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Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:55 pm

hire Evans groom Benford to be the successor-problem solved.

SMU Football Blog · Post by **SMU Football Blog** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:58 pm

Anybody have thoughts on Texas assistant Rodney Terry?

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:02 pm

some of the top players Benford is credited with are Ike Diogu and Lamont Long, Charles Smith, Kenny Thomas and Clayton Shields the Top 4 scorers in New Mexico history. He is considered a top recruiter.

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:31 am

Stallion wrote:hire Evans groom Benford to be the successor-problem solved.

That is what I was thinking. I really would prefer a head coach with D1 experience, not to mention experience in turning around a program in similar shape to where we are today.

Arkansas did the smaller school, young, entergetic type hire and they are paying for it. To help rectify the situation, Frank Broyles made the coach hire an assistant who was a former big school head coach but now too old to get a new job at a D1 school. That has helped their situation some what. We could do the opposite by hiring the proven D1 with a younger staff to move up if and when there is success and the head man retires.

And by the way...those of us in our 50s do not look at 59 as very old.

KimballHoops · Post by **KimballHoops** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:05 am

Rob Evans

Hometown:
Hobbs, N.M.

High School:
Hobbs

Last College:
New Mexico State

Position:
Head Coach

Birthdate:
09/07/1946

Experience: ASU
8th Year in 2005-06

Alma Mater:
New Mexico State '68

SMU Football Blog · Post by **SMU Football Blog** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:52 am

Interesting that of the three Evans asssistants, we talked of two coming here. The third was just hired as the head coach of UTSA.

friarwolf · Post by **friarwolf** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:52 am

jtstang wrote:
McClown27 wrote:
Hoop Fan wrote:SMU would be lucky to have Rob Evans, but it doesnt validate the Tubbs dismissal. SMU still needs to do that.

Are you still hoping that Tubbs is hired back?

Nobody ever said that. Just an explanation for his firing over and above burgers and Cheer. We never got that.

"Rawrk, rawrk, rawwwwwwrrrrrkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Hoop Fan · Post by **Hoop Fan** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:03 am

got your broom out again this morning Friar? Sweep, sweep, sweep. Why are you so concerned about people mentioning the situation?

McClown27 · Post by **McClown27** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:05 am

friarwolf wrote:
jtstang wrote:
McClown27 wrote:
Hoop Fan wrote:SMU would be lucky to have Rob Evans, but it doesnt validate the Tubbs dismissal. SMU still needs to do that.

Are you still hoping that Tubbs is hired back?

Nobody ever said that. Just an explanation for his firing over and above burgers and Cheer. We never got that.

"Rawrk, rawrk, rawwwwwwrrrrrkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Great post.