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Not a traitor. SMU football is a whipping this season. There are better, more constructive things for you to expend emotional capital on. I'm sorry, but watching your alma mater get blasted off the field week after week is just upsetting and depressing. . .why subject yourself to it? Particularly when we all KNOW IN ADVANCE exactly what is going to happen.

I've watched PART of every SMU game on TV this season, excepting TCU which I attended live. I have yet to finish a game either on TV or in person. Its just too painful. That being said, I still check the scores, read the write-ups in the DMN, and surf Pony Fans during the week. So its clear to me that despite my better judgment, there is still some part of me that refuses to let go.

mrydel wrote: You are a traitor.

A regular Ben-A-Dik Arnold.

i'v watched a lot of very bad smu football since 1989 and stayed for the entire game with rare exceptions until this year.
there is something about this team that makes me not care. they are painful to watch. the o can't move the ball. the d is not as bad but is easily worn down but all those 3 and outs.
i just don't enjoy watching it.
that said i'll be there for the remaing home games but won't hesitate to leave early if we are hopelessly behind (likely).

I care infinitely more for SMU football and basketball than any other sports teams out there. I will watch the ECU game live until it gets out of hand. If that happens, I'll turn it off and go have a Saturday. I'd be a little less inclined to leave early if it were here and I was watching it live, only because I wouldn't want to publicly turn my back on the team.

Watch the game? Or flail myself with a cat-o-9 tails? I haven't decided yet. One is about as torturous as the other.

I cannot, in good conscience, support a SEC matchup. I may however watch it at someone else's house - just so I can see their Aggie faces turn to sadness when their team loses.

My first year in the SMU family was the 6-5 Caven season where we beat Arkansas and almost made a bowl. That gave me an unrealistic perspective on post-DP SMU football. It took me a few years after that before I truly understood what I was in for over the long haul. I had season tix for the first few years at Ford, and my wife and I attended every home game until we had kids. I watched the Ponies get torched by Ok State, Tech, TCU, Boise State, etc. I've seen lots and lots of bad SMU football (though not as much as some on this board). Its not a fun way to spend your Fall.

When I look back over the past 17 years, the highlights for me are: (1) Beating KU to open Ford; (2) Beating TCU in 2005 or 2006 (can't remember which); (3) watching the debut of Pony Excess; and (4) 2009-2011 of the June Jones years. Those memories are fun. The rest of it pretty much sucks. When the Ponies get a new staff in here and start building it up, I anticipate there will be more fun memories to be had. I'll be tuned in for sure. But for now, I'm counting days until Bball season starts. Just being honest.

i'm depending on tamu wins to counterbalance smu losses.

1983 Cotton Bowl wrote:My first year in the SMU family was the 6-5 Caven season where we beat Arkansas and almost made a bowl. That gave me an unrealistic perspective on post-DP SMU football. It took me a few years after that before I truly understood what I was in for over the long haul. I had season tix for the first few years at Ford, and my wife and I attended every home game until we had kids. I watched the Ponies get torched by Ok State, Tech, TCU, Boise State, etc. I've seen lots and lots of bad SMU football (though not as much as some on this board). Its not a fun way to spend your Fall.

When I look back over the past 17 years, the highlights for me are: (1) Beating KU to open Ford; (2) Beating TCU in 2005 or 2006 (can't remember which); (3) watching the debut of Pony Excess; and (4) 2009-2011 of the June Jones years. Those memories are fun. The rest of it pretty much sucks. When the Ponies get a new staff in here and start building it up, I anticipate there will be more fun memories to be had. I'll be tuned in for sure. But for now, I'm counting days until Bball season starts. Just being honest.

That sums it up the last two decades pretty nicely. I still get some pleasure in the hope that we'll be competitive this year. I like that the team has NOT given up.

ponyboy wrote:That sums it up the last two decades pretty nicely. I still get some pleasure in the hope that we'll be competitive this year. I like that the team has NOT given up.

If this team has not given up, I certainly don't want to see what it will look like if they do.

I'll be at a sports book in Vegas, so I'll be watching both live.

Nacho wrote:will you watch the smu game live?

i plan to watch tamu vs msu live and record the smu vs ecu game. i will keep tabs on the smu game and watch as much of it as i can stand later.

i have never done this before. i can't wait for this season to be over.

Traitor!

Terry Webster wrote:SMU is my school and my team. And if the game is shown up here I will be watching the Ponies. There are a bunch of kids who practice, suit up and play every week. I want them to know that they are supported.

Same here.

LA_Mustang wrote:

ponyboy wrote:That sums it up the last two decades pretty nicely. I still get some pleasure in the hope that we'll be competitive this year. I like that the team has NOT given up.

If this team has not given up, I certainly don't want to see what it will look like if they do.

I think they did under JJ.

This will be the first one this year I won't be watching live because I will be at my daughter's volleyball game instead. I missed her game last week to go to that TCU trainwreck only to come home and find out that my 8 year old had scored more points by herself in her volleyball match than my Ponies did (6-0). Not making that mistake again; I'll at least get to see a team that is competitive and my Mustangs just aren't.