I'm trying to review some Football documentaries since there's not a whole lot of great once a side from Rudy, but since Disney + is bringing along some of 30 for 30 films I though this one about the SMU football program who was the first ever to be given the death penalty was an interesting story to talk about especially since Running back legend Eric Dickerson went to school at SMU, moreover this was the first time ever that I've heard about Universities or sports programs actually paying high school prospects to come play for their schools even paying for their own families to come to whatever state near the school.
If you ever want a great example of the story behind the 1980's SMU Mustangs football team, think of it like There will be Blood of greed only it's trying to buy wins by any means necessary, moreover if you've ever heard the say that football in Texas is religion, well even in Texans can take the craziness of football to the next level, I mean first it was the Dallas Carter High school football team robbing people after winning state title and hearing about this story I'm just curious what other skeletons Texas can carry even when it comes to football. The fact that SMU is such a small school compared to other powerhouse schools in Texas and the people of Dallas does have its Dallas Cowboys to cheer for but for some odd reason it's just not enough in terms of winning a simple game of football, so the boosters of SMU decide to pay the players to come play for their school is just beyond my understanding of reasoning. Now that they have moved on from their death penalty sentence, I still consider this a fascinating story of so much greed leading to a down fall where no one is innocent and yet the kids during the year of 87 were thrown under the bus. So, listen if you’re feeling bored and don't want to watch Star Wars or not in the mood and don't really want to watch anything Marvel nor watch Disney cartoons then I would highly recommend watching the Pony Excess.
No comments:
Post a Comment