(02-18-2014 09:11 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  SMU, hoping to extend its home winning streak to 14 against Houston on Wednesday, will finish with the all-time highest season average at Moody.

SMU is averaging 6,677 in seven games at Moody. With the final three home games sold out, the Mustangs will beat the previous best of 6,665, set in 1961-62 with a 10-1 record at home.

Coach Larry Brown visited with the students and faculty camped at the ticket office on Sunday night, Monday morning and Tuesday morning.
“Of all the things that have happened since I’ve been here, that to me is the most exciting thing, having the students and faculty behind us,’’ Brown said. “A lot of neat things are happening around here, but the best part is the pride in the school. I think it’s going to resonate throughout every sport.’’

SMU will finish with a school-record seven sellouts. The previous best was five in 1984-85. The crowd of 7,166 in the reopening of Moody on Jan. 4 against UConn was the first sellout since 2001.

SWEET! SMU Basketball tickets will be a hard "get" next year. . .I'm down for season tickets again next year.

This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

(02-18-2014 10:35 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

Reunion Arena doesn't exist

(02-18-2014 10:39 PM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:35 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

See quite a bit of empty seats at UConn games. . . Just sayin

Not worried about Cincinnati just had dinner with a UT athletic department employee and they are stuck

(02-18-2014 10:35 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

That 6700 capacity is larger than our entire undergraduate enrollment. We don't have 40k students like Cincy does. Does Cincy routinely get 40k people to 5th/3rd??

If not, STFU.

We actually take pride in our academics/student-teacher ratio.

(02-18-2014 10:41 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:39 PM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:35 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

See quite a bit of empty seats at UConn games. . . Just sayin

Not worried about Cincinnati just had dinner with a UT athletic department employee and they are stuck

Hmmmm... Stuck as in what, could you clarify, Pony94???

PS - Cameron Indoor barely holds 9k, and I think we'd all agree that environment is just fine.

(02-18-2014 10:41 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:39 PM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:35 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

See quite a bit of empty seats at UConn games. . . Just sayin

Not worried about Cincinnati just had dinner with a UT athletic department employee and they are stuck

Surely you are not speaking poorly of the American!!!

"Stuck" usually has a negative connotation, like "screwed." So, you would be implying that somehow associating with the American Conference is detrimental to UC, right?

That right there would be ground for expulsion from "the XII." Someone ought to start a thread discussing how SMU fans are trashing the Conference and holding down our TV value.

(02-19-2014 10:16 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:41 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:39 PM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 10:35 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

See quite a bit of empty seats at UConn games. . . Just sayin

Not worried about Cincinnati just had dinner with a UT athletic department employee and they are stuck

Surely you are not speaking poorly of the American!!!

"Stuck" usually has a negative connotation, like "screwed." So, you would be implying that somehow associating with the American Conference is detrimental to UC, right?

That right there would be ground for expulsion from "the XII." Someone ought to start a thread discussing how SMU fans are trashing the Conference and holding down our TV value.

LOL maybe we should start a thread about how SMU is publicly bashing the AAC and how this will destroy our valuable tv contract?

SMU can't move games to the Mavericks' arena because its the middle of the NBA season. Plus why should they give up homecourt advantage?

(02-18-2014 10:35 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  This is a nice little story, but goodness, getting excited about "sellouts" when the arena capacity is roughly 6700 is pretty funny. If you can't draw 6700 for UCONN, Cincinnati and Louisville, you probably have no business being in a major conference. Frankly, SMU should be thinking about moving games against these three schools and against Memphis to Reunion Arena. Then we would get an idea if SMU has really embarked on a new era of basketball.

The seating capacity is 7k and we aren't just selling out for the current top programs, they are all sellouts. Its the perfect size for SMU and is creating a real buzz in Dallas, which I can assure you is not easy to do.

Dubya, Mark Cuban and others were in the house last night, and we weren't playing any of the teams on your list. We don't need a lecture from you about being "major" worthy.