sbsmith wrote:gostangs wrote:there is a gap the size of the grand canyon between where we have been and getting an access bowl.
When we are relevant they will come. Its been completely proven in basketball. We haven't been relevant in football since 1983, so when Chad gets this rolling you will finally get it.
What I get is that we have to perform incredibly well every year just to get our own fans to fill a tiny stadium and anything less than that and we're SOL. What a fanbase.
At point have we performed incredibly well in the last 35 years? You do realize that SMU has not EVER had a nationally relevant football program to ANYONE under the age of 45 - at least that they can remember? What is amazing is not that we have empty seats against nobody schools - it is that we have anyone at all still coming! That is a testament to loyalty and eternal hope ,and the fact that a great number of us really love this place.
We are starting to see what happens when someone with Chad's enthusiasm, skills and hard work sets their mind to something. The crowds (i.e. Dallas sports fans) will follow when they see it is consistent.
Watch and learn.