PoconoPony wrote:During the mid-60s SMU had a cannon which was fired after every touchdown. As I recall, we double/triple loaded the cannon after the great Navy game in 1964 in which we beat Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach. (Yes, Staubach attempted 3 passes into the SMU end zone in the last 12 seconds making for a more than exciting finish. Best game I ever saw at SMU. ) The cannon was aimed at the Cotton Bowl press box in celebration after the game and the charge was so big that it knocked virtually every typewriter and phone off the media platform. Coffee was everywhere and the media reporting the huge upset was considerably delayed in reporting their stories. This big bang also made it into most media reports. As a result, our use of the cannon was either banned and/or reduced to small charges aimed at the end zone. ( Hope I got the right game and am not confusing it with the Texas win the following year; however, the essence of the story is accurate.)
Not to be confused when a Mustang Bandsman set of Texas' ol' smokey. I chuckle everytime I think of that story.
