June Jones Post-Practice Interview: 8/13/08

[Mustangsabu]

That was an awesome interview. Thanks guys.

JJ really has such an over-powering yet quiet confidence about his system. It is special, and I can't wait to see it deliver us long-suffering (many longer suffering than me) Pony Fans to the promised land.

[ponyboy]

I qualify as long suffering. I was a huge SMU fan as a kid and got to witness some pretty mediocre teams at best until Ron Meyer came along followed by Bobby Collins. August of 1985, days before the start of my college years, we get sanctioned by the NCAA and placed on probation. The sanctions included being banned from bowls for three years. 1987 we get caught big time and the 1988 and 1989 seasons are cancelled. There's my four years in school. You know the rest of the story.

It's our time. They OWE me.

[03Mustang]

I qualify as long suffering. I was a huge SMU fan as a kid and got to witness some pretty mediocre teams at best until Ron Meyer came along followed by Bobby Collins. August of 1985, days before the start of my college years, we get sanctioned by the NCAA and placed on probation. The sanctions included being banned from bowls for three years. 1987 we get caught big time and the 1988 and 1989 seasons are cancelled. There's my four years in school. You know the rest of the story.

It's our time. They OWE me.

I was at SMU for 2 years (transferred in)...2002 and 2003.

I call scoreboard on anyone who wasn't at SMU in 1987/88 for football pain as a student. In terms of long term pain, I know I'm no where close.

[SmooBoy]

I qualify as long suffering. I was a huge SMU fan as a kid and got to witness some pretty mediocre teams at best until Ron Meyer came along followed by Bobby Collins. August of 1985, days before the start of my college years, we get sanctioned by the NCAA and placed on probation. The sanctions included being banned from bowls for three years. 1987 we get caught big time and the 1988 and 1989 seasons are cancelled. There's my four years in school. You know the rest of the story.

It's our time. They OWE me.

You sure you remember school? '87 was canceled, we canceled '88 due to only road games for the schedule, we played in '89, otherwise the Miracle on Mockingbird could not have occured.

I marched at homecoming in '88 at a Pony men's soccer game (chant was "kick that ball, put it in the net, you bet..clap clap..you bet") so I DEFINTELY remember. It was painful. And I like soccer.

[ponyboy]

Details, details.

Thanks for the correction. I had no football my junior year in the fall of 1987 or my senior year in the fall of '88. By the time fall 1989 rolled around, I had already graduated that previous spring.

[SmooBoy]

Bottom line is the late 80s was true death for the program. Good to see that we have "Lazarus"-ed ourselves out of the grave.

[jtstang]

If you can get them wearing a PonyFans.com shirt, we'll let it slide.

http://www.redkid.net/generator/love/ne ... 1=Ponyfans

[George S. Patton]

I qualify as long suffering. I was a huge SMU fan as a kid and got to witness some pretty mediocre teams at best until Ron Meyer came along followed by Bobby Collins. August of 1985, days before the start of my college years, we get sanctioned by the NCAA and placed on probation. The sanctions included being banned from bowls for three years. 1987 we get caught big time and the 1988 and 1989 seasons are cancelled. There's my four years in school. You know the rest of the story.

It's our time. They OWE me.

I was at SMU for 2 years (transferred in)...2002 and 2003.

I call scoreboard on anyone who wasn't at SMU in 1987/88 for football pain as a student. In terms of long term pain, I know I'm no where close.

PonyPride, PerunaPunch, OCMustangs and I got you beat on that.

[jtstang]

ponyboy wins. The man knows what it's like to go to a soccer homecoming game.

[03Mustang]

I qualify as long suffering. I was a huge SMU fan as a kid and got to witness some pretty mediocre teams at best until Ron Meyer came along followed by Bobby Collins. August of 1985, days before the start of my college years, we get sanctioned by the NCAA and placed on probation. The sanctions included being banned from bowls for three years. 1987 we get caught big time and the 1988 and 1989 seasons are cancelled. There's my four years in school. You know the rest of the story.

It's our time. They OWE me.

I was at SMU for 2 years (transferred in)...2002 and 2003.

I call scoreboard on anyone who wasn't at SMU in 1987/88 for football pain as a student. In terms of long term pain, I know I'm no where close.

PonyPride, PerunaPunch, OCMustangs and I got you beat on that.

Like I said, anyone there 87/88 knows football fan pain like no one else...aside from that going winless has to be the worst.

[SMUguy]

I don't know - I bet PonyPride covered that game.

[Webmaster]

From our man jtstang. Greatness.

[SmooBoy]

ponyboy wins. The man knows what it's like to go to a soccer homecoming game.

Yes, I know true anguish. We also had a lot of yells of "Offense...Defense...Offense...Offense...Defense." It's hard to keep a drumbeat to that. We did beat tcu that day at Ownby, so at least we had that.

[SmooBoy]

Incidentally, for trivia sake, in '88 we also marched at the Gilmer yam festival http://www.yamboree.com/ (insert yam joke here) and a Highland Park Scot's game. Not the most memorable of years.

[Stallion]

I saw the SMU Band one of those years live and in person at Kyle Field in College Station.