Dallas Observer Article - Winning Being Sacked

[NickSMU17]

He will defn....but someone should go-daddy fire geraldturner.com

I think it would be good if we could get the casual SMU fan to get on the boat....it is all a little secret right now...there are lots of people pissed who would love to get involved...

[htownponyfan]

Costs a whopping $10.69/yr.

http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchre ... goaf2001aa

[Bergermeister]

I'm so upset about this. These three young men have been shut out and will never have the pride of holding a SMU diploma.

LMAO (good one)

[Mestengo]

Costs a whopping $10.69/yr.

http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchre ... goaf2001aa

Who's Debi????????? may want to log out next time

[couch 'em]

bump. everyone should see.

[RGV Pony]

Who is running the "We Are Not Going Back" campaign? Are any of the big time donors involved?

Yes, there are Circle of Champion, and other big donores involved, everyone is needed at this critical time.

How does one become involved in the campaign. I imagine that a recent grad or two (someone with more computer knowledge than myself) would be able to set up a basic website for the campaign.

just pm'd you.

[ectofrog]

You poor bastards can't do anything right with athletics.

[VictoryLap]

I do not understand this one bit. I was really hoping (and still am) that ya'll will keep the momentum with your program going. It is looking a little further uphill now.

Hopefully this blows over and athletics and academia can come to an understanding.

[Samurai Stang]

I do not understand this one bit. I was really hoping (and still am) that ya'll will keep the momentum with your program going. It is looking a little further uphill now.

Hopefully this blows over and athletics and academia can come to an understanding.

Athletics has had to bow to the power of academics for 25 years. I do not see that changing without drastic action, and do not believe SMU desires to take any such action.

[jtstang]

After Jackson and co-recruit Jeremy Hall were recently denied admission by SMU's Faculty Athletic Admission Subcommittee, an irate group of fans formed a "We Are Not Going Back" committee. The faction, headed by members of the school's Lettermen's Association, asked for $300 donations to, in part, pay for an anti-Turner ad proposed to run this week in an issue of The Dallas Morning News unless the president apologized in writing to Jackson and Hall and allowed them to enroll at SMU in time for fall classes and football season.

"We are fed up, and no longer willing to accept the administration's position with regards to (specifically) the refusal to admit certain incoming student athletes to SMU," read an e-mail circulated within the group last week. "If these demands are not met, the gloves are coming off. It will be ugly and it will be very public. Enough is enough. We are not going back to the days of Phil Bennett and 1-win seasons."

Still haven't seen any anti-Turner ad. Are the gloves off yet?

[Mestengo]

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I guess you were not on the list Jstang they usually solicit ticket holders.

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I'm wondering, too.
Are the behind-the-scenes concern/efforts dying out or being thwarted?

[NickSMU17]

They are out there...things are progressing positively due to people writing and hounding turner....

If the road takes another turn expect to see the gloves come off...

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They are out there...things are progressing positively due to people writing and hounding turner....

If the road takes another turn expect to see the gloves come off...

So....... the gloves haven't come off? aren't coming off?
Change is really happening?

[Stallion]

I hear they are getting Bill Clements to go into Turner office and tell him to "nevermind the Athletic Department-we'll handle that-you run the rest of the University"