Should Mustangs get their feelings hurt or be grateful?

DALLAS — It will be hard for SMU fans to figure out whether or not to hurt their feelings after being left out of games in the annual ACC/SEC Challenge. Assuming, of course, that the reports there are accurate on this.

With the Mustangs and Stanford not included in the annual event, you have to wonder if the contracts (probably with TV) in place could not be extended for this season. The ACC added three teams, while the SEC brought in Texas and Oklahoma, creating an odd number of teams between the two conferences.

The SEC has 16 teams, while the ACC has 18. Someone was going to be left out, but it’s not known exactly how that was decided. We are left to speculate whether the ACC asked for volunteers or just made some arbitrary decisions.

For ponies, however, what can be even more difficult to decide is whether to be angry at a snob or be glad they don’t have that game. New coach Andy Enfield has yet to weigh in on the whole matter.

At first glance, Enfield probably has enough trouble to solve the problem of picking up ponies and completing a list. He’s probably at the stage now where he’s putting together some practice players that make the regulars better. Playing in the ACC against the likes of Duke, North Carolina and a number of other teams will be a step up coming from the AAC.

Now, though, he won’t have to worry about playing an SEC opponent. He has bigger concerns with the league’s teams – and they matter a little more.

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