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DMN Blog: Johnson a fool to take SMU over GT if it's close
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:41 pmby Pony^
SMU's backup plan?
The odds of SMU outbidding Georgia Tech for Paul Johnson's services are pretty slim. And if it's close, Johnson would be a fool to pick SMU over an established ACC program. So it looks like the Ponies will be going to Plan B.
Totally unconfirmed rumor: SMU would bring in Dennis Franchione, who would hire former North Texas coach Darrell Dickey as offensive coordinator.
Coach Fran, for all his failures in Aggieland, would be a great fit on the Hilltop. He's proven that he can make a downtrodden mid-major program a winner, and he has the Texas ties that Johnson lacks.
I'd love for Dickey to come back to the area, too. He was always a swell fella to me, even though he left my alma mater on bad terms. His presence would certainly add fuel to the SMU-North Texas rivalry. The schools won't play next season, but I'm told that a long-term home-and-home deal that would begin in 2009 is in the works.
http://colleges.beloblog.com/archives/2 ... _plan.html
Re: DMN Blog
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:42 pmby SMUMan02
Who are you Mr. T?
I pity the fool...
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:44 pmby NickSMU17
Who is this [deleted] clown
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:45 pmby SMU Kilmer
the UNT bias isn't coming out at all... idiot
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:45 pmby mustang91
His opinion means less to me than Big Daddy's and Whitney's. Well it would be close.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:45 pmby me@smu
Nice hometown support there by Senor [deleted].
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:45 pmby DanFreibergerForHeisman
We don't need some bozo from North Texas State telling us who we should hire. Give me a break.
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:46 pmby peruna11
faygoot
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:46 pmby George S. Patton
Oh, he's just doing it to torque people because he knows it's pretty tense over here. But he may be right, too.
Ahhh, the drama.
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:46 pmby SMU Football Blog
Clearly a person with no clue what is going on or even tried to figure it out. We may win; we may lose; but my puppy will do his business all over this guy's work for years to come.
Posted:
Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:48 pmby Peruna8891
No homer bias there. It's probably Fran's agent trying to drum up some interest.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:51 pmby mustang91
It' a little more complicated than they are an ACC team a SMU is not. This guy calls himself a journalist? Give me a break, idiot.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:52 pmby SmooPower
Georgia Tech sucks and UNT sucks and this guy sucks and purple hippos rule.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:53 pmby couch 'em
We really need a radio/media type major at SMU. All these UNT morons are polluting all over DMN, The Ticket, etc etc. Free good PR for them, free bad PR for us.
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:53 pmby PonyDoh
What a [deleted]! Paul Johnson is a man, he'll do what's right for him and his family. We're making a helluva play, and I hope it comes to fruition. If it doesn't, after seeing how we pursued Johnson, I'm convinced we'll end up w/something a lot better than what we've had.