SID: SMU branding - SMU, not Southern Methodist

[Big12Mustang]

Went to rally house, where they have a growing SMU merchandise section in the back. Saw that they call the section "Southern Methodist", which although I thought was cool that they had more SMU merchandise, kinda infuriated me. I like the branding to be consistent "SMU" all over.

Also, on ESPN and other websites, they refer to us as Southern Methodist.

Where can we report these transgressions so that the Athletic Department can reach out to these places and have them change it?

[03Mustang]

Screw rally house - don't give them your money anyway. Same excuse every time I went in about SMU's licensing being the issue as to why they didn't carry more merchandise, which we know isn't the issue anymore.

Until they move us out of the back corner and carry more than 3 shirts in their Fairview store they won't get a dime from me no matter how they brand us.

[LA_Mustang]

They do use that excuse. Plus, they carry way too much TCU gear to get any of my money.

[smusic 00]

Screw rally house - don't give them your money anyway. Same excuse every time I went in about SMU's licensing being the issue as to why they didn't carry more merchandise, which we know isn't the issue anymore.

Until they move us out of the back corner and carry more than 3 shirts in their Fairview store they won't get a dime from me no matter how they brand us.

There was a big move by SMU to get rally house to change their ways. Sounds like it might have worked, though not perfectly. SID mentioned that RH was invited to a few bball game suites this year to show them what's happening in the market.

[Big12Mustang]

Screw rally house - don't give them your money anyway. Same excuse every time I went in about SMU's licensing being the issue as to why they didn't carry more merchandise, which we know isn't the issue anymore.

Until they move us out of the back corner and carry more than 3 shirts in their Fairview store they won't get a dime from me no matter how they brand us.

There was a big move by SMU to get rally house to change their ways. Sounds like it might have worked, though not perfectly. SID mentioned that RH was invited to a few bball game suites this year to show them what's happening in the market.

Awesome.
I had been to Rally House several months ago and the selection this time around was about double. They told me they are planning to expand the SMU section, but I did notice TCU had way too much merchandise in there...

[LA_Mustang]

SMU > Southern Methodist

[jpe747]

I like the brand 'SMU' also. However, anyone with twitter knows that several other schools call themselves SMU. Obviously, that can be confusing unless you know to which SMU you are referencing.

[Lebanese4Life]

hmm. I don't think there are any schools in the United States that use the acronym SMU so that shouldn't be a problem (Saint Mary's in Canada and Singapore Mgmt U)

[couch 'em]

There are a dozen or more Saint M___'s University schools although I don't see that as mattering. For example our catholic friends in San Antonio, who had the acronym 60 years before we did:

[CalallenStang]

There are a dozen or more Saint M___'s University schools although I don't see that as mattering. For example our catholic friends in San Antonio, who had the acronym 60 years before we did:

They use StMU as their acronym. I've seen that on bumper stickers around SA

[SMU2007]

If people are getting confused between us and a tiny catholic school in San antonio, a Canadian university or Singapore management university when we are discussing D1 sports, we have bigger problems.

[Bergermeister]

Southern Methodist
S.M.U.
SMU
Rally House Sux (went there to buy a Baylor gift for a friend and got so pist at the token SMU offerings, I walked out - won't go back)

[Fresno Mustang]

St. Mary's in moraga is D1 in the west coast conference. Some people in northern california sometimes will confuse it with that. I still think that if you know anyting about college athletics or colleges tho your first thought when you hear SMU should be us given we are d 1 in football and our history in sports

[Big12Mustang]

Was talking to a coworker (TCU alum/fan) about the branding issue, and he said TCU went through the same situation in the early 2000s when they were referred to as "Texas Christian". Their SID and AD made it a mission to get the brand corrected as "TCU" everywhere they saw the wrong branding.

I like how we have done way better with eradicating the "phony pony" from merchandise...now we have to brand "SMU" the right way!

[East Coast Mustang]

One thousand percent agree. SID needs to make this a priority over the summer.

Our name is going to be on every sports site and every newspaper in America next year with a top ten ranking. It needs to say "SMU"