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It’s no accident that ESPN will air "Pony Excess" after the Heisman presentation. Last year, it had "The U," the network’s riveting tale of the University of Miami football program in the same time slot.

"The timing of the film is on the mark," John Dahl, "30 for 30”’s executive producer, said in a telephone interview. "Reggie Bush gave back his Heisman and Cam Newton is a big story now."

But it has been only SMU whose recruiting practices earned it the "death penalty." No school since has paid such a severe price and, in all likelihood, no school will again. For a happy ending, "Pony Excess" paints current coach June Jones as the long-await Messiah who, almost 25 years later, finally has led the school back to football respectability.

There are a lot of sports fans around the country, who don’t know SMU’s story. Many of them are too young. Others weren’t paying attention. Some need to be reminded. Bottom line: There is a now a film worthy for a time capsule.

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