Date: November 16th, 2024 12:54 PM
Author: Peter Brady
Not the Deep South.
Not grandfathered in (they were part of the Southwest conference until the 90s).
No history of greatness in a major revenue sport (save the Nolan Richardson era in basketball which was 30 years ago).
No preftige which at least Vanderbilt brings.
I guess they just got lucky that a spot opened at the right time.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5635252&forum_id=2/#48345213)