Pressure

[j_bowling]

Johnny, isn't the system being fixed? It's not fully built, but isn't it being fixed? And no, I've never said jack about the Sears cup and never plan to.

[KnuckleStang]

JR, not to split hairs here, but I think you mean 1-AA. Your point is made, though.

[PK]

Originally posted by gostangs:
Can someone please post the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of Pres. Turner, and all Trustees?

Here is a starting point:

http://www.smu.edu/directories/

http://www.smu.edu/leadership/

http://www.smu.edu/administration/trustees.asp

<small>[ 11-14-2003, 11:12 AM: Message edited by: PK ]</small>

[FWMustang]

I think it says a lot seeing who the Chair is, not to mention the Hunts, Mr. Loyd, and Mr. Pettus. There may be others I don't recognize who have given large sums of money to the Athletic Dept. I think the bottom line is that given our history(DP), and the presumed (real or not, I do not know) sway of the faculty senate, sweeping or drastic changes aren't going to happen. That is the ultimate hangover of the DP is wrestling the faculty/anti-athletic faction.

SMU Board of Trustees
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GERALD J. FORD Chair of the SMU Board of Trustees
LESTER M. ALBERTHAL JR.
MICHAEL M. BOONE
WILLIAM J. BRIDGE *SMU Faculty Rep
RICHARD H. BROWN
LAURA W. BUSH
THE REV. KIRBYJON CALDWELL
DONALD J. CARTY
DAN W. COOK III
JEANNE TOWER COX
THE REV. W. MARK CRAIG
LINDA PITTS CUSTARD
FRANK M. DUNLEVY
JUAN L. ELEK
THOMAS J. ENGIBOUS
ALAN D. FELD
WILLIAM H. GRUMBLES JR. *Pres, SMU Alumni Assn
MILLEDGE A. HART III
W. R. HOWELL
WARD. L. HUEY JR.
LAMAR HUNT
RAY L. HUNT
ROBERT A. LEACH
PAUL B. LOYD, JR.
THALIA MATHERSON
MARK A. NERIO
ALFRED L. NORRIS
WILLIAM B. ODEN
H. ROSS PEROT JR.
SHERRILL I. PETTUS
CAREN H. PROTHRO
CARL SEWELL
STEVEN SCHINDLER *SMU Student Rep
ANN B. SHERER
HELMUT SOHMEN
JOHN C. TOLLESON
R. GERALD TURNER *SMU President
RICHARD WARE
SUE T. WHITFIELD
RICHARD J. WOOD

[abezontar]

I think I am begining to understand why so many people get upset with Stallion. While he makes valid arguements, and does indeed attempt to back them up with facts, very rarely does he suggest something constructive that we as fans of the program can do to change what he sees is wrong with the program. What is appalling to me is that even after calling out the Mustang Club for failing (as he sees it) to push the administration to make the changes he sees fit, rather than join that organization, and attempt to do anything about it, he is content to let them continue on in their current path and simply curse them from afar. To me that is just as bad as the cheerleaders of the program, in fact it is worse, because you know what is wrong and aren't doing anything to fix it. At least you aren't doing anything that I know of. Now, I'm going to write my letters to the Prez and Board of Trustees, and I encourage all of you to do the same. If however anyone who thinks that there is a problem with our program chooses to not do anything, but simply continue to complain, you will have lost all credibility, and can then count yourself as among the current problems with the atheltic program as it now stands.

<small>[ 11-14-2003, 02:11 PM: Message edited by: abezontar ]</small>

[jjmccain]

This is my first post on this board, but I am a long time fan and grad of SMU. Believe me, Stallion hits the nail on the head every time.

SMU has handicapped itself since the DP. Right now, we are at a differing degree of handicapping ourselves.

It's basically a three step process to fix this program and it should have been done in 1989.

1) Add a General Studies major, Sports Management major, and a Health major.
2) Recruit JUCO players for the next three years.
3) Schedule cupcakes in August and September

Now let's get a campaign started to get this thing fixed. A website is a great start.

BTW, I am very very close friends with someone who sits on the SMU board of Trustees

[PK]

Originally posted by Romo to Wolf:
BTW, I am very very close friends with someone who sits on the SMU board of Trustees

Have you been bending that friend's ear? Does the Board of Trustees understand the urgency of getting the football program playing on a level field with, as Stallion would say, our natural and traditional rivals? Do they understand the consequences of not getting it done?

A winning football program has done wonders for TCU in increasing their alumni giving and in increasing the number of student applicants. Does the Board of Trustees understand that concept and how it could help SMU too? I sure as hell hope so!

[jjmccain]

Monday night at SMU, I am participating in an alumni research project. Now I have no idea what this is about, but you can be sure that the state of SMU football will be a brought up.

To answer your question, I have told him over and over again about what needs to be done, but I get the same response - 'give it some time'.

What these idiots don't understand is that with each passing year... that is one more class of alums who couldn't care less about SMU. All of the old money that comes in for these campaigns comes from alums who graduated when SMU was a power in football. With the way things are and have been since 89, there will be no more Hunts or Fords out there.

My brother-in-law is a Frosh at SMU right now. He could care less about SMU football.