pony up?

my last post about the ou/tx rivalry got me thinking about the school spirit at smu.  i understand that there is a huge difference between the rich football tradition at those big 12 schools that provides for their huge fan base, as opposed to smu's football history that was almost non-existent due to the death penalty in the late 80's.  at the same time, i don't understand how you can choose to go to a school and have no school spirit for that respective school.  i understand that some people simply aren't interested in sports, but i'm talking about the "boulevarders" that barely make it through half-time of any of the games.  it's like sporting events at this school have become simply an event at which to make an appearance and leave promptly afterwards.  it might be different for me, being a student-athlete and having such a long history involved in sports, but i actually go to the games to enjoy the actual game and not to be a drunk idiot that doesn't even pay attention to the game.  if we have a conflict with volleyball, i am always the one sprinting to the stadium or gym just as half of the fans are leaving the game.  from the moment i knew i was going to smu i had immense pride for the school and began cheering for them in everything so naturally it has continued.  i just can't see myself ever leaving a game early, for whatever reason.  i would give anything to take our "boulevarders" to any big 12 or sec school and teach them a lesson in school spirit, until then i will continue to ignore the psuedo-fans since i won't see them that long anyway.