ESPN Classic & SMU v. BYU

by **FordtoTolbert** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:57 pm

During this bowl season build up, does anyone know if the 1980 SMU vs. BYU classic will be shown??

For those of you from the Ramon is the best ever, Bordono for President crowd...back in 1980, which was Ron Meyer's 5th. season on the hilltop, SMU squared off against Jim McMahon and BYU in a classic, high scoring Holiday Bowl. Craig James rushed for over 200 yards, McMahon tossed close to 50 passes and BYU scored 27 4th. q points to beat SMU 46-45...some say it is one of the best bowl games EVER.

The 1980 season saw SMU defeat UT in Austin for the first time since 1966, shut out A$M before 41,000+ at Texas Stadium, crush Rice (YES, we used to defeat Rice on a fairly regular basis...) and pound the Hogs to end one of the most successful seasons since 1966.

SMU would go on to win the SWC, that's the Southwest Conference, in 1981 / 1982 / 1984. Long Live T.D. Briggs.

by **mr. pony** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:22 pm

I will never watch that Holiday Bowl again.
Once was enough, thank you.

One 4th quarter BYU TD was big-time questionable as I recall. Don't care to relive the agony.

by **NavyCrimson** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:54 pm

i refuse to watch it!!!

even today!!!

by **MustangLaxer** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:09 am

by **The PonyGrad** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:44 am

How about SMU over Pitt and Dan Marino in the Cotton Bowl to cap an undefeated season. That I would like to see. I do not know if I am thawed out yet.

by **jtstang** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:49 am

mr. pony wrote:I will never watch that Holiday Bowl again.
Once was enough, thank you.

One 4th quarter BYU TD was big-time questionable as I recall. Don't care to relive the agony.

Not as I recall it, it was a ball that came down in the hands of both teams and when the smoke cleared, the BYU guy had it. Tie goes to the runner, or whatever.

The tragedy was, the coverage was great. All the SMU db's (can't recall, Hopkins, Smith?) had to do was knock the ball away and it's SMU game. But they tried for the int and cost the game instead.

Hix is right, though, that game is replayed because it truly was a classic. And it gave a glimpse of things to come in the next couple of years on the Hilltop.

by **NavyCrimson** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:07 am

Yes - bring on the Pitt game!!! :idea:

by **Stallion** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:17 am

the bad call was on an earlier TE Clay Brown touchdown-probably would have been called back today.

by **bagice** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:01 pm

Have any other SMU games been on ESPN classic besides this one? This is the only one I ever see them show.

Would also love to see the Pitt-SMU game but I guess 6-0 games in frigid temperatures is not considered a "classic" outside of SMU fans.

by **Stallion** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:03 pm

the SMU Texas Game in Austin where Bobby Leach caught the tipped pass has been on on rare occassions.

by **Caballo** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:04 pm

I have the Cotton Bowl and 1982 SMU-Texas games on VHS. I can watch them anytime.

I popped in the 82 game one day and my 10 year old son could not believe we used to play Texas. And that we used to beat them. Maybe he has been posting on Ponyfans and I did not know it. At least, that sounds like the same type revelation that may strike others who post here.

Who can name the Texas DB that had that ball richochet off his hands? One of the great names in Texas FB history.

Also, Texas had just rallied to tie the score in that game. If ___ had intercepted that ball, the score would have likely went the other way with the ensuing momentum.

by **PonyLove** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:15 pm

The PonyGrad wrote:I do not know if I am thawed out yet.

I agree. I was there and I think that was the coldest I have ever been in my life. But what a great time to be a Mustang fan!

by **Stallion** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:29 pm

Trivia Answer Jitter Fields-what have I won?

by PK » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:52 pm

Enshrinement in the Trivia Hall of Fame.

by **BUS** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:58 pm

The Cotton Bowl was not that cold. My girlfriend brought her big purse with 3 bottles of Champaign. Go Mustangs

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