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Postby d_pony » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:02 pm

PerunaPunch - it is sad that 6 were let go but in todays economic crisis hard choices have to be made - where would you cut - football? basketball? - none of the sports were cut - the only other place left is in administration and that was basicly marketing (3 were in marketing - i in sid - 1 in women's athletic administration and 1 in tickets - not 6 in marketing like the orginal poster stated) :cry:
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Postby One Trick Pony » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:13 pm

They will all find better jobs.
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Postby PK » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:28 pm

One Trick Pony wrote:They will all find better jobs.
When? Six months or more from now?
SMU's first president, Robert S. Hyer, selected Harvard Crimson and Yale Blue as SMU's colors to symbolize SMU's high academic standards. We are one of the few Universities to have school colors with real meaning...and we just blow them off.
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Postby Sic_em » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:44 pm

Does anyone know the names of all 6 who were let go? I have a friend in the marketing department and I'm hoping he isn't one of the cuts...
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Postby RGV Pony » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:49 pm

Sic_em wrote:Does anyone know the names of all 6 who were let go? I have a friend in the marketing department and I'm hoping he isn't one of the cuts...


click on the daily campus link in the first post of the thread
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Postby couch 'em » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:10 am

Among the six released were Shawn McGee, the associate athletic director of sales and marketing; Steve [deleted], an assistant director to public relations and Koni Daws, the senior women's associate director and assistant athletic director.


Why does that name sound so familiar?
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Postby friarwolf » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:27 am

couch 'em wrote:
Among the six released were Shawn McGee, the associate athletic director of sales and marketing; Steve [deleted], an assistant director to public relations and Koni Daws, the senior women's associate director and assistant athletic director.


Why does that name sound so familiar?


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Postby couch 'em » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:46 am

Sounds awful familiar from the old ponyfans/ponystampede radio show days....
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Postby MustangLaxer » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:12 am

Its harsh but considering the powderpuff football had a larger crowd than the Red and Blue game, what were they doing anyway?

Major difference, Powderpuff has a boulevard feel with a dj, pizza and alcohol. Red & Blue has, umm, big red rooster?
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Postby FriscoPMG » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:11 pm

couch 'em wrote:
Among the six released were Shawn McGee, the associate athletic director of sales and marketing; Steve [deleted], an assistant director to public relations and Koni Daws, the senior women's associate director and assistant athletic director.


Why does that name sound so familiar?


I believe [deleted] ran ponyfans back in the day. Eventually he was hired by SMU's media relations dept to be a full time employee, so I'm assuming he had to cut his ponyfans ties at that point.
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Postby Alaric » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:54 pm

MustangLaxer wrote:Its harsh but considering the powderpuff football had a larger crowd than the Red and Blue game, what were they doing anyway?

Major difference, Powderpuff has a boulevard feel with a dj, pizza and alcohol. Red & Blue has, umm, big red rooster?


the powerderpuff game had more than 1,500 people? or more students than attended the red/blue game?
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Postby SMUer » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:33 pm

Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex wrote:
FriscoPMG wrote:So I'm curious if all gameday entertainment/activities will now be outsourced.


Per my inside source in the Athletic Dept., all gameday entertainment and activities are being outsourced to a firm in India.


Great! They're good at making anyone look like a superstar.
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Postby MustangLaxer » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:26 pm

Alaric wrote:
MustangLaxer wrote:Its harsh but considering the powderpuff football had a larger crowd than the Red and Blue game, what were they doing anyway?

Major difference, Powderpuff has a boulevard feel with a dj, pizza and alcohol. Red & Blue has, umm, big red rooster?


the powerderpuff game had more than 1,500 people? or more students than attended the red/blue game?


close to 1000, all students
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Postby ozfan » Fri May 01, 2009 1:42 am

Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex wrote:
FriscoPMG wrote:So I'm curious if all gameday entertainment/activities will now be outsourced.


Per my inside source in the Athletic Dept., all gameday entertainment and activities are being outsourced to a firm in India.


SMU goes Bollywood with a cast of thousands. :lol:
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Postby HB Pony Dad » Fri May 01, 2009 2:53 am

ozfan wrote:
Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex wrote:
FriscoPMG wrote:So I'm curious if all gameday entertainment/activities will now be outsourced.


Per my inside source in the Athletic Dept., all gameday entertainment and activities are being outsourced to a firm in India.


SMU goes Bollywood with a cast of thousands. :lol:


Looking forward to when SMU and TCU stop play to break into song...

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Unki haar haan (may they lose,)
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Chale chalo, chale chalo (keep going, keep going)
Mit jaawe jo takrawe, Chale chale chale chalo,(One who bangs against us should get destroyed, keep going keep going)

Ghanghor andhera chawe, chale chalo chale chalo (Even if there is complete darkness, keep going, keep going)
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