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Tshirt Fan

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Why is it always the "Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex"? Why?

Why not the "Fort Worth, Denton to Cleburne, Weatherford to Irving, and that overblown Texas version of Atlanta to the east, Metroplex"?
It works for me and I always take my lunch when I work in Dallas.
 
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GenXFrog

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Peacefrog said:
You left out the Dallas Stars and the fact that the Cowboys are the DALLAS Cowboys. Other than that I guess Fort Worth can claim proximity to the Rangers? Dallas sucks in almost all ways. But they have scoreboard on the pro teams.
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Don't forget, we have the Fort Worth Cats and the Fort Worth Brahmas, and the.. oh, wait. Well, we've still got the Vaqueros.

TCU should be the go-to for sports in Fort Worth. I really hope we open the marketing and access back up, get the t-shirts interested again, and fill the stadium under the new regime.
 
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froginaustin

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It seems to me that TCU makes an occasional push to be the go-to for sports in Fort Worth. The impact that the efforts have apparently had, remind me how expensive long-term marketing is, and how long it really takes to make much difference.
I hope that TCU tries again, new regime and post-lockdown (Jez I hope post-lockdown sticks).
 
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The Lurker

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I got ripped for not being on board with this hire. Numbers playing out as advertised…

My post from three years ago

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Some numbers for the uninformed:

1. 71-62 career record over 12 years

2. 1 conference championship in 12 years, and that was in the WAC 10 years ago.

3. 5-22 against the top 25 overall, 3-7 at SMU with all 3 teams finishing the season unranked, two were ranked #25 when he beat them.

4. 1-3 in bowl games

5. Team defensive ranking (130 total teams)-

La Tech - 2010 - 89
La Tech - 2011 - 24
La Tech - 2012 - 110

Cal - 2013 - 99
Cal - 2014 - 105
Cal - 2015 - 79
Cal - 2016 - 115

SMU - 2018 - 63
SMU - 2019 - 65
SMU - 2020 - 81
SMU - 2020 - 74

The Cal stint on defense was historically bad, fielding one of the worst defenses during his tenure in the history of the program:

www.espn.com

Sonny Dykes running out of chances to get Cal defense fixed​

Cal is moving on to another defensive coordinator, but this isn't as simple as hiring a new assistant coach and hoping for the best.
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5. La Tech, over 3 years, 22-15 overall, 14-7 in conference,
Finished 5th, 1st, and 3rd in conference

At Cal, his only P5 experience, over 4 years, 19-39 overall, 10-26 in conference, Fired from Cal
Finished 6th, 4th, 4th, 4th (out of 6 schools in his division)

At SMU, 30-17 overall, 18-12 in conference
Finished 4th, 3rd, 5th, and could end up anywhere from 4th to 6th this season. Best finishes will be 3rd overall, with an average finish of 4th in the conference (11 schools)

6. Of SMU's 8 wins in 2021, not one has come against a D1 program with a wining record. He has lost his last 3 out of 4 games, beat La Tech on a hail Mary, and squeaked by Navy

7. Overall, at SMU, He's 2-7 on the road in the second half of the season, and those 2 wins came against teams that were a combined 5-14. One was a 3 point win and the other was a 10-point comeback against a one win team.

8. In November at SMU, overall he is 5-11

9. He has an overall losing record against teams that are .500 or better over his career.

10. Does not have one signature win tied to his name over 12 years.

11. Was named coach of the year once in the WAC (2011)
 
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JetFlyingFrog

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Tshirt Fan said:
Why is it always the "Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex"? Why?

Why not the "Fort Worth, Denton to Cleburne, Weatherford to Irving, and that overblown Texas version of Atlanta to the east, Metroplex"?
It works for me and I always take my lunch when I work in Dallas.
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Give it a few years when FW is larger than Dallas.
 

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