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Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:19 am
by PonySnob
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... e596c.html


12:00 AM CDT on Friday, October 2, 2009
By ALAN PEPPARD / The Dallas Morning News [email protected] [email protected]

Philanthropist Madeleine Pickens' crusade to protect America's wild mustangs has some famous Texans setting aside lesser ideals like fealty to their own alma maters.

On Wednesday, she hosted a press conference at SMU to announce that her National Wild Horse Foundation would sponsor a pregame and halftime show called "Salute to the Mustangs" at the Oct. 17 game between SMU and Navy.

Joining her on the dais was her husband, T. Boone Pickens, who has spent much of his billion-plus fortune to bring top-notch football to neighboring Oklahoma State. Also present was Roger Staubach, who made his first trip to Dallas in 1962 to play SMU as quarterback of an undefeated Navy team. "We lost that game and ended up 9-1," he said.

"One of my life's passions is to protect and save America's wild horses," Madeleine said. "What better place to get out the word than in Dallas at the home of the Mustangs."

Boone and Madeleine are presenting SMU with a trained mustang, which pleases head coach June Jones. "My team wants to come out behind a mustang," he said.

The Oct. 17 spectacular will feature a salute to the armed forces with paratroopers dropping into Gerald Ford Stadium to deliver the game ball and a performance by Michael Martin Murphey, composer of "Wildfire."

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:00 am
by KnuckleStang
The part about Michael Martin Murphy is a joke, right. Please tell me that's a joke

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:44 am
by Bergermeister
Salute to our Armed Forces is the only thing about this circus that is NOT a joke.

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:29 am
by Stallion
Blackwater Commandos-What did I tell you. Now where is the Big Cannon.

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:33 am
by couch 'em
Now if someone wanted to donate a P-51 Mustang I'd be just fine with gameday flyovers.

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:37 am
by Insane_Pony_Posse
couch 'em wrote:Now if someone wanted to donate a P-51 Mustang I'd be just fine with gameday flyovers.


A+ couch 'em!

actually couch 'em thats a great idea....get somebody to buy a P-51 Mustang
paint it up SMU colors and logos and have a fly-over at every home game.


Image

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:23 am
by smitty329
Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:
couch 'em wrote:Now if someone wanted to donate a P-51 Mustang I'd be just fine with gameday flyovers.


A+ couch 'em!

actually couch 'em thats a great idea....get somebody to buy a P-51 Mustang
paint it up SMU colors and logos and have a fly-over at every home game.


Image


Streaming Yale Blue and Harvard Crimson smoke.

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:28 am
by Arkpony
Now THAT'S a GREAT idea!! Where do we get the million bucks to buy one?

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:00 am
by Insane_Pony_Posse
Arkpony wrote:Now THAT'S a GREAT idea!! Where do we get the million bucks to buy one?


whoa...a P-51 Mustang would be a million dollars?
Oooops there goes that idea...unless we can rent a red/blue one 6 times a year.


http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/p51news/p51sales07.php

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:30 am
by jtstang

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:40 am
by Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex
I hope that thing takes a big dump right in front of JJ before running out onto the field.

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:45 am
by SMU21TCU10
Holy [deleted]. I did not know who Michael Martin Murphy is. So I just youtube'd it. And this could actually be worse than the pony up song!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3OnSQc48s

I sure hope there isnt recruits there! Is he playing at halftime? I am really upset ...

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:51 am
by SmooBoy
There's been a hoot-owl howling by my window now
For six nights in a row
She's coming for me, I know
And on Wildfire we're both gonna go

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:52 am
by Stallion
regurgitate

Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:56 am
by Diamond Girl
Can it get any worse?