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We get the dirty froggies at Moody. No doubt a fun one. Other than that, a lot unknown.....

I really wish we’d try to get another home-and-home with the Zags.

My wishlist - TCU (never stop), Zags, any of (Baylor, TT, A&M), USC and one national power.
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Many of the tourneys around Thanksgiving have already announced their fields and we are nowhere to be found thus far. Really hope we find our way in one, even a lower level one, as those provide invaluable opportunities for resume boosters on neutral courts.
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Definitely want to see some of those listed above - - Would also love to see some mid-level teams in mid level conferences rather than the bottom dweller directionals that no-one has heard of...

Teams like:

Richmond
Saint Louis
Marquette (big east not mid level - but would be interesting with pringles)
La Tech
Bradley
Illinois State
UNLV
Fresno State
Navy
Denver
BYU

Even the body-bag games could be far more interesting... UTEP, Air Force, Pepperdine, UMASS...
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This is the first time I can remember in the new era of SMU Basketball that we haven’t had the second half of a H&H already set, and no new H&Hs announced. I know it is still 7-8 months out but these are usually set before the year of.

Again the TCU game should be massive for many reasons, but we need another high-profile OOC matchup at Moody. At this point, I’ll take any high-profile OOC road games, too.

I think in previous years the appeal of having LB visit other school’s arena was a huge selling point to get H&Hs with Michigan, Zags, USC and Stanford. Obviously that’s gone.
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Also - add Rice to that list of "more interesting body bag games".

Sadly - if we did get Baylor, Texas, A&M, etc on the schedule, it is likely that we would not see the same home court advantage that we had against those strong teams OOC the last few years. You would see enough Horns/Baylor/Aggies in Moody to actually make some noise for the opposing team.

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I knew all of our H&H's were rolling off, but I'm surprised we didn't announce a holiday tournament. Most of the notable ones have already filled up and announced their lineups.
Odd drop off on all accounts at the moment.
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just another reason to go the stubhub route with no marquee home games besides TCU and AAC play...just sayin'
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Pony ^ wrote:just another reason to go the stubhub route with no marquee home games besides TCU and AAC play...just sayin'


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PonyTime wrote:Also - add Rice to that list of "more interesting body bag games".

Sadly - if we did get Baylor, Texas, A&M, etc on the schedule, it is likely that we would not see the same home court advantage that we had against those strong teams OOC the last few years. You would see enough Horns/Baylor/Aggies in Moody to actually make some noise for the opposing team.

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Rice would be smart to drop FB and marshal all their resorces towards BB. And I agree they along with NTSU and UTA are better body bag games than most. At least there would be more local coverage.

As for marquee, I would include Arky, LSU and UCLA.
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smupony94 wrote:
Pony ^ wrote:just another reason to go the stubhub route with no marquee home games besides TCU and AAC play...just sayin'


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I think he's just saying tickets will be even easier to get without any "marquee" games on the schedule. Probably true. USC was a hot ticket this year.
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SMU Section F wrote:
smupony94 wrote:
Pony ^ wrote:just another reason to go the stubhub route with no marquee home games besides TCU and AAC play...just sayin'


Please advise

I think he's just saying tickets will be even easier to get without any "marquee" games on the schedule. Probably true. USC was a hot ticket this year.

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SMU Section F wrote:
smupony94 wrote:
Pony ^ wrote:just another reason to go the stubhub route with no marquee home games besides TCU and AAC play...just sayin'


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I think he's just saying tickets will be even easier to get without any "marquee" games on the schedule. Probably true. USC was a hot ticket this year.

Correct. With no marquee games, we will be able to get into every game for the minimum $6 on stubhub.
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Pony ^ wrote:
SMU Section F wrote:
Pony ^ wrote:just another reason to go the stubhub route with no marquee home games besides TCU and AAC play...just sayin'

I think he's just saying tickets will be even easier to get without any "marquee" games on the schedule. Probably true. USC was a hot ticket this year.

Correct. With no marquee games, we will be able to get into every game for the minimum $6 on stubhub.

TCU will probably be somewhat in demand, but that's about it. Nowhere near the level of USC, Gonzaga, or Michigan.
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Have we named the other games?
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You would think that they would perhaps start to leak possible OOC possibilities so that the fan base could get excited. Perhaps at the next re-seat meeting on the 21st?

There are more leaks at the White House these days than the SMU athletic Department.

And I fear that Frog Fans might start showing up at Moody with easy access to tickets.
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