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On the Detroit Free Press website, Spartan fans are giving Michigan fans a hard time about losing to the SMU "Wranglers". Maybe these geniuses should check to see if the 'Wranglers" by chance beat Texas Southern. Ha!

Walking out of the stadium, after the TSU upset last night, I was surprised that there were still State fans that said at least we haven't been upset by 3 teams like Michigan and it was no big deal because Izzo will have them ready for the tournament.

D wrote:Walking out of the stadium, after the TSU upset last night, I was surprised that there were still State fans that said at least we haven't been upset by 3 teams like Michigan and it was no big deal because Izzo will have them ready for the tournament.

well this is all true

I don't get it. Are they saying we all wear Wranglers down here in Texas?

Not having Brandon Dawson, their best player, hurt them tremendously.

When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

Terry Webster wrote:When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

When people ask me this I just say Southern Muslim University. Dumb questions deserve dumb responses.

SMU1523 wrote:

Terry Webster wrote:When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

When people ask me this I just say Southern Muslim University. Dumb questions deserve dumb responses.

I don't think its dumb, I think just very few people outside of the Southwest have been exposed to SMU. It's going to take a little time for people to realize that LB is here and that the team really is good. People didn't follow their NIT run last year and as I said in another thread, a lot of the young generation has no clue what SMU football once was. Just going to take time, I think you're better served giving them some background. Just my two cents. If they're being offensive about it, that's one thing, if they're asking because they legit don't know, I think it's a better opportunity to educate.

Anyways, I'm still on a high after that game. Hope you enjoyed it Terry, hopefully I'll be down for the Cinci game.

Terry Webster wrote:When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

That is still just baffling to me in 2014, but I guess that is the battle we are fighting.

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

Terry Webster wrote:When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

That is still just baffling to me in 2014, but I guess that is the battle we are fighting.

It's a good academic school, it's private, it's in Dallas 1500 miles away, sports have been largely irrelevant in football and bball for the last 25 years. There's just a lot of people that have never been exposed. It wasn't even a school I was looking at and in hindsight, it really should've been a place I looked at for undergrad. I just didn't know enough about the school and it's expensive to get a degree from. I don't think it's too hard to see why it's a school that many are largely unfamiliar with. I wouldn't worry, just wait until March and they're playing in the NCAA tourney, people will get to know SMU by then as they watch SMU knock their team out of the tourney.

OhioBrownFan wrote:

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

Terry Webster wrote:When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

That is still just baffling to me in 2014, but I guess that is the battle we are fighting.

It's a good academic school, it's private, it's in Dallas 1500 miles away, sports have been largely irrelevant in football and bball for the last 25 years. There's just a lot of people that have never been exposed. It wasn't even a school I was looking at and in hindsight, it really should've been a place I looked at for undergrad. I just didn't know enough about the school and it's expensive to get a degree from. I don't think it's too hard to see why it's a school that many are largely unfamiliar with. I wouldn't worry, just wait until March and they're playing in the NCAA tourney, people will get to know SMU by then as they watch SMU knock their team out of the tourney.

And this is why the academic-minded folks need to understand the huge benefit on having successful athletic programs. I suspect Duke wouldn't be a household name like it is without basketball. And I guarantee a lot more people know what TCU stands for with the success of their football program. Drives me crazy seeing "Southern Methodist" on bottom lines and score updates, but it's true that "SMU" is an unknown for most of the country. I've had it mistaken for a college in Canada on multiple occasions.

SMU1523 wrote:

Terry Webster wrote:When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

When people ask me this I just say Southern Muslim University. Dumb questions deserve dumb responses.

Be nice... there are no dumb questions... only dumb people.

RebStang wrote:

SMU1523 wrote:

Terry Webster wrote:When I was walking around Chrisler arena, several folks asked me what the M stood for in SMU? Missouri? Mississippi?

When people ask me this I just say Southern Muslim University. Dumb questions deserve dumb responses.

Be nice... there are no dumb questions... only dumb people.

They will know when we jump into the B1G

We are not going to the B1G.

Man i hope not. Its friggin Canada up there.