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So are they gonna line up their tents along that pedestrian path in between Moody and Ford? ItΓÇÖs not a bad idea, but definitely different.
The students are already isolated from the bulk of the Boulevard up in front of Dallas Hall, so itΓÇÖs not like theyΓÇÖre being yanked out from in front of Cox or Meadows.
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You have to hope the administration had their finger crossed when they said, "This is it," that they will change back if student attendance (if that was the goal) does not increase. Oh, this is SMU?
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Mr hart has done some great hires as a AD, but he has no idea how to fix attendance
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PonySnob wrote:Why is SMU always hell bent on ruining something that works?


I know you're referring to the boulevard, but the problem is students going to games, which has not been working. This could've been prevented if students you know...actually went to games. So I don't feel bad for the students moving. At least something's being done to help. The walk from where the students were to the stadium was the longest from the boulevard. If even 5-10 extra students go to the game that otherwise were too lazy to walk over, it's worth it. Again, this could've all been prevented if students actually went to the games.
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I suspect rather than gaining 5-10 kids we will lose the entire section of 20 because the scene wonΓÇÖt be fun and they wonΓÇÖt bother coming at all. I could see the Greeks doing an off campus boulevard and that way they can pick their venue.
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Lets make this more of a circus and just put the fraternity tents inside the stadium concourse. That should fix attendance, right Hart?

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Pony ^ wrote:Lets make this more of a circus and just put the fraternity tents inside the stadium concourse. That should fix attendance, right Hart?

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You will be saddened to know that football staff had quite a big say in this matter.
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i can't see the students catching fire and getting excited about attending football games at SMU....with that said is there anyway we can make it "painful" to not attend games? Like "you can attend a class all semester or attend any 5 home football games and get the same credit"? Would that be legal to offer as an option?
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Doesn't this mean that when the team does their walk to the stadium they will actually pass by their fellow students who will at least have an opportunity to wish them well...even if most have no intention of going in to watch the game?
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pretty sure IFC is gonna boycott this which means, massive loss in revenue for their tent rent, they instead get an off campus venue, which means the students who are on campus who are freshman, a girl or are currently in a frat will leave campus, and the students who live on campus wont want to go to campus because theres no IFC tents.
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So students wonΓÇÖt go to the games they already donΓÇÖt go to? What a loss.

IsnΓÇÖt this type of thing something people [deleted] and moan about every year about this time?
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Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:i can't see the students catching fire and getting excited about attending football games at SMU....with that said is there anyway we can make it "painful" to not attend games? Like "you can attend a class all semester or attend any 5 home football games and get the same credit"? Would that be legal to offer as an option?


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03Mustang wrote:So students wonΓÇÖt go to the games they already donΓÇÖt go to? What a loss.

IsnΓÇÖt this type of thing something people [deleted] and moan about every year about this time?


I fully accept they wonΓÇÖt go either way. I just donΓÇÖt want them to ruin the one thing that we actually do well: Boulevarding.
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