Jay Hartzell - New President

[Mustangs_Maroons]

This is beyond what I had ever expected. This seems like a home run hire. Well done to David Miller again - IΓÇÖd chip in to build him a statue at SMU for everything heΓÇÖs done.

[HubbaHubba]

Didn't even know he was in the transfer portal! How many years of eligibility does he have left?

[indianmustang]

Didn't even know he was in the transfer portal! How many years of eligibility does he have left?

looks like SMU is finally super serious about Athletics

[indianmustang]

from texags
https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3521456

[indianmustang]

https://ontexasfootball.com/forums/topi ... 80%A6-smu/

[Mustangs_Maroons]

Didn't even know he was in the transfer portal! How many years of eligibility does he have left?

looks like SMU is finally super serious about Athletics

This is academics first and athletics as a key part of that. I believe Hartzel will help to further elevate the academic status of SMU, rankings, selectivity, research, etc.

[HorsePower]

from texags
https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3521456

The amount of stupidity in that thread is mind-blowing. Yes, SMU alums are spending, but suggesting he left UT because SMU has more money is idiotic.

[HorsePower]

https://ontexasfootball.com/forums/topic/5455-hartzell-leaving-for%E2%80%A6-smu/

Good god -- UT fans showing that absolute ignorance is not limited to Aggieworld.

[birddogger]

This is a fantastic hire. Congrats and thanks to our Board.

I have real confidence in SMU's future.

[EastStang]

Home Run. Although I'll lay odds that the first mediocre season we have, there will be members of this board wanting his head.

[HubbaHubba]

from texags
https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3521456

The amount of stupidity in that thread is mind-blowing. Yes, SMU alums are spending, but suggesting he left UT because SMU has more money is idiotic.

Just that thread?

Probably not taking a pay cut. Suspect getting away from politics to focus on running a university played a big part.

[HubbaHubba]

Home Run. Although I'll lay odds that the first mediocre season we have, there will be members of this board wanting his head.

I blame him for our basketball loss to UNC. He better step it up.

[bubba pony]

from the internet:

Hartzell's salary is roughly $1.4 million. As of 2016, per the most recent data available, SMU's president made at least $3.3 million.

[Swamp Gas]

Home Run. Although I'll lay odds that the first mediocre season we have, there will be members of this board wanting his head.

I blame him for our basketball loss to UNC. He better step it up.

[SMU Biz Prof]

The business school can't help with AAU status, except creating a PhD program (which will take financial support from the university). AAU status will take a Herculean effort by engineering and/or other hard sciences. A medical school would help and be the sure path IMO, but I'm not sure SMU is willing to go the route of TCU/UNT to get there. It will take some risk-taking from Hartzell to change that thinking. Here's to hoping! It's a great hire!

I hope you read that Hartzell wasn't even in the pool. Some very influential board members went out and got him. You should thank the usual suspects there...and hope those board members do the same for the B-school Dean and use their influence to try and get us what is needed to get to AAU status.