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Amanda – Sports Illustrated Cheerleader of the Week – December 24, 2009

I was lucky enough to be allowed to shoot an SMU pom squad member, Amanda Green, for Cheerleader of the Week feature for Sport Illustrated. The feature was put on on si.com on December 24, 2009 to coincide with the SMU football team’s first bowl game appearance in 25 years in the Hawaii Bowl. You can see the pictures and Amanda’s 20 questions at the following site: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/extramustard/12/22/cheerleader.of.the.week/index.html. Here are some of my favorite pictures (some of which didn’t make it on si.com) and some outtakes. I hope you like them.

Dec 24, 2009 | Categories: Miscellaneous | Tags: amanda green, cheerleader, cheerleader of the week, CUSA, dallas, pom squad, si cheerleader, smu, smu cheerleader, smu dance, smu pom, smu pom squad, Southern Methodist University, sports illustrated cheerleader, Texas | 1 Comment »

SMU v. Rice

November 7, 2009 – It was Homecoming at SMU as the Mustangs took on the Rice Owls. SMU took at early lead but were soon down to the winless Owls. It wasn’t until Sterling Moore blocked a Rice field goal attempt and Bryan McCann returned it for a touchdown on the last play of the first half that SMU would take the lead for good. It wasn’t easy, but the Mustangs were able to hold out for a 31-28 win. Next week the Mustangs face the UTEP Miners, and a victory will make the Mustangs bowl eligible!

Rice intercepts a pass

: SMU cheerleader

: SMU Cheerleader

: SMU Cheerleader

: SMU's Bryce Hudman

: SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders

: Here come the Mustangs

: Bowl Bound???

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal turns the corner

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores the touchdown

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal and WR Terrence Wilkerson celebrate

: SMU LB Chase Kennermer recovers the fumble

: Rice intercepts a pass

: SMU S Rock Dennis tries to break up the pass

: SMU CB Bryan McCann returns the kick

: SMU Coach June Jones calls the play

: SMU WR Cole Beasley lines up

: SMU QB Kyle Padron loses the ball

: SMU QB Kyle Padron & RB Shawnbrey McNeal

: SMU DE Margus Hunt celebrates another blocked field goal

: SMU QB Kyle Padron scrambles

: SMU cheerleader

: SMU cheerleader

: SMU WR Cole Beasley

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal turns up field

: SMU DE Margus Hunt

: SMU S Rock Dennis makes the tackle

: The Mustangs try to block the extra point

: SMU WR Aldrick Robinson

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal leaps for the first down

: SMU QB Kyle Padron congratulates WR Emmanuel Sanders on his TD

: SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders celebrates his TD

: SMU cheerleader

: SMU cheerleader

: SMU Cheerleader

: SMU Coach June Jones interviewed at halftime

: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

: SMU baton twirler

: SMU DE Margus Hunt celebrates another blocked field goal

: SMU LB Youri Yenga

: SMU DE Taylor Thompson knocks down the pass

: SMU OL Jimmy Chase

: SMU DE Margus Hunt

: SMU Defense

: SMU QB Kyle Padron

: SMU Punter Matt Szymanski

: SMU P Matt Szymanski

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal pulled down by the facemask

: SMU QB Kyle Padron runs for the first down

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal runs to the endzone

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores his 2nd TD

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores his 2nd TD

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores his 2nd TD

: SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal celebrates his 2nd TD

: SMU DE Margus Hunt

: SMU DEs Taylor Thompson and Marquis Frazier

: SMU LB Pete Fleps

: SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt

: SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt

: SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns the punt

: SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt

: SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt

: SMU QB Kyle Padron

: SMU QB Kyle Padron

: SMU RB Zach Line takes the hand off

: SMU RB Zach Line loses his helmet

: SMU QBs Kyle Padron & Bo Levi Mitchell

: SMU CB Bryan McCann

: SMU student section

: Final Score - SMU 31 Rice 28

: SMU LB Chase Kennemer throws the ball into the crowd at the end of the game

: SMU cheerleader

: SMU S Chris Banjo with the Mayor's Cup

: SMU CB Bryan McCann & Rock Dennis with the Mayor's Cup

: SMU players with the Mayor's Cup

Nov 07, 2009 | Categories: SMU Football | Tags: action, American football, CFB, college football, dallas, football, mustangs, NCAA football, rice owls, smu, SMU Football, SMU mustangs, Sports | Leave A Comment »

FC Dallas crushes Kansas City 6-0

FC Dallas crushes Kansas City 6-0

FC Dallas must have been wondering where the offense was going to come from after the sold striker Kenny Cooper to 1860 Munich earlier in the week, but they didn’t have to wait long for an answer. Jeff Cunningham scored the first of his four goals in the 39th minute which was followed three minutes later by the first of David Ferreira’s two goals.

The halftime score was the same as the previous weekend, but in that game FC Dallas conceded four second half goals to lose to the Colorado Rapids. FC Dallas were out to make sure that would not happen again. They dominated play in the second half and got three more goals from Cunningham starting with one from the penalty spot in the 66th minute and then again in the 75th minute and 89th minute and one more from Ferreira in the 78th.

The margin of victory was the largest in club history and the six goals tied for the most in club history. All in all, a dominant performance by FC Dallas.