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Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:54 pm

ESPN has a "toughest venue in The American poll" going on. We are behind even though ESPN actually reported Moody is the toughest venue!!!!

Not sure why SMU isn't pushing this more we had awesome social media last year not sure what happened.

VOTE HERE:

http://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/115777/vote-which-american-venue-is-the-toughest-place-to-play

ESPN ranking:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/17200933/american-venues-ranked-according-difficulty

1. SMU Mustangs: Moody Coliseum, opened in 1956
Before Larry Brown arrived in town, SMU averaged 2,013 fans per game. Last season the Mustangs lost one game at Moody. The Hall of Famer can be accused of lots of things, but the man knows how to turn around a program. In its 7,000-seat charming old barn, SMU is now a force in college basketball, with a rowdy home crowd to match its efforts. The big question: Can Tim Jankovich, named head coach after Brown resigned abruptly last month, keep it going?

Fun fact: Dallas' first ABA franchise, the Chaparrals, played some games at Moody. Owners couldn't agree on a team name so they went with the place where they were meeting, the Chaparral Club. But after just sevens seasons and declining ticket sales, the franchise relocated to another Texas town. The Chaparrals became the San Antonio Spurs.
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby LA_Mustang » Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:24 pm

Pretty cool.that in a conference with traditional basketball powers UConn, Cincy, Memphis and Temple we are voted the toughest place to play. Thank you, LB.
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby LA_Mustang » Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:29 pm

It's nice being the lead story on the front page of ESPN's college bball.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby SMUstangs22 » Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:50 am

Team leading the vote is UCONN. What a joke. We put them out of the tourny on our road to an away confernce tournament title there.
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby Charleston Pony » Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:36 am

SMUstangs22 wrote:Team leading the vote is UCONN. What a joke. We put them out of the tourny on our road to an away confernce tournament title there.


maybe so, but UConn, Memphis & Cincy all have larger attendance figures so you can logically expect them to top SMU in these kinds of polls
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby smusportspage » Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:09 am

I voted. Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby SMUstangs22 » Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:24 pm

Charleston Pony wrote:
SMUstangs22 wrote:Team leading the vote is UCONN. What a joke. We put them out of the tourny on our road to an away confernce tournament title there.


maybe so, but UConn, Memphis & Cincy all have larger attendance figures so you can logically expect them to top SMU in these kinds of polls


Well ya but still. We have won more games there in 3 years than we have lost in Moody
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:01 pm

Keep voting!!!!!!

Current results:

1 - Connecticut (994 votes)
2 - Cincinnati (408)
3 - SMU (293)
4 - Memphis (242)
5 - Temple (154)

Kind of weak vote totals for the conference Arizona is leading the Pac-12 voting with 1731 votes although their voting started a day earlier.
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Re: Vote for SMU PLEASE

Postby smupony94 » Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:58 pm

Charleston Pony wrote:
SMUstangs22 wrote:Team leading the vote is UCONN. What a joke. We put them out of the tourny on our road to an away confernce tournament title there.


maybe so, but UConn, Memphis & Cincy all have larger attendance figures so you can logically expect them to top SMU in these kinds of polls

Those 3 schools also know how to win in the tournament
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