How long will Coach Morris stay here?
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How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Just to look at it realistically, how long do you think Coach Morris will stay at SMU? Since he graduated from A & M 22 years ago, he has coached at five Texas High schools, moving up a level from one to the next before going to Tulsa, where he expressed his hope of staying forever. Then left after one year to go to Clemson. So that's seven jobs in 23 years, each one a promotion. So let's enjoy coach Morris while we can. Any kind of good job and one of the Power 5 conference schools will be the next possible destination.
Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Let's stop asking the question and enjoy the ride.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Isn't it a little early for this. You'd be looking likely at a big 12 school in Texas + a&am. He'd need to show progress over at least 2-3 yrs. it's also a function of how well the other teams do. A lot of the current coaches are either just hired (strong, kingsbury) or the team is doing well (briles, Patterson).

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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
This is so SMU. He's been our coach for four hours and we're asking how long he will be here. Unbelievable.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Oldmins wrote:Just to look at it realistically, how long do you think Coach Morris will stay at SMU? Since he graduated from A & M 22 years ago, he has coached at five Texas High schools, moving up a level from one to the next before going to Tulsa, where he expressed his hope of staying forever. Then left after one year to go to Clemson. So that's seven jobs in 23 years, each one a promotion. So let's enjoy coach Morris while we can. Any kind of good job and one of the Power 5 conference schools will be the next possible destination.
Considering the shape we're in it'll be three years minimum before he'll have done enough to get a P5 job.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Can we cut this crap out?
Enjoy the damn day.
Enjoy the damn day.
Stallion doesn't think I'm a stinkin' genius anymore.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
ender3 wrote:Can we cut this crap out?
Enjoy the damn day.
Amen.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Unbelievable-that's how a high school coach climbs the ladder
He really is an Art Briles starter kit like the DMN says-Briles has a eerily similar resume
Success at a couple of tiny Texas "1 stop lite" schools
First head coaching position at the Eustace , where he led that high school team to an 11-1 record in his final season-Move Up to
Elysian High School where teams advanced to the state championship game in each of his two seasons as the head coach, while posting a 26-6 two-year record. Move up to
Bay City-win State Championship. Move up to
Stephenville-outstanding success there-move up to
Lake Travis-win 2 State Titles-allows huge almost unprecedented jump to
Offensive Coordinator at Tulsa-where they won about 6 more games in first year-move up to
Offensive Coordinator at Clemson-National Coordinator of the Year-move up to
SMU Head Coach-days before your 46th Birthday with over 20 years experience
This guy has done it the hard way and won BIG at every level-IMMEDIATELY-3 State Titles, about 5 state title games, National Coordinator of the Year and Highest Paid Coordinator in the United States-and grew up just down the highway from SMU. HOMERUN. This is a Football Coach that knows his craft
He really is an Art Briles starter kit like the DMN says-Briles has a eerily similar resume
Success at a couple of tiny Texas "1 stop lite" schools
First head coaching position at the Eustace , where he led that high school team to an 11-1 record in his final season-Move Up to
Elysian High School where teams advanced to the state championship game in each of his two seasons as the head coach, while posting a 26-6 two-year record. Move up to
Bay City-win State Championship. Move up to
Stephenville-outstanding success there-move up to
Lake Travis-win 2 State Titles-allows huge almost unprecedented jump to
Offensive Coordinator at Tulsa-where they won about 6 more games in first year-move up to
Offensive Coordinator at Clemson-National Coordinator of the Year-move up to
SMU Head Coach-days before your 46th Birthday with over 20 years experience
This guy has done it the hard way and won BIG at every level-IMMEDIATELY-3 State Titles, about 5 state title games, National Coordinator of the Year and Highest Paid Coordinator in the United States-and grew up just down the highway from SMU. HOMERUN. This is a Football Coach that knows his craft
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
I think Mrydel says OldM is TCU.
Not very knowledgable about how coaching works so it's probably true.
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Not very knowledgable about how coaching works so it's probably true.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Stallion wrote:Unbelievable-that's how a high school coach climbs the ladder
Win State title at Bay City-Move up to
Stephenville-outstanding success there-move up to
Lake Travis-win 2 State Titles-allows huge almost unprecedented jump to
Offensive Coordinator at Tulsa-where they won about 6 more games in first year-move up to
Offensive Coordinator at Clemson-National Coordinator of the Year-move up to
SMU Head Coach-days before your 46th Birthday with over 20 years experience
This guy has done it the hard way and won BIG at every level. 3 State Titles, National Coordinator of the Year and Highest Paid Coordinator in the United States-and grew up just down the highway from SMU. HOMERUN
I'd be [deleted] ecstatic if CM was worth 6 games or more for us next year
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Till he wins 9 or 10 games in one season, or my sine wave runs its 6 year cycle. 

May the forth be with us.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
Arizona State has already started to recruit Morris.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
He'll get fired in five years. Phil Bennett starter kit.
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Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
As long as he wants to! Why couldn't he be our Patterson?????.....or Baylor's Briles????
Take the same route, get SMU into P5, get paid, stick around till his early 60's, retire a Dallas Texas SMU hero.
Why not?
Take the same route, get SMU into P5, get paid, stick around till his early 60's, retire a Dallas Texas SMU hero.
Why not?
Re: How long will Coach Morris stay here?
AustinPerson wrote:He'll get fired in five years. Phil Bennett starter kit.
As usual, your schtick is no where as funny as you think it is.