SMU is in Dallas, right?

Inky_Wretch · Jul 11, 2012

Shoeless Joe said:

albert77 said:

Steak Snabler said:

da man said:

FWIW, DMN's SMU writer is also its Olympics writer and is already about waist-deep in that (she was at the track trials and the gymnastics trials and might already be on her way to London). That said, the paper needs to have someone keeping an eye on the Ponies while she's away, especially now that Larry Brown is in town (and, yes, SMU is in University Park).
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Especially when you consider that SMU alums (i.e., affluent white people) are among those most likely to read the paper.
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Maybe, but I would offer that in terms of general reader interest in Big D, Smu is WAY down the list, well behind UT, A&M and OU, and probably behind the NHL Stars, as well. Fact is, Ponies haven't been relevant in any sport that matters since the 1980s.
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Thanks in part to the DMN
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Dallas is the No. 1 front-running town in the nation. If the Ponies aren't winning, then no amount of coverage will get Dallasites to care.

That said, a brief would have been nice.

JRoyal · Jul 11, 2012

All these would be ahead of SMU, I'd bet, on the list of DMN priorities (not in this order): Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, Stars, TU, A&M, OU, TCU, Olympics (lots of Texans in the Summer Games), high school football. At most I would've expected a brief.

Football_Bat · Jul 12, 2012

Highland Park High certainly gets more ink than SMU does.

Football_Bat · Jul 12, 2012

JRoyal said:

All these would be ahead of SMU, I'd bet, on the list of DMN priorities (not in this order): Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, Stars, TU, A&M, OU, TCU, Olympics (lots of Texans in the Summer Games), high school football. At most I would've expected a brief.
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You should learn the proper style. It's t.u.

lone star scribe · Jul 12, 2012

Football_Bat said:

Highland Park High certainly gets more ink than SMU does.
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Very true. But they win more games.

mediaguy · Jul 12, 2012

Ever since I heard that Dallas was the No. 1 front-running town in the nation, it's my favorite city.

Shoeless Joe · Jul 12, 2012

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

albert77 said:

Steak Snabler said:

da man said:

FWIW, DMN's SMU writer is also its Olympics writer and is already about waist-deep in that (she was at the track trials and the gymnastics trials and might already be on her way to London). That said, the paper needs to have someone keeping an eye on the Ponies while she's away, especially now that Larry Brown is in town (and, yes, SMU is in University Park).
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Especially when you consider that SMU alums (i.e., affluent white people) are among those most likely to read the paper.
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Maybe, but I would offer that in terms of general reader interest in Big D, Smu is WAY down the list, well behind UT, A&M and OU, and probably behind the NHL Stars, as well. Fact is, Ponies haven't been relevant in any sport that matters since the 1980s.
Click to expand...

Thanks in part to the DMN
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Dallas is the No. 1 front-running town in the nation. If the Ponies aren't winning, then no amount of coverage will get Dallasites to care.

That said, a brief would have been nice.
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I wasn't thinking about from a coverage standpoint, but from a standpoint of investigating SMU and getting them the death penalty.

Inky_Wretch · Jul 12, 2012

Shoeless Joe said:

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

albert77 said:

Steak Snabler said:

da man said:

FWIW, DMN's SMU writer is also its Olympics writer and is already about waist-deep in that (she was at the track trials and the gymnastics trials and might already be on her way to London). That said, the paper needs to have someone keeping an eye on the Ponies while she's away, especially now that Larry Brown is in town (and, yes, SMU is in University Park).
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Especially when you consider that SMU alums (i.e., affluent white people) are among those most likely to read the paper.
Click to expand...

Maybe, but I would offer that in terms of general reader interest in Big D, Smu is WAY down the list, well behind UT, A&M and OU, and probably behind the NHL Stars, as well. Fact is, Ponies haven't been relevant in any sport that matters since the 1980s.
Click to expand...

Thanks in part to the DMN
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Dallas is the No. 1 front-running town in the nation. If the Ponies aren't winning, then no amount of coverage will get Dallasites to care.

That said, a brief would have been nice.
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I wasn't thinking about from a coverage standpoint, but from a standpoint of investigating SMU and getting them the death penalty.
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Gotcha, you're absolutely right about that.

