Alaric wrote:bigdaddy08091 wrote:beamout2000 wrote:He can recruit too. I think Coker would be a good pick for you guys. Miami has had off the field issues no matter who their coach has been. I am not sure how much of that you can put directly on Coker although yes I do understand that the buck stops with the HC.
I asked earlier that we stop posting coaches past records at other schools. This is SMU. I am asking now that we stop posting coaches recruiting histories as well. This is SMU. A coach has not coached until he coaches at SMU. A coach has not recruited until he recruits at SMU. Stop comparing other schools to us. We are far better but distinguised in what we do and how we operate.
BigDaddy, how would you evaluate candidates?
The same way Orsini is evaluating talent. He basis it on what is best for the University. The HC may not be the TALENT you are hoping for, but he is the best fit for the University. We have our HC and he could possibly be named tomorrow.
Paul Pasqualoni
POSITION: Linebackers
COLLEGE: Penn State
NFL EXP: 3rd Year
COWBOYS EXP: 3rd Year
Following a highly successful collegiate head coaching career, Paul Pasqualoni joined the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys staff in 2005. After guiding the Dallas tight ends in his first pro season, Pasqualoni made the switch to the defensive side of the ball and coached the linebackers in 2006, a position he will once again assume for 2007.
In his first season mentoring the Dallas linebackers, Pasqualoni oversaw a position group that finished the season with three of the top four leading tacklers on the team, including Bradie James who led the team with 132 tackles, Akin Ayodele who finished second with 106 and DeMarcus Ware who finished fifth with 82 stops. Pasqualoni's leadership helped Ware set a club linebacker record for sacks in a season (11.5) and earn the second-year player his first trip to the Pro Bowl. Pasqualoni was also charged with overseeing the transition of nine-year veteran defensive lineman Greg Ellis into a first-year linebacker. Ellis started the first nine games of the season and was making a legitimate Pro Bowl push, leading the club with 4.5 sacks and tied for the club lead with three tackles behind the line of scrimmage before an Achilles' tendon injury brought an abrupt end to his season at Arizona (11/12).
Before moving to the defensive side of the ball, Pasqualoni guided the Cowboys tight ends in 2005. He played a key role in the continued development of Jason Witten as one the NFL's premier players at the position. As a third-year pro in 2005, Witten earned his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl after catching 66 passes for 757 yards and six touchdowns. He ranked second on the team in receptions and was third among NFC tight ends in catches (sixth in the NFL). Witten was fourth among NFC tight ends (seventh in the NFL) in receiving yardage and his 66 receptions enabled him to become just the second Dallas tight end to record back-to-back 60-catch seasons, joining Doug Cosbie (1984-85). Pasqualoni also oversaw the development of youngsters Sean Ryan and Brett Pierce and the continued production of veteran offensive team captain Dan Campbell.
Pasqualoni came to Dallas with 29 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 19 as a head coach. Most recently, he served a 14-year stint as the head coach at Syracuse University (1991-2004), where he compiled a 107-59-1 record (.644) and landed bowl invitations following nine of his 14 seasons, posting victories in six of those postseason appearances. The Orangemen captured three straight Big East Conference titles from 1996 to 1998 and were conference co-champions in 2004. Seven of his clubs finished the season ranked in the Top 25. Pasqualoni's most successful Syracuse seasons came in 1991 - when his squad went 10-2, including a win over Ohio State in the Hall of Fame Bowl, and finished the season 11th in the final AP poll - and 1992 - when the Orangemen closed the regular season with a 9-2 record, then defeated Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl to finish sixth in the final AP poll. Under Pasqualoni's tutelage, the Orangemen developed a solid contingent of players, including 17 selections in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. The program sent future Pro Bowl players such as Olindo Mare, Marvin Harrison, Donovan McNabb, Dwight Freeney and Keith Bulluck to the pros. Overall, Syracuse produced at least two NFL draft selections in 11 of Pasqualoni's 14 years as head coach. Prior to taking over as head coach at Syracuse in 1991, Pasqualoni was the school's linebackers coach from 1987 to 1990, thus helping the Orangemen to a winning record in 16 of the 18 years and 13 bowl games during the time he was associated with the university. He was the head coach/athletic director at Western Connecticut State from 1982-86, compiling a 34-17 record. His 1985 squad went 10-2, won the New England Football Conference championship and earned a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs. In 2001 Pasqualoni's accomplishments at Western Connecticut were recognized with his enshrinement into the school's Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.
Pasqualoni began his coaching career at his alma mater, Cheshire, Conn., High School (1972-75). His first collegiate job was as an assistant at Southern Connecticut in 1976. In 1980, Pasqualoni was elevated to defensive coordinator. After serving two seasons in that capacity, he left for Western Connecticut. Pasqualoni was a 1972 graduate of Penn State, where he lettered as a linebacker after walking on to the football team and earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education. He later went on to earn a master's of science degree in physical education and human performance at Southern Connecticut State. Born on Aug. 16, 1949, Pasqualoni lettered in football and basketball at Cheshire High School in Connecticut and also earned a letter in football at Bordentown Military Institute. He and his wife, Jill, have two sons, Dante (1/17/99) and Tito (3/3/00), and a daughter, Cami (3/31/02).
Paul Pasqualoni - Born August 16, 1949, Cheshire, Conn. Linebacker Penn State 1968-71. College coach: Southern Connecticut State 1976-81, Western Connecticut State 1982-86 (head coach), Syracuse 1987-2004 (head coach 1991-2004). Pro coach: Dallas Cowboys 2005-06.
This is our man! I said it earlier that Orsini is looking at the pro ranks and the Cowboys specicfically. He has ties to the Cowboys. His next job?
