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Today on Cold Pizza Woody Page mentioned that the SMU-TCU game in 1935 was a bigger game than the one comming up between Ohio State and Michigan

Glad to know someone that works for ESPN doesn't bash us on a national broadcast. *cough* CJ *cough*

..until 1969's ut / Ark game, this was the biggest game in SWC history.

"Wives were astonished when husbands refused to relinquish a ticket to TCU Stadium for $15, which represented three weeks groceries for a family of four."

Bobby Wilson, the Mighty Midget from Corsicana, at 5-10, 148, was an All-America. Sammy Baugh, a major league baseball shortstop prospect, threw the ball with such accuracy and velocity, no one had ever seen anything like it...

The Ponies were loose..the frogs were tight, in fact, Baugh completed only 7 of his first 27 passes, 9 were dropped....Baugh was 17 of 45 for the day.

Final SMU 20 tcu 14. SMU, first team west of the Mississippi to go to the Rose Bowl. Grantland Rice was there...wild scene on the field after the W, as Mustang fans stormed and swarmed the Mustangs...maybe something parallel to this will happen after the Tulsa game?

FordtoTolbert wrote:SMU, first team west of the Mississippi to go to the Rose Bowl.

I think every game in the history of the Rose Bowl has featured a team west of the Mississippi, before and after 1935.

Now, if you are refering to the non-West Coast teams...

J.T.supporta wrote:Glad to know someone that works for ESPN doesn't bash us on a national broadcast. *cough* CJ *cough*

actually woody paige has talked about us on around the horn a few times talking about how it would be great for college football if the old power houses would return to glory "notre dame, smu, ...."

Right, SmooPower...first time 2 teams west of the mississippi played. Always was a west coast v. "eastern" team...