SMU isn't a juggernaut, but they could hold their own with any team in the SEC except for maybe Georgia.
Look at SMU's schedule and results this year-then let's revisit this.
You think a team composed mostly of guys who tranbsferred to SMU because they couldn't get on the field at those SEC schools is suddenly ready to contend in that conference? Come on now. Going into this game, we hadn't played anybody, they hadn't played anybody--and yes I'm including BYU in that statement. SMU certainly had better coaches and athletes than Pitt, game planned us and our simplistic offense well, knew we were weak in the trenches and elsewhere, knew we only have one real offensive weapon and he weighs 175 pounds, knew the LBs, corners and the back end of our D are suspect, and came out and shoved it up our a$$es from the opening snap on.
Point being, the fact that they beat the brakes off this Pitt team that featured most of the same guys on the field that went 3-9 last season doesn't mean they're ready to take on the big boys. BYU, Duke, Nevada and Louisville all agree. None of them are even remotely in that class.