SMU football mentions in AMC's Halt and Catch Fire

[SMU Smitty]

I encourage everyone to go back and check out tonight's episode of AMC's "Halt and Catch Fire". It is a fictional depiction of a computer company located in Dallas in the early 80's.

In tonight's episode one of the main characters, who was apparently a former SMU football player, has a discussion in a locker room with a fellow football alum about the '82 football team and the need to "kick-in big to the player recruitment fund".

In my opinion they did a great job keeping the SMU references accurate, considering that they referred to UT as "Austin Tech" later in the episode.

[StallionsModelT]

Ha. Yeah I caught that too after watching "Game of Thrones." "Halt and Catch Fire" is a really interesting show and Lee Pace is killing it as the snarky sales guy. I'm hopeful it gets good ratings and takes off.

[Bergermeister]

In tonight's episode one of the main characters, who was apparently a former SMU football player, has a discussion in a locker room with a fellow football alum about the '82 football team and the need to "kick-in big to the player recruitment fund".

References to McIlhenny and Dickerson by name and "'stangs"

[PonySnob]

Mackenzie Davis - yes or no?


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[ThadFilms]

Sweet. I'll have to check it out. One of the show's creators was a few years younger than me at both my junior high and high school. Pretty cool to see him succeeding!