ponyboy wrote:Stallion discounts the X's and O's in favor of recruiting. Of course it takes both. But I agree with him completely that Johnson might have a lot of difficulty recruiting Texas.
Not true....I would say about a third of the Navy team comes from Texas. They recruit aggressively in our state.
ALEX LIFESON wrote:Don't forget the 10 million, the mob boss quickly collected for the coaching kitty! Oh, and the million dollar scoreboard and new floor for Moody. Orsini has been a busy man.
Alex, have you seen this 10 million or is it just another rumor like all the coaching rumors. The coach coming to SMU will not be a wow moment for anyone. And explain to me how Orsini can just come in and raise 10 million for a HC when it has not happened in the last 18 years? Orsini may have 1.5 mill to pay a HC. As bad as we are, do you think the Univeristy would allow such payments to a HFC? A possible 5 year contract at 2 mill a year? That is BCS money.
ALEX LIFESON wrote:Don't forget the 10 million, the mob boss quickly collected for the coaching kitty! Oh, and the million dollar scoreboard and new floor for Moody. Orsini has been a busy man.
Alex, have you seen this 10 million or is it just another rumor like all the coaching rumors. The coach coming to SMU will not be a wow moment for anyone. And explain to me how Orsini can just come in and raise 10 million for a HC when it has not happened in the last 18 years? Orsini may have 1.5 mill to pay a HC. As bad as we are, do you think the Univeristy would allow such payments to a HFC? A possible 5 year contract at 2 mill a year? That is BCS money.
The 10 million is for the entire staff from what I understand. Not just the HC.
ALEX LIFESON wrote:Don't forget the 10 million, the mob boss quickly collected for the coaching kitty! Oh, and the million dollar scoreboard and new floor for Moody. Orsini has been a busy man.
Alex, have you seen this 10 million or is it just another rumor like all the coaching rumors. The coach coming to SMU will not be a wow moment for anyone. And explain to me how Orsini can just come in and raise 10 million for a HC when it has not happened in the last 18 years? Orsini may have 1.5 mill to pay a HC. As bad as we are, do you think the Univeristy would allow such payments to a HFC? A possible 5 year contract at 2 mill a year? That is BCS money.
The 10 million is for the entire staff from what I understand. Not just the HC.
ponyboy wrote:27 of 150 players on the Navy roster (18%) are from Texas. Not sure how many of those made the active roster.
And there is probably at least another 20 players from Texas at NAPS - Naval Academy Prep School. The man is a winnner!
Some of the best players come via the NAPS pipeline.
Does that mean if we hire Paul Johnson we will need to create a SMU Prep School so he can stash recruits there for a year and let them get their academics in order? That's one hell of a recruiting pitch "sign with us, but first you need to go to a prep school, which is like another year of high school - good luck!"
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ponyboy wrote:27 of 150 players on the Navy roster (18%) are from Texas. Not sure how many of those made the active roster.
And there is probably at least another 20 players from Texas at NAPS - Naval Academy Prep School. The man is a winnner!
Some of the best players come via the NAPS pipeline.
Does that mean if we hire Paul Johnson we will need to create a SMU Prep School so he can stash recruits there for a year and let them get their academics in order? That's one hell of a recruiting pitch "sign with us, but first you need to go to a prep school, which is like another year of high school - good luck!"
Thats a great idea. Then we could get the team to play UIL 5A to face the great Jesuit HS, Southlake, Carroll, Carter....Anyone willing to venture how we would fare?
ponyboy wrote:27 of 150 players on the Navy roster (18%) are from Texas. Not sure how many of those made the active roster.
And there is probably at least another 20 players from Texas at NAPS - Naval Academy Prep School. The man is a winnner!
Some of the best players come via the NAPS pipeline.
Does that mean if we hire Paul Johnson we will need to create a SMU Prep School so he can stash recruits there for a year and let them get their academics in order? That's one hell of a recruiting pitch "sign with us, but first you need to go to a prep school, which is like another year of high school - good luck!"
This would work. Send 'em to MMA in Harlingen. Get back a bunch of disciplined men. Someone on here said Hellestrae went there.
Thats a great idea. Then we could get the team to play UIL 5A to face the great Jesuit HS, Southlake, Carroll, Carter....Anyone willing to venture how we would fare?