Blackshirtsguru Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 to SMU. He was announced as the new coach to the SMU Mustangs. I remember back in the day this school was pretty tough to play. I think Jones will do well in the Dallas area and will also battle everyone else for Texas recruits. Quote Link to comment
DJR313 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 $10 million didn't hurt. Quote Link to comment
Huskerballz Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I understand the amount of money he's getting, but who would wanna leave Hawaii for........Mississippi?? Quote Link to comment
Bleeding Husker Red Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I hope he does take some of UT's recruits...and A&M's and Tech's..... Just leave NU's alone ;-) Quote Link to comment
Blackshirtsguru Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 I understand the amount of money he's getting, but who would wanna leave Hawaii for........Mississippi?? Hawaii has crappy training facilities due to budget restraints. Jones has argued with the staff in the past to upgrade but since every away game for all Hawaii sports is a 5 hour flight (avg) they don't have the money for anything else. Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I understand the amount of money he's getting, but who would wanna leave Hawaii for........Mississippi?? Dallas. SMU is in Dallas. Another incentive was recruiting budget. As I recall, he's had to deal with an annual budget of around $50,000.00. With travel costs, the Warriors don't really bring in many players for official visits - they have to just about 100% committed for that to happen. With the high money rollers in Dallas, that won't be a problem... Quote Link to comment
strigori Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I understand the amount of money he's getting, but who would wanna leave Hawaii for........Mississippi?? Dallas. SMU is in Dallas. Another incentive was recruiting budget. As I recall, he's had to deal with an annual budget of around $50,000.00. With travel costs, the Warriors don't really bring in many players for official visits - they have to just about 100% committed for that to happen. With the high money rollers in Dallas, that won't be a problem... Hawaii didnt bring hardly anyone to the islands, and the coaches NEVER went out to a player's home. Add in the facilities being a total dump, that the administration didnt want to put money into and you have the reason for the move. If there is one thing that SMU doesnt lack, it is money, hell that is how they got into the mess they are in now.. Quote Link to comment
hack Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 could be interesting... or it could be where his career dies a horrible, screaming death. i'm just sayin'. back before they got the 'death penalty', SMU a real force in the SWC. it's been twenty years since they were eviscerated their football program and they've never fully recovered. Quote Link to comment
REDSTEEL Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Will this help getting more recruits from Hawaii now like schools used to? Nebraska used to get pretty good recruits once in awhile from there. Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 SMU is an awesome campus. They were tough in football & basketball back in the day. I just hope Jones will bring back the old uniforms ( ) and gets the team competitive again. Eric Dickerson & Craig James = The Pony Express Today's version of that is all crap: Quote Link to comment
Blackshirtsguru Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Ole Hayden Fry's first HC gig was at SMU. I also remember back in the day they had some great teams! Quote Link to comment
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