IT'S OFFICIAL: Viloria Comes Home to SMU

Post by **PonyPride** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:23 pm

Viloria Comes Home To The Hilltop
Former Great Named Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Jan. 19, 2007

DALLAS (SMU) - Former SMU great Vic Viloria has returned to the Hilltop as the Mustangs' new Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Director of Athletics Steve Orsini announced today.

Viloria, a four-year letterman and three-year All-WAC performer, returns to SMU after spending the last two years as a strength & conditioning coach at LSU, serving as the interim head coach in the summer of 2006. In his time in Baton Rouge, Viloria worked with the Tiger football, baseball, swimming and golf teams.

As a linebacker, Viloria led SMU in tackles for three straight seasons and recorded at least 10 tackles in 21 games over his career. Following his senior season in 2002, Viloria was drafted by the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe.

"I'm honored and excited to be back at SMU," said Viloria. "SMU is a place where student-athletes can earn a degree from a top-notch school, while at the same time having access to some of the finest athletic facilities in the country. I know that SMU has top-25 potential. As a player, I gave my heart and soul to this university, and as the new head strength and conditioning coordinator, I'm going to do the same. It's been five years since I was last at SMU, but I've always had that Mustang pride. I'm looking forward to being part of some special moments here at SMU."

Viloria is the third former Mustang letterwinner to return to SMU since Orsini was hired, joining Associate A.D. for Marketing & Public Relations Richard Sweet (Track & Field) and Assistant A.D. for Business & Finance Kris Lowe (Basketball).

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:49 pm

That is a great hire.

ponyfan84 · Post by **ponyfan84** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:38 pm

sounds good. maybe he can take what he learned/taught @ an SEC school and help SMU get into better shape. if they can develop strength and speed, they can be damn good.

ALEX LIFESON · Post by **ALEX LIFESON** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:59 pm

Welcome back Vic! I love that new sheriff Steve Orsini keeps bringing in SMU people. Something that Copeland never understood.

mustangbill67 · Post by **mustangbill67** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:42 pm

ALEX LIFESON wrote:Welcome back Vic! I love that new sheriff Steve Orsini keeps bringing in SMU people. Something that Copeland never understood.

amen!

BringBackThePonies03 · Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:23 pm

I heard he is a CRAZY strength and conditioning coach, which is awesome for the team. I know a lot of guys on the team and they all said they threw up the first day, they said workouts are so intense, way more intense then they used to be. This is great for the program, I think everyone will see the hard work in the weightroom by the time the season comes around. Vic was always a bigtime player at SMU, carried our defense the last couple of years while he was here.

Great hire!
GO PONIES!!!

McAndless · Post by **McAndless** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:40 am

If any of you Ponyfans with a interest in exactly how great of a program Victa runs, he is widely open about letting anyone come down watch one of their sessions.

I've been a longtime friend and teammate of Vic, and if you have any doubts about how well he'll do at the place he loves more than any other, you're wasting your time.

Orsini is the best move this campus has made in years and he'll continue to prove just how much he "gets it" and brings this place back to what it has long desired to be.

I know it's late and I'm up past my bedtime, but in light of recent conversations with people whose opinions and experience I truly respect, this is a fantastic time to be on the wagon and it is our duty to keep people on the forefront.

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:40 pm

"Workouts are great, he makes the star players actually get off their asses and work out"
--an "unreliable" source known as an athlete

ALEX LIFESON · Post by **ALEX LIFESON** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:20 pm

please list the "star players"

jdub · Post by **jdub** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:39 pm

star players? we have star players? ok, where were these guys during the season? hahahahah only kidding! gotta have a since of humor! That was the one thing i could never figure out when i played......some guys have huge egos on the team...and were SMU? used to amaze me some of these guys thought they were heismen hopefulls.....

kick em where the sun dont shine vic!

PK · Post by PK » Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:21 am

jdub wrote:star players? we have star players? ok, where were these guys during the season? hahahahah only kidding! gotta have a since of humor! That was the one thing i could never figure out when i played......some guys have huge egos on the team...and were SMU? used to amaze me some of these guys thought they were heismen hopefulls.....

kick em where the sun dont shine vic!

Since of humor? Sense of humor maybe?

jdub · Post by **jdub** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:50 pm

omg!!! tell me your not one of those dumb [deleted] that corrects spelling?

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:13 pm

jdub wrote:omg!!! tell me your not one of those dumb [deleted] that corrects spelling?

omg!!!!!11!!!!!#$@!!!!111 D0NT`t3ll me ur 1 of tho3s3 people that can't spell or type.

PK · Post by PK » Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:53 pm

jdub wrote:omg!!! tell me your not one of those dumb [deleted] that corrects spelling?

Evidently I am...but then perhaps one just has to have a since of humor.

jdub · Post by **jdub** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:04 am

smu diamond m wrote:
jdub wrote:omg!!! tell me your not one of those dumb [deleted] that corrects spelling?
omg!!!!!11!!!!!#$@!!!!111 D0NT`t3ll me ur 1 of tho3s3 people that can't spell or type.

your dam right i cant spell!!!! i had more improtat things to do growing up then learn i before e...........I was an athlete.......the band geeks learned that crap!!!

IT'S OFFICIAL: Viloria Comes Home to SMU

IT'S OFFICIAL: Viloria Comes Home to SMU

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