Site of SMU/UH Game Uncertain

[malonish]

I wish I went to Cougar High because I dread this high paying career I've had for so long.

[CA Mustang]

We started off 0-3, including a bad loss to Texas State in front of a sold-out crowd at The Rob and still had 32k in Reliant for Rice and averaged 27k...

NO Coog fan wants to play at BBVA because it is too small. Hence why our new stadium is somewhere between 40-45k starting off.

1. When you lose to a FCS school, bragging about the size of the crowd doesn't bolster your case.
2. What, you don't even know the size of your new stadium? Since it will smaller than Rice's current capacity, you may want to pipe down about it.
3. Based upon UH's average attendance in 2012 (more relevant than 2011), BBVA Compass should fit quite nicely for those three games.
4. For a little perspective, check out: http://www.datafy.me/analysis/college-f ... ttendance/ and http://www.mindspring.com/~tbgray/uhwinatt.htm

[Cougar King]

We started off 0-3, including a bad loss to Texas State in front of a sold-out crowd at The Rob and still had 32k in Reliant for Rice and averaged 27k...

NO Coog fan wants to play at BBVA because it is too small. Hence why our new stadium is somewhere between 40-45k starting off.

1. When you lose to a FCS school, bragging about the size of the crowd doesn't bolster your case.
It does when the subject is on attendance and proving a point.
2. What, you don't even know the size of your new stadium? Since it will smaller than Rice's current capacity, you may want to pipe down about it.
It may be slightly smaller than Rice's but unlike Rice, we will actually fill ours up. Also, considering you had to build a tiny 31k seat stadium is pretty telling. If we had such attendance woes, we would have built another 32k seater just like The Rob.
3. Based upon UH's average attendance in 2012 (more relevant than 2011), BBVA Compass should fit quite nicely for those three games.
What part of it only has 22k capacity do you not understamd? In spite of last year's performance, we never dipped under 27k which makes BBVA way too small. Jesus, it's simple math.
4. For a little perspective, check out: http://www.datafy.me/analysis/college-f ... ttendance/ and http://www.mindspring.com/~tbgray/uhwinatt.htm
That second link was written in the mid 2000s and has no relevance on today. That first link was quite useful showing the contrast between Houston and SMU's attendance.

[WordUpBU]

Are you really proud of 95-21 against a bunch of walk-ons and true freshmen that had no business playing D1A football? I'm not sure I'd be pounding my chest out about that.

The attendance thing really is stupid. When you accept anyone with a pulse and have 40,000 students you probably should get a little attendance bump in that regard. SMU has 6,500 students and hasn't had the breakthrough success of a 10 win season or a Heisman contender like UH has had in the last few years.

SMU's attendance issues are real and I get that, but for a school of its size and the history of sucking over the last 25 years prior to JJ, I think we are making progress. Its slow progress but we are getting there. SMU needs a few quality wins over opponents our fans care about and 10 win season along with a really fun team to watch. So far we've had none of those.

If we had TCU, A&M, Baylor, and Tech on our schedule back to back to back. We would bring the house with 40-50k of Coog fans alone. Those games alone should also appeal the city of Dallas to come out and buy a few tickets, I don't get why it doesn't other than SMU not embracing the average Dallas citizen and viceversa.

UH was only able to break 40k in the SWC days when the other team traveled in force. UH has grown their base but your numbers are overly optimistic IMO.

[CA Mustang]

1. When you lose to a FCS school, bragging about the size of the crowd doesn't bolster your case.
It does when the subject is on attendance and proving a point.
2. What, you don't even know the size of your new stadium? Since it will smaller than Rice's current capacity, you may want to pipe down about it.
It may be slightly smaller than Rice's but unlike Rice, we will actually fill ours up. Also, considering you had to build a tiny 31k seat stadium is pretty telling. If we had such attendance woes, we would have built another 32k seater just like The Rob.
3. Based upon UH's average attendance in 2012 (more relevant than 2011), BBVA Compass should fit quite nicely for those three games.
What part of it only has 22k capacity do you not understamd? In spite of last year's performance, we never dipped under 27k which makes BBVA way too small. Jesus, it's simple math.
4. For a little perspective, check out: http://www.datafy.me/analysis/college-f ... ttendance/ and http://www.mindspring.com/~tbgray/uhwinatt.htm
That second link was written in the mid 2000s and has no relevance on today. That first link was quite useful showing the contrast between Houston and SMU's attendance.

