Game vs. Houston moved to Thursday

goldenstang · Post by **goldenstang** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:51 pm

I am trying to find a link but Houston fans are claiming that our game against them is being moved to Thursday night.

Here is the Link to the UH athletics page.

http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footb ... sched.html

sbsmith · Post by **sbsmith** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:53 pm

Great, another game with a short week to prepare. Attendance will be awful.

The PonyGrad · Post by **The PonyGrad** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:03 pm

at least the game is after Tulane

SMU89 · Post by **SMU89** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:49 pm

Nationally televised?

CA Mustang · Post by **CA Mustang** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:46 pm

SMU89 wrote:Nationally televised?

That would be only the reason to do so.

SMU SID · Post by **SMU SID** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:04 pm

As tweeted earlier: @SMUMustangs: The SMU-UH game has been moved up two days to Thursday, Oct. 18. The game was moved per a request from a TV partner.

HorseSense · Post by **HorseSense** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:56 am

Great ---now I can attend my daughter's wedding on Saturday, Oct. 20. Up till now it was a toss up with the game!

Mitch McConnell · Post by **Mitch McConnell** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:40 am

Well, that stinks. I'm out on 10/18

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:25 pm

That old flu bug gets active about that time. I already feel a little queasy.

03Mustang · Post by **03Mustang** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:06 pm

sbsmith wrote:Great, another game with a short week to prepare. Attendance will be awful.

Marketed correctly it could be our 3rd best-attended game of the year. TCU-SMU was packed on a Friday night 2 years ago.

I love it, personally...I generally prefer Saturday games, of course, but honestly leaving the office at 2, getting to the Boulevard and hanging out until kickoff sounds pretty great. I think we're more likely to pull in the unaffiliated "Dallas" crowd for the occasional weekday game than we are for a Saturday game with 10 other games people would rather watch on TV, kids sports, etc.

skyscraper · Post by **skyscraper** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:13 pm

I guess this is going to be televised nationally on the Fox Sports regional networks? (FS Southwest, etc) Or is this being moved for CBS College Sports. If so, that's silly because no one has that channel.

sbsmith · Post by **sbsmith** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:26 pm

03Mustang wrote:
sbsmith wrote:Great, another game with a short week to prepare. Attendance will be awful.
Marketed correctly it could be our 3rd best-attended game of the year. TCU-SMU was packed on a Friday night 2 years ago.

I love it, personally...I generally prefer Saturday games, of course, but honestly leaving the office at 2, getting to the Boulevard and hanging out until kickoff sounds pretty great. I think we're more likely to pull in the unaffiliated "Dallas" crowd for the occasional weekday game than we are for a Saturday game with 10 other games people would rather watch on TV, kids sports, etc.

It may be our 3rd best attended game of the year but it'll be significantly less attended than the TCU or A&M games. I'm think 23K announced attendance (if both teams enter the game with decent records), butts in seats will obviously be way less and a lot fans will bail after halftime.

tristatecoog · Post by **tristatecoog** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:37 pm

UH usually brings a very nice crowd but I expect a lot less for a Thursday night game.

I love it! It's tough to bring the whole family with young kids but either we make an exception or I go it alone and have a great start to the weekend. With Jason Phillips on staff, this is going to be a particularly tough game for the Coogs.

I hope the game is FSSW or an ESPN affiliate rather than CBS College Sports.

smuuth · Post by **smuuth** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:45 pm

This is a chance for SMU to have a home field advantage by default since I would think Houston would have few travelling on a Thursday night. Should market to the Dallas area and fill the stands with giveaways....Mustang Mania 2. Not competing with Friday night lights, only jv and fr games. Let the students reclaim the blvd for once.

ponyte · Post by **ponyte** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:42 pm

Nice to pay the big bucks for season tickets only to have one big game moved where I can't make it.

There, the sour grapes are out. I really wish I could be there but Thursdays are just a tad much for the Arkyland express.