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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by dadawgula View Post
    Tommy needs to get the home and home contract signed before Sonny finds out.
    I don't know why Sonny wouldn't want to play us in a home and home. First, we would guarantee a decent crowd at Gerald Ford Stadium and second he is very well aware of the talent pool in North LA.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by KSDAWG View Post
    I don't know why Sonny wouldn't want to play us in a home and home. First, we would guarantee a decent crowd at Gerald Ford Stadium and second he is very well aware of the talent pool in North LA.
    Maybe he could influence it, but ultimately it's not his decision...and I know you know that, but there may be some reading who don't.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by ChuckK3 View Post
    Maybe he could influence it, but ultimately it's not his decision...and I know you know that, but there may be some reading who don't.
    Yeah, I know. I just have always been a big believer of playing in North Texas as much as possible. Between UNT and SMU having a three year stretch where we were in the Metroplex at least once a season plus the prospect of being in the Frisco, HOD or Armed Forces Bowl every season would be ideal.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by The Historian View Post
    Read the first graph again. Sonny had contacts with consultants long before he was at Tech. That's how we found Sonny. That simply carried through his tenure in Ruston. That's how the system has worked for the past decade.
    but it wasn't in effect in 2012?

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by KSDAWG View Post
    second he is very well aware of the talent pool in North LA.
    North Louisiana?

    DFW - 7 million

    North Louisiana - 870,000

    He would drive by more players between Dallas and S'Port than he would see driving all over north Louisiana.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by PawDawg View Post
    North Louisiana?

    DFW - 7 million

    North Louisiana - 870,000

    He would drive by more players between Dallas and S'Port than he would see driving all over north Louisiana.
    quality over quantity

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by Amos Moses View Post
    but it wasn't in effect in 2012?
    Not until after the season is over. It's very common for coaches to get calls from consultants and/or agents within hours of their regular season ending. Because any given school can be on either end of that relationship they tend not to deal with those that violate that unwritten rule. There are exceptions but Sonny was not one of them.

    There is a timeframe between May and July each year where younger coaches, including coordinators will fly to Dallas or Atlanta or Denver and meet with multiple firms to go over career goals and where they might see themselves over a 1 year or 3 year or 5 year timeframe. Many coaches use the opportunity to do mock interviews and get career advice. From those meetings consultants have an idea of where a coach might be a good fit and have an interest.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by Saint Greg View Post
    quality over quantity
    That's why we recruit East Texas and the Metroplex?

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by Amos Moses View Post
    What about the Houston position he was considering the season before? You know, the one that got him a raise at Tech? He wasn't talking to consultants then?
    Six years later our HC salary has still not reached the bar set by one of the dumbest moves in Tech football history. That was the final excuse for BVDV...setting the HC Salary bar higher.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by PawDawg View Post
    That's why we recruit East Texas and the Metroplex?
    Go take a look at Alabama's roster. I would dare say that North LA has more P5 per capita that North Texas does. The problem is that we don;t get theme because they end up at Bama, TCU and LSU not here. There are just more kids in the Metroplex.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by PawDawg View Post
    That's why we recruit East Texas and the Metroplex?
    How many players on our roster are from that area?

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by Saint Greg View Post
    How many players on our roster are from that area?
    IDK. Close to 10 maybe. My point was not about our numbers, but SMU's potential. We have ALWAYS recruited and done well in East Texas and the Metroplex. We have more players on our roster from south of I-10 than from North Louisiana. Think that has something to do with quantity?

    No telling how much talent gets over looked from Lufkin to Ft. Worth every year. Hunter Lee and Blake Martin were perfect examples.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    So Dykes has about a week to scout us, learn his team, and deal with pissed off players that wanted one of the assistant coaches to get the job. Got to think the pressure on Holtz to win has dramatically increased.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Quote Originally Posted by PawDawg View Post
    That's why we recruit East Texas and the Metroplex?
    Not enough of East Texas. TCU, TxA&M, Houston and OKSt and Baylor get a ton out of E.Texas. If we worked it harder here in the "Piney Woods" we might steal a larger number of them.

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    Re: Dykes to Coach SMU in Frisco Bowl

    Louisiana is consistently one of the top 5 states producing football recruits in the nation. Per capita, it's not even close, Louisiana is far and away #1 in the nation. The other states that consistently are in the top 5 are Texas, Florida, and California, and several states, namely Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, take turns being that 5th state. Someone said it well "quality over quantity." There are more people in DFW (7 million) than in the entire state of Louisiana (4 million). But, handpick the very best of the best HS players from both states and create a team, and when they play, little ole Louisiana will match Texas play for play. It's still 11 vs. 11 on the field.

    The real point is this, and I have mentioned this before, Tech sits in a pretty good spot re: recruiting. Our home turf for recruiting is TWO of the top 5 states producing football recruits. We should be good in football.

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