1. What, the point is a lot of people saw you lose to a FCS school? Congrats!
2. First you get the capacity of Ford wrong, then you call it tiny. Here's a clue, when UH's new stadium is finished, it won't be considered "large".
3. Wrong, UH had several games below 27K last year. Since you claim to master simple math, go back and review the boxscores. (Hint, start with the Tulsa game)
4. Actually, the second link is quite instructive. Since you claim UH will be drawing 40K regularly, you should understand where that fits in the modern history of UH football.

[CalallenStang]

Arguing with Cougar King is pointless. On the AAC boards, he tried to imply that Louisville would be unable to stop mighty Houston's offense. That's the definition of a troll.

[Cougar King]

Arguing with Cougar King is pointless. On the AAC boards, he tried to imply that Louisville would be unable to stop mighty Houston's offense. That's the definition of a troll.

It's been nearly 10 years since you guys have held us under 37 points.

[malonish]

Arguing with Cougar King is pointless. On the AAC boards, he tried to imply that Louisville would be unable to stop mighty Houston's offense. That's the definition of a troll.

It's been nearly 10 years since you guys have held us under 37 points.

He said Louisville. You should apply trolling to the actual comment you quote. Not a very good troll job.

I give it out of

[WordUpBU]

Arguing with Cougar King is pointless. On the AAC boards, he tried to imply that Louisville would be unable to stop mighty Houston's offense. That's the definition of a troll.

It's been nearly 10 years since you guys have held us under 37 points.

It's been nearly 7 months since you gave up 72 to GG and company. I wouldn't throw stones...

[Pony147]

That same stellar offence that gave us NINE turnovers? Nine?

[soccermom]

heard on houston news this morning that some internet site ranking colleges ranked uh last and the words DUMB and UGLY were used to describe the school. OUCH!

[Cougar King]

heard on houston news this morning that some internet site ranking colleges ranked uh last and the words DUMB and UGLY were used to describe the school. OUCH!

That doesn't make any sense nor would KHOU put anything like that about UH on air. Just stick to being a soccer mom and leave the pissing contest to those who know what they're doing.

That same stellar offence that gave us NINE turnovers? Nine?

It's the same one that dropped 42 on you and had a chance to comeback until JJ got scared and started running the ball.

It's been nearly 7 months since you gave up 72 to GG and company. I wouldn't throw stones...

A team that gives up 38 points a game, scores 63 points in one game, 50 in another and STILL LOSES shouldn't butt into any quarrel.

[Pony147]

heard on houston news this morning that some internet site ranking colleges ranked uh last and the words DUMB and UGLY were used to describe the school. OUCH!

I think they are referring to this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/annanorth/the-s ... he-country

What school is right there at the intersection of Less Sexy and Less Academic? Eat your heart out, Cougar King

[dr rc]

I'll have to side with Cougar King on the subject of BBVA being too small for one of their home games.

also, as to this

A&M game was a sellout.

When we play teams that SMU fans and Dallas sports fans care about, we draw well.

tough to believe that game was a sellout or that the attendance numbers weren't inflated. There were tons of empty seats, most in the endzone and in the temporary seats that were built. On top of that, A&M probably brought at least half the people that were in the stadium.

of course, a lot of those empty seats were probably due to SMU charging $95 dollars a pop regardless of where you were sitting.

[fv113]

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas ... 477202.php

Please return to the hell hole you came from.

heard on houston news this morning that some internet site ranking colleges ranked uh last and the words DUMB and UGLY were used to describe the school. OUCH!

That doesn't make any sense nor would KHOU put anything like that about UH on air. Just stick to being a soccer mom and leave the pissing contest to those who know what they're doing.

That same stellar offence that gave us NINE turnovers? Nine?

It's the same one that dropped 42 on you and had a chance to comeback until JJ got scared and started running the ball.

It's been nearly 7 months since you gave up 72 to GG and company. I wouldn't throw stones...

A team that gives up 38 points a game, scores 63 points in one game, 50 in another and STILL LOSES shouldn't butt into any quarrel.