Need to generate some interest in Austin...

austinponie · Post by **austinponie** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:30 pm

Woke up FIRED UP for the game on Saturday and ambled over to the SMU Austin Alumni game-watching location on Lamar, posted on Facebook..

Found zero people. Zero. Except for one very bored looking sandwich maker.

Headed around the corner to 3rd Base Sportsbar and found one old man in a scooter.

Head hung low, I settled at The Grove in Westlake and watched by myself, but enjoyed the game thread on the laptop.

Thanks to Thad for the invite: should've taken the opportunity.

Are their ANY alums in Austin??? I realize it's a small student body that usually chases opportunity elsewhere, but damn!....

SMUer · Post by **SMUer** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:37 pm

For everyone: Are there any SMU alumni owned bars in Austin? I'd like to start an Austin-wing of RBA. Organized groups like this could solve this problem.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:45 pm

I have list of 1200 alumni in Austin

I would say 80% graduated in the 70's or earlier

Look for SMU Austin alumni twitter feed

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:14 pm

both of the SMU alumni i know that live in austin now, were at the game. and one of those is 94

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:28 pm

Need to start helping with this

SMU Austin Alumni
@ATXSMUalumni

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:45 pm

Dutch wrote:both of the SMU alumni i know that live in austin now, were at the game. and one of those is 94

and the other was there w/ a ticket i bought.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:48 pm

Dutch is president of the Dallas chapter of the Austin Alumni

sciencepony08 · Post by **sciencepony08** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:49 pm

I'm always willing to watch games with fellow Mustangs. I usually force 4-5 Longhorn fans to watch the games at JBlack's. Often there are a couple of TCU fans there to make it interesting. I'm very interested in helping build interest in Austin, as I sometimes feel like I'm on an island out here. PM if you want my contact details.

austinponie · Post by **austinponie** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:06 pm

Sounds good.
I resolved never to watch UT games with UT fans, though.
Ughh...

Mustangs_Maroons · Post by **Mustangs_Maroons** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:09 pm

austinponie wrote:Sounds good.
I resolved never to watch UT games with UT fans, though.
Ughh...

Doing so sounds like torture to me.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:45 pm

jtstang wrote:Dutch is president of the Dallas chapter of the Austin Alumni

i like the sound of that.

ojaipony · Post by **ojaipony** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:48 pm

austinponie wrote:
Are their ANY alums in Austin???

They were all in Birmingham which is where you should have been. ;-)

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:08 pm

Actually I know 4 that in Texas A&M terms are 2 %'ers

Topper · Post by **Topper** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:27 pm

I travel to most of the home games but seems like I'm out of town on business most of the other Saturdays of the year. Nevertheless, I would like to know of any watch parties down here in the People's Republic.