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by MrMustang1965 » Wed May 11, 2005 9:27 pm
Pardon my enthusiasm but...I'm about to bust a gut! My alma mater, Sam Houston State (Div. 1-AA, Southland Conference) will play S.M.U. in Dallas at Ford Stadium in 2006!
I saw Coach Phil Bennett tonight and mentioned to him that I had been in East Texas yesterday at a meeting at my alma mater, Sam Houston. His EXACT words were: "You'll be glad to know that we've put 'em on the schedule!" I asked when and his response was "2006...and we're gonna win some games!"
This may not seem like BIG NEWS to the rest of ya'll but this is something I have dreamed about for YEARS! And it's gonna happen...my 'adopted' university (S.M.U.) playing my alma mater in football!!!!!!!
Again, pardon my enthusiasm! 
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by MustangSally » Wed May 11, 2005 9:56 pm
Glad you're excited, MM65.
Does our OOC for 2006 now look like UNT, Ark St, and SHSU? Will that be it, or can we have a 12th game. I'd like to squeeze TCU in there somehow.
From high on the hilltop, in Big D...
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by RGV Pony » Wed May 11, 2005 10:01 pm
It seems like recently I read where D1-AA wins can count every year toward bowl eligibility, instead of every so man years. I'm guessing that was a contributing factor.
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by Diamond Girl » Wed May 11, 2005 10:41 pm
Yes, MM65! It appears there IS a Santa Claus, and his name is Phil Bennett. 
Excellence is not an act but a habit. Aristotle
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by PonyPride » Wed May 11, 2005 10:45 pm
So, MM65, where is your allegiance when the Ponies host SHSU?
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by MrMustang1965 » Wed May 11, 2005 11:00 pm
PonyPride wrote:So, MM65, where is your allegiance when the Ponies host SHSU?
I've got between now and 2006 to make that decision! Suffice it to say, I'm just thrilled that the Bearkats will get another hefty paycheck from a Div. 1-A school. This year, it will be from Texas Tech and the University of Houston.
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by MrMustang1965 » Wed May 11, 2005 11:03 pm
RGV Pony wrote:It seems like recently I read where D1-AA wins can count every year toward bowl eligibility.
That is correct.
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by SWC2010 » Wed May 11, 2005 11:46 pm
MustangSally wrote:Glad you're excited, MM65.
Does our OOC for 2006 now look like UNT, Ark St, and SHSU? Will that be it, or can we have a 12th game. I'd like to squeeze TCU in there somehow.
UNT... AR ST... SHSU... Good to start 3-0
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by SWC2010 » Wed May 11, 2005 11:47 pm
MustangSally wrote:Glad you're excited, MM65.
Does our OOC for 2006 now look like UNT, Ark St, and SHSU? Will that be it, or can we have a 12th game. I'd like to squeeze TCU in there somehow.
UNT... AR ST... SHSU... Good to start 3-0
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by bubba pony » Thu May 12, 2005 6:41 am
sorry but not impressed with this OOC schedule. nothing to brag about.
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by 2112 » Thu May 12, 2005 8:50 am
Don't forget about Texas State.
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by Stallion » Thu May 12, 2005 9:26 am
this makes me want to PUKE! 4,000 maximum will attend this game. But hey-let's not stop there how about Sul Ross? I guess Texas School for the Blind was busy that week. Perhaps this athletic department does need new direction.
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by dandyfan » Thu May 12, 2005 10:15 am
yes stallion, it does need a change in direction. this is a pretty good step that way. dont complain about the record, or what we can recruit when we consistantly win between 0 and 3 games year end and year out. it's easy to blame the coaches, but tom landry could have done no better with the youth and talent in the bennett years to date. just get your butt in the stands and support.
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by Stallion » Thu May 12, 2005 10:29 am
I know this school and I know this school's fans and I guarantee you that with a 2006 home schedule of - I believe-Texas St., Arkansas St., North Texas, UH, Marshall, Tulsa and UAB that none of these games will draw more than 12,000 SMU fans. We will be lucky to get 6,000 SMU fans for Texas St. and Arkansas St. Average attendance will be no better than 12,000 and that's with a repectable crowd for the North Texas game.
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by jtstang » Thu May 12, 2005 10:43 am
Do any of you so-called "in the know" insiders know what our final, audited home attendance numbers were last year? IF we exceeded the 15k minimum, and that is a big IF, then it was just barely.
Stallion's right, that kind of schedule does not bode well for attendance purposes. I hope the NCAA holds off on enforcing that requirement until at least '07.
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