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2010-12-111h 42m

Documentary

A dynasty lost in sudden death.

From 1981-1984, a small private school in Dallas owned the best record in college football. The Mustangs of Southern Methodist University were riding high on the backs of the vaunted "Pony Express" backfield. But as the middle of the decade approached, the program was coming apart at the seams. Wins became the only thing that mattered as the University increasingly ceded power of the football program to the city's oil barons and real estate tycoons and flagrant and frequent NCAA violations became the norm. In 1987, the school and the sport were rocked, as the NCAA meted out "the death penalty" on a college football program for the first and only time in its history. SMU would be without football for two years, and the fan base would be without an identity for 20 more until the win in the 2009 Hawaii Bowl. This is the story of Dallas in the 1980's and the greed, power, and corruption that spilled from the oil fields onto the football field and all the way to the Governor's Mansion.

Directors
Thaddeus D. Matula

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Patrick Duffy

    Patrick Duffy

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Eric Dickerson

    Eric Dickerson

    Self

  3. Skip Bayless

    Skip Bayless

    Self

  4. Ron Meyer

    Ron Meyer

    Self

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
sportsamerican footballamerican football teamsports documentarycollege american football