Pony Excess
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Pony Excess is an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary chronicling the rise, scandal, and NCAA "death penalty" of Southern Methodist University’s football program in the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pony Excess canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1737199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pony Excess Context triple: [30 for 30, notableEpisode, Pony Excess]
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A.
En Gallop
"En Gallop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, featured on her debut album "The Milk-Eyed Mender."
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B.
The Paddock
The Paddock is a themed lodging and recreation area within Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, featuring resort accommodations, a pool, and related guest amenities.
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C.
The Paddock
The Paddock is a large, lawned garden and open green space within Downing College, Cambridge, used for relaxation, events, and recreation by members of the college.
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D.
Come to the Stable
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E.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pony Excess Target entity description: Pony Excess is an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary chronicling the rise, scandal, and NCAA "death penalty" of Southern Methodist University’s football program in the 1980s.
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A.
En Gallop
"En Gallop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, featured on her debut album "The Milk-Eyed Mender."
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B.
The Paddock
The Paddock is a themed lodging and recreation area within Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, featuring resort accommodations, a pool, and related guest amenities.
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C.
The Paddock
The Paddock is a large, lawned garden and open green space within Downing College, Cambridge, used for relaxation, events, and recreation by members of the college.
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D.
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable is a 1949 American comedy-drama film about two French nuns trying to build a children's hospital in New England.
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E.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
ⓘ
sports documentary ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| about |
NCAA sanctions
ⓘ
college football ⓘ pay-for-play scandal ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent |
NCAA death penalty imposed on SMU football
ⓘ
SMU football NCAA sanctions ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depictsOrganization |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
ⓘ
Southern Methodist University ⓘ |
| depictsSportsTeam |
SMU Mustangs football
ⓘ
linked to:
SMU Mustangs
|
| distributor | ESPN ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
sports documentary
ⓘ
television documentary ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
college football fans
ⓘ
sports fans ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
DVD release
ⓘ
digital video ⓘ television broadcast ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
NCAA death penalty
ⓘ
Southern Methodist University Mustangs football program ⓘ
linked to:
SMU Mustangs
Southern Methodist University football scandal ⓘ college football recruiting violations ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | ESPN ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ESPN ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | 30 for 30 ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
NCAA enforcement
ⓘ
consequences of rule violations in college athletics ⓘ corruption in college sports ⓘ |
| producer |
ESPN Films
ⓘ
linked to:
ESPN
|
| productionCompany |
ESPN Films
ⓘ
linked to:
ESPN
|
| setInLocation |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
Southern Methodist University campus ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Methodist University
|
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| subjectOf | sports journalism coverage ⓘ |
| title | Pony Excess ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pony Excess Description of subject: Pony Excess is an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary chronicling the rise, scandal, and NCAA "death penalty" of Southern Methodist University’s football program in the 1980s.
Referenced by (2)
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