Mouse Davis on ESPN: Mentions JJ and SMU briefly

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SMU 86 wrote:He said that in a couple of years he thinks SMU will be pretty good.
ponydawg wrote:Man, how many times have we read that over the past 20 years. But this time.......we mean it! right?
Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:ponydawg wrote:Man, how many times have we read that over the past 20 years. But this time.......we mean it! right?
Having one of the top 25 highest paid coaches in
college football...yep ponydawg I think "we mean it" this time.
Last year in his first season SMU paid June Jones more than Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, more than Mike Leach at Texas Tech, more than Gary Pinkel at Missouri, more than Gary Patterson at TCU, more than Mike Sherman at Texas A&M, more than Houston Nutt at Ole Miss, more than Joe Paterno at Penn State, more than Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech, more than Rick Neuheisel at UCLA, more than Dave Wannstedt at Pitt, more than Skip Holtz at East Carolina, more than Ron Zook at Illinois, more than George O'Leary at UCF , more than Dennis Erickson at Arizona State, more than Todd Graham at Tulsa, more than Bo Pelini at Nebraska, more that Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State, more than Bobby Johnson at Vanderbilt, more than Bret Bielema at Wisconsin.....
so yeah I think we mean it this time!
Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:By the same token, one using that logic could say that all
of those schools listed above got more bang for their buck.
Yeah and how many of those coaches were coming
into a situation like June Jones?.....good grief why cant you be
positive about our admin paying top dollar to try to get this thing
turned around?
Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:I am positive somebody paid top dollar for Jones, but not
our administration. "Thank you Circle of Champions"-
the Knuckleheads.
So you don't give Steve Orsini any credit for putting
together the deal that has June Jones at SMU?
As if you or I could have put all the pieces together
that made the June Jones hire happen.![]()
our admin paying top dollar
Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:
The point is SMU has had plenty of bad news to report,
obviously there's been no shortage of disappointment for all of us.
I just find it odd the need to "search for negatives" in even the rare
positive news like SMU stepping up with the top programs in the
country and hiring a big name coach.