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Postby mr. pony » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:08 am

... just not SMU's brand.

Baylor and Tech may have a deal soon. A&M and Arkansas play here starting this fall. Then there's the annual Texas-OU affair.

To lose one's home town to outsiders is not an encouraging turn of events. (Rice and TCU don't have this problem.) Discuss.

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Postby LA_Mustang » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:16 am

you're just stating the obvious....not much to discuss
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Postby mr. pony » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:23 am

Oh.... Thanks.

Just thought it was a unique situation and one we need to address -quickly. Any other D-I program in the country seeing its home town turned into a Football Romper Room for teams from other cities?

Anybody for raising a little hell about the status quo? ...... Never mind. :roll:
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Postby EastStang » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:50 pm

A score of ineptitude does that. A generation has been born which did not know that SMU was once a team that played the likes of UT, A&M, Ark. competitively. At this point our only choice is to hit the ball where it lies and do the things necessary (short of cheating again) to win. We may win, we may not. If JJ can't right this ship, then I don't know who can.
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Postby smupony94 » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:51 pm

Screw Jerry's World - get them to play at Ford
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Postby mr. pony » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:05 pm

Orsini needs to sign ND to a long-term deal and play 'em at Jerry World or the Cotton Bowl.

Get in the game. They're coming over the walls.
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Postby PonySnob » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:08 pm

mr. pony wrote:Orsini needs to sign ND to a long-term deal and play 'em at Jerry World or the Cotton Bowl.

Get in the game. They're coming over the walls.


Not if it meant that we would lose the boulevard for a game!!!
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Postby White Helmet » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:43 pm

If these teams decide to play at Jerry World isnt it closer to Amon Carter then Ford Stadium?
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Postby SoCal_Pony » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:14 pm

mr. pony wrote:Just thought it was a unique situation and one we need to address -quickly.


It took us 20+ years to finally/maybe address our Model.

This problem will need to be addressed by a future generation. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby mathman » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:47 pm

White Helmet wrote:If these teams decide to play at Jerry World isnt it closer to Amon Carter then Ford Stadium?


I was thinking the same thing. Just didn't want to interrupt his whining session.
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Postby PoconoPony » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:52 pm

mr. pony wrote:Orsini needs to sign ND to a long-term deal and play 'em at Jerry World or the Cotton Bowl.

Get in the game. They're coming over the walls.


We would rather play SFA and enjoy the Vard. Isn't that why we dropped Mizzou?????
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Postby Stallion » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:07 pm

Missouri dropped us so they could have enough home games to annually play the Kansas / Missouri Game in Kansas City.
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Postby Mexmustang » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:15 pm

How does one define cheating? Is a cartel of the BCS cheating? Is excluding of conferences and teams from the bowl system cheating? Hmmm?
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Re: Dallas appears starved for college football ...

Postby bubba pony » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:46 pm

mr. pony wrote:...
To lose one's home town to outsiders is not an encouraging turn of events. (Rice and TCU don't have this problem.) Discuss.


I see your point and agree. It's a shame that SMU's sports product can't lure the Dallasites. We're starting to sound like the old Brooklyn Dodgers who said after every poor season "What till next year". Except they did have a very loyal following in spite of their record. Well at least until the 'bums' moved to LA.
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Postby mr. pony » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:48 pm

Mexmustang wrote:How does one define cheating? Is a cartel of the BCS cheating? Is excluding of conferences and teams from the bowl system cheating? Hmmm?


Good point, my brother.
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