Reaction From Across the Land

[ponyscott]

A report from a newspaper in Northern Ohio:

http://news-herald.com/articles/2010/12 ... 315426.txt

[Stallion]

Every SWC graduate knows well the feeling described by Pony Excess about showing up on Monday Morning at the Dallas Petroleum Club, work or just among your friends and either bragging about an SMU victory or suffering through the bragging of a SWC opponent. The SWC was unique with 8 Texas schools in one state. It was fun while it lasted

[Topper]

Every SWC graduate knows well the feeling described by Pony Excess about showing up on Monday Morning at the Dallas Petroleum Club, work or just among your friends and either bragging about an SMU victory or suffering through the bragging of a SWC opponent. The SWC was unique with 8 Texas schools in one state. It was fun while it lasted

I couldn't agree more. I worked in one of those buildings with alums from every school. It was terriffic fun and I hate that so many of our road games are difficult to make via road trip. By the way, I loved the part when the commentator (I think it was Musberbger) pointed out that in the olden old days SMU was a bigger program than UT. That goes back to my parents' time, but it is true!

[Terry Webster]

Today several people told me after watching the show that now they understand why I cannot stand UT.

[H-E-B Mustang]

Today several people told me after watching the show that now they understand why I cannot stand UT.

That was how it impacted me, too. It was a reminder why I dislike UT Austin so much. We were guilty of many sins back then, but our biggest wrongdoing was beating them so often.

[PonySnob]

Today several people told me after watching the show that now they understand why I cannot stand UT.

That was how it impacted me, too. It was a reminder why I dislike UT Austin so much. We were guilty of many sins back then, but our biggest wrongdoing was beating them so often.

We were 22-47-4 against UT all time. After 1940, we beat them 11 times. Prior to the win in 1980 we had lost 13 in a row to them......SMU's biggest wrongdoing was hardly beating them so often.............

[Topper]

We were 22-47-4 against UT all time. After 1940, we beat them 11 times. Prior to the win in 1980 we had lost 13 in a row to them......SMU's biggest wrongdoing was hardly beating them so often.............[/quote]

Yes, but we humiliated them three times and almost beat them twice from 80-85. And they do not like it one bit when a team they expect to beat every year starts to compete evenly with them in recruiting. Houston had their own NCAA problems, all of which started when the Cougars started appearing in the Cotton Bowl on a regular basis in the late 70s. In no time they were sanctioned by the NCAA. Don't remember UT ever being sanctioned for anything.

[ALEX LIFESON]

Today several people told me after watching the show that now they understand why I cannot stand UT.

That was how it impacted me, too. It was a reminder why I dislike UT Austin so much. We were guilty of many sins back then, but our biggest wrongdoing was beating them so often.

Had a friend tell me the same thing tonight.

[Harry0569]

Bottom line, Pony Excess has people talking about SMU football, something that hasn't been done in a long time. This alone makes it a good recruiting tool.

This sums up every conversation/point made. A+

[ponyboy]

We were 22-47-4 against UT all time. After 1940, we beat them 11 times. Prior to the win in 1980 we had lost 13 in a row to them......SMU's biggest wrongdoing was hardly beating them so often.............

Other than this brief period of the 1980's that is the subject of this documentary, our glory years were the 1930's and 1940's. The period ends when Doak walker packed his bags and left campus. In those two decades against UT, we won 10 games, lost 9, and tied one. We've never really had their number but were very competitive early and of course during the 1980's.

[Mitch McConnell]

Got a note from a friend in Birmingham who watched it and said he thought it was great. He said it made him like SMU more.

[ponyboy]

People up here at work who I don't even know are talking about it around the water cooler. The consensus: "Funny film despite the tragedy of the whole thing. I didn't know SMU was THAT good. What a fall they've taken. Glad to see them climbing back up."

[Sewanee Stang]

In the all-time series against Texas, SMU has a better winning percentage than A&M, TCU, Baylor, Rice and Arkansas.

[ponyboy]

Interesting. I know we have a better winning percentage than Tech, who you don't mention.

[ponyboy]

A&M has a better all time winning percentage against Texas at 35%. Ours is 32%. But you're right about the others.