on those couple of occasions. There was a buzz at the school for that 2014 game I remember, because Nebraska was ranked #25 at the time. Quite the game, from what I remember.

I recall the Stangs playing SDSU my first couple of years here, but they stopped shortly after. Was there any reason for that? I think in total since I started here as a part-timer way back in 2012, we've played 5 D-1 opponents.

Other than saving on travel there is nothing to gain for any of the area D1s to play anyone around here so O wouldnt expect to see more of that. Typically it take a sort of connection to get those exhibitions. Don Meyer had an insane about of connections so that's why we had so many for awhile. Sunny had connections to lead to our game with Arizona State. Other than TCU, I dont see a road to us playing many more.

[SW_Mustang]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Sounds like Miles has been fired by Nebraska. Hopefully he can find a new program to lead so you boys can play exhibition games against a D1 school still

Yup. Tis the truth. It was the first thing I saw when I woke up this morning. Here's his tweet from yesterday, it's a thread:

Thank you to the University of Nebraska for a remarkable journey. It was a great honor to represent this University the past seven years. I am extremely proud of what we were able to accomplish during my tenure,

— Tim Miles (@CoachMiles) March 26, 2019

It was kind of neat having Nebraska to play on those couple of occasions. There was a buzz at the school for that 2014 game I remember, because Nebraska was ranked #25 at the time. Quite the game, from what I remember.

I recall the Stangs playing SDSU my first couple of years here, but they stopped shortly after. Was there any reason for that? I think in total since I started here as a part-timer way back in 2012, we've played 5 D-1 opponents.

[zimmy21]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Sounds like Miles has been fired by Nebraska. Hopefully he can find a new program to lead so you boys can play exhibition games against a D1 school still

[Stanger86]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Augustana started this season with mostly freshman from a stellar recruiting class, although non one like Bruggeman and won 18 games so their is hope of a good start of a good start.

One big difference is we usually like to redshirt most of our class. A couple will play, but most will redshirt next year. Have heard we're still looking into transfer market, which could speed process somewhat.

[MrMustang]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Augustana started this season with mostly freshman from a stellar recruiting class, although non one like Bruggeman and won 18 games so their is hope of a good start of a good start.

yep. Really good class. Growing pains but potential

[vikingfaithful]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

Augustana started this season with mostly freshman from a stellar recruiting class, although non one like Bruggeman and won 18 games so their is hope of a good start of a good start.

[MrMustang]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

SMSU has its new president-designate. Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya has been the the provost and vice president of academic affairs and a math professor at West Virginia State University since 2014.

Will be interesting to hear how highly he values athletics.

Enrollment is down some -- not just us, but because we are smaller it bites more so he needs to get that fixed -- but one way as we have discussed a million times is to have good sports. Winona surged in the 90s and 2000s when they had their sports improvements

[Stanger86]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

The way Bigler talked about him in his last postgame interview with Swami, that certainly seems to be the case. Byers will be the guy.

[RollStangs]

[Stanger86]

Re: 2019-20 SMSU Mustangs: Rebuilding the Dream

SMSU has its new president-designate. Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya has been the the provost and vice president of academic affairs and a math professor at West Virginia State University since 2014.

Will be interesting to hear how highly he values athletics.