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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:04 pm
by PhirePhilBennett
jtstang wrote:SMU Football Blog wrote:Florida Int'l-Mario Cristobol, OL Coach, Miami
Clearly a token Greek hire.
Or Cuban is right?
"Cristobal was exactly what
Athletic Director Pete Garcia and
University President Modesto A. Maidique were looking for."
The 36-year-old
Cristobal becomes the first Cuban-American head coach in major college football.
A native of Havana, Cuba,
Garcia is a 1984 graduate of the University of Miami
Dr. Modesto A.
Maidique (pronounced may-DEEK,
born in Havana, Cuba March 20, 1940) has been the President of Florida International University since 1986,
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:10 pm
by mrydel
Hayden Fry was RB/DB coach at Arkansas before coming to SMU.
Was Dave Smith a coordinator at OSU before head coach at SMU? I do not think so but could be wrong.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:11 pm
by PhirePhilBennett
So FAR...the ONLY one, and there is ONE so far, is a Cuban former UMiami player hired by the Cuban AD and Cuban President.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:11 pm
by Danny Noonan
Ed Orgeron.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:15 pm
by PhirePhilBennett
mrydel wrote:Hayden Fry was RB/DB coach at Arkansas before coming to SMU.
Was Dave Smith a coordinator at OSU before head coach at SMU? I do not think so but could be wrong.
He was also a HC in HS for 3 years...
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:15 pm
by mrydel
I found 2 at SMU alone.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:16 pm
by PhirePhilBennett
Danny Noonan wrote:Ed Orgeron.
Before being hired by Ole Miss, he was the defensive line coach and
assistant head coach for the University of Southern California (USC) where played a key role in Pete Carroll's Trojans winning the national championship in 2003 & 2004. He joined the USC staff in January of 1998, took on the added responsibility of recruiting coordinator for the Trojans in 2001, and was then named assistant head coach in 2003.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:17 pm
by Stallion
Gill was ASSISTANT HEAD COACH as well.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:18 pm
by mrydel
The rules are a movin target.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:18 pm
by PhirePhilBennett
mrydel wrote:I found 2 at SMU alone.
Hayden was a HC
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:19 pm
by PhirePhilBennett
Stallion wrote:Gill was ASSISTANT HEAD COACH as well.
Show me.
He doesn't list that on any of his accomplishments.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:19 pm
by mrydel
PhirePhilBennett wrote:mrydel wrote:I found 2 at SMU alone.
Hayden was a HC
So you are saying since bigdaddy879548383095 coached Willis in peewee football that he is more qualified than Gill?
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:20 pm
by mrydel
PhirePhilBennett wrote:Stallion wrote:Gill was ASSISTANT HEAD COACH as well.
Show me.
He doesn't list that on any of his accomplishments.
It has been placed in front of you 2 or 3 times. Read his resume.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:22 pm
by mustangxc
I posted it in another thread, but Art Briles successfully made the jump.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:22 pm
by PhirePhilBennett
mrydel wrote:PhirePhilBennett wrote:mrydel wrote:I found 2 at SMU alone.
Hayden was a HC
So you are saying since bigdaddy879548383095 coached Willis in peewee football that he is more qualified than Gill?
No but he was a HC for 3 years then worked under Bear Bryant...and it was what, 1961?
Sorry to move the target, but name me a coach in the past 30 years, you know, since the SEC allowed blacks to play football.