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SMU Mustangs

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    May 18, 2012

    Why Did SMU Really Fire Steve Orsini?

    You don't shoot the goose that laid the golden egg. You just don't -- not unless you really, really have to or the goose stops pooping out gold. Which is why SMU's firing of athletic director Steve Orsini yesterday was so perplexing, and why the non-explanation offered by school President Gerald Tur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    SMU Advances in the CBI While the Final Four Comes to SMU. Wait, What?

    ​Last night the SMU Mustangs quietly tip-toed into the semifinals of something called the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) with a seven-point win at Northern Iowa. It's not exactly March Madness - more like March Mediocrity - but considering the Mustangs and head coach Matt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Wait, SMU Will Be Included in March's Madness?

    ​Never again let me criticize college football for rewarding 70 teams with bowl games. Because college basketball is now doing the same thing. And then some. This year - this week - March has increased, unprecedented Madness. Ohio State, Duke, Pittsburgh and Kansas are the No. 1 seeds as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    SMU Cheerleader > Texas A&M Cadet

    My favorite part of the informative, entertaining "Pony Excess" ESPN documentary over the weekend was being reminded of the classic scene that unfolded at Texas A&M's Kyle Field on October 31, 1981. Led by Eric Dickerson and Craig James, the 5th-ranked Mustangs trounced a mediocre Aggies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    SMU and "Pony Excess": The Scars Remain

    No one from the 1980s pay-for-play scandals remains at SMU, but the stigma - and the residue from the NCAA's Death Penalty - remain on the Hilltop. Those wounds may not be re-opened, but they'll certainly be re-visited Saturday night when ESPN presents its latest 30 for 30 documentary: "Pony Exces ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    SMU Guard Gets Drafted By a Team That I Didn't Know Needed a Draft

    ​I saw the Harlem Globetrotters not long ago but I'll admit, I had no idea they had a "draft." You? The world's most famous basketball team yesterday drafted the "Club Trillion" founder, a college slam dunk champion, a husband-wife couple and - lookie here - a dude from SMU. That's right, SMU ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    You Like That Giant Scoreboard at the Cotton Bowl? Good. SMU's Getting One Now.

    ​Apparently, one successful season a rebirth makes, as SMU sends word today that Gerald J. Ford Stadium's about to get quite the upgrade with the installation of a new video scoreboard designed and manufactured by South Dakota-based Daktronics -- the very same company responsible for that towering ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    SMU Hoops Losing its Point Guard, and its Hope?

    ​If this Spring is any indication of where things are headed, SMU basketball's March Madness drought is likely to hit 18 years next season. That's because star point guard Paul McCoy - once thought of as the Mustangs' light at the end of the tunnel - is transferring from SMU. In his plac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    SMU Cornerback Gets His Bell Rung

    ​Last Sept. 12, SMU cornerback Derrius Bell suffered a concussion in a game at Alabama-Birmingham. Sidelined for three weeks, he returned against TCU and, on the game's first play, violently hit a Frog receiver after a reception. The tackle forced a fumble, and gave Bell another concussi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Doc About Life After Death Penalty at SMU Gets Held Up. "In a Good Way."

    Untitled from DLP Entertainment on Vimeo.A Friend of Unfair Park directed our attention yesterday to the trailer for a documentary called Article 19, about events leading up to and immediately following SMU's football program receiving the NCAA's death penalty in February 1987. I recalled having rea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    We're Six Months Away from Ponying Up, But, Still, SMU to ESPN ... Twice

    ​SMU just released the 2010 football schedule, and, clearly, the Christmas Miracle in Hawaii meant a little something-something when it came to the Worldwide Leader locking down dates. Because the season opens with a September 5 Sunday-afternoon showdown in Lubbock against Texas Tech -- the first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    "You Know, I Used to be a Cheerleader."

    ​Maybe you heard: George W. Bush stopped by Mustangs football practice this morning, where he told the team to "win one for Yom Kippur." Thanks to the SMU media relations department for this end-of-the-day keeper. 

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    SMU Basketball Leads the Nation ... in Tweets?

