Rumor: The 'Stache is Back...in Waco

[Sammy 11]

Another couple questions for my SMU friends here.

1- How much do you think SMU's administration hampered his recruiting efforts? I know many on here have said that before June Jones arrived that SMU had struggles getting players to qualify.

2- How much do you think he was limited by salaries for assistants?

[b_caesar]

Another couple questions for my SMU friends here.

1- How much do you think SMU's administration hampered his recruiting efforts? I know many on here have said that before June Jones arrived that SMU had struggles getting players to qualify.

2- How much do you think he was limited by salaries for assistants?

1. Not to the extent that some would have you believe, but it was not to the level of opportunity to go after certain players and get them admitted that has been afforded JJ.

2. Bennett didn't have the CoC $$$ to play with that Orsini got for JJ.

[Dooby]

Doob. i think the thing about PB is that he is truly a nice man. and a lot of people on here met him and got to know this. on the field, and in the office, he had no biz being the HC of a college football team. i think he can coach, i don't think he's got what it takes to be the "CEO" of a team.

It is funny that you think I don't know Bennett. I know him well. I talked to him many times. I talked to his staff a lot too. I used to like him and then I saw through his bit.

[PonyKai]

I recall a great blog post from the 'ol SMU Football Blog when June was hired. Immediately our one and only blogster picked up on the fact that in his first press conference, June expressed incredible confidence in his system, his staff, and his ability to get the job done. It was basically, I'm here, it will get done, the apocalypse itself won't stop me. I don't know how long it will take, but it will get done.

Contrast that with Bennett who, although it was his first job as head coach, didn't express nearly the amount of confidence in success before his first season. Bennett's first game as head man was such an (un)forgettable wash in every way that it almost made you realize immediately that this hire wasn't going to work out, Phil wouldn't be the man to lead us out of the desert. Then there was June's first game against Rice. We lost, by quite a few, but that first quarter was an absolute thing of beauty for long-suffering SMU fans. Here's our brand new coach, new system, new QB, first game, on the road, and he immediately puts up two passing TD's on the board and SMU jumps out to a nice lead. The good times would end, seeing as how we went 1-11, but for 15 minutes, it was awesome.

Apple to an orange, but fun to recall nonetheless.