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Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game"
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 10:56 amby East Coast Mustang
Interesting take from TCU AD Chris Del Conte on the future of the TCU-SMU rivalry:
"Del Conte said both he and head football coach Gary Patterson enjoy scheduling one marquee game against a BCS opponent, one FCS (formerly I-AA) opponent and a game against SMU to fill TCU’s out-of-conference football schedule each year."
http://www.tcu360.com/football/2013/06/ ... e%E2%80%9D
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:19 amby PonySnob
Interesting that the top 2 people in the AD's office were away on vacation........
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:25 amby East Coast Mustang
PonySnob wrote:Interesting that the top 2 people in the AD's office were away on vacation........
It's the middle of summer. They have lives, too.
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:56 amby Bergermeister
PonySnob wrote:Interesting that the top 2 people in the AD's office were away on vacation........
Interesting? It's summer. People go on vacation.
You could use a break.
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:53 pmby East Coast Mustang
Bergermeister wrote:PonySnob wrote:Interesting that the top 2 people in the AD's office were away on vacation........
Interesting? It's summer. People go on vacation.
You could use a break.
Seriously. How is that the one thing he took from the article? For accuracy's sake, maybe he should change his username to PonyDouche
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:02 pmby RyanSMU98
My favorite line from the article:
The money has a financial benefit for both universities as well, Del Conte said.
That's a fine education they're offering over in Ft. Worth if they've figured out that money has financial value.
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:05 pmby East Coast Mustang
RyanSMU98 wrote:My favorite line from the article:
The money has a financial benefit for both universities as well, Del Conte said.
That's a fine education their offering over in Ft. Worth if they've figured out that money has financial value.
They've figured out big-time college athletics a lot better than we have though, that's for sure.
It will forever be a stain on Turner's legacy that he didn't get serious about football until the CoC handed him a check in 2008. At the very latest, a renewed dedication to being competitive at the highest level of college football should have begun when Ford Stadium opened in 2000.
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:09 pmby DallasDiehard
PonySnob wrote:Interesting that the top 2 people in the AD's office were away on vacation........
When would you prefer they take vacation with their families? During the football season? How about in the middle of basketball season?
It's summer. They have families. I hope they're relaxing, wherever they are.
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:46 pmby East Coast Mustang
Interesting poll over on KillerFrogs...as of 1:45pm, 69% of TCU fans are in favor of keeping the SMU series
http://www.killerfrogs.com/msgboard/ind ... pic=171486
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:21 pmby Vitale
For some, that might be because they think they should win that game, but regardless of the reason, a rivalry that has been in existence this long between schools in such close proximity should be played forever.
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:51 pmby PSCA
Vitale wrote: For some, that might be because they think they should win that game, but regardless of the reason, a rivalry that has been in existence this long between schools in such close proximity should be played forever.
Agree 100% ...
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:56 pmby Charleston Pony
PSCA wrote:Vitale wrote: For some, that might be because they think they should win that game, but regardless of the reason, a rivalry that has been in existence this long between schools in such close proximity should be played forever.
Agree 100% ...
agree as well; crosstown rivals should play each other every year, in every sport
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:59 pmby SMU89
Not sure why dont try to get more marketing - get mayors involved in a cross-town bet
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:08 pmby ghost
It is great game for TCU because when the game is at SMU plenty of cheap tickets are available to the visitors since SMU doesn't have enough fans and they can think back to just a dozen years ago and reminisce "this used to be us".
Re: Del Conte on playing SMU: "To me, it's still a home game
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Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:21 pmby SMUer
ghost wrote:It is great game for TCU because when the game is at SMU plenty of cheap tickets are available to the visitors since SMU doesn't have enough fans and they can think back to just a dozen years ago and reminisce "this used to be us".
That's some pretty weak sauce...