SMU Fans Celebrate Upset Win Over Miami
Stolen: One set of goal posts. White. Apparently disassembled. One upright last seen in fountain at Dallas Hall. Another reported on Mockingbird in transport of what appeared to be a couple dozen frat boys. Anyone with information, please contact Rhett Lashlee at SMU or your local police.
Kids these days.
For years, SMU couldn’t get students to come in off the Boulevard for a game, then when they finally do for Saturday’s 26-20 upset of 10th-ranked Miami in overtime, they make off with the furniture.
After beating No. 10 Miami, SMU fans pose with one of the goalposts removed from Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
Courtesy of Ray Washburne
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SMU’s Upset Win
The Mustangs, 4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, suddenly find themselves back in the running for the league title after pulling off their first upset of a top-10 team since the ‘83 Cotton Bowl. They hadn’t won a game at home over a top-10 team since 1974, a 51-year period covering at least three home stadiums.
Consequently, you could see how people might get a little worked up Saturday afternoon on the Hilltop. And that was before Georgia Tech — previously one of only two teams undefeated in ACC play, along with Virginia — lost to North Carolina State.
SMU’s Celebration
SMU’s celebration will cost the school $50,000, payable to the ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship account, which could use an acronym, to say the least.
“I neither condone nor support it, for the record,” SMU president Jay Hartzell posted about the vandalism, “but I’ll pay the fine …”
He followed the post with a Pony Up and red and blue hearts, just to show he wasn’t really mad at the perpetrators.
The good news is, fans took down only the south goal posts, leaving the north for another day. The Mustangs will have a hard time topping Saturday’s results. But, if they beat 14th-ranked Louisville on Nov. 22, Hartzell might want to station a perimeter around his end zones.
Best in Texas News
By the way: After a monthlong absence due to an unfortunate take by several SMU officials, “Pony Up” is back. The blowback from a Dallas Morning News report about the athletic department’s marketing fiasco was so intense, officials apparently caved. Impact journalism at its finest.
In other Best in Texas news, Arch Manning put together his best game against a good team just in time, with Georgia up after the bye; with three games left, North Texas is two wins away from double digits for the first time in school history; and ESPN’s College GameDay will be in Lubbock, 17 years after the crew’s last trip for the Red Raiders’ epic upset of No. 1 Texas.
Rankings
1. Texas A&M (8-0)
Missouri stacks up as Aggies’ last big test before Texas.
Last: idle.
Next: at Missouri on Saturday.
2. Texas Tech (8-1)
Red Raiders resume their steamrolling ways.
Last: 43-20 win over Kansas State.
Next: BYU on Saturday.
3. Texas (7-2)
Best news coming out of Vandy win: Arch might have lost two games, but not his sense of humor.
Last: 34-31 win over Vanderbilt.
Next: at Georgia on Nov. 15.
4. SMU (6-3)
Mustangs 3-1 against Miami, Clemson and Florida State since joining ACC.
Last: 26-20 win over Miami.
Next: at Boston College on Saturday.
5. TCU (6-2)
Frogs’ schedule heats up from here on out.
Last: idle.
Next: Iowa State on Saturday.
6. North Texas (8-1)
Mean Green sink Midshipmen’s 10-game winning streak.
Last: 31-17 over Navy.
Next: at UAB on Nov. 15.
7. Houston (7-2)
Of Coogs’ eight TOs this season, seven have come in two losses.
Last: 45-35 loss to West Virginia.
Next: at UCF on Friday.
8. Baylor (5-4)
Bears’ D makes for UCF coach Scott Frost’s most “frustrating” offensive performance ever.
Last: 30-3 win over UCF.
Next: Utah on Nov. 15.
9. UTSA (4-4)
Roadrunners now 32-4 at home under Jeff Traylor.
Last: 48-26 win over Tulane.
Next: at South Florida on Thursday.
10. Texas State (3-5)
Bobcats not exactly roaring going into Pac-12 next season.
Last: 52-20 loss to James Madison.
Next: at Louisiana on Saturday
