Quote Originally Posted by Aesculus gilmus View Post
A friend of mine believes the reason Traylor was named "Associate Head Coach" when he was hired was so he would succeed Morris whenever the latter left. It was never in "the plan" for Traylor to follow Morris anywhere.

Morris WANTED to leave for Baylor last year and his first choice destination this year was A&M. I don't think anyone wants to stay at SMU very long if they don't have to. It was different back when it was effectively a pro team under Ron Meyer, but that was way before the time of most on here.
It would be nice if SMU got back to prominence after the scandals that killed the program years ago. Aside from a few decent seasons record wise, the Mustangs haven't done anything since the sanctions were imposed then. I would like to see Jeff get his shot, and I hope the AD and alum at SMU have enough patience to let him surround himself with a good staff so that he has a fair chance. I think he is one of the best motivators and recruiters in the business regardless, and given time I think he could do good things at the collegiate level.