The Pony Trap: Escaping the 1987 SMU Football Death Penalty
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (806 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008O70W0Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 479 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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After reading this book, the NCAA, the University of Texas and WFAA need the Death Penalty! First, I need to disclose that I know the author and he is a good friend. I knew he played during this time and didn't like talking about it so I didn't ask questions. I am glad I have the full story now, but its made me very angry.I attended SMU in the fall of 1987. A few short months after the football team got the death penalty. As an 18 year old fresh out of high school, I just didn't realize h. "NCAA put to shame" according to SoCal Native. As an SMU alumnus, I found this book quite interesting particularly the research done by the author concerning the NCAA. I have long been of the opinion that the NCAA treated SMU unfairly given the rampant "cheating" that took place throughout college football in the time frame SMU was given the Death Penalty. Although I was a student at SMU when the football program was shut down, I had very littl. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! Incredible Perspective!! E Welch I purchased The Pony Trap on the recommendation of a friend and found it to be a "back-stage pass" into the locker room of the 1987 SMU team. As a college football fan, I followed the SMU case closely and developed my opinions based upon the information that was presented through popular media at the time. The author, who actually played on the team, invites the reader to re-think conventional wisd
From the Author ThePonyTrap
. David Blewett was a member of the 1987 SMU Football Death Penalty team and is a first time author. He lives in Dallas.Please see website (ThePonyTrap) for more information including: radio interviews and articles about The Pony Trap, The NCAA Death Penalty, and SMU Football
the biased treatment of SMU. His daughter innocently asks, "Daddy, did you do anything wrong when you played football for SMU?" Blewett embarks on a journey of remembrance and discovery. It presents a balanced and accurate picture of what the SMU football team was really like.As he tries to answer his daughter's question, Blewett struggles through a variety of ways to answer her. It examines the preferential treatment of the University of Texas vs. It's a story of football, it's a story of struggle, and it's a story of the numerous traps set for the team and for SMU. Along the way he decides to get back in football playing shape and pushes the NCAA to reinstate his eligibility to play his last year of football at age 45. In the end, he answers her and sets the record straight. Previous accounts told the story from the perspective of the NCAA or of the news media and hyped the scandal for personal gain. The truth is, it was much bigger than SMU, and it involved the corruption of the NCAA itself. Forget everything you think you know about SMU Football and the infamous Death Penalty. What you thought you knew about the biggest scan