Stallion wrote:we've never been able to access that Methodist support like Baylor has the Baptist (or Notre Dame the Catholics) probably because we are not closely tied to the denomination like Baylor is. I wish I knew how to access that large potential fanbase-its worth considering a strategy-but its not likely
Used to get about 5-6,000 for Methodist Youth Fellowship Day but I don't think we even have that any more-those could be paying customers in future which is more than I can say about some of our strategies. Get the good people at HP Methodist Church to have their own tail gate area and invite other congregations each week-couldn't hurt none
SMU is not a "church school". Its a secular private school for all practical purposes just like many others: i.e USC, Tulsa, Tulane, Vandy, Creighton etc.
More Catholics at SMU when I was an undergrad than Methodists. A good thing frankly. Diversity is important in higher education. SMU aims to be a multicultural institution whether some on this board agree with that mission or not. If SMU is to improve academically then maybe they ought to take a page from the Vanderbilt playbook and recruit more Jewish students who on average have very high academic indicators as a group. Frankly, I am glad all the fundamentalist Christians in this state view SMU as "liberal". They can all go to EatMEu or Baylor if they want a more faith based experience.
That being said I think its fine anyone identify with SMU football or come to games. Baptists, Catholics, Methodists, Mormons, Muslims, Pentecostals, Jews etc. Even heathens like me!