Re: Jeff Woods on mm.com
Posted: Sat May 12, 2001 10:34 am
I have one question - Why did Copeland leave UVa?
Secondly, I have one comment. As to the program getting better, for the past three summers I have worked under former SMU AD Russ Potts in his Sports Marketing/ Productions office, and have learned quite a bit. I will be applying early to SMU in the fall, and when I come down to the Hilltop, I will try to get a job in the AD's office, where I, with Russ's hopeful input, will try to recreate Mustang Mania.
This is how it needs to be done. SMU is a great school, with great football history, in a great football city. SMU needs to over market itself. Start playing national, though better opponents, and get the national coverage. I believe there is a story/legend dating back to a 60's Michigan game, as to how Ford got the name Mustang. Was SMU in Michigan's league back then? No. There is no reason, with the amount of talent in the great state of Texas, that SMU can't start fielding a top 30 recruiting class every year. All you need to do, is pair up the recruits with one of the fine SMU women, ans the program will be set. The same goes for basketball.
All it takes is a few solid, not great years, and one great recruit. Look at VA Tech. They were nothing special before Vick, now post-Vick, they recruited about 15 off the top 100 recruit list. SMU needs to start competing with the Aggies and the 'Horns, and scuffle over the top recruits. D-FW area players need to stay and play on the Hilltop, not in College Station, Lubbock, or Austin.
There is no reason SMU should not be in a Bowl Game by 2005. A big name coach would most likely help. The Univ. of South Carolina example. The program was worse than SMU's with a similar history, then comes Lou Holtz, and the '[deleted] are in a New Year's Day Bowl. Dallas is a much better city with a much better climate than Columbia, SC. So the next time a living legend comes along, SMU has to grab him. There are a ton of old Cowboy coaches, maybe one of them could help out the Stangs.
MUSTANG MANIA IS ABOUT TO RETURN! GET READY!
Secondly, I have one comment. As to the program getting better, for the past three summers I have worked under former SMU AD Russ Potts in his Sports Marketing/ Productions office, and have learned quite a bit. I will be applying early to SMU in the fall, and when I come down to the Hilltop, I will try to get a job in the AD's office, where I, with Russ's hopeful input, will try to recreate Mustang Mania.
This is how it needs to be done. SMU is a great school, with great football history, in a great football city. SMU needs to over market itself. Start playing national, though better opponents, and get the national coverage. I believe there is a story/legend dating back to a 60's Michigan game, as to how Ford got the name Mustang. Was SMU in Michigan's league back then? No. There is no reason, with the amount of talent in the great state of Texas, that SMU can't start fielding a top 30 recruiting class every year. All you need to do, is pair up the recruits with one of the fine SMU women, ans the program will be set. The same goes for basketball.
All it takes is a few solid, not great years, and one great recruit. Look at VA Tech. They were nothing special before Vick, now post-Vick, they recruited about 15 off the top 100 recruit list. SMU needs to start competing with the Aggies and the 'Horns, and scuffle over the top recruits. D-FW area players need to stay and play on the Hilltop, not in College Station, Lubbock, or Austin.
There is no reason SMU should not be in a Bowl Game by 2005. A big name coach would most likely help. The Univ. of South Carolina example. The program was worse than SMU's with a similar history, then comes Lou Holtz, and the '[deleted] are in a New Year's Day Bowl. Dallas is a much better city with a much better climate than Columbia, SC. So the next time a living legend comes along, SMU has to grab him. There are a ton of old Cowboy coaches, maybe one of them could help out the Stangs.
MUSTANG MANIA IS ABOUT TO RETURN! GET READY!