The BITTER CONTROVERSY Between SMU and NBC (1984 Fiesta Bowl)

At the end of the 1983 season, SMU, a team ranked #6 in the country with just one loss, was expecting to play in the Fiesta Bowl. However, they wound up going to the significantly less prestigious Sun Bowl. And the reason why this happened? NBC, the network televising the Fiesta Bowl, blocked SMU from playing in the game. And let's just say that SMU was not too happy about that. This is the story behind the broadcasting feud between the SMU Mustangs and the Peacock OFFICIAL JAGUARGATOR9 MERCHANDISE: https://jg9shop.com/ New listings every week! Get your official JG9 merchandise at jg9shop.com, featuring t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and much more! Includes merchandise of the JG9 logo, the JG9 Live logo, some minigames played on JG9 Live, and a shirt symbolizing your passer rating if you did nothing but spike the ball into the ground on every single play LINK TO PATREON:   / jaguargator9   Get early access to videos, your name featured in the credits, and the ability to request future video topics by joining today for as low as $3! LINK TO TWITCH:   / jaguargator9_nfl   Play live NFL trivia every Wednesday night at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific with the chance to win cash prizes! Join me every Monday night at 9 PM ET where we'll have an informal Q&A session! Check out the video below to learn more:    • WEEKLY LIVE NFL TRIVIA CONTEST | EVERY WED...   LINK TO DISCORD:   / discord   LINK TO TIK TOK: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJmVTKpr/ See videos like this condensed down to 60 seconds by following JaguarGator9 on Tik Tok! SUBSCRIBE TO JAGUARGATOR9:    / officialjaguargator9   Daily videos on the history of the NFL! HIRE JG9 ON FIVERR: https://www.fiverr.com/jaguargator9/c... Let JaguarGator9 create customized questions for your next NFL trivia show! Whether you want to play with a group of friends and family, or whether you want to host a trivia show for your business or company, JG9 has you covered! #ncaa #smu #cfb #sports #highlights #football #nbc #nbcsports #fiestabowl #1983 #1984