SMU Faculty Club Gets a Big 'F'

by **MrMustang1965** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:39 pm

Shame on the SMU Faculty Club for inviting this joke of a sportscaster! He's only had 1 story in his time in Dallas and he's still riding it. Wonder who they'll invite next? Former Texas governor Bill Clements? Or Sherwood Blount?

http://www.smudailycampus.com/news/wfaa ... -1.1917824

by **LVPony** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:01 pm

"However, Hansen gives an important piece of advice to students: "Enjoy the journey, enjoy the process, scream like crazy, and when the game is over let it go."" Wow - what amazing insight, I think I'll blow that up and up it on my office wall.

by **MrMustang1965** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:12 pm

The drunk wasn't speaking to students. It was the SMU Faculty Club and some alumni.

by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:31 pm

wrong board

by **Junior** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:43 pm

Hansen is pretty closely related to SMU football. Without it, his career would have been over years ago.

Stupid envelope.

by **Mexmustang** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:48 pm

This summer's admissions disaster is still not resolved. Gerald's committee has completed their survey of the admissions policies of other schools, and quess what? SMU was the sole exception of 100+ programs, regarding having the faculty incharge of athletic admissions. All sorts of excuses are now being made as to the fact that this will require a change in our by-laws (which were changed by Pye in the aftermath of the "death penalty").
Someone should ask Gerald for a copy of the survey and why it has taken his committee so long to release it to the alumns and donors. Maybe a real job for the Daily Campus? --obtain a copy and release the results in the paper.
Anyone doubt the coicindence of Dale's invitation?

by **SoCal_Pony** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:08 pm

Mexmustang wrote:This summer's admissions disaster is still not resolved. Gerald's committee has completed their survey of the admissions policies of other schools, and quess what? SMU was the sole exception of 100+ programs, regarding having the faculty incharge of athletic admissions.

And this on the day that Stallion posts the Model is finally in place.

Stallion, you care to respond to this?

by **Stallion** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:34 pm

What you got here is an alum who is looking for all kinds of reasons to criticize ANYTHING that SMU might do differently than other schools. The other day he was on the Rivals board complaining that our poor Football players are subject to academic probation if they make below a 2.0 GPA in any semester. I quickly proved that this is substantially identical to the policies of TCU, UT and Tech and probably every team we play and in any event barely above NCAA Academic Progress Toward Degree requirements anyway.

Here's what you have to understand. To be eligible you have to be qualified under NCAA Rules AND under the university rules and policies which have to applied the same to every student whether he is an athlete or not. No two schools EVER have the same exact policies. We are dealing with molehills not mountains and perhaps smoothing some rules and policies.

Its plain to see-its right in front of your face as to the academic caliber of the players we have recruited in the last 3 years if you read the recruiting services and know why certain players are being recruited and when they can or can't get in. There is no comparison to the obstacles were formerly faced. Too bad some of you weren't raising hell when we were actually were at a significant disadvantage in recruiting.

The negative publicity of "how unfair SMU policies are to SMU Football" are probably more damaging to recruiting than the actual policies. Word is we have coaches from around the country telling our recruits they won't qualify when in fact we are admitting the vast majority of marginal academic recruits. Significantly our coaches are telling the same recruits they will get in and complaining about "negative recruiting" they helped foster.

Big deal-we are still making a few minor admission policy changes-please stop publicizing that SMU has strict admission standards for athletes because that's ridiculous and it simply perpetuates the poor reputation that we are not on a competitive playing field which is NONSENSE.