Football_Bat · Jul 13, 2012

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

albert77 said:

Steak Snabler said:

da man said:

FWIW, DMN's SMU writer is also its Olympics writer and is already about waist-deep in that (she was at the track trials and the gymnastics trials and might already be on her way to London). That said, the paper needs to have someone keeping an eye on the Ponies while she's away, especially now that Larry Brown is in town (and, yes, SMU is in University Park).
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Especially when you consider that SMU alums (i.e., affluent white people) are among those most likely to read the paper.
Click to expand...

Maybe, but I would offer that in terms of general reader interest in Big D, Smu is WAY down the list, well behind UT, A&M and OU, and probably behind the NHL Stars, as well. Fact is, Ponies haven't been relevant in any sport that matters since the 1980s.
Click to expand...

Thanks in part to the DMN
Click to expand...

Dallas is the No. 1 front-running town in the nation. If the Ponies aren't winning, then no amount of coverage will get Dallasites to care.

That said, a brief would have been nice.
Click to expand...

I wasn't thinking about from a coverage standpoint, but from a standpoint of investigating SMU and getting them the death penalty.
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Gotcha, you're absolutely right about that.
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Dale Hansen had more to do with bringing down SMU than the DMN did.

clutchcargo · Jul 14, 2012

Football_Bat said:

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

albert77 said:

Steak Snabler said:

da man said:

FWIW, DMN's SMU writer is also its Olympics writer and is already about waist-deep in that (she was at the track trials and the gymnastics trials and might already be on her way to London). That said, the paper needs to have someone keeping an eye on the Ponies while she's away, especially now that Larry Brown is in town (and, yes, SMU is in University Park).
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Especially when you consider that SMU alums (i.e., affluent white people) are among those most likely to read the paper.
Click to expand...

Maybe, but I would offer that in terms of general reader interest in Big D, Smu is WAY down the list, well behind UT, A&M and OU, and probably behind the NHL Stars, as well. Fact is, Ponies haven't been relevant in any sport that matters since the 1980s.
Click to expand...

Thanks in part to the DMN
Click to expand...

Dallas is the No. 1 front-running town in the nation. If the Ponies aren't winning, then no amount of coverage will get Dallasites to care.

That said, a brief would have been nice.
Click to expand...

I wasn't thinking about from a coverage standpoint, but from a standpoint of investigating SMU and getting them the death penalty.
Click to expand...

Gotcha, you're absolutely right about that.
Click to expand...

Dale Hansen had more to do with bringing down SMU than the DMN did.
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Hansen still gets a lot more credit for that than he deserves. I won't bore you with the details, but take my word for it. Also, Hansen's station WFAA and DMN were both owned by Belo and I'm sure it was a group effort.

Flip Wilson · Jul 14, 2012

clutchcargo said:

Football_Bat said:

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

Inky_Wretch said:

Shoeless Joe said:

albert77 said:

Steak Snabler said:

da man said:

FWIW, DMN's SMU writer is also its Olympics writer and is already about waist-deep in that (she was at the track trials and the gymnastics trials and might already be on her way to London). That said, the paper needs to have someone keeping an eye on the Ponies while she's away, especially now that Larry Brown is in town (and, yes, SMU is in University Park).
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Especially when you consider that SMU alums (i.e., affluent white people) are among those most likely to read the paper.
Click to expand...

Maybe, but I would offer that in terms of general reader interest in Big D, Smu is WAY down the list, well behind UT, A&M and OU, and probably behind the NHL Stars, as well. Fact is, Ponies haven't been relevant in any sport that matters since the 1980s.
Click to expand...

Thanks in part to the DMN
Click to expand...

Dallas is the No. 1 front-running town in the nation. If the Ponies aren't winning, then no amount of coverage will get Dallasites to care.

That said, a brief would have been nice.
Click to expand...

I wasn't thinking about from a coverage standpoint, but from a standpoint of investigating SMU and getting them the death penalty.
Click to expand...

Gotcha, you're absolutely right about that.
Click to expand...

Dale Hansen had more to do with bringing down SMU than the DMN did.
Click to expand...

Hansen still gets a lot more credit for that than he deserves. I won't bore you with the details, but take my word for it. Also, Hansen's station WFAA and DMN were both owned by Belo and I'm sure it was a group effort.
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Oh, I wouldn't mind being bored with the details.

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