June's Come to Jesus moment

[B1GPonyFan]

With the fallout in recruiting, pretty significant transfer and these community pictures, something has changed for sure. If it's a mea culpa, then he's off to a good start. If he's working in fear for his future, he's taking it pretty darn seriously. If he's energized by basketball or maybe the girl with the sleeve tattoo, then good for him.

We have no idea what this is going to look like on the field. But off it, the tide seems to be turning. And if this thing winds up in a bowl in 2014, he's coming back in 2015.

[StallionsModelT]

Not only that but the activity on social media. Even Tom Mason has joined the fray as he now is active on twitter promoting SMU and our activities on the recruiting trail. There is no question that there is a renewed vigor by the staff. The question will be whether it is too late to save their jobs. Had we seen this sort of action the last few years we might not be facing such huge depth issues on both sides of the ball. I'm not gonna complain though. Better late than never. Hopefully it translates onto the field as well with more modern offensive strategy and personnel groupings.

[Junior]

Color me impressed

[SMUer]

This is the equivalent of a kid deciding to come to class everyday and on-time the last two weeks of school because he suddenly realizes he needs a 97 to graduate and he currently has a 67. Great job...I guess.

[couch 'em]

So if you are performing in a way that is clearly incompetent while commanding a top 25% salary, but then after 6 years you suddenly start performing in a way that is similar to industry standard it is impressive?

[SMUguy]

According to this site, JJ's salary is 54th. With 126 schools listed, that's barely in the top half.

http://www.coacheshotseat.com/SalariesContracts.htm

[SMUer]

Since there are several coaches which share the same salary, I bet top 25th Percentile is spot-on...23rd highest paid coach by my count. Does it really matter?...recruit and promote your school hard, 24-7, if you are being paid ANY coaching salary.

[ojaipony]

Call it the Larry Brown effect. Still say he's got to go.

[1983 Cotton Bowl]

Methinks Rick Hart may not be the cupcake Turner yes-man that some on this board have portrayed him as. Someone has delivered a message (not least through the terms of the extension June just signed), and it would seem that message has been received.

[birddogger]

Don't care why he's doing it -- fear, amusement, copycatting, scales falling from the eyes, etc... I'm content with the quality of the commitments.

Selling SMU is so easy a caveman can do it (not really, but we have a lot going for us). Using average effort and modern recruiting techniques should yield good recruits.

[ponyboy]

Call it the Larry Brown effect. Still say he's got to go.

I would not be shocked if Larry initiated this. Seriously.


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[skurtn]

[NewAgeMustange]

I wish that the university would be as active on social media as the athletics department has gotten the last few months. It is almost pathetic that we do next to nothing when every benchmark school is more active than we are.

[No Quarter]

So if you are performing in a way that is clearly incompetent while commanding a top 25% salary, but then after 6 years you suddenly start performing in a way that is similar to industry standard it is impressive?

AGREE. In a previous thread I suggested holding the props until we see some results.

[ponyte]

June has a crappy first year but, hey, he inherited a crappy team. June wins a bowl and he is a saint. 3rd year we play for the confernce championship. Wow!. We then back slide with a crummy BBVA Compass bowl win ad a near top 25 ranking during the season and 5th year another blowout win against a near top 25 team in a bowl. WE up our confernce and OOC schedule in the next year, suffer a series of devestting injuries and just come up short of a bowl. Sure, we weree sooooo good for a generation that kids should just flock to us. Well, as a former kid on the market, a generation of failure isn't what I was looking for.
And I doubt other kids accept it as well.

Maybe with higher grade conference competition and better TV exposure June has some advantages he didn't have in CUSA. And he knows now he needs better kids and goes after them.

Meyer had the SWC and limited attention for recruiting fro around the conutry. All coaches with the execption of Saban face far great competition for kids. And yes, the MBB helps exposure and recruiting.