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[Charleston Pony]

Sasser, MWC Old? I remember the amazing Gene Phillips and the SWC. In those days Moody was an extremely hostile environment for visiting teams.

I'm with ya. Max. The younger folks will never know what it was like to have 10k plus packed into Moody making noise that made it hard to hear the person next to you who was shouting at you. Will always remember the Nebraska game where the student section only sat down at halftime, with Clayton "The Animal" Korver owning the boards and whipping the crowd into a frenzy with his antics. Gene Phillips' ability to score from anywhere on the floor was special. Imagine what kind of numbers he would have put up with a 3 pt line! And who can forget those IT vs Bullock battles with Gerald Meyers TT Red Raiders.

Let's hope the new regime can bring back Moody...even if it is at a reduced capacity with plenty of empty fat cat seats for most games. We need to get back to where 6-7k show up regularly and that should be very realistic, with packed houses for premium games.

[Stallion]

How about that Missouri game that ended with a contested buzzer shot-I actually think those 2 games were played back-to-back Thursday/Saturday. I remember a weekend where we played two ranked Big 8 teams to the buzzer. I thought it was K-State but maybe Nebraska. In the real heydays in the 60s and through Ira Terrell-certainly not the Sasser Days which had few sellouts -students filled those pullout bleachers that ran the entire length of the North side of Moody. Sometimes overflowed into West side Bleachers and then students would sit on the aisle floors. There had to be 3 (could be 4) times more students attending the big games-. Since they removed those bleachers and let fat-cats sit in the expensive seats Moody has never been the same.

[Arkpony]

You young guys weren't at SMU during the glory days of Jim Krebs. THAT was a B-Ball team and Moody rocked every game. One time the crowd got so raucous Matty Bell had to take the floor with a mic to stop the fans screaming and throwing things onto the floor (Jim Krebs had fouled out against Wilt Chamberlain).

[Treadway21]

Wish I could have seen those Krebs years. I was there with Bliss' last teams. The Koncak, Wright, Moore teams had Moody rocking. Ark with Klein and Houston with Hakeem. We played and beat Lousiville at Moody on National TV. Students had to get there early to get on the bleachers. Those we some great times.

Just shows we can get there again, but as others have said, the key is not freezing the students out from the floor LL seating. And them attending regularly. I think Brown will get us there.

[Higher Authority]

One of the highlights to me was when Marcus Holyfield snuck across from the back side to block a Ryan Manuel shot. Next time down the floor, Holyfield dribbled across the lane and missed a forced jump shot, prompting LB to smile and say "don't get carried away, Marcus." Marcus laughed, as did some of his teammates.

Also: for those of you who think we have some fast athletes on the team now, wait until you see Nic Moore turn it loose. That guy can fly.

[Treadway21]

Nic Moore did stand out. And Kennedy is a big body - very thick. Head looked athletic but did make as much an impression on me as Moore and Kennedy did. Moore looks like a natural leader for next year.

[smustatesman]

The only time I attended a Jim Krebs game was 1952 at Roberts Gymnasium on the campus of Frank Hamsher HS, aka Webster Groves HS, WG Missouri.....I was a baby. The wildest game I attended was SMU/Nebraska 1971. Game stopped in second half with a bleacher clearing brawl. Remember seeing Sherwood B. pulling an SMU student off the back of a Nebraska player. That student went on to become the Board Chairman of Smu Alumni Asso. Also remember a letter from a Texas-X, to the Daily Campus, during this era, early 70's, complementing 96 guys and a Doll; because he left the bball game humming a tune, which he could not get out of his head for a week. The Mustang Band at that time sat on the East end and would play Peruna constantly, the whole game.

[PK]

Also remember a letter from a Texas-X, to the Daily Campus, during this era, early 70's, complementing 96 guys and a Doll; because he left the bball game humming a tune, which he could not get out of his head for a week. The Mustang Band at that time sat on the East end and would play Peruna constantly, the whole game.

Love it.

[GiddyUp]

Sasser, MWC Old? I remember the amazing Gene Phillips and the SWC. In those days Moody was an extremely hostile environment for visiting teams.

It wasn't old in the literal since, just seems like forever ago we were halfway decent.

[used to be 2]

Not only the Neb game but almost every game from 1971 to 1974 had huge crowds. Had some crowd pleasers with Gene Phillips, the "Animal", "the Mad Russian", "Beaker" "Trip", etc. Also had alot of students but more importantly had support of the football team, baseball team, swimming team, track team. What happened?

[Pony147]

Not only the Neb game but almost every game from 1971 to 1974 had huge crowds. Had some crowd pleasers with Gene Phillips, the "Animal", "the Mad Russian", "Beaker" "Trip", etc. Also had alot of students but more importantly had support of the football team, baseball team, swimming team, track team. What happened?

DP

[Bergermeister]

Sasser, MWC Old? I remember the amazing Gene Phillips and the SWC. In those days Moody was an extremely hostile environment for visiting teams.

Bill Voight

[SoCal_Pony]

I'm with ya. Max. The younger folks will never know what it was like to have 10k plus packed into Moody making noise that made it hard to hear the person next to you who was shouting at you. Will always remember the Nebraska game where the student section only sat down at halftime, with Clayton "The Animal" Korver owning the boards and whipping the crowd into a frenzy with his antics. Gene Phillips' ability to score from anywhere on the floor was special. Imagine what kind of numbers he would have put up with a 3 pt line! And who can forget those IT vs Bullock battles with Gerald Meyers TT Red Raiders.

TTech and UT both had ridiculous pure shooters back in the day. Tech Bubba Jennings and UT Jim Krivacks?....btw, I was at that Nebraska game and I agree, it was crazy. Clayton Korver was special, no doubt.

[SoCal_Pony]

Wish I could have seen those Krebs years. I was there with Bliss' last teams. The Koncak, Wright, Moore teams had Moody rocking. Ark with Klein and Houston with Hakeem. We played and beat Lousiville at Moody on National TV. Students had to get there early to get on the bleachers. Those we some great times.

Just shows we can get there again, but as others have said, the key is not freezing the students out from the floor LL seating. And them attending regularly. I think Brown will get us there.

These bring back great memories for me.

I sat 5 feet behind the Houston bench when we played a Phi Slama Jama team that had 3 future 1st round NBA picks including 2 HOFers. Game was close until Clyde Drexler took off from the free throw line and did a Dr J type dunk with under 2 minutes to play. Houston bench went crazy, no more so than Guy Lewis. Probably the best game I have ever attended. That and the Nebraska game and for some reason I thought an IT led SMU team played Kansas one year, that game was special as well.

I was also at the Louisville game. It was not a sell-out, even though we were a top ranked team on national TV. Upper rafters had plenty of empty seats. Pity as that was a good team as well and deserved maximum support.

[mrydel]

Standing behind the Pan American bench yelling at Abe Lemmons was great. He would banter back at us.