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Re: Home schedule

Postby Stallion » Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:30 pm

Yeah that would make a BIG difference. If you are an SMU alum and its the Fall and you can't be bothered to check out the Football schedule to see if your team is playing on Saturday-a billboard is gonna do the trick. Or SMU alums just might not give a [deleted]. One of those two options
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Re: Home schedule

Postby mtrout » Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:42 pm

We need Dallas, not just SMU alums.
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Re: Home schedule

Postby Stallion » Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:09 pm

yeah well that's never gonna happen especially when so many SMU fans are frightened to play anybody worth a damn-next idea
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Re: Home schedule

Postby CalallenStang » Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:55 pm

Stallion wrote:Yeah that would make a BIG difference. If you are an SMU alum and its the Fall and you can't be bothered to check out the Football schedule to see if your team is playing on Saturday-a billboard is gonna do the trick. Or SMU alums just might not give a [deleted]. One of those two options


It's on SMU to make SMU alumni (or the unaffiliated Dallas inhabitant) care about the football team.

There's been no effort there for 30 years.
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Re: Home schedule

Postby East Coast Mustang » Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:59 pm

Stallion wrote:yeah well that's never gonna happen especially when so many SMU fans are frightened to play anybody worth a damn-next idea

What plan do you recommend Stallion- from both a marketing and scheduling perspective ?
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Re: Home schedule

Postby gostangs » Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:31 pm

we gotta build our own fan use - and you do that by winning - not borrowing other teams fans. Basketball has proven that. Dallas will adopt us if they are adopting a winner.

Lets try this and see how it goes. We know what happens when we hit mid october without a win.
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Re: Home schedule

Postby sbsmith » Sun Apr 16, 2017 6:07 pm

Charleston Pony wrote:true test of how many football fans SMU truly has



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Re: Home schedule

Postby gostangs » Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:01 pm

Its just not a hard formula - and has been used already by many.

1) Schedule easy while building - rack up cheap meaningless wins and play in mid level bowls.
2) Due to above, recruit better and slowly increase schedule strength
3) Build and add fans as they bandwagon - and bring them along as team gets better and schedule gets better at same time.
Repeat steps 1-3 above forever.

June didn't give up due to getting butt hurt after TCU. He gave up because he was lazy. Chad don't have any lazy in him.
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Re: Home schedule

Postby tristatecoog » Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:40 pm

Somehow get ranked and the fans will come.
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Re: Home schedule

Postby sbsmith » Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:16 am

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:If we are 8-0 in November it will be hard to get into Ford I think.




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Re: Home schedule

Postby Fresno Mustang » Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:56 am

gostangs wrote:Its just not a hard formula - and has been used already by many.

1) Schedule easy while building - rack up cheap meaningless wins and play in mid level bowls.
2) Due to above, recruit better and slowly increase schedule strength
3) Build and add fans as they bandwagon - and bring them along as team gets better and schedule gets better at same time.
Repeat steps 1-3 above forever.

June didn't give up due to getting butt hurt after TCU. He gave up because he was lazy. Chad don't have any lazy in him.


The Boise state model. Win your conference consistently and make the most of your opportunities when you get the big boys


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Re: Home schedule

Postby skyscraper » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:12 am

This will be a true test of the down-scheduling model.
I hope it works.
But in my heart and head I know it's gonna be me and 7,500 other people in Ford come November.
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Re: Home schedule

Postby smupony94 » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:16 am

skyscraper wrote:This will be a true test of the down-scheduling model.
I hope it works.
But in my heart and head I know it's gonna be me and 7,500 other people in Ford come November.


That's 7000 more than normal
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Re: Home schedule

Postby PoconoPony » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:35 pm

Stallion wrote:yeah well that's never gonna happen especially when so many SMU fans are frightened to play anybody worth a damn-next idea


Right on. No one cares about our lousy home schedule.
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Re: Home schedule

Postby Bergermeister » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:48 pm

smupony94 wrote:
skyscraper wrote:This will be a true test of the down-scheduling model.
I hope it works.
But in my heart and head I know it's gonna be me and 7,500 other people in Ford come November.


That's 7000 more than normal

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