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Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby TidePony » Mon Sep 26, 2022 10:37 am

1. Add cooling stations (at least two) on hot days (in mandatory tents) with large fans, benches, and water misters with many IGLOOS filled with iced water so anyone can fill up their water bottles. You cannot just let people burn up until they are seconds away from a heat stroke. (Inexcusable)

2. Fix the d*mn scoreboard and play clock, period. (Inexcusable)

3. Make graphics and sounds on the Jumbotron to help the cheerleaders - especially with the P-O-N-Y PonyUp cheer. Those kids worked their tails off in the heat. (They deserve praise and accolades!).

4. The Band. They are so small it was hard to hear them on the field from the noise in the stadium. (They deserve praise, too).

***Mustang Band Solution (And, no I’m not a band expert before you flame me): What if the band director was allowed to do the following:

A. Visit junior colleges in Collin, Dallas, Rockwell, and Ellis counties and recruit strong students (with good grades) who have completed at least 30 to 60 hours and played in their high school bands. Provide them with significant scholarship/financial aid packages and require them to be in the band. An SMU degree should be enticing for this population.

B. Visit area twirling competitions and recruit twirlers. It’s not 1968 anymore, you have to find them.


Sorry for the rant… but, just like all of you, I’m frustrated by last Saturday.
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby Webmaster » Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:56 am

If you can't make a decent announcement in advance, at the very least, put adequate signage out, so that people know where to park. I sat in line for about 30 minutes at the former cash lot by Moody, only to be told that it was coupon only.

Imagine the scene... everyone sitting there watching cars bail out and U-turn. Craning your neck, not knowing why. Assuming you can still park there. Creating a giant cluster for everyone. Realize that I've been parking in that lot for every home game for maybe the last 5-6 years (ever since we were told there weren't enough media parking passes available for PonyFans.com).

Then being directed to the far-away cash lot only to find that it was no longer a cash lot, but driving through the whole thing looking for a spot that wasn't there.

And then finally wondering over to the very NW corner of campus to that lot to FINALLY find someplace to park. That process took one entire hour. :evil:
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby Charleston Pony » Mon Sep 26, 2022 12:08 pm

Really sad that this administration failed so miserably for an event that they had to know was going to bring more visitors to the campus than any other they have ever scheduled. BOT should be pondering whether it is time for Turner and Hart to go
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby Silk » Mon Sep 26, 2022 1:55 pm

TidePony wrote:4. The Band. They are so small it was hard to hear them on the field from the noise in the stadium. (They deserve praise, too).

***Mustang Band Solution (And, no I’m not a band expert before you flame me): What if the band director was allowed to do the following:

A. Visit junior colleges in Collin, Dallas, Rockwell, and Ellis counties and recruit strong students (with good grades) who have completed at least 30 to 60 hours and played in their high school bands. Provide them with significant scholarship/financial aid packages and require them to be in the band. An SMU degree should be enticing for this population.

Silver lining perspective: it was great to have a crowd big and loud enough to drown out the band. We all have seen games when that wasn't the case.

SMU doesn't give band scholarships, does it? If so, where would the money come from? Got to either raise funds or cut from something else.
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby SmooBoy » Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:15 pm

Silk wrote:
TidePony wrote:4. The Band. They are so small it was hard to hear them on the field from the noise in the stadium. (They deserve praise, too).

***Mustang Band Solution (And, no I’m not a band expert before you flame me): What if the band director was allowed to do the following:

A. Visit junior colleges in Collin, Dallas, Rockwell, and Ellis counties and recruit strong students (with good grades) who have completed at least 30 to 60 hours and played in their high school bands. Provide them with significant scholarship/financial aid packages and require them to be in the band. An SMU degree should be enticing for this population.

Silver lining perspective: it was great to have a crowd big and loud enough to drown out the band. We all have seen games when that wasn't the case.

SMU doesn't give band scholarships, does it? If so, where would the money come from? Got to either raise funds or cut from something else.


The MBand DOES give scholarships that pale in comparison to the early 80s and before. The push from the outstanding new director is to build HS relationships and recruit DFW (and beyond) for some quality musicians. He has a plan to push membership numbers higher than any of us have ever seen.

Easiest way to help him do this is donate to the Diamond M Club.

https://www.diamondm.club/
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby Pony ^ » Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:27 pm

firing Rick Hart is the only solution
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby redpony » Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:57 pm

Pony ^ wrote:firing Rick Hart is the only solution


AMEN to that.
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby Mustangs_Maroons » Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:44 pm

Heads would roll for less. Who is ultimately responsible here? Ricky?
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby Bergermeister » Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:24 pm

Game Day Saturday was a joke. The Ticket described the chaos perfectly.
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Re: Possible Solutions to our Game Day Nightmare

Postby ALEX LIFESON » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:11 pm

I thought your solution was going to be firing little Rick Hart.
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