Drc Neuheisel Interested In Smu Job

[OldTimer]

Neuheisel interested in SMU job

08:08 PM CST on Wednesday, November 28, 2007

By KATE HAIROPOULOS / The Dallas Morning News

khairopoulos@dallasnews.com

Rick Neuheisel said Wednesday he had been contacted indirectly about the open SMU football coaching job.

The Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator and former Colorado and Washington head coach said he would be interested in the position.

"It's a diamond in the rough," Neuheisel said of SMU.

Neuheisel said he missed college football and would be interested in the right opportunity, but he wasn't bent on leaving the NFL.

Neuheisel was fired from Washington for participating in an off-campus NCAA basketball tournament pool. He later received a $4.5 million settlement from the university and the NCAA, which essentially cleared him of wrongdoing.

[NT03]

Question ??

Was Neuheisel at Colorado when the scandal of recruits being provided escorts / strippers took place ?? Just wondering , if so I would think that SMu would be smart of enough not to go after someone who has had past recruiting NCAA violations given their history with the NC two A's.

The firing for a office pool is a joke , who hasn't ever been apart of a March Madness bracket ??

[Cooley]

Pete Rose!

[OldTimer]

Question ??

Was Neuheisel at Colorado when the scandal of recruits being provided escorts / strippers took place ?? Just wondering , if so I would think that SMu would be smart of enough not to go after someone who has had past recruiting NCAA violations given their history with the NC two A's.

The firing for a office pool is a joke , who hasn't ever been apart of a March Madness bracket ??

NO....he was the coach that was fired for placing beds on an office pool related to March Madness BB.

[MeanMag]

NO....he was the coach that was fired for placing beds on an office pool related to March Madness BB.

Damn, how'd he get fired for that? That sounds like genius. I bet chicks would love that. The only part that I don't get is why swimming would be related to March Madness...

[PlummMeanGreen]

Question ??

Was Neuheisel at Colorado when the scandal of recruits being provided escorts / strippers took place ?? Just wondering , if so I would think that SMu would be smart of enough not to go after someone who has had past recruiting NCAA violations given their history with the NC two A's.

The firing for a office pool is a joke , who hasn't ever been apart of a March Madness bracket ??

Neuheisel was exxonerated of anything that could hurt his future coaching career by the NCAA offices. SMU is probably making a smart choice with RN.

Matter of fact, RN was my first choice for our HFC's job when DD was fired until Todd Dodge's name came up and then TDodge along with his Texas HS ties eventually rose to the top very quickly on my personal wish list.

I am still 110% happy that we chose Coach Dodge and I said the day we hired him looking at the fact that he would have no time to recruit last Winter that for his first season we might win 3 or 4 games. And I suppose I sorta' used our prior 2 years as my barometer for this Fall.

[NT03]

A few stories : http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/d..._neuheisel.html

http://espn.go.com/ncf/news/2002/0720/1407992.html

I think Neuheisal would be a great upgrade from PB , but I also think SMu would have to think twice about another possible NCAA run in. Then again , things can't get much worse on the hilltop.

PMG , was he just cleared because of the 4 year NCAA rule ??

Edited November 29, 2007 by NT03

[good_ken]

Besides the ofice pool didn't he start Colorado along its pathy to NCAA violation infamy? I believe he also had some recruiting violations. Can't seem to remember.

[Green to the Bone]

Damn, how'd he get fired for that? That sounds like genius. I bet chicks would love that. The only part that I don't get is why swimming would be related to March Madness...

Thank you. Thank you. I am in awe.

[NT03]

Damn, how'd he get fired for that? That sounds like genius. I bet chicks would love that. The only part that I don't get is why swimming would be related to March Madness...

Took me 3 times to read that to finally get it!!! Greatness

[Varsity]

If I were SMU -- and I'm not -- I'd stay as far from Ricky as I could.

[Harry]

I think SMU's past problems with the NCAA make Neuheisel a longshot. That said, their AD Orsini is known to resurrect coaching careers that were thought to be over.

[NTPhiKap99]

Do I like Neuheisel no is he cancer to a program long term yes but does the guy win yes. He can win he can recruit and he knows how to spend boosters money which smu has plenty of. Do I think he'll end up at smu not really but I really hope he doesn't it could only hurt us if only a little bit.

[SilverEagle]

I don't know how shady Neuheisal really is. But if he's half as shady as people think, getting him even in the vicinity of those SMU alums who were part of the "pay-for-play" scandel would just be asking for trouble. Because, after all, the last time SMU was successful in Football was when they were paying players.

[UNTLifer]

I don't know how shady Neuheisal really is. But if he's half as shady as people think, getting him even in the vicinity of those SMU alums who were part of the "pay-for-play" scandel would just be asking for trouble. Because, after all, the last time SMU was successful in Football was when they were paying players.

Then I say hire him and let SMUt dig its own grave.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

What job is Gamblin' Rick not interested in? Every job that comes open, he throws his name in the hat.

By the way, I met one of his former player over a couple of weeks ago, Jesse Warren. He basically said Gamblin' Rick is a shmuck. I doubt SMU even considers him as long as Gerald Turner is the president.

[CaribbeanGreen]

In addition to the NCAA violations, sordid reputation, and constant whoring, i think the biggest negative is this:

"Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator"

anyone seen that dreck lately?

[GreenBat]

He was the QB of the San Antonio Gunslingers in the USFL and I have one of his replica jerseys I'd like to get signed. That's the only reason I hope he goes to SMU.

[Green92]

I met him a couple of times back in the mid 90s when he first took over at Colorado. He seemed like a great guy. He sure has left a path of destruction where ever he has gone, though.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

He was the QB of the San Antonio Gunslingers in the USFL and I have one of his replica jerseys I'd like to get signed. That's the only reason I hope he goes to SMU.

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[dentUNiTe]

I am still 110% happy that we chose Coach Dodge and I said the day we hired him looking at the fact that he would have no time to recruit last Winter that for his first season we might win 3 or 4 games. And I suppose I sorta' used our prior 2 years as my barometer for this Fall.

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impossible....can't be more than 100% happy for anything...

[NTPhiKap99]

Then I say hire him and let SMUt dig its own grave.

I'd agree but the NCAA will never dish out another death penalty like the did last time.

[yyz28]

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I'll second that...