From DMN: SMU's wealthiest fans treat new coach to dinner

[Butts in the Stands]

Alan Peppard: SMU's wealthiest fans treat new coach to dinner

12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, January 9, 2008

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Sunday night, before new SMU football coach June Jones accepted the job, he attended a dinner at Nick & Sam's steakhouse. Billionaire banker and former SMU board chair Gerald "Jerry" Ford picked up the dinner check, but none of the guests got out cheap.

Each member of the group who showed up had committed a minimum of $100,000 a year for five years to SMU's athletic program.

SMU president Gerald Turner and athletic director Steve Orsini joined the gathering as did Coach Jones' agent, Leigh Steinberg. Among the diners were Houston's Paul Loyd (as in SMU's Loyd All-Sports Center), SMU board chair Carl Sewell, Collins insurance family scion Richard Collins, Amarillo National Bank president Richard Ware, Brookshire Grocery exec Brad Brookshire, Gary Crum (as in SMU's Crum Basketball Center), insurance exec Randall Goss and brothers Daniel and Clark Hunt, sons of the late Lamar Hunt.


Coach and company

Once Mr. Jones accepted the SMU job, and after all the backslapping and press-conferencing died down, he wanted a quiet Tex-Mex meal.

Monday night, Mi Cocina co-founder Ray Washburne cleared out the third floor of the Highland Park Village Mi Cocina and joined Steve Orsini, Leigh Steinberg and the new coach for a private meal with the TV tuned to the BCS National Championship Game.

[SMU Football Blog]

Thanks you all.

[couch 'em]

Think about how many billions of dollars were sitting there eating dinner when you get your next pay check.

[cs09viking]

Alan Peppard: SMU's wealthiest fans treat new coach to dinner

12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, January 9, 2008

[email protected]

Sunday night, before new SMU football coach June Jones accepted the job, he attended a dinner at Nick & Sam's steakhouse. Billionaire banker and former SMU board chair Gerald "Jerry" Ford picked up the dinner check, but none of the guests got out cheap.

Each member of the group who showed up had committed a minimum of $100,000 a year for five years to SMU's athletic program.

SMU president Gerald Turner and athletic director Steve Orsini joined the gathering as did Coach Jones' agent, Leigh Steinberg. Among the diners were Houston's Paul Loyd (as in SMU's Loyd All-Sports Center), SMU board chair Carl Sewell, Collins insurance family scion Richard Collins, Amarillo National Bank president Richard Ware, Brookshire Grocery exec Brad Brookshire, Gary Crum (as in SMU's Crum Basketball Center), insurance exec Randall Goss and brothers Daniel and Clark Hunt, sons of the late Lamar Hunt.


Coach and company

Once Mr. Jones accepted the SMU job, and after all the backslapping and press-conferencing died down, he wanted a quiet Tex-Mex meal.

Monday night, Mi Cocina co-founder Ray Washburne cleared out the third floor of the Highland Park Village Mi Cocina and joined Steve Orsini, Leigh Steinberg and the new coach for a private meal with the TV tuned to the BCS National Championship Game.

i would guess the third floor of Mico's would be interpreted as the bar upstairs....

[mrydel]

Thanks you all.

Ditto

[OR-See-Nee]

Many, many thanks.

[StallionsModelT]

They should have asked me to take Coach Jones out to dinner on Monday. I enjoyed some fries and about seven beers at The Old Monk!

[George S. Patton]

Appreciate what the big donors did. They kept their money on the table because they want the football program to succeed.

[OR-See-Nee]

They should have asked me to take Coach Jones out to dinner on Monday. I enjoyed some fries and about seven beers at The Old Monk!

The old monk is the best!

[ponyphi07]

That is quite a few Phi Delt's at one table. This proves Turner will never kick us off campus, unless JJ doesn't work out....

[StallionsModelT]

Or-See-Nee,

It sure is bro. I love the feeling of a dark/dungeony bar. Plus the beer selection there is superb. I just wish it wasnt over there close to Uptown. Thankfully most of the Dallas [deleted] crowd keeps their leased BMW's and frosted tips over at places like Mantis.

[KnuckleStang]

Half the money in Texas was in that room. Thanks to all

[Mustangsabu]

They should have asked me to take Coach Jones out to dinner on Monday. I enjoyed some fries and about seven beers at The Old Monk!

The old monk is the best!

I used to work at the Old Monk....great place!

[huskerpony]

Thanks you all.

No kidding. Thanks guys!

[SMU Football Blog]

BTW, Ray is a good alum. His wife is one of the finest people I have ever known.