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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby MustangIcon » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:53 pm

Not quite 2 years old at that time. My first memories (and the reason I became a fan) of SMU were the great Ramon Flanigan.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby i phone money » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:55 pm

Fixing to turn two
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby MrMustang1965 » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:59 pm

Living in Longview, TX while working for the Longview Morning Journal-Daily News as a sports reporter. Watched the game at the McCann Street Bar & Grille with some of my co-workers. Many drinks were bought! :D
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby mustangbill67 » Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:25 am

Although I lived in Dallas, I watched the game from my snow bound CO mountain cabin with wife and sons.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby SMU 86 » Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:30 am

I was watching the game.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby Phxfan » Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:48 am

I was working at Stanford University Med. Center as an OR Tech. I was also going to San Fransisco State University. I also heard the rumblings, I was far away. If my memory serves me, SMU could have scored again. I was at home in Cupertino, CA. I was kinda scared, about the game, and talk and papers. Did not ever think it would ever happen, not that bad. It is done.

It is over. It is finally over.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby Rebel_Pony » Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:53 am

One month and 22 days old. Living in a condo on Bordeaux. Probably wearing a Mustang t-shirt.

Amazing to think it has been almost exactly my entire life. What a day.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby Phxfan » Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:00 am

Rebel_Pony wrote:One month and 22 days old. Living in a condo on Bordeaux. Probably wearing a Mustang t-shirt.

Amazing to think it has been almost exactly my entire life. What a day.


I hope, I really hope, that someday UT will play SMU again. I also hope that you will attend. I will be there, from PHX. A new day has started.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby Rebel_Pony » Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:10 am

Phxfan wrote:
Rebel_Pony wrote:One month and 22 days old. Living in a condo on Bordeaux. Probably wearing a Mustang t-shirt.

Amazing to think it has been almost exactly my entire life. What a day.


I hope, I really hope, that someday UT will play SMU again. I also hope that you will attend. I will be there, from PHX. A new day has started.


I'll be there!
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby MrMustang1965 » Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:40 am

Phxfan wrote:
Rebel_Pony wrote:One month and 22 days old. Living in a condo on Bordeaux. Probably wearing a Mustang t-shirt.

Amazing to think it has been almost exactly my entire life. What a day.


I hope, I really hope, that someday UT will play SMU again. I also hope that you will attend. I will be there, from PHX. A new day has started.
2015 would be a good year for S.M.U. to schedule UT. 50th anniversary of the day I got my pf.com name and the Mustangs defeated the 'Horns, 31-14 for Homecoming. ;)
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby crazy horse » Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:06 am

I was home (Longview) for Christmas break watching with my family, all SMU grads except my Dad, who screwed up and graduated from Texas. But for that game, he was a Mustang fan.

I wish both my parents were around to see us go back to a bowl.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby soccermom » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:00 am

I graduated in '81 and was in Hawaii, with my sister and brother-in-law (SMU grads, too) for the game!! I remember walking around and seeing ND players and commenting on how huge they looked. It was a wonderful time--much better weather than the Cotton Bowl game against Pitt (thank goodness for a flask and Wild Turkey!!!). I am so glad that current students and younger alums than me can experience this awesome time. Better slow down on wanting to go whip up on UT---that is what caused the DP in the first place---a small private university isn't suppose to be able to out-compete a huge state school on any level! I will be watching the game from home so those of you who will be in Hawaii please put some pony ears up for me!!PONY UP and GO MUSTANGS!!!
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby Sewanee Stang » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:28 pm

I was on a ski trip in Gunnison, Colorado with my explorer post as a junior in high school. A few of us watched the game at the place where we were staying.
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby FriscoChuck » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:34 pm

I remember we hurried home from Christmas Eve church service so we could watch the game. It was a methodist church and the minister cracked a joke that he needed to be short winded so we could all go home and watch the game.

Funny thing is that we will be doing the same this year. The only difference is that I am in Dallas instead of Minneapolis and my kids are the same age I was when watching in 84.

Go Ponies!!!
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Re: Where were you on December 29, 1984

Postby panhandle_pony » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:51 pm

My wife, three sons and I were 15 rows up on the 50 yd. line at the Aloha Bowl. What a great game ! As you can tell, I'm older than dirt. Go ponies !!!
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