Down But Not Downtrodden, SMU Looks to Get Back to Work

[ponyinNC]

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/smu-mustangs-june-jones-tom-mason-eric-dickerson/

good article in Grantland today:

"Contrary to what you may have read lately, there’s no black cloud looming over Southern Methodist University. Ominous music doesn’t waft over campus. Unsettling groans don’t emanate from the statue in Doak Walker Plaza. Students walking past Gerald J. Ford Stadium1 don’t quicken their pace or hide their faces in shame. Inside, tumbleweeds don’t drift across a lonely, ashen field. SMU players don’t avoid eye contact. They’re not gaunt, or pale, or in any apparent need of blankets.

On the contrary: On Thursday, the Dallas morning is clear and cool, and the only sounds are of pads popping and horns blaring to signal the end of another practice. It’s a little more than 48 hours before kickoff against Metroplex rival TCU, an annual collision known locally as the “Battle for the Iron Skillet,” and the Mustangs are optimistic.".....

[BUS]

Like this attitude. Play your best Mustangs. That is all we ask.

[Nacho]

this guy will never be hired by the nattering nabobs of negativity at the dmn.

[smusportspage]

Nattering Nabobs

[Harry0569]

I liked the article. Hinton is a good writer, especially at such a young age.

Positive press - I like it.

[Smerkins]

Agreed. I like the good press. Grantland is always great.

[LA_Mustang]

Nice article. Grantland does solid work.

[couch 'em]

this guy will never be hired by the nattering nabobs of negativity at the dmn.

What?

[mrydel]

You need to look up Spiro Agnew, not nabobs.

[Stallion]

couch 'em must be younger than I thought-missed Spiro Agnew and Jerry Ball

[couch 'em]

Wow, Spiro Agnew. Resigned nearly 10 years before I was even conceived.