SMU Mustangs (Football)

Larry Brown Just Can't Stop

The remaking of SMU basketball with the game's most persistent coach.

Larry Brown Has SMU Basketball 7-1, Which is Good Enough for the Wall Street Journal

For more than two decades now, SMU's men's basketball program has languished in mediocrity. It saw moderate regular-season success during the Mike Dement era of the late '90s and early '00s but made the postseason only once, and that was a berth in the lowly NIT. Its last trip to the NCAA tournament ... More >>

If SMU is "Dallas' Team," Then Why Do They Play in University Park?

Last Saturday, a few hours before SMU's football team kicked off its season with a miserable loss to Baylor, I was driving down Lovers when I noticed scattered yard signs proclaiming "SMU is Dallas, Texas." I scratched my head at why the school had chosen such a terrible slogan, since SMU is very cl ... More >>

Apparently June Jones Is (Update: Not?) Leaving SMU for ASU, Which Is Apparently Great (Update: Awkward!) for SMU

"They wear Hawaiian shirts in Arizona, don't they?"​Update, 3:42 p.m.: This could get awkward. Yahoo! is now reporting that several sources are saying June Jones will not be ASU's next coach, because -- well, basically because of all those Tweets below, or whatever the big-money-booster equiva ... More >>

It's Official: SMU Heads Big East

​Speaking of SMU ...It has officially been invited to join the Big East, and is only too happy to accept. In a conference call with media, commissioner John Marinatto just intro'd the Hilltop to the ranks of the conference, along with the University of Central Florida and the University of Houston ... More >>

SMU, Packers and Cowboys Great Forrest Gregg Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease

​An old friends passes along this story from the Associated Press: Former SMU great Forrest Gregg -- Birthright, Texas's own, and a two-time All-Southwest Conference selection in 1954 and '55 -- has disclosed that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Gregg, a first-round draft pick of the ... More >>

SMU Alum Has Idea for Boosting Student Attendence at Games: No More Tailgating!

FlickrThe Alumni Guy is watching you student section, and he doesn't like what he sees. ​SMU is inching closer to admission into one of college football's hallowed BCS conferences, which will mark the latest milestone on what the school and its alumni hope is the road back to football relevanc ... More >>

They Must Be Ice Skating in Hades Because SMU is Laying Three Touchdowns. On the Road.

​With the Big 12 seemingly back together since the Pac 12 didn't want 'em, SMU is back in play as a potential member in the wake of Texas A&M's expected departure. But before the Mustangs play with the big boys, they need to beat the little ones. They have a chance to do that Saturday. ... More >>

Go, Local College Sports Team! (Um, Doesn't Mayor Mike Have Anything Better to Do?)

​I was waiting for Dallas's new mayor, Mike Rawlings, to tell us what he has decided about building a new expressway out between the flood control levees along the Trinity River -- where it floods -- but instead today he has told us how he feels about SMU football. And I guess, from what I rea ... More >>

As It Tries to Bolt the Big 12, The Joke's On Texas A&M (Again)

Jealous and impotent until the bitter end, the Aggies try to flee for the SEC.

The Seventh Annual 50 Most Powerful People in Metroplex Sports

Sorry, Cubes, but that goofy German just leapfrogged you.

Whitt's End: 7.15.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Derek Holland looked unusually sharp from the first pitch last night. Seattle's woeful offensively. I had a feeling, so I Tweetcalled for a no-hitter in the bottom of the 1st. Holland took ... More >>

For SMU Football, Adrian Klemm's L.A. Story is Paying Off (But Not Like That)

And a little movie about the Mustangs' downfall isn't hurting either.

The Top 10 Lamest "Rivalries" in Sports

​As I watched Mitch Moreland's gargantuan, 472-foot homer sail into the soon-to-be stormy June night, I was reminded that the Rangers-Astros' fight should be stopped on account of inhumane bludgeonry. Moreland's blast -- tied for third-longest in baseball this season -- capped an 8-3 Texas c ... More >>

Whitt's End: 2.4.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So, what's harder to predict: Weather or sports? Coulda sworn Ron Jackson, Pete Delkus and the boys said there was a 30-percent chance of 1-2 inches of snow on Friday. But I drove home l ... More >>

Battle on Mockingbird

Ten Items Worth a Look-See: Mavs, Stars, Cowboys, Rangers and Fox News Pundit Says Michael Vick "Should Have Been Executed"

The fans gave him a break, and even President Obama applauded Vick's return to the NFL. Tucker Carlson of Fox News? Not so much.​10. Mark Teixeira says teammate Andy Pettitte's "probably leaning toward retirement," which is good news for the Texas Rangers and everyone else aiming to win the AL pen ... More >>

Whitt's End: 8.13.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Best news for your Texas Rangers is that they're not only successful, but extremely popular. Thursday night's Cliff Lee-pitched loss to the New York Yankees was not only a sellout, but also the hi ... More >>

Fab 50: Half A Hundred Power Brokers Who Shape Our Local Sports Scene.

