A CALL TO CURRENT STUDENTS

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:37 pm

Will you be attending the bowl game? If not, it would be great to hear why.

I will be there. And if I look around and see nothing but older smu fans, I will have given up on our students ever going to games. This is an easy bowl to attend, against a big time BCS team. People complained about going to Hawaii. They complained about staying in Dallas. People complained about playing Nevada and Army.

There are no excuses this time. If I don't see any students at the bowl game, I think we will be limited forever to home crowds of 15k, with half leaving before the 3rd quarter.

No excuses. Hell, if you are a current student, I bet any pf.com poster will buy your ticket if you convince 3 friends to come with you. I'd do that for a few students.

GiddyUp · Post by **GiddyUp** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:03 pm

Would be a fun trip - does this conflict with Greek week Rush? I have no idea - take rushes to the game on a BUS

RGV Pony · Post by **RGV Pony** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:17 pm

I think it does

NY Pony · Post by **NY Pony** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:18 pm

RGV Pony wrote:I think it does

For the girls it is a conflict since they are all back or like a week before rush starts to prepare. For guys it does not. We aren't allowed in the houses until Tuesday the 10th.

I will be at the game.

GiddyUp · Post by **GiddyUp** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:25 pm

we had no football, so I'd be all over the weekend and have a good time. They don't realize how lucky they are to be in a bowl.

ponyinNC · Post by **ponyinNC** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:04 pm

Good that you're going Ny. I really hope to see a lot of students there.

Eddie P · Post by **Eddie P** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:11 pm

NY Pony wrote:
RGV Pony wrote:I think it does

For the girls it is a conflict since they are all back or like a week before rush starts to prepare. For guys it does not. We aren't allowed in the houses until Tuesday the 10th.

I will be at the game.

This will affect the huge sorority crowd that historically boosts our home game attendance.

NY Pony · Post by **NY Pony** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:13 pm

Eddie P wrote:
NY Pony wrote:
RGV Pony wrote:I think it does

For the girls it is a conflict since they are all back or like a week before rush starts to prepare. For guys it does not. We aren't allowed in the houses until Tuesday the 10th.

I will be at the game.

This will affect the huge sorority crowd that historically boosts our home game crowds.

Touch├â┬⌐.

RGV Pony · Post by **RGV Pony** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:17 pm

In that case Wtf students ?

gostangs · Post by **gostangs** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:29 pm

we regularly have 1000 - 1500 students (section and a half). That is 25% of our undergrad population - a higher percentage then just about anywhere in Texas except maybe A&M.

The issue is not that our attendence rate is poor. Its that we are small. We need to have a big time marketing push EVERY YEAR to make up for that.

Hoofbeat83 · Post by **Hoofbeat83** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:47 pm

nice offer. i'd be happy to do the same (buy 'em tickets). but i don't think any students read this board.

NY Pony · Post by **NY Pony** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:52 pm

Hoofbeat83 wrote:nice offer. i'd be happy to do the same (buy 'em tickets). but i don't think any students read this board.

You'd be surprise by the number of guys who read it in class.

Smerkins · Post by **Smerkins** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:53 pm

I am a student and I will be honest, I have heard zero talk from any students about going to the game. I think it is so close to rush it makes things hard.

I want to go, but I don't know if the logistics of it would work. Game is on a Saturday, fly back to Colorado Sunday, leave Colorado for Monday. A lot of travel and not cheap by any means!

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:58 pm

Welcome to the board. Smirkins

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:58 pm

Merkin