I was at the news conference in 1987 when NCAA
Enforcement Director David Berst announced the
'death penalty' for SMU Football for cheating. (The
school did nothing that Texas and Texas A&M didn't
do on a regular basis.) The NCAA would never touch one
of the big state supported schools, but now they handed
down the maximum penalty to a small church sponsored
school. After no football for two years it was an almost
impossible task for SMU to return to the glory years.
Fast forward to Thursday, December 24, 2009... SMU was
back in a bowl game for the first time in 25 years...and
they destroyed the University of Nevada 45-10.. Nevada
had led the nation in rushing the football. The Mustangs led
31-0 at the half.. Quarterback Kyle Padron
passed for 460 yards and a school record.. On the second
play of the game he connected with #11 Cole Beasley on a
71 yard play that for all purposes KO's Nevada. Padron
raised a lot of eyebrows when he signed with SMU after a
great career at Southlake Carroll High School... but who is
laughing now?
After growing up in the Methodist Church as a young boy
in Dallas and having All-American quarterback Don Meredith
come to our church to testify his faith,.. I admit to being reduced
to tears at the last photo of Brian McCann, Chris Banjo, and Taylor
Reed holding up a sign in response to a national poll by ESPN where 91
per cent of the nation thought Nevada would win and proclaiming
"In God We Trust".. Well done Mustangs!!!
All photos courtesy of The Dallas Morning News!
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