Did ANYBODY write a GOOD letter to DMN??

[jtstang]

jtstang: The IU mention should've have used the word basketball instead of football; one could also interchange Purdue.

Please try to refrain from confusing me with Cheezesteak in the future. I'm sure neither of us appreciate it.

[Cardinal Puff]

A particularly sad aspect of this is how largely irrelevant SMU has become to local and national media. The task is not just to get a new coach and account to the NCAA, but bring back the constituency. The letters to the editor have shown the frustration from students, faculty and alums. What is lacking is a plan to confront the problems or even a forum to discuss what we can do, if anything, to make change.

[LA_Mustang]

But if you are going to run a "clean program" and fire the coach for burgers and Cheer, then why have I never seen you advocate sanctions against Max Williams, the booster involved in the violations. He is as much a part of the violations as Tubbs, and if you fire Tubbs, you'd have to ban him to be consistent now wouldn't you?

Come on, jt. Don't go after poor ol' Max. We should only be thinking about Coach Tubbs and his "major" infractions. All that other stuff is not important. Remember, SMU wants to do things the right way.

BTW, Clown- still wondering what ID you used before your name change??

[RGV Pony]

jtstang: The IU mention should've have used the word basketball instead of football; one could also interchange Purdue.

Please try to refrain from confusing me with Cheezesteak in the future. I'm sure neither of us appreciate it.

Post now corrected. My staff regrets the error.

[EastStang]

It is correct that outside of five of us and the entire DISD coaching community no one knows or cares about the fiasco of Tubbs hiring. We don't know yet whether that will adversely impact who might actually take the job and secondly, since we obviously don't care about getting DISD recruits (which we haven't been getting lately anyway), it shouldn't impact recruiting (except of course for the incredibly stupid timing of the firing). Of course it might still impact who might actually stoop to take this job.

[LA_Mustang]

As I have said before, SMU should be thrilled that no one in the media gives a damn about our athletic programs. If they did, it would be very ugly. There is practically zero media pressure in this market on anyone (administration, coaches or players).

Those that constantly complain about our lack of coverage in DMN, be careful what you wish for.....we’ve been a sitting duck for last twenty years, and for the most part the media has been kind to ignore us.

[McClown27]

As I have said before, SMU should be thrilled that no one in the media gives a damn about our athletic programs. If they did, it would be very ugly. There is practically zero media pressure in this market on anyone (administration, coaches or players).

Those that constantly complain about our lack of coverage in DMN, be careful what you wish for.....we’ve been a sitting duck for last twenty years, and for the most part the media has been kind to ignore us.

If you are willing to give up attendance and recruiting for the anonymity, I can see your point. The media destroyed our program's local fan base, and that is why 1,000 people show up for basketball games. It is also why our coaches have no luck in recruiting the area, because the kids are constantly told by the DMN that DFW is UT territory.

What is the best way to change our image? It has been proven that opening new facilities will not stem this tide, so encouraging success by changing the athletic model is the first step in changing the athletic atmosphere at the Hilltop.

[jtstang]

The media destroyed our program's local fan base, and that is why 1,000 people show up for basketball games.

How? By covering a winner that the majority of its subscribers follow, or by not covering a loser that cannot even generate fan interest on its own campus?

[McClown27]

The media destroyed our program's local fan base, and that is why 1,000 people show up for basketball games.

How? By covering a winner that the majority of its subscribers follow, or by not covering a loser that cannot even generate fan interest on its own campus?

I just want equal coverage. It will help if they move the Red River Shootout because local interest in UT will go down exponentially. It would help the program if local games were previewed, so that more local people could become involved.

I was really upset by the lack of local coverage of the UAB miracle. That Sunday, the DMN ran a two-page story about Sergio Kindle. I think our game was covered on page 6.

[jtstang]

I just want equal coverage. It will help if they move the Red River Shootout because local interest in UT will go down exponentially. It would help the program if local games were previewed, so that more local people could become involved.

I was really upset by the lack of local coverage of the UAB miracle. That Sunday, the DMN ran a two-page story about Sergio Kindle. I think our game was covered on page 6.

Are you dense or did you just never take Economics 101? What do you think the respective subscriber numbers for the Dallas Morning News look like in terms of UT alums vs. SMU alums? I bet you they have us outnumbered 5 to 1 at least if not more. And that does not account for UT fans who are not alums, which must outnumber non-alum SMU fans 50 to 1. You blame the attendance problem on newspaper coverage?? How do you account for the fact that SMU cannot even get students to go to the games?? They don't even read the newspaper!! WHY DO YOU THINK THE MORNING NEWS OWES SMU ANYTHING? What has SMU athletics ever done for it?

And the fact that our team needed a miracle to beat UAB probably speaks volumes as to why they were covered on page 6.

[McClown27]

I just want equal coverage. It will help if they move the Red River Shootout because local interest in UT will go down exponentially. It would help the program if local games were previewed, so that more local people could become involved.

I was really upset by the lack of local coverage of the UAB miracle. That Sunday, the DMN ran a two-page story about Sergio Kindle. I think our game was covered on page 6.

Are you dense or did you just never take Economics 101? What do you think the respective subscriber numbers for the Dallas Morning News look like in terms of UT alums vs. SMU alums? I bet you they have us outnumbered 5 to 1 at least if not more. And that does not account for UT fans who are not alums, which must outnumber non-alum SMU fans 50 to 1. You blame the attendance problem on newspaper coverage?? How do you account for the fact that SMU cannot even get students to go to the games?? They don't even read the newspaper!! WHY DO YOU THINK THE MORNING NEWS OWES SMU ANYTHING? What has SMU athletics ever done for it?

And the fact that our team needed a miracle to beat UAB probably speaks volumes as to why they were covered on page 6.

Always with the personal attacks.

Yes, there are more UT alums in the area. I guess it is out of the question for them to care about the local college football team. In Atlanta, they cover UGA and Tech fairly even. In CT, they evenly cover UCONN, BC, and Rutgers. Most football fans don't get angry if they have to read about rival footballs teams. It is not like circulation would go down if they began to cover SMU, as your logic seems to suggest. I just want close to equal coverage. Yes, when UT is in a BCS bowl, I understand why they get more coverage. When they are playing KSU in Manhatten and we are playing Tulsa in Dallas, they should cover the games--at least--equally.

I just don't understand why the DMN would not want to cover the local team. After all, they don't cover the Astros over the Rangers. Or, they don't cover the Spurs over the Mavs. I know that people have become more mobile and move a lot, but there is no reason why SMU cannot receive similar coverage than a college team 180 miles away.

[mr. pony]

The ratio of UT fans to SMU fans in the Dallas area hasn't changed in decades. And yet SMU often got top billing over UT in the 50s, 60s, 70s and certainly the early 80s.

Since the breakup of the SWC, the local media has dumped us, plain and simple and it's not right. Dollars and cents, my a**. That AIN"T the reason.

Better media coverage does in fact put fans in the seats. When highly ranked Wake Forest came to Moody a couple seasons ago, it didn't even get a mention on Channel 8. If it had, maybe 700-800 more fans show up just to see a ranked team in Dallas.

But it got no mention. None.

[Pony_Fan]

Nothing changes with you guys. The DMN coverage again?? Get over it.

[mr. pony]

WFAA, actually.

Say, did you write a positive letter to the DMN?

[PK]

And the fact that our team needed a miracle to beat UAB probably speaks volumes as to why they were covered on page 6.

Ah, jt....but miracles is what news is all about. Not that it took one to win, but that one occured at all. That is news worthy.