Weird thought about SMU, TCU and HoD bowl

[JesseMartin]

So I was on Facebook and noticed one of Emmitt's comments about the bowl, and it was related to a discussion about some TCU people going to the bowl. That got me thinking...as much as we want to green out the game, if a whole bunch of people from SMU and TCU showed up in their red and purple (respectively), wouldn't that look even better for our program? I mean, what if 5K from each school's contingent of fans pop in...wouldn't that look great for our ability to "draw from the area" and not just our own fanbase?

I, for one, hope SMU and TCU fans aren't sitting at home on New Year's Day...I hope they come out and support the Mean Green as their "next choice" since they aren't bowling this year. It would help cement what those on here already know: UNT is THE choice for actual "butts in seats" college football fans in the North Texas region. As Universities we are different animals - big money private schools vs. high-enrollment public school - so of course there will always be trash talk, but hey, if we're able to draw a little bit of outside support from local rivals when we're playing someone else, I'm all for it. After all, even though he's there to heckle, Emmitt adds to SMU's attendance figures, and the more spending and tax dollars that stay in the region, the better it is for all of us.

Thoughts?

[TheFranchise]

You assume that all those SMU and TCU fans would be there to "support" us.

Just sayin' -- if I show up at Gerald J. Ford Stay-jum . . . I'm not there to root for the Ponies.

[JesseMartin]

Even if they play the Emmitt card and show up to heckle, it still helps with the attendance draw. If bowl officials know that having UNT in a local bowl will draw a few thousand extra people from the other Universities, they won't really care about the reason they showed up.

[foutsrouts]

Smu has enough trouble getting a legit 5k to their own on campus stadium, so I kind of doubt that will happen. Not sure if I'd want them there anyway. I'll take some Frog fans though if they are so inclined.

[JRock]

I'd welcome them there wholeheartedly and I'm not being sarcastic. We all need to get behind the teams in DFW. Fill each other's stadiums.

[MDH]

5k of their own??? If we got 50 true SMU & TCU with no UNT connection alums out I'd be surprised.

[UNTexas]

People like football. Bowl games are fun no matter who's playing. I'd watch their teams and would cheer for both of them. I have in the past. I'll cheer for any Texas school except one.