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Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:51 pm
by footballdad
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunda ... letics.ece

Hashimoto back at it trying over and over to get Turner to hint in any way that SMU might not be fully committed to athletics and football at SMU. Turner unequivocally saying over and over again that SMU is fully committed to being the best in the AAC.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:16 pm
by Big12Mustang
Solid interview by R Gerald Turner. Loved this especially:

The goal of our athletic program is to be the best in the American Athletic Conference. Attaining that goal could help lead the American to be included with the other five top conferences or, if reorganization is incomplete within these leagues, SMU individually would be as attractive as possible. Therefore, our goal is to compete at the highest level possible.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:19 pm
by NavyCrimson
If JJ would have recruited the way he SHOULD HAVE & didn't accept the ASU job, none of this would even be on the radar screen now.

SMU's commitment has been there as a resulf of JJ's salary & so forth. Hashimoto is like most media people - idiots who are too lazy to do their jobs. Have to admist one of the more stale or boring interviews I've read in a long time. Just a lot of verbiage going nowhere. Next.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:59 pm
by MustangStealth
Any relation to Duke Hashimoto?

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:10 pm
by couch 'em
Any relation to SamuraiStang?

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:41 pm
by gostangs
This guy should just cover table tennis and leave college football to others.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:44 pm
by smupony94
couch 'em wrote:Any relation to SamuraiStang?


Samurai would destroy him

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:55 pm
by LA_Mustang
gostangs wrote:This guy should just cover table tennis and leave college football to others.

wow. Really?

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:55 pm
by SMU1523
How many times does Turner have to say we are going to compete at the highest level? Is Mike Hashimoto [deleted] stupid or was he just not listening?

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:06 pm
by HarvCrimYaleBlue
SMU1523 wrote:How many times does Turner have to say we are going to compete at the highest level? Is Mike Hashimoto [deleted] stupid or was he just not listening?


Wasn't getting the 'answer' he was looking for. Just like an interrogation, keep asking over and over in various ways to obtain your desired outcome.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:06 pm
by couch 'em
That really was a repetitive garbage interview

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:13 am
by squire
SMU1523 wrote:How many times does Turner have to say we are going to compete at the highest level? Is Mike Hashimoto [deleted] stupid or was he just not listening?


Turner can say "we are going to compete at the highest level" as many times as he wants. It is complete BS. SMU football is nowhere near competing at an acceptable FBS level.
Hashimoto is not stupid and was listening.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:21 am
by PonyKris89
Maybe so Squire, but Hashimoto is still an AHole.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:38 am
by Big12Mustang
I think RGT gets it this time around. He knows that if we get left behind the game is over. Being the laughingstock in sports won't help admissions. And they have witnessed TCU going into Big 12 as an awakening so I feel that this time around they are really committed.

Re: Turner speaks to Hashimoto/DMN about SMU athletics

PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:15 am
by JoeKidd
PonyKris89 wrote:Maybe so Squire, but Hashimoto is still an AHole.


Yeah, too bad he wasn't one of the Hashimoto's that got vaporized by the A-Bomb. With that being said RGT is just a politician and I still don't believe he wants us to be a premier football school.