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GiddyUp wrote:

ALEX LIFESON wrote:Someone was on here crowing about the frog game being sold out? I saw a bunch of empty seats in the first half, in the second half that place was pretty empty.

Why do we have to go there?awesome stadium, great fans. Leave it alone.

Not that anyone cares but it was probably the hottest game I have sat through in the last 10 years. I couldn't even blame folks for leaving.

Could not have been as hot as Waco a couple of weeks ao

It was crazy hot. And no breeze whatsoever.

Despite TCU making some really dumb mistakes, the only thing I can say is at least they won't blow us out like AM and Baylor did. It's going to be like 28-3 or 35-6

How do we get to be like TCU in athletics?

The good news, they have about 15 freshman on depth chart and are very sloppy. We should be able to exploit some of that youth. The bad news...they can make big plays on both sides of the ball and special teams. I can't wait.

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

Stallion wrote:You had to have TCU priority points to buy those tickets-they never opened them up to the open market. I'm sure some will invite or sell those tickets but that's the way the game is played. They sold out the stadium for every game.

Whatever - I really don't care about their tickets and to be fair our inflated numbers this year are because of Aggies too.

The bottom line is they are way overbuilt for what they are. Today was embarrassing. Their first "real" game and the place was maybe 3/4 full?

A ton of people left at the half too even though the game wasn't even close to decided.

I was at my kids soccer game and it was miserable hot....no way I would have stayed for a football game. Ford would have been empty by halftime. And they did not add any seating capacity in the new stadium. Let's focus on getting our team bringing in fans, not on a deluded view of a cross town rival.

Stallion wrote:TCU has played 15 true freshmen already due to depth issues

We were ahead by over 40 points and were subbing all the 2's and 3's for the starters. That's a "depth issue"?

Deep Purple wrote:

Stallion wrote:TCU has played 15 true freshmen already due to depth issues

We were ahead by over 40 points and were subbing all the 2's and 3's for the starters. That's a "depth issue"?

He heard that on the tv broadcast. That's still no excuse for you to question the frogs biggest fan though!

D1Football wrote:How do we get to be like TCU in athletics?

Better coaching, better recruiting, make it easier for athletes to get into SMU, offer more athlete friendly degrees. That would be a good start.

Of course, you can relax admission standards for athletes and offer more athlete-friendly courses if you feel that's the way to go -- but that's not how TCU did it.

SMU can get in anyone that TCU can since 2008-its a desperate search for an excuse for June Jones incompetent recruiting. The evidence is overwheling based on anyone competent to understand the issues. I've never been disputed or contradicted by a single person when pointing out that not a single recruit denied admission to SMU under June Jones has started a single game in Division 1A.

Stallion wrote:SMU can get in anyone that TCU can since 2008-its a desperate search for an excuse for June Jones incompetent recruiting. The evidence is overwheling based on anyone competent to understand the issues. I've never been disputed or contradicted by a single person when pointing out that not a single recruit denied admission to SMU under June Jones has started a single game in Division 1A.

I reserve the right to disagree with Stallion in the future...but he's right here. We have relaxed admissions and created degree programs to make us comparable with the TCU's of the world. Our problems are elsewhere.

Why even waste my time. Sorry I missed the mark on that one, Stallion.

SMU seems to get the marketing/advertising part down.

Just driving around town, listening to the radio...I think they have more media exposure then TCU

The game was brutal hot. Most people went to the concourses for the shade. The concourses are huge to handle Standing Room Only tickets which we sold approx 2,000 for Va. They were absolutely packed after midway through the 2nd. Those that couldn't see the field were watching on the numerous flat screens down there. Plus the air conditioned club was packed.

TCU fans aren't going to bake in the sun (no breeze) to watch a boring game. Just who we are. I will comment the Va fans who stayed in their seats to the bitter end.