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Something that came up in conversation with my fraternity brothers a few days ago when talking about Miami's recent troubles. The only reason, claimed one of them, that Miami isn't getting the death penalty is because it irreversibly destroyed SMU's program back in the '80s and nobody at the NCAA wants to be responsible for killing another historic program. Whether or not that's true, it does bring up an interesting point. SMU in the 1980s was a powerhouse program that routinely made rankings and bowl games.

Obviously, 30-odd years of butterflies can do a lot with a collegiate program but if the NCAA had opted to just boot some coaches, ban players, or any number of other lesser penalties is it possible that SMU could continue to be a regular top-25 appearance?
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