Away Games

[RedWinePony]

Sorry for the question but have been off the Board for a while. I'm seeing a lot of the old guard no longer posts. Does SMU still have a decent travel base? Looking to go to 2-3 away games this year.

[BUS]

A lot of posters have another site that they pay monthly to do so.

The info gets here but it takes a day.

[PonyPride]

Sorry for the question but have been off the Board for a while. I'm seeing a lot of the old guard no longer posts. Does SMU still have a decent travel base? Looking to go to 2-3 away games this year.

The traveling fan base is growing, but it's like any team's fans — traveling is easier when an away game is relatively close, and the bigger games (Clemson, Penn State, etc.) are bigger draws. There was a time when the only red and blue in the stands at road games almost was limited to players' and coaches' families. Crowds at Stanford and Nevada were pretty small, but there were several hundred, if not a couple thousand for games like Clemson, Virginia, etc.

To quote just about every coach in the world, it's a great feeling to go into someone else's stadium and walk out with a win. Everyone should try to get to Fort Worth, and it's worth the time and money to get to other road games if you can.

[CA Mustang]

Sorry for the question but have been off the Board for a while. I'm seeing a lot of the old guard no longer posts. Does SMU still have a decent travel base? Looking to go to 2-3 away games this year.

The traveling fan base is growing, but it's like any team's fans — traveling is easier when an away game is relatively close, and the bigger games (Clemson, Penn State, etc.) are bigger draws. There was a time when the only red and blue in the stands at road games almost was limited to players' and coaches' families. Crowds at Stanford and Nevada were pretty small, but there were several hundred, if not a couple thousand for games like Clemson, Virginia, etc.

To quote just about every coach in the world, it's a great feeling to go into someone else's stadium and walk out with a win. Everyone should try to get to Fort Worth, and it's worth the time and money to get to other road games if you can.

Agreed, the numbers are growing but it does depend upon location, date, opponent, etc. Last year I thought the SMU crowd was decent at the Duke and Stanford games, but disappointing at Louisville (I'm not counting Nevada and Virginia due to the dates of those games). This year, we should be well-represented at Clemson, WF, BC, and California.

[RedWinePony]

Thanks guys. I've been to a good number of away games through the years, and it seemed there was always a solid following.

I'll do at least two this year.

[Terry Webster]

I think we had a pretty decent showing in Louisville last year. I am hoping to get to Wake Forest this year since it is the closest game to Cincinnati.

[Charleston Pony]

Mustang club usually hosts a pre-game get together for road games. If you are a member you should participate

[BUS]

The Louisville game was a blast. We met some Card fans the night before and more after the game. Nice people. The SMU section had a few hundred and was loud.

TCU this year and maybe another.

[Dukie]

I think we had a pretty decent showing in Louisville last year. I am hoping to get to Wake Forest this year since it is the closest game to Cincinnati.

Louisville really needed the band. I know they can't go everywhere from Boston to Berkeley, but Louisville should be close enough. It would immediately change the perception of SMU's away showing.

[Pony ^]

Will be at TCU. Working on Clemson

[EastStang]

Clemson and Wake Forest. Game day decision on Boston College. Don't want to go to a freezing monsoon game again.

[Mustangs35SMU]

I think we had a pretty decent showing in Louisville last year. I am hoping to get to Wake Forest this year since it is the closest game to Cincinnati.

Louisville really needed the band. I know they can't go everywhere from Boston to Berkeley, but Louisville should be close enough. It would immediately change the perception of SMU's away showing.

100% agree.