All right, so a lot of people want Copeland kicked to the curb. I think 11 years is enough time to show something. And Copeland has shown very little to me other than a very pretty, but nearly empty building five or six times a year.
But....
Hiring a new AD would fall to Turner. As luck would have it, Turner's only AD hire at Ole Miss is currently under fire and may get the ax. In 1995, Turner hired Pete Boone to be AD. Boone later left for the private sector and returned three years later. Ole Miss alums are not happy with Boone's decision to fire David Cutcliffe and hire Ed Orgeron, who has started 1-2 and got beat by Wyoming at home. Rumor is Boone may get sacked.
It would be too easy for Turner to hire his former AD from his former school.
Wouldn't it be coincidental if Boone inexplicably left Ole Miss, a school with good tradition that he has numerous ties to, for SMU, a school currently in the dumps he has no connection to. Why is it coincidental? Copeland inexplicably left Virginia, a school with good tradition that he had numerous ties to, for SMU, a school that was in the dumps and had no connection to. From time to time, you hear that Copeland was being quietly shown the door at Virginia. I will be a little disappointed if that happens again.
Still, I don't know Pete Boone. He might be great. He might have no interest in a job that isn't available at the moment.
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I was on the hilltop when Copeland was hired. I always thought it was strange he came from UVA to SMU. UVA seemed like the big time.
I guess he helped get the new stadium which looks good. It's to see games on campus. I would just like to see some life out of the football team. I know its tough but at some point could we at least have a chance at a bowl game? Just once.
Keep up the blog!
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