Re: New Idea To Increase Ford Attendance
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:25 pm
If we're going to explain the concept of standard deviations to Cougar King in this thread, it's going to take awhile.
LHS81 wrote:Queenie sweetheart! You don't get out of your mom's basement much do you?
Cougar King wrote:Doubt it. Being a minority, scoring a 24 on the ACT and finishing in the Top 15% of your class goes a long way.
MeanGreenMachine wrote:Hey, I have an idea on how to increase attendance at Ford...
How about playing natural rivals, with large alumni bases nearby? Perhaps a school, where just about everybody in DFW knows somebody who attended there? Perhaps a school only 30 miles away, with an enrollment of over 30K, who plays in showcase stadium itself?
For pete's sake, you already are scattered to the four winds in the American anyway. Your non-conferences are really your best shot at full houses. Don't ever burn one on some FCS team from 2,000 miles away (that is good enough to win the game at that). You do like to schedule former SWC teams, but they pretty routinely whip your butt - any doubt Baylor would have laid 50+ on you had you not fled screaming from that game? So you like close opponents, but presumably prefer to have some prayer of winning the game. Got it.
Just accept it. North Texas should be on your schedule EVERY YEAR. We would for sure bring at least 10-15,000 to Ford. That makes it likely you can draw high 20s or even low 30s for the NT game. Not to mention, on "away" years, its just a short drive up I-35 to watch the Ponies in a beautiful stadium.
Flame away. You know I am right.
MeanGreenMachine wrote:Hey, I have an idea on how to increase attendance at Ford...
How about playing natural rivals, with large alumni bases nearby? Perhaps a school, where just about everybody in DFW knows somebody who attended there? Perhaps a school only 30 miles away, with an enrollment of over 30K, who plays in showcase stadium itself?
For pete's sake, you already are scattered to the four winds in the American anyway. Your non-conferences are really your best shot at full houses. Don't ever burn one on some FCS team from 2,000 miles away (that is good enough to win the game at that). You do like to schedule former SWC teams, but they pretty routinely whip your butt - any doubt Baylor would have laid 50+ on you had you not fled screaming from that game? So you like close opponents, but presumably prefer to have some prayer of winning the game. Got it.
Just accept it. North Texas should be on your schedule EVERY YEAR. We would for sure bring at least 10-15,000 to Ford. That makes it likely you can draw high 20s or even low 30s for the NT game. Not to mention, on "away" years, its just a short drive up I-35 to watch the Ponies in a beautiful stadium.
Flame away. You know I am right.
MeanGreenMachine wrote:Hey, I have an idea on how to increase attendance at Ford...
How about playing natural rivals, with large alumni bases nearby? Perhaps a school, where just about everybody in DFW knows somebody who attended there? Perhaps a school only 30 miles away, with an enrollment of over 30K, who plays in showcase stadium itself?
For pete's sake, you already are scattered to the four winds in the American anyway. Your non-conferences are really your best shot at full houses. Don't ever burn one on some FCS team from 2,000 miles away (that is good enough to win the game at that). You do like to schedule former SWC teams, but they pretty routinely whip your butt - any doubt Baylor would have laid 50+ on you had you not fled screaming from that game? So you like close opponents, but presumably prefer to have some prayer of winning the game. Got it.
Just accept it. North Texas should be on your schedule EVERY YEAR. We would for sure bring at least 10-15,000 to Ford. That makes it likely you can draw high 20s or even low 30s for the NT game. Not to mention, on "away" years, its just a short drive up I-35 to watch the Ponies in a beautiful stadium.
Flame away. You know I am right.
East Coast Mustang wrote:MeanGreenMachine wrote:Hey, I have an idea on how to increase attendance at Ford...
How about playing natural rivals, with large alumni bases nearby? Perhaps a school, where just about everybody in DFW knows somebody who attended there? Perhaps a school only 30 miles away, with an enrollment of over 30K, who plays in showcase stadium itself?
For pete's sake, you already are scattered to the four winds in the American anyway. Your non-conferences are really your best shot at full houses. Don't ever burn one on some FCS team from 2,000 miles away (that is good enough to win the game at that). You do like to schedule former SWC teams, but they pretty routinely whip your butt - any doubt Baylor would have laid 50+ on you had you not fled screaming from that game? So you like close opponents, but presumably prefer to have some prayer of winning the game. Got it.
Just accept it. North Texas should be on your schedule EVERY YEAR. We would for sure bring at least 10-15,000 to Ford. That makes it likely you can draw high 20s or even low 30s for the NT game. Not to mention, on "away" years, its just a short drive up I-35 to watch the Ponies in a beautiful stadium.
Flame away. You know I am right.
Actually, you're 100% right. I was very happy to see that we've scheduled UNT on a home-and-home basis through 2025.
http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/aac/smu-mustangs.php
LHS81 wrote:
That was a quick name & color change "Cougar King"
MeanGreenMachine wrote:East Coast Mustang wrote:MeanGreenMachine wrote:Hey, I have an idea on how to increase attendance at Ford...
How about playing natural rivals, with large alumni bases nearby? Perhaps a school, where just about everybody in DFW knows somebody who attended there? Perhaps a school only 30 miles away, with an enrollment of over 30K, who plays in showcase stadium itself?
For pete's sake, you already are scattered to the four winds in the American anyway. Your non-conferences are really your best shot at full houses. Don't ever burn one on some FCS team from 2,000 miles away (that is good enough to win the game at that). You do like to schedule former SWC teams, but they pretty routinely whip your butt - any doubt Baylor would have laid 50+ on you had you not fled screaming from that game? So you like close opponents, but presumably prefer to have some prayer of winning the game. Got it.
Just accept it. North Texas should be on your schedule EVERY YEAR. We would for sure bring at least 10-15,000 to Ford. That makes it likely you can draw high 20s or even low 30s for the NT game. Not to mention, on "away" years, its just a short drive up I-35 to watch the Ponies in a beautiful stadium.
Flame away. You know I am right.
Actually, you're 100% right. I was very happy to see that we've scheduled UNT on a home-and-home basis through 2025.
http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/aac/smu-mustangs.php
A tribute to wisdom of your AD's office indeed! However, I just sense some push back from your fan base whom seem to think that NT is beneath them. I knew we were on the schedule in the future, I did not realize it was through 2025. That is outstanding news. Now where do we fill out that application for the American Athletic Conference....