Whew! Now that Smith is hired...
What is HSU really going to do for him?
Will the administration make sure he gets enough scholarship dollars to compete? If they promised him that, where are they going to get the money from? A.D. Dan Collen has told me several times that the community is "tapped out." Where else can HSU go?
Then there's the issue of whether HSU was honest with Smith before hiring him. A former coach told me Doug Adkins was promised the world — six recruiting scholarships from the school and he could fund raise to maybe 12. Turns out the admin, according to the coach I spoke with, meant he could fund raise to SIX TOTAL SCHOLLYS. Big difference.
Would Adkins have taken the job if he was under that impression the whole time? Who knows. Who knows if the coach is even telling me the truth.
One thing is certain, though. Considering the way HSU has handled the hiring process — from taking nearly 2 1/2 months to shutting out the media after taking some critricism to forming a search committee that was nothing more than the good ol' boys network — there is a disconnect between administration and athletics. The administration has shown they do not know, or have not been serious about doing what it takes to make football a serious contender at the D2 level.
Please share with me your thoughts and experiences.