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Postby Charleston Pony » Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:09 pm

so, if reports are true that UCF was giving away FREE tickets in an effort to pack the stadium and make themselves and CUSA look good to a national TV audience last night...is it possible for SMU to pack Ford by giving away free seats? If we started advertising tomorrow? Or, will we once again be ashamed as a national audience tunes in to see 20,000 SMU fans dressed up for Halloween as empty seats? (at least that's the joke I expect to hear that next day in my office because everyone there knows who I support AND that we are on TV that night)
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Postby KnuckleStang » Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:15 pm

Russ Potts did it, with good results. I say we give away free tickets in BLOCKS.
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Postby expony18 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:07 pm

KnuckleStang wrote:Russ Potts did it, with good results. I say we give away free tickets in BLOCKS.
i wish i could i be there but i have classes the next day, but ive convinced all my friends to comeover for a halloween party and watch the SMU game at my house... i really don't want to be embarrased with only 12,000 in the stands
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Postby smupony94 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:31 pm

Sorry but no
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Postby smupony94 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:32 pm

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Postby smupony94 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:33 pm

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Re: Can Ford Stadium be packed?

Postby Pony_Fan » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:38 pm

Charleston Pony wrote:so, if reports are true that UCF was giving away FREE tickets in an effort to pack the stadium and make themselves and CUSA look good to a national TV audience last night...is it possible for SMU to pack Ford by giving away free seats? If we started advertising tomorrow? Or, will we once again be ashamed as a national audience tunes in to see 20,000 SMU fans dressed up for Halloween as empty seats? (at least that's the joke I expect to hear that next day in my office because everyone there knows who I support AND that we are on TV that night)


Surely by now you can answer that question on your own CP.
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Postby Pony_Fan » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:40 pm

Surely CP you can answer that question on your own by now. SMU doesn't know their head from their *ss when it comes to marketing.
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Postby Pony_Fan » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:52 pm

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Postby MrMustang1965 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:27 pm

expony18 wrote:
KnuckleStang wrote:Russ Potts did it, with good results. I say we give away free tickets in BLOCKS.
i wish i could i be there but i have classes the next day, but ive convinced all my friends to comeover for a halloween party and watch the SMU game at my house... i really don't want to be embarrased with only 12,000 in the stands
I have to work the next day! But I'm damn sure gonna be there!

SMU needs to giveaway tickets to every junior high & high school sports team in the Metroplex to get the stadium packed! Give tickets away to every Methodist youth group (and other churches, synagogues, temples, etc.) in the Metroplex! Give tickets away to YMCA's, too! Get the parents onboard by promoting Ford Stadium as the SAFEST place in Dallas and an alternative to trick-or-treating! It's the SAFEST place because of all the CSC staffers and off-duty police officers working extra jobs there!
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Postby McClown27 » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:25 am

We would need better media coverage.
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Postby Peruna2001 » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:39 am

MrMustang1965 wrote:
expony18 wrote:
KnuckleStang wrote:Russ Potts did it, with good results. I say we give away free tickets in BLOCKS.
i wish i could i be there but i have classes the next day, but ive convinced all my friends to comeover for a halloween party and watch the SMU game at my house... i really don't want to be embarrased with only 12,000 in the stands
I have to work the next day! But I'm damn sure gonna be there!

SMU needs to giveaway tickets to every junior high & high school sports team in the Metroplex to get the stadium packed! Give tickets away to every Methodist youth group (and other churches, synagogues, temples, etc.) in the Metroplex! Give tickets away to YMCA's, too! Get the parents onboard by promoting Ford Stadium as the SAFEST place in Dallas and an alternative to trick-or-treating! It's the SAFEST place because of all the CSC staffers and off-duty police officers working extra jobs there!


Like I posted in the other thread about giving away free tickets...
They should give them out to elementary, middle-school, and high-school kids as well as teachers. It's a safe, fun alternative for Halloween. I would encourage all of the Boo-levard tailgaters to bring big bags of candy for kids. The free tickets would definitely make up for themselves in concessions purchases from a packed house.
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Postby smu diamond m » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:43 am

How about don't require tickets to get into one side of the stadium, and require ticks to get in the press box side?
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Postby J.T.supporta » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:06 pm

FORD STADIUM CAN BE PACKED IF YOU TOLD EVERY HOMELESS PERSON IN DALLAS THAT THEY WOULD GET FREE FORD AND SHELTER FOR ATTENDING THE GAME...

when will SMU and UP give into the fact that they NEED to sell beer during the games to get people in the stands..

For cryin out loud, they have beer on the BLVD...y not put sum beer in the stadium???
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Postby jtstang » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:16 am

J.T.supporta wrote:when will SMU and UP give into the fact that they NEED to sell beer during the games to get people in the stands..

What ever gave you the idea that University Park cared?
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