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Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

Postby PonySnob » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:19 am

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

Postby KnuckleStang » Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:00 am

The part about Michael Martin Murphy is a joke, right. Please tell me that's a joke
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Postby Bergermeister » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:44 am

Salute to our Armed Forces is the only thing about this circus that is NOT a joke.
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Postby Stallion » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:29 am

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Postby couch 'em » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:33 am

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

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.


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Postby smitty329 » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:23 am

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.


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Postby Arkpony » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:28 am

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

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
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Postby jtstang » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:30 am

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

Postby Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:40 am

I hope that thing takes a big dump right in front of JJ before running out onto the field.
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Re: Our new mustang will lead the team onto the field

Postby SMU21TCU10 » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:45 am

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 ...
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Postby SmooBoy » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:51 am

There's been a hoot-owl howling by my window now
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Postby Stallion » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:52 am

regurgitate
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Postby Diamond Girl » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:56 am

Can it get any worse?
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