TCU v. SMU: A case study

Harry · November 15, 2012

DALLAS, Texas – Larry Brown is dying. Or he is going to die soon. Or maybe he is just going to leave SMU tomorrow morning. Something.

The head coach of the SMU men’s basketball team knows that his age (72), and his penchant for bolting, have been used repeatedly against him in his first go around in the recruiting trail.

"Unfortunately other programs reminded the kids of that - I was on my death bed. Or this is a brief stop for me," Brown told me on Wednesday. "I had heard physically that I'm not healthy. I answered to the parents as honestly as I could. I want to be here. At my age, why would I take this job if I didn't want to be here? I told them I want this to be like John Thompson at Georgetown. I can't see myself not coaching. I'm not looking to go anywhere else."

There may not be a more fascinating (desperate?) hire in recent years than SMU’s decision to bring Larry Brown back to college for the first time since he won the national title at Kansas in 1988.

Tonight at 7 p.m. at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, SMU will play TCU. The Horned Frogs are in the first season in the Big 12 with first-year coach Trent Johnson.

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kalebschumann · November 15, 2012

"Unfortunately other programs reminded the kids of that - I was on my death bed."

Rough!

emmitt01 · November 15, 2012

This game presents an ethical dilemma for me. On one hand our women's team plays SMU tonight...and it would be fun to watch. On the other hand men's basketball is occuring in Ft Worth between two local teams. I'd like to say my love for all things green trumps my desire to see what TCU and SMU are workin' with this season...but it's tough.