Hoop team reaching out to the entire Metroplex

[CalallenStang]

How's the overall vibe down in Dallas/FW outside of the SMU community? Is there visibility? Are the papers writing up stories for SMU? Is there general excitement? TIA

It is getting better. Still a lot of work to do.

Tell me more lol. What do you mean it's getting better? Like what has gotten better compared to years past I guess is what I'm asking?

Last night, after running highlights of Texas beating UNC, our Fox station said "and SMU also beat UT-Pan American tonight" and gave the score. In years past, they wouldn't have mentioned us.

Our relationship with the grassroots scene locally has also improved. After we fired local grassroots hero Jimmy Tubbs, who happened to be African-American, on very minor NCAA violations, SMU was seen as "racist" by the local hoops community. Frazier/Russell/Cunningham would never even consider SMU much less be on our roster if this were 2007. This view was held as a grudge for firing Tubbs. Sadly, after Tubbs passed, even Doherty started to get some recruiting traction in Dallas.

I'm glad that we are reaching out to all segments of the community now and making the effort. It's about freaking time.

[Treadway21]

Fantastic. If you are a hoops fan SMU now has something to offer as an alternative to he Mavs. Glad they are reaching out. Visibility is half the battle.


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KKDA 104.5 has mostly inner city listeners so to speak. I think what Randall is saying is that he is glad that they are reaching out to that segment of the city imo. It would kind of be hypocritical if they recruited kids from that segment of the city but never reached out to them. Again, I echo Randall's thoughts.

Thanks. I did get that it was an outreach thing to the inner city, I guess I didn't go a good job of expressing that. I mentioned the Mavs cause they get the most pub all around Dallas and in the inner city.

Lots might want to see a good game in person but might not be able to afford a Mavs game. I know I can't. We would be a good option for them if they know about us. That is what I was trying to say, if even this makes sense.


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[redpony]

Reaching out to all areas of the Dallas community is what we should have been doing for years. The same with futbol (soccer) and other sports. I think we miss a lot of potential recruits by being so narrow in our outreach.

[CalallenStang]

Reaching out to all areas of the Dallas community is what we should have been doing for years.

Yes. Thank you, Rick Hart.

[redpony]

cal- please NEVER compare me to that idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a brain, I am brash and I will speak my mind. I would never be a casper milquetoast or dudley do-little and I have never been a yes man. That would be like comparing you to charles manson or linda lovelace (take your choice). Plus- I have never been a sperm receptacle for my boss.

[SMU 86]

Fantastic. If you are a hoops fan SMU now has something to offer as an alternative to he Mavs. Glad they are reaching out. Visibility is half the battle.


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KKDA 104.5 has mostly inner city listeners so to speak. I think what Randall is saying is that he is glad that they are reaching out to that segment of the city imo. It would kind of be hypocritical if they recruited kids from that segment of the city but never reached out to them. Again, I echo Randall's thoughts.

Thanks. I did get that it was an outreach thing to the inner city, I guess I didn't go a good job of expressing that. I mentioned the Mavs cause they get the most pub all around Dallas and in the inner city.

Lots might want to see a good game in person but might not be able to afford a Mavs game. I know I can't. We would be a good option for them if they know about us. That is what I was trying to say, if even this makes sense.


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I hear you. It's all good.

[CalallenStang]

cal- please NEVER compare me to that idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a brain, I am brash and I will speak my mind. I would never be a casper milquetoast or dudley do-little and I have never been a yes man. That would be like comparing you to charles manson or linda lovelace (take your choice). Plus- I have never been a sperm receptacle for my boss.

Wasn't comparing you to him. Simply thanking him for doing one part of his job better than his predecessors

[gostangs]

Red - you just made yourself look like a total tool. you might want to take a valium or something next time you feel like posting

[LA_Mustang]

Last night, after running highlights of Texas beating UNC, our Fox station said "and SMU also beat UT-Pan American tonight" and gave the score. In years past, they wouldn't have mentioned us.

Our relationship with the grassroots scene locally has also improved. After we fired local grassroots hero Jimmy Tubbs, who happened to be African-American, on very minor NCAA violations, SMU was seen as "racist" by the local hoops community. Frazier/Russell/Cunningham would never even consider SMU much less be on our roster if this were 2007. This view was held as a grudge for firing Tubbs. Sadly, after Tubbs passed, even Doherty started to get some recruiting traction in Dallas.

I'm glad that we are reaching out to all segments of the community now and making the effort. It's about freaking time.

I don't want to rehash that situation but the whole Jimmy Tubbs tenure was handled very poorly. We deserved all the backlash we received from that. Coach Tubbs deserved better. That said, it seems we have gotten past that and so has inner city Dallas.

[PonyKai]

Who concocted that? Copeland? Orsini? Boosters? Because it was right in that transition period between the two when Doherty was hired.

[CalallenStang]

Who concocted that? Copeland? Orsini? Boosters? Because it was right in that transition period between the two when Doherty was hired.

Well, we know Doherty was an Orsini hire. Max Williams orchestrated the firing.