Re: Ben Hicks transfers to Hogs
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:39 am
Nacho wrote:we were never going to be good with chad. no defense at all.
I remember JJ's "formula" for turning SMU around. 1st you build an exciting offense that can hopefully outscore opponents and bring fans back to watch en entertaining brand of football. Once you start winning consistently, you hope the higher caliber defensive players will give you a look. JJ didn't recruit hard enough and thought players would come to SMU just because of who he was. Chad and company worked [deleted] the trail, but didn't stay long enough to develop much credibility. Sonny had a better foundation to build off than Chad did, but has done a really good job of filling holes and has clearly benefited from the implementation of the transfer portal. Sonny also appears to have done a much better job putting together his staff. The big question going forward is how well he will backfill when guys get hired away because you know that's going to happen.