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Love this comment: I've never seen a DP work out that way.

I know we like to diagnose and fix problems we have strong expertise and experience in, so let's start here: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/rebuilding-america/4257814?series=53 Bridges only. Let's pace ourselves before we tackle airports.

Dallas-style Calatrava bridge or bust!

Why stop at calling out football for not being good yet? Why not just start firing shots across all of our programs? Look, I love the basketball too, but you know it's not a zero sum game and that being good in football would help us be better at basketball, right?

Sweet -- I think this puts the boards up to 5-7 now. We need you. Also, from what my friends there are telling me, things are pretty dark in that ticket office right now. You should probably be able to just list demands regarding group packages. Please let the team be sold soon...

Actually, yes. I feel like an albino squirrel vomited into my mouth would give me a nice sense of closure on the aughts.

I'm incredibly onboard with this demand for mascot realism. If we don't see Scrappy off his feet and preying upon the smaller children and animals in and around the stadium this year, then why the hell do we have a team? Also, although this is more of a 2012 demand, I would also like him to regurgitate a worm into my mouth every time we force a punt.

If the media has us here, I am assuming you have us down for 18 wins minimum, right? :lol: Look out, record books!

I know how to make him go away. LET'S ALL PAY ATTENTION TO HIM!

It's like you new my next question. When you come back from upgrading AOL discs, any hot takes on how their size measures up to the other teams in UT's conference?

What schools was she up against? Is there a list you can post?

It was pretty awesome to sit down at the stadium walk through at 6:19 p.m. a few weeks ago and realize we were already in the shade on the press box side. No more creepy half-sunburns the morning after for this guy.

If only we had a guy around with significant hurricane prediction experience...

I don't get the hype. I think it's kind of sweet and forward-thinking that SMU decided to add a Curves for their players. After all, my mom is raving about her circuit training class.

I think this grenade is not lobbed at the heroes of the Mid-Cities the way you all took it. If I had to guess, it's probably not meant to go much further than DFW airport.

That wouldn't be a very loving thing to do...

In my dreams, I like to imagine RV has a platinum AAdvantage credit card. Just go with it. Other times, he's wearing a green tuxedo t-shirt that says he's formal, but he's also here to party.

Ah, very cool. I was just confused by the original post and forgot about stadium tickets. Congrats and good luck. Road trips are the freaking best; get an FIU dancers number for us (but don't catch anything.)

Wait -- is he just ordering the tickets online for you? Letting you put your miles on his card? I'm confused.

I don't think anyone is waiting for 12-1 anymore, but the last few years are a credibility gap. SMU tried to launch their campaign before the turnaround just a few years ago and it fell incredibly flat. If we show any progress (5-6 wins this year), that combined with the stadium makes a compelling case to show everyone it is time with a full blitz moving forward. Honestly, unless a player at a school I don't care about is putting up video game numbers (like LT did back in the day or maybe Keenum), I don't think he sucks in the casual fan anymore. I think all things considered, Lance has already generated and will continue to generate more than his share of press this year.

We're so close in agreement here, but just split on one small point. I see this as a timing thing. I don't think there is much we can do with much of the roster outside Dunbar to educate a casual fan -- and he's being used on most of the materials and is getting a decent share of press all things considered. I think the storylines for our team and program have to come out during the season and a coordinated effort of hitting our local and national media -- along with their hometowns -- is the best way to do that as things go the way we hope they all will. For most casual fans, this is just a collection of dudes until they do something on a field - no matter where they read about them. NFL camps have the luxury of telling stories from college and previous career experience -- we just don't have that yet, but we will and I hope they leverage it well in the years ahead.

I agree with the basic concept your "Marketing 101" idea (although I really question your apparent sports marketing professor), but as much as I personally love Chase Baine, seeing him catch a few balls is not going to make me say OMG if I am not already a current fan. I don't think the Cowboys win any new fans at San Antonio training camp, but they let the current fans deepen and expand their relationship with the team. Once we win a few games and build the base a bit more, I totally agree it's the time to start looking at doing that, but I'm not going to begrudge anyone for not giving me that experience now.

Not that I don't see the point being made, but do practice updates really add fans or just further wet the whistle of the diehards? I can't imagine living near a team I don't care about and being sucked in by their training camp/practice stories.

Guh...at least it was the university newsroom putting it out. I saw it in the newsletter too.