JJ chose the SMU job a month before the Sugar Bowl?

[Charleston Pony]

Before we get all goo-goo eyed over this, wonder what the Hawaii players think of this revelation?
Not blaming JJ. It's business. But let's not fool ourselves. When an opportunity comes along to "rebuild" a Notre Dame or Washington at maybe $3-4 mil per, we may be in the same boat as the 'Bows.

Just sayin'.

Jones finished his contractual commitment to Hawaii. I expect the same at SMU. With that I will be content.

agreed; fun to think where SMU football will be 5 years from now if this staff stays in tact

[SMU89]

Based upon this, I would have to say Orsini is one lucky guy to have JJ virtually fall into his lap. All he had to do was keep it quiet.

Right. He just kept quiet and the contract, money, and sign-off from university officials, amongst other things, all just happened. They probably woke him up when they called him to tell him about the press conference.

Most hirings come via someone who knows someone - sometimes in the form of a recruiter and their contacts. Doesn't make it easy or done.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, but in this case a premo coach comes to you on his own and wants the job. Sure you have to do the other stuff, but convincing the premo coach to come to this "coach's graveyard" as some have called it was not one of those chores...JJ fell in his lap. Get it? I would call that lucky.

In that case, every hire every team and company does is lucky because the guy who takes the job wants the job.

[RGV Pony]

sounds like SMU & Orsini took Beaudine's advice and used the power of Who to find JJ.