TUESDAY RADIO INTERVIEW FOR STEVE ORSINI

by **mrydel** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:50 pm

You all begged him to speak and he did. Now just relax.

by **ponyinNC** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:50 pm

did i hear "sitting head coach" in his convo...and if we are thinking of NFL, then who the heck is that??

by **MustangLaxer** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:50 pm

The CPA should understand that he needs to give his fans something and his connections at the ticket something. Why would the ticket interview him again if he won't say anything? I am losing interest in this head coach headache.

by **giacfsp** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:51 pm

OK, paraphrasing (as fast as I can type ... and then come back and clean up spelling errors, etc.)

Norm: Let me jump right in - did it surprise you/hurt you that Paul Johnson went to Georgia Tech?

Steve-O: No, not at all, Paul is a great coach, GT is a great place - I spent three years - wish everyone well.

Norm: Fran?

Steve-O: Not going to make any comment about any candidate until resolved.

You know, I feel we've done the best we could do (holding commitments) - my right-hand administrator was the offensive coordinator at Naval Academy - that's how I met - we got him eligible through NCAA so he can stay in contact. The excitement is still there from every player we have committed, and our hope is that when we announce the new coach, even more players will be interested in SMU.

(No timeline) - they (coaches at other teams) don't want to disturb their timeline and that's the way it should be. It's a courtship - it takes two to tango.

I do know PJ pretty well, we did have three years together at NA - he has a great offense - to give you an idea - the offense Florida running (qb just scored 20 touchdowns) - that's paul johnson's offense. god bless the student-athletes at naval, they're going to protect us - not upset, we knew he was a hot commodity - we didn't win this one, but we're confident we're going to win on a good one.

(Some number) of top offenses have QB from Texas. We hope the new coach has an offensive style that's exciting for players and fans.

PJ didn't come down here to waste time. beautiful campus, city of Dallas, Dallas's university - foundation is laid - just need a leader to come in here and return SMU to its glory days.

Hopes for playoff. Money left on table is a lot more than March Madness. Yada yada yada....

WTF is Norm doing talking about college playoffs? We want Steve-O to talk about our coach, dammit!

Took no questions.

by **peruna81** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:51 pm

five minutes of my life I will never redeem...

by **Junior** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:51 pm

mrydel wrote:You all begged him to speak and he did. Now just relax.

We asked him to say something of relevance. He didn't quite get to that point.

by **giacfsp** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:53 pm

Cadillac wrote:
peruna81 wrote:Norm asked about Fran..."I will not comment"...

The best part: "Is Rick Neuhiesal bigger than a bread box?"

-CoS

Has anyone laughed at Norm's jokes more than Norm does?

by **Junior** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:54 pm

giacfsp wrote:
Cadillac wrote:
peruna81 wrote:Norm asked about Fran..."I will not comment"...

The best part: "Is Rick Neuhiesal bigger than a bread box?"

-CoS
Has anyone laughed at Norm's jokes more than Norm does?

Hey, I represent that remark!

by **smupony94** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:54 pm

giacfsp wrote:
Cadillac wrote:
peruna81 wrote:Norm asked about Fran..."I will not comment"...

The best part: "Is Rick Neuhiesal bigger than a bread box?"

-CoS
Has anyone laughed at Norm's jokes more than Norm does?

What was Orsini's answer? No comment?

by **Pony94** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:58 pm

Yeah...why in the world would anyone care to know what the AD of a school that hasnt been in a bowl for 20+ years thinks about a college football playoff system...

by **peruna11** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:01 pm

either that was the worst interview ever conducted, or Orsini & Co. tied their hands so tight, the playoff questions were a joke/slap in the face

by **SMUBaller** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:14 pm

Why did Orsini even bother to go on the radio if he had absolutley nothing to say ...his act of secrecy is wearing thin ....at this point would anybody out there be disappointted with Bowden, Mason, Fran, Barnett ...guys who are not coaching and could start tomorrow !

by **PerunaPunch** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:22 pm

Steve-Oh did add one thing.

He changed his previous "We're going after the best coach in America" to "We're going after the best coach available in America"

I'm still hoping he's able to pull off a shocker. :shock:

by **Captain E J Smith** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:17 pm

Pony94 wrote:Might as well have had Peruna on...would have been as informative...

Peruna will be on later for Norm's report on Horse Racing

by **Pony94** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:47 pm

I responded earlier and was undoutebly frustrated...after thinking this over, I am even more frustrated. The head of our athletic program, and in most eyes one of the more visible university representatives had the chance to speak to the media and promote SMU.

Can anyone tell me in what way did he promote SMU? Our school is in need of any positive publicity it can get, and he did nothing. Our women's tennis coach did more to promote SMU than Orsini did.

I am extremely disappointed...

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