When It All Started To Go Downhill. . .

[Statler]

When Trader Vic's closed and JJ couldn't relax with a tropical beverage after a hard day of recruiting.

[78pony]

Pretty darn accurate. And he loved their rib eye.

[Digetydog]

Pretty darn accurate. And he loved their rib eye.

Didn't Trader Vics close down in the 80's? I seem to remember the old "Hilton" at Mockingbird ended up owned by a cult for a long time??

[SMUSIC 07]

Opened next to Hotel Palomar several years ago.

[SMUer]

He could have franchised it if he really wanted to

[smustatesman]

Besides "Trader Vic's" at the Hilton, a "Don The Beachcomber" was built on upper Greenville Ave., way back in the mid-seventy's. Julie J. could have moved in there and called it home.

[SMU 86]

Pretty darn accurate. And he loved their rib eye.

Since the others say Trader Vic's is still open I may try it.

[skyscraper]

Trader Vic's reopened in 2008 but has been closed for at least two years now.
They ripped out the space and replaced it with the gawd-awful Brackets sports bar that was too overpriced for its own good. That place closed earlier this year.

[PonyKai]

hahaha Brackets already closed down? That's total failure on an expedited track.

[Pony ^]

hahaha Brackets already closed down? That's total failure on an expedited track.

That place was just flat out strange and attracted an interesting crowd

[Captain E J Smith]

I saw a werewolf drinking a Pina Colada at Trader Vic's!

His hair was perfect.

[RGV Pony]

I would submit it all started to go downhill right before halftime of the game at navy in 2010

[East Coast Mustang]

UCF game in 2011 when no one showed up. JJ lost his motivation after that.

[peruna81]

Besides "Trader Vic's" at the Hilton, a "Don The Beachcomber" was built on upper Greenville Ave., way back in the mid-seventy's. Julie J. could have moved in there and called it home.

re. Don the Beachcomber...I actually liked that place...good memories with a rather tall blond from Georgia Tech...before I was a pastor...

[redpony]

UCF game in 2011 when no one showed up. JJ lost his motivation after that.

I brought family and grandkids to that game. I really didn't feel the crowd was any less than we normally get. I think jj needed to realize that you just don't win a few games and the stadium will be packed. Dallas/SMU fans just aren't like that.

I also think there are a lot of other issues on why he has quit on us. I think the fact that we have not started construction on an IPF, and don't (by his mind) have the 'courses for athletes' that he wanted etc. I have to think that his attitude is ok you don't give me what I need and see what you get.