Worst home opener under Bennett?

by **jtstang** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:05 pm

The PonyGrad wrote:I was referring to the I-AA schedule, what did you think I was referring to?

Aww, screw it. We should play nothing but a 1-AA schedule and the only way to do that is to drop to 1-AA. Now's the time--we've got no hope in D-1, and we'd have probably the best 1-AA stadium in America, and be able to attract the best 1-AA recruits with it (probably the same guys we get now anyway). And we could throw all the emphasis behind the men's basketball program and focus on making that the premier sport at SMU.

by **abezontar** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:20 pm

How many of the pony faithful would come to the games then? How many of the donors that are keeping the program afloat would keep giving money? How many students that do care would cease to care if we dropped to I-AA? I don't know about many of you but I would probably never go to another game if we dropped to I-AA and played an exclusively I-AA schedule, a game here and there is ok to get us back on our feet, but not the entire schedule. I would be willing to bet that if we did that, the program would end up being dropped in ten years because what little support (physical and financial) we have now would quickly evaporate. Just wait until next year when we play those I-AA teams, (even if they are good and promise a competitive game) the stands will be empty. Not because those teams aren't good, but just because those who have followed SMU football will care even less about them then they did about the WAC.

by **jtstang** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:29 pm

abezontar wrote:How many of the pony faithful would come to the games then? How many of the donors that are keeping the program afloat would keep giving money? How many students that do care would cease to care if we dropped to I-AA?

Newsflash--nobody is doing any of that stuff now. At least not to the extent of any consequence.

by **abezontar** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:32 pm

That's my point. The ten people we have in the stands now, and the few Lamar Hunt types that keep giving us money would stop. If you are going to demote the football team out of I-A you might as well just drop it all together and save everybody a little time and heartache.

by **jtstang** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:35 pm

abezontar wrote:That's my point. The ten people we have in the stands now, and the few Lamar Hunt types that keep giving us money would stop. If you are going to demote the football team out of I-A you might as well just drop it all together and save everybody a little time and heartache.

Yeah, but at least we'd still get to use that shiny new stadium for something. Although I suppose we could drop it altogether and use the stadium for soccer. Okay, you've convinced me--lets drop it altogether and put the money into basketball.

by **abezontar** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:06 pm

Ok, at least we are mediocere in bball

by **MrMustang1965** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:02 pm

jtstang wrote:Okay, you've convinced me--lets drop it altogether and put the money into basketball.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

by **Hoop Fan** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:57 pm

hell, the Baylor game was actually the most competitive opener I remember in some time when you think about it.

by **Mustangs35SMU** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:02 pm

The PonyGrad wrote:
Mustangs35SMU wrote:
The PonyGrad wrote:Should we break the news to him?

One at a time now

I was referring to the I-AA schedule, what did you think I was referring to?

So was I, we play two of them next season. Unless Arkansas State isnt I-AA, I know Texas State is.

by **Stallion** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:04 pm

No doubt about it-what makes it very disconcerting is that game was just sitting there for the taking. Poor coaching decisions, unbelievably incompetent play at QB position by players who should not even be starting at this level let this one slip through our fingers.

by **davidsmu94** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:46 pm

Stallion wrote:No doubt about it-what makes it very disconcerting is that game was just sitting there for the taking. Poor coaching decisions, unbelievably incompetent play at QB position by players who should not even be starting at this level let this one slip through our fingers.

Agreed I'm sick of anyone who thinks Romo or Eckert are DI qbs

by **MrMustang1965** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:00 pm

davidsmu94 wrote:
Stallion wrote:No doubt about it-what makes it very disconcerting is that game was just sitting there for the taking. Poor coaching decisions, unbelievably incompetent play at QB position by players who should not even be starting at this level let this one slip through our fingers.

Agreed I'm sick of anyone who thinks Romo or Eckert are DI qbs

Don't send 'em to my alma mater...we've got plenty of former Div. 1 QBs on the roster right now! :lol:

by **PonySnob** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:13 am

by **SoCal_Pony** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:46 pm

How BAD is it at SMU? A poll of Bennett's worst opening day lost and you EXCLUDE the 58-10 whipping by TTech. To me it was at least as bad as the Baylor loss.....Navy was the worst.

by **abezontar** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:06 pm

the answer is "home" opener......"home" opener....no one....ok then

Worst home opener under Bennett?

Which game was the worst home opener?

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