(07-18-2021 08:02 AM)SMUstang Wrote:  If Rice increases it’s athletic budgets and hires some serious coaching staffs, and upgrades their facilities, particularly basketball, they may be acceptable to the AAC. They have a lot of work to do and I don’t think it will happen any time soon.

Short of a teardown, Autry Court isn't going anywhere. It's bigger than the Tulane gym, though that doesn't say much. A basketball training facility would help.

Re: spending, a lot of this is perception. Per EADA reporting:

Football budget ($M):
SMU: 21.1
Rice: 13.7
Tulsa: 13.2
Tulane 11.8

Men's basketball budget ($M):
SMU: 7.3
Tulsa: 5.0
Tulane 3.7
Rice: 3.2

Total budget ($M):
SMU: 68.8
Rice: 42.0
Tulsa: 38.0
Tulane 31.8