leopold wrote: We don't want to admit this, but Baylor is in the driver's seat here, at least for the most part.
SMU_Alum11 wrote:It's great that Dykes has always talked about how much he loves Dallas but money talks. P5 talks. If there was a job for him to jump to, Baylor would make sense.
Pretty sure all the Baylor folks were talking last week about how much Rhule loved that job and his family there, blah blah blah... Money and opportunity talk, particularly in this profession.
We can only hope that the contract extension Sonny was offered was agreed to and was competitive enough to discourage him from looking at the Baylor job...or that we at least have some pretty stiff buyout penalties that Baylor would have to pay to get him. I agree with those who have pointed out the obvious competitive disadvantage SMU has because we are not in a P5 conference so we should always worry about losing our coaches when they are successful here.
Charleston Pony wrote:We can only hope that the contract extension Sonny was offered was agreed to and was competitive enough to discourage him from looking at the Baylor job...or that we at least have some pretty stiff buyout penalties that Baylor would have to pay to get him.
The Carolina Painters paid Baylor a $6M buyout for Rhule so I am pretty sure Baylor wouldn't be worried one bit about any buyout we might have for Sonny.
I would be surprised if this was the in-state school he left for. If Tech or Texas opens up and we keep winning like we did this season, then I'd be concerned.
I doubt if Sonny will leave SMU. He isn't even the top candidate at Baylor to replace Rhule. But money talks. He has a good chance to be the best head coach SMU has ever had.
JasonB wrote:Sonny loves Dallas and loves what he has going here at SMU.
Nobody who loves Dallas and living in Highland Park would ever consider living in Waco.
Consider the risk factor as well - he can stay at SMU and win 9-11 games per year for the next 20 years, earning 3-5M per season.
Baylor had a great run this season in a very weak Big 12. Big chance of taking a step back next season. It is a 3-5 year ob where at the end you either get fired or you move on to a different position. And you still don't end up back in Dallas.
I think he stays here as long as he has the support of the administration.
Wasn't that the same logic for Chad? He lived in HP. His kid went to HP. His family seem to enjoy Dallas. He would have a cool seat with a 7-9 win seasons. It's great that Dykes has always talked about how much he loves Dallas but money talks. P5 talks. If there was a job for him to jump to, Baylor would make sense. Texas is way too hot. Tech isn't close by like Waco would be.
I hope he stays and keeps the recruiting machine going but Baylor must have received a very nice buyout when Rhule took that extension and can go out and get whoever they want. Sadly, the market isn't super open.
They might take a shot at Cincy's Fickell (that's the hope). They would be dumb to go after any MWC team or arky state. Maybe they might consider Urban? I'm sure he would love to jump back in.
Huge difference between Chad and Sonny. We all knew Chad was using SMU as a stepping stone for a P5 job. He was probably working on the next job from the moment he arrived on the hilltop.
Sonny has already had a P5 Job. He knows what that entails and I am not so sure that he is eager to step into a P5 job where there is really nowhere to go but down.