No we probably won't be able to get the kids in that Southern Miss, La Tech, NTSU, Marshall, Boise, Fresno might get in but you know what UT, A&M, Baylor, TCU, Michigan etc aren't getting all the types of kids in they might want either despite what you think you know but obviously don't. With regard to the few marginal kids who don't get in -we'll just replace those kids with another academically marginal kid-who actually might be able to pass his classes.

by **Junior** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:38 pm

I was young and foolish then.

by **stc9** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:10 pm

I said it before and I will say it again. Why do we keep inviting this D#cknose onto campus. What is our fascination with self inflicted pain? The best way to deal with Hansen is ignore him and revoke his Press Pass to SMU. If he shows up... politely and firmly remove him from campus unless he is paying for a ticket (including his camera guy). When the station complains have them send someone else. His career was made screwing us (yes, we deserved it), but why should we put him up on a pedastal and keep him around. Worse the other D#icknoses in the faculty club celebrate him.

Yes, I understand freedom of the press and freedom of speech. All that means is that someone cannot be stopped from saying something. It doesn't mean that there are not consequences for saying something. Get rid of this guy who revels in our misery.

by **austinponie** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:47 pm

stc9 wrote:I said it before and I will say it again. Why do we keep inviting this D#cknose onto campus. What is our fascination with self inflicted pain? The best way to deal with Hansen is ignore him and revoke his Press Pass to SMU. If he shows up... politely and firmly remove him from campus unless he is paying for a ticket (including his camera guy). When the station complains have them send someone else. His career was made screwing us (yes, we deserved it), but why should we put him up on a pedastal and keep him around. Worse the other D#icknoses in the faculty club celebrate him.

Yes, I understand freedom of the press and freedom of speech. All that means is that someone cannot be stopped from saying something. It doesn't mean that there are not consequences for saying something. Get rid of this guy who revels in our misery.

Wow. I had no idea he was still welcomed at SMU.
If there's one person who shouldn't be, I'd vote for him....

by **Longtime** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:39 pm

Hansen offered some great insight during "Pony Excess" - especially about how SMU bungled its interview with Ch. 8. I wouldn't mind listening to him talk about those days and tell some of the behind-the-scenes stories.

He didn't "make his career" because of the SMU scandal. He was already the No. 1 sportscaster in town, which is why David Stanley ran to him when he wanted to get revenge on SMU. The SMU story is merely the one journalistic highpoint of Hansen's career, which is really built on his oversized personality and opinions.

Stanley dumped the story in Ch. 8's lap. Producer John Sparks did the real legwork - Hansen was just the face for the story. If they hadn't uncovered it, someone else would have - David Stanley was out to get SMU.

The story linked here says it was a former Daily Campus member who tipped off Sparks about players receiving money under the table. It wasn't exactly the world's biggest secret that SMU was still paying players, but only one player talked to the media: David Stanley.

You want to be mad at someone, be mad at the whistle blower, not the guy who merely held the microphone.

by **Eddie P** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:35 pm

Regardless, Dale is still a POS. Always has been and always will be. There are many who are eagerly awaiting his arrival to the other side. And its not his parents.

by **MrMustang1965** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:55 am

Longtime wrote:Hansen offered some great insight during "Pony Excess" - especially about how SMU bungled its interview with Ch. 8. I wouldn't mind listening to him talk about those days and tell some of the behind-the-scenes stories.

He didn't "make his career" because of the SMU scandal. He was already the No. 1 sportscaster in town, which is why David Stanley ran to him when he wanted to get revenge on SMU. The SMU story is merely the one journalistic highpoint of Hansen's career, which is really built on his oversized personality and opinions.

Stanley dumped the story in Ch. 8's lap. Producer John Sparks did the real legwork - Hansen was just the face for the story. If they hadn't uncovered it, someone else would have - David Stanley was out to get SMU.

The story linked here says it was a former Daily Campus member who tipped off Sparks about players receiving money under the table. It wasn't exactly the world's biggest secret that SMU was still paying players, but only one player talked to the media: David Stanley.

You want to be mad at someone, be mad at the whistle blower, not the guy who merely held the microphone.

Kind of difficult to be mad at a dead man.

by **RednBlue11** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:11 am

Junior wrote:I was young and foolish then.

he's old and foolish now.