or instead of going to alabama to learn how to recruit, he could just walk down the hall to Larry Brown's office - who picked it up immediately even though he has been out of college coaching for a generation. Its not all that complicated. Its called work. Thats why June loves the islands - they don't work.
The choice of a coach has always been out of Pony fans hands. It looks to me like the question is not do you support Coach Jones? The question is do you support the decisions of the CofC? If they are paying the coach's salary then they should have the majority say on who the coach is. These are business people who look at bottom lines thus recruiting probably has been discussed. Nonetheless, I support the CofC and the SMU program.
Educate me. The "CoC" is mentioned in this thread and many other threads. What is the "CoC"? How many people are in the CoC? What are their names? I am assuming that the CoC are fellow SMU Alums who are major donors and contibutors to our Athletics Programs. How does one become a member of the CoC?
StandUp wrote:Educate me. The "CoC" is mentioned in this thread and many other threads. What is the "CoC"? How many people are in the CoC? What are their names? I am assuming that the CoC are fellow SMU Alums who are major donors and contributors to our Athletics Programs. How does one become a member of the CoC?
In answer to your question. The CofC stands for the Circle of Champions.
When SMU was looking for a coach to replace Bennett, it was determined that a top rate coach would cost $2mil/yr. So the Athletic Department solicited 20 wealthy alums to commit to $100k per year to cover the $2mil.
They were deemed the Circle of Champions.
Afterwards, I asked Bob Sharp how many phone calls he had to make to get the 20 members. His response was, "20".