The Top 10 Things I Learned on Staycation

​10. Going to Vegas, London, Mexico, etc. is nice and all, but sometimes staying put feels right. 9. 36 holes of golf in one day is plenty. 8. SMU worked hard to attract a special coach like June Jones. I hope they work just as hard to keep him. 7. We're finally about to find out what ha ... More >>

Whitt's End: 7.2.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Like you, I'm beyond frustration at the Texas Rangers' financial state. Chuck Greenberg, as I wrote in April, is the best man for the job. And I still believe he and Nolan Ryan will wind up ownin ... More >>

Whitt's End: 4.9.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your rope, welcome to Whitt's End: *Don't care if you're a puckhead or merely a fan of storybook endings, you had to have been moved (to tears?) by Mike Modano's swan song at American Airlines Center Thursday night. In his final hom ... More >>

SMU Cornerback Derrius Bell, After A Series Of Concussions, Makes The Heads-up Decision To Quit Football

If SMU Has Grown Tired of Matt Doherty, I Got a Name For You

​Make it 17 years and counting that SMU won't be invited to March Madness. With head coach Matt Doherty's rebuilding program on a pace that's as slow as refrigerated honey - or is it simply a treadmill? - is it time for a change? SMU's latest losing season was buried last night in a disappoin ... More >>

SMU in a Bowl Game, a Christmas Miracle

Robert Bobo/SMU​The SMU contingent stationed in Waikiki this holiday week appears to be having a fine time, judging by director of media relations Robert Bobo's ecstatic Aloha SMU blog. Tonight's the big game: the Hawaii Bowl, kick-off 7 p.m. Maybe not big to most, but huge to some -- say, SMU alu ... More >>

At Long Last, SMU Kills Its Death Penalty

http://smu.rivals.com/ Now everyone - including Jason Garrett's nephew, Jake Flaherty - wants a piece of SMU football.​For his role, Dale Hansen got death threats, extortion ploys and, um, a dead bird. "It was a black crow delivered right to our office," recalls Hansen, WFAA-Channel ... More >>

Is June Jones Going Back to Hawaii? And Is Cowboys Stadium Bad for Football's Future?

June Jones​Two brief football notes of interest, the first involving SMU, where there's been little interesting football of note in recent years. The Honolulu Advertiser is reporting today that David Matlin, the Hawaii Bowl's exec director, will be at Gerald J. Ford Stadium this Saturday when the ... More >>

TCU's Football Team Demands National Recognition While SMU Takes Relatively Quiet Steps

June Jones Prefers Hawaii ... Over Hardware?

SMU wasn't ready to let fans storm the field. Are the Mustangs ready to bypass Memphis for Honolulu?​As I write in this week's Dallas Observer column, SMU picked a bad year to have a good year. And now - on the verge of his school's first bowl bid in 25 years - Mustangs' head coach Jun ... More >>

Don't Worry, SMU Mustangs: They Ain't Puttin' Peruna Out to Pasture After All

Courtesy Southern Methodist UniversityThe mustangs made their bow during halftime of SMU-Navy on October 17.​A couple of weeks back, during halftime of the SMU-Navy game at Ford Stadium, the university debuted two new mustangs donated by the National Wild Horse Foundation, on behalf of Madeleine a ... More >>

Yes, But Does a "Classic" Bowl Game Really Involve Conference "Also-Rans"?

​God knows the city's been talking about it since forever -- you know, finding another bowl game to stick in the Cotton Bowl, since the actual New Year's Day Cotton Bowl Classic will now be played at the EnormoDome in Arlington, which is about 389 shades of ain't-right, but, whatever. So, maybe yo ... More >>

Whitt's End: 10.23.09

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Last night I got a foot massage. By a guy. And thoroughly enjoyed it. Now, now. Settle down. It's not what you think. Friend of mine tells me of a place where at 11 p.m. you can get an hour-l ... More >>

Whitt's End: 10.16.09

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *According to my very unscientific research conducted on this very blog over the last two years, the most sensitive, whiny, irrational folks on Earth are: 1. Ticket P1s; 2. Right-wing Republicans; ... More >>

BREAKING NEWS: Former SMU Star Justin Willis Quits Football Team

So now what do we do with all these Justin Willis schedules?​Almost a year ago to the day I wrote this column about the spiraling, once-promising career of SMU quarterback Justin Willis. I'm told that when Willis - who last season was moved to receiver by head coach June Jones - found out t ... More >>

The Fab Fifty

Or, half a hundred folks with way better seats than you

Bugs in the Tubs

Texas consumers take on the whirlpool business--and that mysterious black crud shooting out of their bathtub jets