FWST: SMU plants billboard in middle of Fort Worth, mocking TCU days after victory

[TopFrog]

SMU plants billboard in middle of Fort Worth, mocking TCU days after victory​

BY DREW DAVISON



The TCU-SMU rivalry isn’t dying down anytime soon.

SMU knocked off TCU 42-34 in Fort Worth last weekend, and celebrated by attempting to “plant its flag” on midfield of Amon G. Carter Stadium. Now it’s hung a billboard in the middle of Fort Worth commemorating its victory, saying “Pony Up Fort Worth” with three local players on it.

The rivalry heated up — and has stayed sizzling — once SMU players went forward with the flag-planting moment after the game. That started a scuffle between the teams and resulted in TCU special assistant Jerry Kill being concussed.

Read more at https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article254629052.html

 

[HFrog1999]

See what you’ve done!

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

This was planned. Shame. Shame!

 

[Moose Stuff]

I can’t imagine giving a scheiss about a billboard. I especially can’t imagine giving a scheiss about one that says “pony up”.

 

[MTfrog5]

No matter ho many billboards they buy, they still won’t get a big 12 invite

 

[tcudoc]

Hopefully the press conference where HCGP is asked to respond to this latest news is already being planned.

 

[Big Frog II]

This would all be a moot point, if we didn't play like a bunch of chumps.

 

[LVH]

Little Brother syndrome

Glad we were more humble after our biggest pre Big 12 wins

 

[froginaustin]

I see nothing "mocking" about the billboard in the OP.
Big deal.

 

[East Coast]

All I can say is good for them. They are obviously trying to keep this "rivalry" alive. And yes, this is far more aggressive and original than anything our marketing team has done in years.

 

[CountryFrog]

Don't think billboards work?

It just did!

 

[StealthFrog]

Nobody out-billboards this guy

 

[BrewingFrog]

HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM
A short treatise on strategy
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Step one: Don't get prison-raped on your own home field by an inferior team two games running.


Step Two: Go forth, and sin no more.

 

[Spike]

That's cute.

 

[Froggish]

If you're goal is to get everyone's attention the metroplex, you
1. Talk massive amount of boat to get as much attention as possible
2. Make sure you go after the incumbent. You have to put a face on the target
3. Back up all the boat talk
4. Rub the incumbents face in it so you can maximize all the momentum.
5. Ride the wave as far as it will take you
6. Rinse and repeat until the wave stops

Textbook work on SMU's part and TCU can't do anything about it but play the butt of the joke. None of that plan works if the they lose. You can tell they hired a first rate marketing firm. GP deserves to get dragged. SMU now owns the field and the market perception. The high road is now taking on water.

 

[4 Oaks Frog]

There are so many fun things that could be done to that billboard, but we am too old to climb those ladders anymore. Perhaps, there are some more physically able creative frogs that will graffiti the [ Finebaum ] out of that thing. Can only hope!!
GO FROGS!
BEAT ORANGE COW!
Spit Blood ~~<~<and fornicate baylor!!

 

[mwe2187]

And yet fans say that this game is meaningless for them in comparison to playing "ranked teams" in the AAC. This is SMU's super bowl and it is what it is. They beat the crap out of us and deserved it

 

[Bob Sugar]

Some fraternity needs to have their Freshmen watch Cobra Kai and put them to work.

 

[frogs9497]

The ROI on this has got to be negative.

 

[vicarfrog]

I tip my hat off to them. They're aggressive and hungry and that means their stock will rise. I remember the bowl game in Houston when we lost to A&M under Slocum and I remember a TCU guy saying, "Watch, we're on the rise... they're on the decline." I rolled my eyes, but he was right. History runs in cycles. SMU is on the rise and we're on the decline.

Prove me wrong... please!