New Crum Center. Same crummy results.
In Matt Doherty's first season as SMU basketball coach back in 2006-07, the Mustangs started 9-1. A victory at Oklahoma would've likely propelled the Ponies into the Top 25. Instead, SMU was humbled in Norman by 27 points, and it's been all drastically downhill since.
The latest defeat - to Houston last night in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament - caps another dismal season and commences another March Madness where the Hilltop hoopst
Matt Doherty hasn't done much to put SMU back on the college basketball map. He is, however, powering the Ponies to the top of the Twitterverse.
SMU urges its coaches to connect to its community. Events. Fund-raisers. Handshakes. Blogs. But you get the feeling Doherty Tweets not because he has to, but because he likes it.
In the last week, in fact, Coach Do has posted updates about his affection for honey glazed wings, playing golf with mega-booster Vic Salvino, texting former North Carolin