ESPN 30 for 30

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Initial thoughts:

What national sports media figure didn't work in Dallas at some point?

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Good so far... the early bits about the craziness of the SWC has been fascinating.

 

[bamabelle1991]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Craig James is a pompous jerk (I really wanted to use another word), isn't he? OMG, he is really a piece of work!! So smug!!

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Woah...

Craig James just told about how Coach Bryant almost got him at Alabama.

 

[The3rdWalterLou]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Thank goodness we don't have to claim Craig James.

 

[Roll Tide 00]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

"We gonna make you one of the Bears angels" haha

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Coach Bryant would have put James underneath a tool shed.

 

[bama_fan01]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

I have boog friends that are saying this is on as a jab at the barn. The conspiracy theory continues...

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Telling line:

If the NCAA comes to talk to you, you lie.

 

[bamabelle1991]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

This should be a HUGE warning sign to the Barn. In 30 years, this will re-air but it will be about how the Barn burned in 2011.

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

Pony Excess just brought up a very good point: You NEVER give money to the athlete. The parents, on the other hand...

 

[BamaDude06]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

The part where they described that you needed to keep the group of boosters small and quiet just scream about Lowder and company.

 

[Giant Squid]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

This movie's been great. The vast majority of 30 for 30 docs have been well worth watching. My personal favorites have been this one, "Run Ricky Run" and the one about Vlade Divac and the Yugoslavian national team dealing with the fracturing of their nation.

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

As someone who used to work for the Boy Scouts, I find it HILARIOUS that Sherwood Blount Jr., the booster in the SMU case, is the President of the Circle Ten Boy Scout Council in Dallas.

 

[CaliforniaTide]

My favorite was the the one about Vlade Divac and the Yugoslavian basketball team. But this SMU story is really shocking to me. I knew they had gotten the death penalty, but I wasn't aware that it was a repeat violator issue. I thought the repeat violator thing was something that happened later.

I'm just amazed how bad/outrageous/"bold" certain members of SMU got.

 

[bamabelle1991]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

I was in middle school when this all went down with SMU, but I didn't realize they continued paying the players they promised money to AFTER they were put on probation. Personalized SMU stationery? LOL, WUT??!! This certainly proves that money did not buy intelligence in Dallas.

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

I was in middle school when this all went down with SMU, but I didn't realize they continued paying the players they promised money to AFTER they were put on probation. Personalized SMU stationery? LOL, WUT??!! This certainly proves that money did not buy intelligence in Dallas.

The film pointed out SMU basically had no choice: If they cut off the payments, the players would have talked.

They had dug their own grave at that point.

 

[Roll Tide 00]

The hank gathers and len bias ones are very good too.

 

[tidefanbeezer]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

This movie's been great. The vast majority of 30 for 30 docs have been well worth watching. My personal favorites have been this one, "Run Ricky Run" and the one about Vlade Divac and the Yugoslavian national team dealing with the fracturing of their nation.

I've been impressed with them as well. Two of my favorites are Miami one and the Matt Hoffman one. The Len bias one was pretty solid as well.

 

[DiamondDust]

Re: ESPN 30 For 30: Pony Excess. The story of SMU and the Death Penalty

This one is right up there with The 2 Escobars as the pinnacle of the series. Even if you don't like soccer, The 2 Escobars was a gripping documentary.