St Mark's Recruit

[ponydawg]

Sam Acho
Strongside DE
Dallas (TX) St. Mark's
Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 248 lbs
Forty: 4.63 secs
Class: 2007 (High School)

Looks like he sent his tape out late for some reason.

Offers from SMU, Okie State, TCU, Tulsa, Virginia

Likes California and Southern Cal too.
Medium interest in each.

[Stallion]

he has extensive videos on Rivals and they really are quite impressive but remember that's 2A-low 3A type of football. But I can see how schools would be interested based on his size 6-3, 248 and 4.63 speed which I believe are unverified. The offers are impressive too.

[BringBackThePonies03]

Seems like an intriguing prospect, anyone know what he thinks about SMU? Do we have a legit shot with this guy, he definitely looks lik eher has talent and potential.

GO PONIES!!!

[me@smu]

Miami Hurricane message board was talking about this kid...those videos are sick. It would be a serious coup to get him to come to SMU

[Stallion]

looks like its turning into a Tier 1 race between USC, Virgina and Stanford for St. Marks Acho with schools like OU and A&M now showing interest but he hasn't dismissed other unnamed schools which might presumably include SMU. For those who actually believe Coaches who claim they don't pay attention to recruiting services-they all in fact use these services-the increased attention is being credited to his unbelievable highlite videos that came out a couple of weeks ago on Rivals.

[Vitale]

Sam Acho
Strongside DE
Dallas (TX) St. Mark's
Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 248 lbs
Forty: 4.63 secs

I heard Patrick Handy was clocked multiple times in the 4.6's, and is over 260 now. There aren't a lot of defensive ends who can make those claims.

[mavsrage311]

I was impressed with Handy's play last year in limited minutes. IIRC, he was a DT last year, has he been moved to DE...I think he's a huge sleeper for us next year

Sam Acho
Strongside DE
Dallas (TX) St. Mark's
Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 248 lbs
Forty: 4.63 secs

I heard Patrick Handy was clocked multiple times in the 4.6's, and is over 260 now. There aren't a lot of defensive ends who can make those claims.

[ALEX LIFESON]

I was told, he now weighs over 270.

[me@smu]

Acho received his written USC offer and sounds like he is star struck. Rivals has the article but this one line struck me:

"USC has a great business school, which is ranked No. 9 in the entire country (Executive MBA by U.S. News & World Report). That definitely impressed me."

Talk about twisting the truth to a recruit...maybe Bennett can make some headway selling Cox as the #1 Business School in the nation (for potential to to network - Economist).

[CalallenStang]

Acho received his written USC offer and sounds like he is star struck. Rivals has the article but this one line struck me:

"USC has a great business school, which is ranked No. 9 in the entire country (Executive MBA by U.S. News & World Report). That definitely impressed me."

Talk about twisting the truth to a recruit...maybe Bennett can make some headway selling Cox as the #1 Business School in the nation (for potential to to network - Economist).

http://www.cox.smu.edu/aboutcox/rankings

Rankings
In recent years, the business education environment has become increasingly competitive, as business schools battle for top-notch students like private enterprises vying for customers. A number of published business school rankings have served to fan the competitive fires. Major publications such as BusinessWeek, Financial Times, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal release business school rankings based on their own unique methodology and criteria, ranging from career advancement and return on investment to recruiter satisfaction and program reputation.

While these rankings do not provide easy answers about which schools are best for particular individuals, they can inform prospective students' research efforts and offer assistance in reaching a final decision. The Cox School of Business measures up in every way among the most influential surveys in the nation and throughout the world.

Executive MBA

BusinessWeek ranks Cox #16 worldwide (#13 in the U.S.), praising faculty members for real-world experience brought to the classroom.
BusinessWeek also ranks Cox #5 for Global Business and #6 for Marketing as "Best Subjects" in the world, as surveyed by EMBA alumni.
Financial Times names Cox #1 for enrolling the most experienced students, and top 10 for highest salaries five years after graduation.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Cox #14 in the nation.


Professional MBA

Forbes ranks Cox #10 in the nation for ROI, the only program in Texas and the South on the list.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Cox #10 in the nation, the only program in Texas named in the category.


Full-time MBA

BusinessWeek, Financial Times and Forbes rank Cox among the nation's top schools.
The Economist ranks Cox #1 in the United States for potential to network, #7 in the world.
The Wall Street Journal ranks Cox #20 regional and students are commended by recruiters for their ambition and people skills.
Hispanic Trends names Cox one of the 25 best business schools for Hispanic MBAs.


BBA Program

Business Week ranks SMU #20 in the nation, #12 for highest SAT scores, and #15 for sending the most undergraduates to top MBA programs.
Fiske Guide to Colleges commends the Cox School's strong ties with the Dallas business community, claiming, "SMU is all but the official alma mater of the Dallas business and professional elite."
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Cox BBA program #35 in the nation.
Princeton Review names SMU #4 for "Happiest Students" and #4 for "Great College Towns".


The Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur Magazine names SMU #5 in the nation/region for its entrepreneurial program, as ranked by program directors, faculty and alumni.


Faculty

Five Cox School of Business departments were recognized among the nation's top business schools for research productivity based on more than 1.5 million scholarly citations. Only seven schools ranked in the top 30 in all five categories: SMU Cox, Harvard, Stanford, University of Chicago, MIT, NYU and UCLA.
The Princeton Review ranks Cox #9 for best professors, based on interest and accessibility.

[OC Mustang]

SMU is a fantastic school with huge, if not publicized, upside.
The B-School is the crown-friggin' jewel of both business and business research credibility.

But on the West Coast, it is SM-who?

Notwithstanding some argument from UCLA, Stanford, & Cal-Berkeley, SC is the 900 lb gorilla for alumni network and business ties west of the Rockies. If the recruit isn't coming back to Dallas and plans to stay on the West Coast, particularly SoCal, then SMU does not carry any weight comparatively.

The star-struck comment describes it best. Dallas is Dallas, and it is a good Dallas. But L.A. is the world. Hollywood, baby...where dreams come true. Nevermind that the Coliseum is in Watts.

[SoCal_Pony]

CalallenStang, thanks for the update. I enjoyed reading it. It should make all of us proud.

OC Mustang, my experiences have been rather positive regarding SMU around Laguna Beach, Corona Del Mar and Newport Beach, the three most affluent places in OC. Outside those areas, you are correct...SMU is not very well known.

When people who have never heard of SMU ask me about my school, I always tell them 'SMU is the USC of Texas'.

[PonySoprano]

Nevermind that the Coliseum is in Watts.

OC - you should know the Coliseum (along with the campus) is in South Central, not Watts. You best keep your 'hoods straight out there!!

[Ponymon]

The BIG negative about USC is where the campus is located, in the middle of Watts. The campus is surrounded by a fence to keep the riff-raff out. One of my friends saw someone stabbed outside the window of his dorm when he went to school there. UCLA is in the nicer section of town just like SMU.

[mrydel]

Maybe we could help our attendance by letting the riff-raff in. Someone call Orsini.