30 for 30 #02, DVD 12

The best that never was (102 min.): In 1981, Marcus Dupree forever changed the face of college athletic recruiting as dozens of big-time football programs sat waiting for his decision. The most sought-after high school senior in the country, Dupree was on his way to what was certain to be a brilliant future in college and professional football. What followed though, was a short-lived college career littered with oversized expectations, controversy, injury, and conflict

DVD; NTSC, region 1

Pony excess (102 min.): In the early '80s, the Southern Methodist University Mustangs were riding high. One of the best teams in the nation, the school was rocked when the NCAA meted out the 'death penalty' on a college football program for the first and only time in its history. A devastating verdict as the football team would lack an identity for more than twenty years. Thaddeus D. Matula, an SMU film school grad, chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of this once mighty team