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Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:56 pm
by Monty_The_Mustang
At least it brings more people than SMU vs UCF in an ice storm does
(For those that weren’t there, maybe 600?)

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:04 pm
by sbsmith
ponyboy wrote:Wonder if that's not actual tickets punched on that pdf.


We report tickets distributed (like every other FBS school).

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:32 am
by ponyboy
Yep, I’m wrong: Confirmed it was 14K tickets sold. While we were 6-5 going into that game and it was against a traditional conference rival, we had lost four of our previous five, it was an 11am start, and it was a bad weather day.

I’d still prefer Rice over James Madison or HBU.

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:26 am
by Stallion
how did you confirm that-SMU has never disclosed tickets sold

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:41 am
by Ikus
We should play Rice every year. Small, private academics-first schools with a long history. Winnable but not guaranteed wins, and a hell of a lot more interest than FCS schools.

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:13 pm
by Mexmustang
But, since leaving the SWC (left behind) don't they have a winning record against us?

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:37 pm
by ponyboy
Stallion wrote:how did you confirm that-SMU has never disclosed tickets sold
The 14K number in the pdf someone posted above matches the attendance figure in the ESPN box score for the game

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:59 am
by peruna81
Monty_The_Mustang wrote:At least it brings more people than SMU vs UCF in an ice storm does
(For those that weren’t there, maybe 600?)
nothing worse than the ECU game....500 fans by the end, at best.

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:31 am
by AusTxPony
I'd rather bring back the series against Arkansas, especially now that they have Morris. Good crowds and fun to beat them. Still remember that Shreveport game with Ramon if memory serves, when we beat them by 3 TDs.

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:40 pm
by ponypatrick
Ikus wrote:We should play Rice every year. Small, private academics-first schools with a long history. Winnable but not guaranteed wins, and a hell of a lot more interest than FCS schools.

Very good points.....I totally agree ! Plus , it would give us another away game within driving distance.

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:34 am
by Jackets N Pones
ponypatrick wrote:
Ikus wrote:We should play Rice every year. Small, private academics-first schools with a long history. Winnable but not guaranteed wins, and a hell of a lot more interest than FCS schools.

Very good points.....I totally agree ! Plus , it would give us another away game within driving distance.
I agree 100%. It was always fun knowing we had a Houston away trip every season to hang out with the SMU alums in Houston. Great for recruiting too. I also enjoyed the slapstick performances of the original "MOB" and post-game back and forth between them and our band. There is a Mayor's Cup trophy somewhere that needs to be dusted off and brought back!

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:35 pm
by MustangStealth
Definitely better than HBU.

Re: Bring Back the Mayors Cup

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:43 am
by Insane_Pony_Posse
PonySnob wrote:Reported attendance for James Madision was over 22K....
That debacle still hurts.
We could not stop their backup QB.
And that was a game I had us down as a for sure "W"