    Matt Doherty hasn't done much to put SMU back on the college basketball map. He is, however, powering the Ponies to the top of the Twitterverse. SMU urges its coaches to connect to its community. Events. Fund-raisers. Handshakes. Blogs. But you get the feeling Doherty Tweets not because he has ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    Despite Its Big-Time Coach, SMU Basketball Remains Small-Time

    Matt Doherty hasn't done much to put SMU back on the college basketball map. He is, however, powering the Ponies to the top of the Twitterverse. SMU urges its coaches to connect to its community. Events. Fund-raisers. Handshakes. Blogs. But you get the feeling Doherty Tweets not because he has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    SMU Basketball = March Badness

    New Crum Center. Same crummy results. In Matt Doherty's first season as SMU basketball coach back in 2006-07, the Mustangs started 9-1. A victory at Oklahoma would've likely propelled the Ponies into the Top 25. Instead, SMU was humbled in Norman by 27 points, and it's been all drastically ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    A Calendar That Recalls When SMU Had a Golden Age of Football

    A Friend of Unfair Park who attended SMU sends along this gift-giving suggestion for his fellow Mustangs (and, ya know, anyone else): the school's latest calendar, The Golden Age of Football: 1920s to 1960s, which, like plenty of other retro date-minders on the market, features reproductions of old ... More >>

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    Local Offensive Geniuses June Jones and Todd Dodge are Flunking Defense 101

    A Friend of Unfair Park who attended SMU sends along this gift-giving suggestion for his fellow Mustangs (and, ya know, anyone else): the school's latest calendar, The Golden Age of Football: 1920s to 1960s, which, like plenty of other retro date-minders on the market, features reproductions of old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    June Cometh. And, Apparently, He Taketh Away.

    A Friend of Unfair Park who attended SMU sends along this gift-giving suggestion for his fellow Mustangs (and, ya know, anyone else): the school's latest calendar, The Golden Age of Football: 1920s to 1960s, which, like plenty of other retro date-minders on the market, features reproductions of old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    SMU To Finally Retire "Dandy" Don Meredith's No. 17

    A Friend of Unfair Park who attended SMU sends along this gift-giving suggestion for his fellow Mustangs (and, ya know, anyone else): the school's latest calendar, The Golden Age of Football: 1920s to 1960s, which, like plenty of other retro date-minders on the market, features reproductions of old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    SMU Begs Fans to Arrive to Football Games, Like, Before Kick-Off, M'kay?

    A Friend of Unfair Park who attended SMU sends along this gift-giving suggestion for his fellow Mustangs (and, ya know, anyone else): the school's latest calendar, The Golden Age of Football: 1920s to 1960s, which, like plenty of other retro date-minders on the market, features reproductions of old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    You Betcha: Week 1

    A Friend of Unfair Park who attended SMU sends along this gift-giving suggestion for his fellow Mustangs (and, ya know, anyone else): the school's latest calendar, The Golden Age of Football: 1920s to 1960s, which, like plenty of other retro date-minders on the market, features reproductions of old ... More >>

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Pony Down

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    June Jones Already Making Big Changes. Big, Weird Changes.

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2008

    Pony Express to Ride Again, If Only For Charity Auction This Month

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    The Pony Express Rides Again. At Least, When It Comes to Unis.

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    You Gotta Pay to Play, Say SMU's President and Head Football Man

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Pony Up. Or Pony High?

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    To Commemorate Memorial Day, SMU Basketball is Flying to … Africa?

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    Scooch a Bit SMU, You (May) Finally Have Company

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    Pony Up, Power Down

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    It’s March. So, By All Means, Commence With the Madness.

    Quarterback Justin Willis rides a rocky road at SMU that detours into a demotion

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Steve Orsini Has SMU Buying Into Big-Time Sports

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2008

    SMU and June Jones: They're Both Back From the Dead

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    Hoops Du Jour, With a Side of Pigskin

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Beating A Dead Mustang

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • News

    November 1, 2007

    Like Zombies, SMU football Plays on Without a Pulse

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    SMU Has Had Its Phil

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    Guns Up 49, Pony Up 9

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2007

    Only One More Shopping Day Till Football Season

    SMU's AD is crazy enough and savvy enough to produce happiness on the Hilltop

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    Prince Peruna

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2007

    Between His Rock and a Hard Place

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2006

    Mustang Mania?

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2006

    Life After Death?

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2006

    Happy on the Hell-Top

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2006

    Mess on Mockingbird

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2006

    SMU Basketball! Live! In Austin?

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2006

    Clean Up, Aisle Two!

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2006

    SMU Wins!

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2006

    Hapless on the Hilltop

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2006

    The SMU...Cowboys?

    Knocked off his high horse, Matt Doherty tries to whip SMU back into the race

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