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Southern Methodist

Most of us dont know much about SMU other than the Pony Express and the Death Penalty.

Couple interesting notes I've learned

- Some call it "Southern Millionaires University"

- It is not technically in Dallas. The university is in University Park, which is bordered on 3 sides by Dallas and the other side by Highland Park. University Park and Highland Park are 2 extremely affluent communties which is why SMU reminds me a lot of Villanova in many ways.

- In 2019, they disassociated with the United Methodist Church and are wholly owned by their own Board of Trustees. It doesn't even appear that its a religious school at all anymore.
It's absolutely in Dallas. There are quirky zoning laws here in the state of Texas - for instance, there is the City of Bellaire that sits in the heart of Houston.

Southern Methodist

SMU is technically in Dallas. Dallas is both the city and county.
There are those random little towns within not just the county of Dallas, but the city of it.
I use to live in Addison when I first got here. It’s in Dallas County. If you took one step in either direction while in Addison, you were back in the city of Dallas.

That’s how the area around SMU is. You’d never know you weren’t in the city anymore unless someone told you. And it’s only about 2 to 3 miles big.

University Park in incredible. The number of luxury homes in that area is just unreal. I'm guessing that most of them start at around $2 to $3 mil minimum.

Been there a number of times. I remember driving around University Park listening to the Joe Flacco Mike High Miracle game with my 1 year old while wifey was playing down the street in the Steinway Hall. Made it back to the hotel to see Justin Tucker end it in the 2nd OT.
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