Oregon tied for 5th

[nogerO]

in hall of fame players by school.

http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.html

I did not know that!

[gregspechtismyhero]

Wow, there are some weird teams up there with us, SMU, Illinois, Minnesota, I never would've guessed

[UOducksTK1]

in hall of fame players by school.

http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.html

I did not know that!

Wow interesting fact. I wouldn't have guessed that.

Good find.

[duckgrad99]

The one team on that list that seems like it doesn't belong: Southern Methodist.

[ARGHimaPirate]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_M ... University

From 1980–1985 SMU had the winningest program in Division 1A College Football. They posted a record of 55-14-1, and finished as the #21, #7, #2, #19, and #8 in the nation.

The SMU football program has also produced many professional football standouts, such as Don Meredith, Doak Walker, Kyle Rote, Eric Dickerson, Jerry Ball, and Craig James.

[duckgrad99]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_M ... University

From 1980–1985 SMU had the winningest program in Division 1A College Football. They posted a record of 55-14-1, and finished as the #21, #7, #2, #19, and #8 in the nation.

The SMU football program has also produced many professional football standouts, such as Don Meredith, Doak Walker, Kyle Rote, Eric Dickerson, Jerry Ball, and Craig James.

That's awesome. You learn something new each day.

[ARGHimaPirate]

Yeah, I knew they had a good football program back in the day but I didnt know they were the winningest program over a 5 year peroid

[gregspechtismyhero]

Yeah, I knew they had a good football program back in the day but I didnt know they were the winningest program over a 5 year peroid

Ya, no kidding, what happened? haha
I guess you could say the same thing for the Fuskies

[ARGHimaPirate]

What happened was...

In 1987 the NCAA administered the Death penalty (NCAA) for flagrant recruiting violations.. Components included cancellation of the entire 1987 season, 2-year ban from bowl appearance, 2-year ban from television appearances, a limit of seven games (all on road) during 1988 season, loss of 3 assistant coaching positions for two years, loss of 55 new scholarships over 4 years. Players were allowed to transfer without sitting out one season, per standard requirement.

That kind of damage is a program killer. It would take any program a long time to come back from something like that especially a small school like SMU.

[nogerO]

And yet U$C continues to get away with murder. What's up with that?

[pudgejeff]

SMU's violations were much worse than those of USC's

[alabamaduck]

That kind of damage is a program killer. It would take any program a long time to come back from something like that especially a small school like SMU.

That's why the call it the Death Penalty!

[gregspechtismyhero]

SMU's violations were much worse than those of USC's

What were their violations?

[VinnyKnuckles]

SMU's violations were much worse than those of USC's

What were their violations?

After doing a Google search, I believe these were the most serious of the violations...

"21 players allegedly received approximately $61,000 in cash payments, with the assistance of athletics department staff members, from funds provided by a booster. Payments ranged from $50 to $725 per month and occurred while SMU was on probation, making them eligible for the so-called "death penalty" as repeat violators."

[pudgejeff]

And that was alot of money back then.