The odds of SMU outbidding Georgia Tech for Paul Johnson's services are pretty slim. And if it's close, Johnson would be a fool to pick SMU over an established ACC program. So it looks like the Ponies will be going to Plan B.
Totally unconfirmed rumor: SMU would bring in Dennis Franchione, who would hire former North Texas coach Darrell Dickey as offensive coordinator.
Coach Fran, for all his failures in Aggieland, would be a great fit on the Hilltop. He's proven that he can make a downtrodden mid-major program a winner, and he has the Texas ties that Johnson lacks.
I'd love for Dickey to come back to the area, too. He was always a swell fella to me, even though he left my alma mater on bad terms. His presence would certainly add fuel to the SMU-North Texas rivalry. The schools won't play next season, but I'm told that a long-term home-and-home deal that would begin in 2009 is in the works.
Clearly a person with no clue what is going on or even tried to figure it out. We may win; we may lose; but my puppy will do his business all over this guy's work for years to come.
We really need a radio/media type major at SMU. All these UNT morons are polluting all over DMN, The Ticket, etc etc. Free good PR for them, free bad PR for us.
What a [deleted]! Paul Johnson is a man, he'll do what's right for him and his family. We're making a helluva play, and I hope it comes to fruition. If it doesn't, after seeing how we pursued Johnson, I'm convinced we'll end up w/something a lot better than what we've had.
“When I first committed to SMU, I thought it would take a couple of years of building. But with these players coming in, we should make a run. We have a lot of heavy hitters. It could get real ugly for a lot of teams we play.”- Jalen Jones
