SMU Taking Its Time - DMN Story

[StallionsModelT]

Damn. Anyone expect us to raise that kind of cash?

[EastStang]

If you have a head coach and seven assistants for four years that's about $2.5 Million per year to be divided up among the staff. If the head coach gets $1.5 Million that leaves $1,000,000 to be divided among seven coaches which would equate to about $140,000 each and given that the coordinators would make more and the position coaches less. I'd say that was competitive. Any head coach hired at that salary would have a penalty clause if he left for another program. But again, that would be chump change to a big program, but would replenish the war chest if one were to leave. Orsini also reiterated that SMU was looking for an established head coach, that means to me that career assistants (like Applewhite, Christiansen) high school coaches are not even on their radar.

[ponyte]

I am glad to see that Orsini is taking this hire seriously and working through the process. Unlike many in the Mustang nation, it is more important to hire Mr. Right instead of Mr. Right-now.

"We'll move when we can get the right guy," Orsini said. "Until we can get our guy, there's no celebration here."

You've criticized Orsini in the past for saying something without saying anything at all. Are you now not able to realize that this statement from him is a euphemistic way of saying "We are going to get the scraps from the table, but we hope they are nice scraps."...?

WOW!

I didn't realize that you a) took such a keen interest in my post and b) had memorized them.

I stand humbled in you cyber presents.

[2112]

the school would pick up the tab, or chip in on the assistants.

[LakeHighlandsPony]

More reason to go after Bowden,Neuheisel or Barnett-no buyout

[Alaric]

"We'll move when we can get the right guy," Orsini said. "Until we can get our guy, there's no celebration here."

You've criticized Orsini in the past for saying something without saying anything at all. Are you now not able to realize that this statement from him is a euphemistic way of saying "We are going to get the scraps from the table, but we hope they are nice scraps."...?

Or maybe the statement means "I'm taking a monster swing on a whale. If we get him, we're all going to celebrate. If we don't, then I'll be calling Neuheisal, Barnett & Bowden really fast and maybe even B.J. Antes.

[Water Pony]

FYI, $1Omm would be two thirds of the cost of the new Natatorium.

hmmm?

[NavyCrimson]

" ... Unlike many in the Mustang nation, it is more important to hire Mr. Right instead of Mr. Right-now."

Well said - Ponyte

[NavyCrimson]

" Bowl Subdivision football program"

LOL!!!

Well, got to admit, she's calling it like it is. That is exactly what the BCS-BS Cartel has created. A "subdivision" or lesser division within the ranks. Might as well call it Div. II. What a joke college football has become. A bigger joke are the college presidents who site idly by & continue to lose $$$ (in their athletic depts.) while we as alums continue to subsidize their inadequacies & incompetencies as managers & CEO's. That's true egalitarian-socialism for sure. LOL

[perunapower]

" Bowl Subdivision football program"

LOL!!!

Well, got to admit, she's calling it like it is. That is exactly what the BCS-BS Cartel has created. A "subdivision" or lesser division within the ranks. Might as well call it Div. II. What a joke college football has become. A bigger joke are the college presidents who site idly by & continue to lose $$$ (in their athletic depts.) while we as alums continue to subsidize their inadequacies & incompetencies as managers & CEO's. That's true egalitarian-socialism for sure. LOL

Umm... we are in the FBS (formerly DI-A); FCS was called DI-AA.

[OC Mustang]

There is a telling detail in the story that most have missed, including me at first. The search committee has met formally only once. That means that their scope is probably limited to oversight of the search firm and group-interviewing candidates. The search firm is probably doing the heavy lifting. I am willing to bet that the committee has not interviewed anybody yet. That would also proclude offering the job to any particular person unless the search committee is receiving emails/calls furiously from Orsini and search firm rep. I just doubt that is the way they communicate.

Net-net - Either everybody is dead wrong about coaches coming to interview, or the committee is only for show. And given Turner's comments, I am inclined toward the former. I think phone interviews and some visits to the search firm, and maybe a private visit have occurred, but I doubt it.

Even if I am wrong about a lack of interviews, then Orsini is lying or Kate in her article is wrong because that committee, again-given Turner's interest in doing this correctly, has only met once.

Add the fund-raising aspect of the last month, and I just can't connect the dots. That committee is either doing nothing, or Kate has more questions she can ask that tell us the story without telling us the name of the candidates.