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Houston game should be last
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:47 pm
by that's great raplh
Why is it not during rivalry week? It's the only one we have from Swc days and makes most sense.
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:22 pm
by NavyCrimson
Great point!!!
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:34 pm
by tristatecoog
It was last year. Why not this year?
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:48 pm
by DanFreibergerForHeisman
It had always been the last game and on Thanksgiving weekend since The American started. I have no idea why they changed it this season. It totally stinks.
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:55 pm
by Rebel10
tristatecoog wrote:It was last year. Why not this year?
UConn was the last game last year.
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:06 pm
by PonySnob
I remember a practically empty Ford stadium last year for the Houston game
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:15 pm
by PerunasHoof
PonySnob wrote:I remember a practically empty Ford stadium last year for the Houston game
Do you remember last season? I'm still trying to forget.
I don't think we should use that as a baseline...
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:35 am
by NavyCrimson
Whole new tempo now.
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:19 am
by leopold
From a rivalry game standpoint you're absolutely right.
But Memphis may make for a heckuva game to end the regular season.
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:28 am
by TidePony
Thanksgiving weekend, correct?
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:41 am
by sbsmith
PonySnob wrote:I remember a practically empty Ford stadium last year for the Houston game
Ford was practically empty for the 2010 and 2012 games as well.
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:08 am
by Digetydog
Unless Notre Dame or UT want to play us in Dallas, we should never play a home game Thanksgiving weekend. With a huge percentage of students out of town and sometimes questionable weather, we will almost always have a sparse crowd.
If we develop a real rivalry with UH, we might consider scheduling it for the weekend before Thanksgiving (like the Harvard/Yale game).
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:46 am
by PonyKris89
What section does smu have for Cougars?
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:20 pm
by PlanoStang
sbsmith wrote:PonySnob wrote:I remember a practically empty Ford stadium last year for the Houston game
Ford was practically empty for the 2010 and 2012 games as well.
2010 was the big storm which caused a 2 hour delay.
2012 was a Thursday night which doesn't bode well for many Cougar fans to make the trip up.
After we were up by 5 or 6 TDs everybody left.
2014 was TG weekend, and everybody was out of town.
Re: Houston game should be last
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:28 pm
by Charleston Pony
It will take some time for SMU to develop a large enough following to host a well attended game Thanksgiving weekend. Would love to see the day that happens, but unless SMU & Houston were both undefeated and had top 10 caliber teams...not sure I will live to see that day.