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"5. SMU: Matt Doherty in for Jimmy Tubbs. Doherty spent one year at FAU, going 15-13 this past season, and some folks are criticizing him for moving along so quickly. Yeah, like he's supposed to stay at a lesser program in a lesser league for less money. Doherty had success at Notre Dame and ...

Not certain how many, if any, he will get for SMU this spring given the super-late start. But he does have a pattern of overhauling the roster within a year or so.

At Notre Dame slightly over a year and brought in 7 players IIRC, Ryan Humphrey, Chris Thomas etc.
First year at Carolina he brought ...

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"Doherty hired by SMU
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April 26, 2006


I don't think it's shocking to see Matt Doherty moved up already. He went from Florida Atlantic to SMU and into Conference USA.

I could hear a lot of critics screaming out, asking about loyalty. When he ...

Long Doherty article
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"Doherty heads for Dallas thanks to a Notre Dame alumnus. Former Irish football fullback Steve Orsini, a captain on the 1977 national championship squad and current athletic director at Central Florida, will take a similar position at SMU on June 1. He was in charge of ...

Looks like Rex Walters will be the next head coach at Florida Atlantic
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/apr/2 ... ob/?sports

So a couple of assistant slots remain open, perhaps someone with Dallas/Texas connections?

In the trivia category, Doug Wojcik at Tulsa is another Doherty assistant who became a head coach.

My personal opinion is that Doherty will succeed big-time at SMU. He has all the tools and has learned some valuable lessons re team chemistry and campus politics. But as always time will tell on that.

But if he does not work out for any reason, I am 100% certain the reasons will not involve any ...

having watched Doherty over the years as a player at Carolina and then as an assistant at Davidson and Kansas, then head coach at ND, UNC and FAU.

His strengths:
Great with the press in terms of marketing the program and keeping it in the limelight. Freaking FAU had a program on ESPN2 for lord ...

having watched Doherty over the years as a player at Carolina and then as an assistant at Davidson and Kansas, then head coach at ND, UNC and FAU.

His strengths:
Great with the press in terms of marketing the program and keeping it in the limelight. Freaking FAU had a program on ESPN2 for lord's ...