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Turner Gill could be huge at SMU
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:51 amby Hoop Fan
more upside than anyone else we could get in my opinion and hardly any downside. look at his resume, he has it all.
sorry, but i can just see a guy like Bowden imploding here if things don't go his way, and then what? I am not risk averse, but think about it. What are the real odds that Bowden can turn this around quickly and will he have the patience if it doesn't happen within a couple years? Same goes for an older guy like Barnett.
I also question whether those guys have the energy for this job at this point in their lives/careers. It ought to be considered carefully.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:15 amby 93Mustang
Agreed. If we could get him here, it would be big. I feel the same way about Applewhite. However, I think convincing either to come here will be tough. Of the more realistic choices, I'd focus on O'Leary, Price, and Barnett in that order. Bowden hasn't coached in a decade. While his family name is big, he's far removed from the game and would be a huge gamble in my opinion. We really need to get it right this time. Unlike when Bennett took over, the cupboard isn't bare this time around, so I think a season like Cavan's first year is likely.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:19 amby Mexmustang
Would hate to see Bowden implode, but if he failed, I wouldn't mind if he or someone with some national credibility expoded and called out the administration and held them accountable. No one should be satisfied with anyone in the administration that has partcipated in 20 years of failure and failed to re-unite the alumni base!
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:52 amby NickSMU17
I really like Gill and he is also cost effective....
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:57 amby Stallion
the cupboard on defense is pretty close to bare unless you are talking about untested freshman. Big rebuilding job on defense that needs to be addressed immediately with JUCOs at LB-as in about 3 JUCOs at LB.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:48 pmby jimhagle
I agree about all of the linebackers and we need a playmaker in the secondary as well as on the d-line-
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:53 pmby ponyboy
A serious question. How would Gill do in recruiting Texas?
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:14 pmby EastStang
He just needs to stay away from the all you can eat Mexican buffet. Scratch that, he would lose weight if he went to the all you can eat Mexican buffet, then he wouldn't be huge.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:16 pmby SMU Football Blog
Stallion wrote:the cupboard on defense is pretty close to bare unless you are talking about untested freshman. Big rebuilding job on defense that needs to be addressed immediately with JUCOs at LB-as in about 3 JUCOs at LB.
We could bring in 11 Juco's on defense and it would not be wasted. Depth is needed, too.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:16 pmby NickSMU17
Are we recruiting any JUCOs?
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:19 pmby ThadFilms
You know who would be huge anywhere? .... Mangino.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:24 pmby smupony94
That would be a huge Mangina
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:25 pmby SMU Football Blog
NickSMU17 wrote:Are we recruiting any JUCOs?
Who would do the recruiting at this moment, exactly?
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:26 pmby mustangxc
Our marketing slogan could be "Mustang Manginia is back!"
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:33 pmby mr. pony
NickSMU17 wrote:I really like Gill and he is also cost effective....
Easy. We ain't looking to be "cost effective," bean-counter-boy.
We're lookin' to splash. S-P-L-A-S-H! There are no beans in splash.