Why won't SMU promote soccer?
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:23 pmMet a guy at the game Saturday night who said he was shocked to learn that our team is No. 5 in the country (or at least was in the final regular-season poll). He was at the game because his son plays soccer and wanted to go to the game, and the kid's club coach (who usually takes several players to games) was out of town for the holiday, or something. So Saturday's NCAA game was the first this guy ever had been to, and he was amazed that nobody promotes it. There are no signs on campus, there are no ads on the radio or in print - nothing. I went to almost every game, so I knew, and I read about the team on SMUMustangs.com - they're doing their part - and the chatter among the soccer loyalists on this site. But if you're not on the internet, you have no idea how good this team is. It's a real shame, too, because now they're on the road the rest of the way. Someone seriously dropped the ball.