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Southern Methodist University's football program hasn't been the same since 1987, when the Death Penalty was inflicted upon the Mustangs. The effects on the program were catastrophic to say the least...A record of 47-119-3 and 0 post-season appearances since the harshest penalty evoked in NCAA history. Things still didn't seem to be turning around in the new millennium when SMU went 0-12 in 2003. But suddenly a 5-6 season last year, including a historic victory that ended TCU's BCS hopes, and optimism suddenly spread throughout the campus.

But how exactly can we measure when a team has officially turned that corner? Maybe the fact that fans care so much that SMU's starting freshman quarterback Justin Willis has a stalker! Not only that, but Willis was recently suspended from the team after punching his stalker in the face! According to the story:

"Justin's father, Samuel Willis, claimed that his son had been stalked and harassed by another male student for almost a year leading up to Friday morning's encounter. According to the elder Willis, the other student showed up at a team gathering at an off-campus residence and would not leave when asked. At that point, Justin Willis "snapped," punched the other student and had to be physically restrained by his teammates."

UPDATE: Justin Willis was reinstated to the football team this morning. At 3-3 this season, as long as SMU has fans as devoted as Willis' stalker, it might be enough to lift SMU to its first bowl game in the post-Death Penalty era.