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Postby Argyle Pony » Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:12 pm

Six home games...what a treat for us ...starting a new era...Go Mustangs!!!
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Postby smu diamond m » Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:13 pm

Don't you always have 6 home games?
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Postby QuikSStang » Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:50 pm

i think so...
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Postby Junior » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:22 pm

On a similar note, we will also be having 6 away games this year.

Guess that completes the thread.
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Postby SMU Football Blog » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:52 pm

NCAA says to be Division One, you have to have five home games. In an 11 game schedule, the scrub teams would often schedule just two road nonconference games and just one home nonconference game in order to pocket the revenue of being cannon fodder.

Lots of teams in the 12 game schedule era have elected to take the check to play three road games. Look at Rice in 2006, they played at Fl. State, at Army, at UCLA, their one "home" nonconference game was Texas at Reliant Stadium. Look at NTSU , their 2007 nonconf. season was 4 away games: Arkansas, SMU and Oklahoma; NTSU had 3 road games in 2006 as well.

I am continually relieved that SMU hasn't whore'd itself out for one-off bodybag games solely for the check. It isn't in the best interest of the team.
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Postby Argyle Pony » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:56 pm

Maybe we do but not all Conference USA teams had 6 at home....Guess I was excited that prices for the games were also reduced....Just ready for the games to begin...Go Mustangs!!!
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Postby Big Hoss » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:00 pm

Argyle Pony wrote:Maybe we do but not all Conference USA teams had 6 at home....Guess I was excited that prices for the games were also reduced....Just ready for the games to begin...Go Mustangs!!!


Hey, we do appreciate your unbridled enthusiasm.
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Postby smupony » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:35 pm

Argyle Pony wrote:Maybe we do but not all Conference USA teams had 6 at home....Guess I was excited that prices for the games were also reduced....Just ready for the games to begin...Go Mustangs!!!


SMU is not cutting us a deal.

Prices were reduced because we are not playing Texas Tech this year. Price is set by the individual prices of each game added up. We don't have a game big enough to charge what they did last year for TT. TCU would be close but not close enough.

Look for the price to go up again next year when/if (not sure) we play TT again.
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Postby Big Hoss » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:39 pm

smupony wrote:
Argyle Pony wrote:Maybe we do but not all Conference USA teams had 6 at home....Guess I was excited that prices for the games were also reduced....Just ready for the games to begin...Go Mustangs!!!


SMU is not cutting us a deal.

Prices were reduced because we are not playing Texas Tech this year. Price is set by the individual prices of each game added up. We don't have a game big enough to charge what they did last year for TT. TCU would be close but not close enough.

Look for the price to go up again next year when/if (not sure) we play TT again.


Not sure about that. My season tickets last year were $150/seat, the same as this year.
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Postby Pony Soup » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:35 am

Big Hoss wrote:Not sure about that. My season tickets last year were $150/seat, the same as this year.


WHOA, everyone out of the way!! Big spender here.
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Postby perunapower » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:32 am

Pony Soup wrote:
Big Hoss wrote:Not sure about that. My season tickets last year were $150/seat, the same as this year.


WHOA, everyone out of the way!! Big spender here.


That was kinda unnecessary. Just be glad ANYONE is willing to pay money to come watch SMU.
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Postby MustangLaxer » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:01 am

That was entirely necessary...and funny too, but no offense to hoss...
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Postby Big Hoss » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:50 am

Pony Soup wrote:
Big Hoss wrote:Not sure about that. My season tickets last year were $150/seat, the same as this year.


WHOA, everyone out of the way!! Big spender here.


Considering all the sideline seats are the same price with the exception of the one section at the 50 yard line, I guess he could say that about any season ticketholder.

What Pony Soup doesn't know is that I buy out an entire section! :wink:
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Postby Pony Soup » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:00 pm

Big Hoss wrote:
Pony Soup wrote:
Big Hoss wrote:Not sure about that. My season tickets last year were $150/seat, the same as this year.


WHOA, everyone out of the way!! Big spender here.


Considering all the sideline seats are the same price with the exception of the one section at the 50 yard line, I guess he could say that about any season ticketholder.

What Pony Soup doesn't know is that I buy out an entire section! :wink:

YOU are the reason I couldn't get 2 sections right next to each other!!!
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Postby Big Hoss » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:12 pm

Pony Soup wrote:
Big Hoss wrote:
Pony Soup wrote:
Big Hoss wrote:Not sure about that. My season tickets last year were $150/seat, the same as this year.


WHOA, everyone out of the way!! Big spender here.


Considering all the sideline seats are the same price with the exception of the one section at the 50 yard line, I guess he could say that about any season ticketholder.

What Pony Soup doesn't know is that I buy out an entire section! :wink:

YOU are the reason I couldn't get 2 sections right next to each other!!!


Damn right!
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