Southern Methodist
University in Dallas, Texas. Once known for football success, including players like Doak Walker and Eric Dickerson, in 1987 they committed recruiting violations while already on probation, and the NCAA cancelled their program for a year, known as "
the death penalty." While the program was revived, the team has rarely had a winning season since, and the school's reputation as a corrupt
football factory has faded, allowing its other major reputation, that of a school for North Texas' richest and most shallow young people, to come to the forefront.