Pony Excess

[UNTflyer]

Regardless of their college affiliation, no Texas sports fan was left unscathed by the SMU football pay-for-play scandal of the 1980s that resulted in the first and only football application of the NCAA’s death penalty in 1987.

SMU’s Mustang Mania period from 1978 through 1986 featured some awesome players, including Eric Dickerson and Craig James, and some truly inspired cheating by coach Ron Meyer and his gang of well-heeled bag men, whose tactics were countenanced by no less than the governor of this state, Bill Clements. It’s a subject that has long cried out for a comprehensive documentary, and it appears one is on the way. ESPN has green-lighted Pony Excess, directed by SMU film school graduate Thaddeus D. Matula, to air on the night of the Heisman Trophy presentation in December as part of the network’s 30 for 30 series.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/barron/7015313.html

[Quoner]

Regardless of their college affiliation, no Texas sports fan was left unscathed by the SMU football pay-for-play scandal of the 1980s that resulted in the first and only football application of the NCAA’s death penalty in 1987.

SMU’s Mustang Mania period from 1978 through 1986 featured some awesome players, including Eric Dickerson and Craig James, and some truly inspired cheating by coach Ron Meyer and his gang of well-heeled bag men, whose tactics were countenanced by no less than the governor of this state, Bill Clements. It’s a subject that has long cried out for a comprehensive documentary, and it appears one is on the way. ESPN has green-lighted Pony Excess, directed by SMU film school graduate Thaddeus D. Matula, to air on the night of the Heisman Trophy presentation in December as part of the network’s 30 for 30 series.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/barron/7015313.html

I knew Thad in high school. He is a good dude, very creative and a huge SMU fan. Very excited to see how this turns out under his watch.

[UNTflyer]

I look forward to this one.

And how awesome is the name Thaddeus D. Matula???

[Quoner]

I look forward to this one.

And how awesome is the name Thaddeus D. Matula???

He ran for class president in '97 under the slogan "Don't be a foola, vote for Matula."

Sadly, much cooler kids just put up signs next to his posters that said "don't be a foola, vote for Hughes and MacEachearn" and won in a landslide.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Some people like me; other people don't.

SMU had no affect on me since UNT didn't get invited to take their place in the SWC. And, the SWC paid dearly for it when it faltered and was splintered all over college football hell.

You say potato, I say karma.

[Green P1]

I wish nothing but failure for all things SMU related, including this installment of ESPN's

"30 for 30."

[UNT90]

I knew Thad in high school. He is a good dude, very creative and a huge SMU fan. Very excited to see how this turns out under his watch.

Why do I get the feeling that this project's theme will be "everybody was doing it, we were just the ones that got caught. Everybody else did it for a longer time than us, but we got the death penalty. Poor, poor us and that mean ole NCAA."

$1,000,000 says Dbag Craig James refuses to comment.

[eulessismore]

Why do I get the feeling that this project's theme will be "everybody was doing it, we were just the ones that got caught. Everybody else did it for a longer time than us, but we got the death penalty. Poor, poor us and that mean ole NCAA."

$1,000,000 says Dbag Craig James refuses to comment.

At least he'd be right this time when he says it's not his kid's fault.

[Green Guy Bass]

I knew Thad in high school. He is a good dude, very creative and a huge SMU fan. Very excited to see how this turns out under his watch.

I saw Thad and his crew working this season firsthand on the sideline. The death penalty will be addressed, but I think a lot of the focus will be the turnaround last season under June Jones. Go ahead and call me a "traitor", but this should be a pretty interesting film. They put a lot of hard work into it and they are good people.

However after selling the file to ESPN, there is a chance they will focus on the 80's stuff more than might I think. The original idea was to document the '09 season.

Edited June 10, 2010 by Green Guy Bass

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

I saw Thad and his crew working this season firsthand on the sideline. The death penalty will be addressed, but I think a lot of the focus will be the turnaround last season under June Jones. Go ahead and call me a "traitor", but this should be a pretty interesting film. They put a lot of hard work into it and they are good people.

However after selling the file to ESPN, there is a chance they will focus on the 80's stuff more than might I think. The original idea was to document the '09 season.

Awesome. Maybe they'll get an invite into the Big 12.