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We are the small school with the big wallets. We need to accept that.

However, it does not mean that if we can get our sports teams to be successful we can not lessen the irritating practice, rife among our student body, of supporting OTHER schools. My point is that it is not hard to find SMU students being vocal about sports, it's just hard to get them to be vocal about SMU sports. And I think the University needs to come up with schemes that basically mandate attendance. I used to give extra credit for papers discussing musical aspects of the game experience.

Monkeystang wrote:I don't really care what the student body is wearing as long as they show up.

agreed. I wear a suit and tie more than my SMU gear and my SMU tie is almost worn out.

Attendance is most important.

Mustangsabu wrote:However, it does not mean that if we can get our sports teams to be successful we can not lessen the irritating practice, rife among our student body, of supporting OTHER schools.

This is an American cultural trend, though I'm not sure why it's occurred. You'll now see Pittsburg Steeler jerseys, for instance, in Dallas schools. You'd get the crap beaten out of you when I was a kid if you wore ANY jersey other than your team's jersey. The trend irks me to no end, kind of like posters who come on this SMU fan board and fill up your screen with, oh I don't know, University of Minnesota graphics.

Monkeystang wrote:I don't really care what the student body is wearing as long as they show up.

This. I could care less what they are wearing as long as the student body is there. I would like some programs implemented at SMU like what other schools do to encourage student attendance, etc.

Bergermeister wrote:

hoopmanx wrote: I have no time for snotty, soft, entitled, wannabe aristocrats, that dress like their mommy laid out their clothes before the country club social. Not only do they not attend games, we have to overcome their pathetic and accurate rep on the trail. It's why you don't see me chime in on attendance issues. Never gonna change, even w/a top 20 team.

This IS SMU. It was that way when you went there - and I assume you did. It was that way when I went there. It's always been that way. It'll always be that way. We'll never have that "commoner", state school appeal. We're a snotty, soft, private school. And... you're exactly right on the "wannabe aristocrats".

That's what I'm saying. I fully grasp that the school is chock full 'o'douchnozzles. That's why I don't gripe about attendance, cause its never changing. I have no expectations from them, other than to wear frat gear, if they do come. I also reserve the right to call them awful names

new in game cheer:

frat, frat, frat, frat, frat..... gooooo [deleted]!

I hope a certain somebody is enjoying my blue seat and parking pass.

Ill be there.

Bringing my 3 year old so chances of me staying for the whole game are slim to none

One Trick Pony wrote:I hope a certain somebody is enjoying my blue seat and parking pass.

He he he he...