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Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:04 am**

PonyPride has been burning the midnight oil to crank out some stories the announcement of June Jones as new SMU head coach. And I never sleep, so that worked out well.

The search is over
June Jones brings high-flying offense to SMU

Help wanted?
Former SMU QB feels he'd be a perfect fit on new staff

Rave reviews
Past, current players laud SMU's hiring of June Jones

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:10 am**

Oh heck yeah SmooP!!! Now I can't go to bed!

(You heathen!!!!! What am I to do??? ... um, but, uh..... THANK YOU!)

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:55 am**

BRILLIANCE (after having just read the first one!)

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:21 am**

Darn it you guys!!!!!

Esp. PonyPride! Thanks for the brilliant writing! (I will now be useless at work tomorrow.) That was awesome stuff!

On a side note, or I guess a directly related note - I hope Flanigan finds a spot on this coaching staff. I really do. He's awesome. Beyond awesome.

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:39 am**

ThadFilms wrote:(I will now be useless at work tomorrow.)

as opposed to those days where you're not useless?

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:15 am**

Initially it was the anticipation of a new coach making me unproductive

Now it's the fact that we have one

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:19 am**

Good articles, too. Just got through 'em.

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:10 pm**

I need to find a job with an SMU alum boss so I don't get canned.

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:25 pm**

Any idea of Dickerson and James' reaction to the hire? Someone said they had input on the search, but I wasn't sure if that was substantiated and whether they had been quoted on the hire.

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:33 pm**

RushStPony wrote:Any idea of Dickerson and James' reaction to the hire? Someone said they had input on the search, but I wasn't sure if that was substantiated and whether they had been quoted on the hire.

The 'substantiation' was directly from SMU AD Steve Orsini. He made that comment during the news conference. I doubt he'd say something like that if it weren't true.

You bring up a good 'second day' angle to the story, though. Kate H. should be getting reaction comments from former SMU players like CJ, ED, Jerry LeVias and coaches like Hayden Fry, Forrest Gregg, Tom Rossley, Mike Cavan and Phil Bennett.

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:38 pm**

Seriously? Reaction comments from Phil Bennett? What's he supposed to stay? "Well, if they gave me $10 million for my staff...."

Former player reactions are one thing. Former - fired - coaches are not going to answer that question.

Great work, webdudes.

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:47 pm**

Dark Horse wrote:Seriously? Reaction comments from Phil Bennett? What's he supposed to stay? "Well, if they gave me $10 million for my staff...."

"I've forgotten more football than they'll ever know."

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:02 pm**

I can't wait until people think that "joke" is old. Why not rip Forrest Gregg and Tom Rossley, too, while you're at it?

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:09 pm**

Dark Horse wrote:I can't wait until people think that "joke" is old. Why not rip Forrest Gregg and Tom Rossley, too, while you're at it?

Sorry...and I think that Bennett is a great man but a coach should not brag about the amount of football they have forgotten.

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:42 pm**

Dark Horse wrote:Former - fired - coaches are not going to answer that question.

You're right...of course, that's about all that SMU has had.

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