I started a seperate thread, but I'll say it here, outside the p5 the stakes are higher than it if you want to have a seat if there is complete breakaway. Minor bowl bids aren't enough to let a guy like Levine keep his job. That is an eye opener. After the success of Briles and Sumlin and a new stadium, UH wasn't about to let this guy dumb down expectations. This says they expect to be in the upper echelon of the G5 schools. Interesting.
SMU has an enormous endowment and a ton of wealthy boosters. Houston has a large alumni base of retail clerks and lower management. The bulk od what Morris will receive will come from donations. Houston will pay their new coach from conference revenues.
True dat at SMU ... black gold, Texas T. On the other hand, Houston's maybe a step up from Louisville-community college ... with some possible oil money via flunkies from A&M or UT. Some of those flunkies come with cash of their own, and they'll find money at Houston versus waking up with it at SMU.
Not a huge shock. I believe he's from Youngstown. He and the Stoops brothers and one other coach in college football were from this area and have strong ties to it. While I thought he'd land a FBS gig, I'm not totally shocked he went to Youngstown St.
I'm gonna go with Barry Alvarez is a tough boss who most likely gives advice on a regular basis whether the coach wants it or not.
