I just now heard that former SMU coach Ron Meyer died

[outhereincali]

last week. In some ways he was what Dallas was like in the 70's. Craig James said the most popular men in Dallas were JR Ewing and Ron Meyer. I'm telling you the man was always styling when it came to dressing for football games. He was never a dull interview that's for sure. SMU fb was in the dumpster when he took over and in 6 years he took them to an SWC championship. However they were on probation and Texas went instead.

But there was another side to Ron Meyer. He was a Slick Rick when it came to recruiting in a lot of ways he was like Barry Switzer. He was legendary for the time he went to a high school in Houston and put his card an a bulletin board with a $50 bill on it. Also like Switzer He would dress to the max when he walked into a high school. He made buddies with a lot of unsavory SMU alums especially Sherwood Blount. Right after that SMU championship he bolted for the hc job with the New England Patriots telling everyone in Dallas or time for him to go. He set the machine in motion that ultimately led to their death penalty. He went on to the NFL where he had some success but he was fired.

If you want to learn more about the man try watching the ESPN documentary Pony Excess.

He was 76

 

[ryan_sublett]

Pony express 30 for 30 is awesome especially for someone in their 30s like myself who either wasn’t born yet when that stuff went down or very young.

Probably the most amazing thing was just how brazen SMU was about cheating and how inept they were at covering it up in the end.

 

[outhereincali]

Pony express 30 for 30 is awesome especially for someone in their 30s like myself who either wasn’t born yet when that stuff went down or very young.

Probably the most amazing thing was just how brazen SMU was about cheating and how inept they were at covering it up in the end.

In a way that Pony Excess was kind of sad in that they interviewed more than 30 players and only one acknowledged they were wrong to do what they did. Think about that only one. The rest complained that everyone else did the samething. They also blamed UT for being out to get SMU.

 

[diadevic]

Eric Dickerson took a car from A&M then signed with SMU. Is that a sign of Dickerson's character, or is that just funny?

 

[outhereincali]

Eric Dickerson took a car from A&M then signed with SMU. Is that a sign of Dickerson's character, or is that just funny?

Both

 

[UTGrad87]

My cousin played for SMU from 82 to 86 and started for them the last 3 years. He told me at a family gathering years later that only 3 or 4 starters total on offense and defense combined weren't juicing. So there's that.

He also told me, prior to their senior season both James and Dickerson were driving new sports cars around campus. And he said Meyer was more interested in reading the Wall St Journal than he was talking to his players.

 

[4MNChampsHorn]

They also blamed UT for being out to get SMU.

This sounds familiar...A&M, Nebraska, Mizzou, Colorado...