SID - Game Presentation

[DiamondM]

I honestly don't get the complaints about the Mini Mustangs. They go on the field for 1 minute in the first quarter, when we would otherwise have some other lame presentation anyway, have fun and then go. They are how the Pom Squad (which is also not well funded) raise money for those spiffy outfits and red boots all the dirty old men are ogling. They get people who would not have bought tickets into the stadium, and get kids connected to SMU at a young age.

[ponyboy]

I like the Mini Mustangs.

[CoxMustangFan]

I agree DiamondM. I don't get the hate. It adds fans, raises money, and gets young kids interested in SMU. So we're disrupting yet another long quiet and awkward pause in between time outs. So?

I personally have FAR more issues with all the damn info-mercials at the basketball games.

[SmooBoy]

And no one has mentioned the absence of the Mini-Mustang Cheerleaders.

They'll be back next week. So suck it!

Was not giving opinion, just pointing out that I had not seen the usual vitriol they seem to inspire.

[One Trick Pony]

https://youtu.be/pFdLk2eJ-IU

haha

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

They are how the Pom Squad (which is also not well funded) raise money for those spiffy outfits and red boots all the dirty old men are ogling.

In that case I am totally ok with it. Those boots rocks.

[RGV Pony]

The $ saved on not having to pay for a football coach should be pumped into pom cheer and band. For all its high browedness, smu can sure be prolific at freeloading

[SMUer]

Please provide numbers on Mini Mustangs > SMU student conversion-rate.

It's basically game day daycare for 30 families but it just looks so bush league to the rest of the 15,000 in the stadium. IMO there are better ways to get young girls ready for higher levels of cheer or in-still SMU spirit than that participate in that ill-prepared mess.

[ponyboy]

It makes little kids happy. That's the only argument I need to hear.

[One Trick Pony]

SMU football is adult time take the little children to dance recital that's what I do

[Rebel10]

Please provide numbers on Mini Mustangs > SMU student conversion-rate.

It's basically game day daycare for 30 families but it just looks so bush league to the rest of the 15,000 in the stadium. IMO there are better ways to get young girls ready for higher levels of cheer or in-still SMU spirit than that participate in that ill-prepared mess.

That is a valid request imo.

[BigT3x]

It makes little kids happy. That's the only argument I need to hear.

[Stallion]

We need to involve as many people as possible from the SMU community. Nothing wrong with the mini-Mustangs and probably adds to the attendance.

[One Trick Pony]

Well alright then just let them roll down the hill like all the rest of the kids

[East Coast Mustang]

Mini-Mustangs get more people into the stadium and from the community connected with the school, AND it gives us something to complain about every week. Win-win