I just heard that Houston rented a house his entire time in Harrisonburg, which would pretty much prove that JMU was never anything more than a stepping stone. But, I thought I recall someone here saying that he built a million dollar house. Anyone know?

Pretty sure he lived over in the neighborhood by Forrest Hills. University owns a ton of homes over there.

(12-13-2018 07:44 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  Pretty sure he lived over in the neighborhood by Forrest Hills. University owns a ton of homes over there.

From talking with Mrs. Alger, I would concur. She seemed to refer to them as almost neighbors.

900 Forest Hill Road (I think)

(12-13-2018 07:44 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  Pretty sure he lived over in the neighborhood by Forrest Hills. University owns a ton of homes over there.

An alpha dog told me the same...never built a home or anything like that.

I remember him posting some pics from his house and it looked like it was over that way. You could see Bridgeforth in the background. If I was a head football coach I'd probably rent too. Things can go North or South pretty quickly.

He did live in a JMU owned house. Never bought or rented one here.

(12-13-2018 08:52 PM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  He did live in a JMU owned house. Never bought or rented one here.

probably got a huge break in the rent.

(12-13-2018 09:56 PM)PurpleSoloCup84 Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 08:52 PM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  He did live in a JMU owned house. Never bought or rented one here.

probably got a huge break in the rent.

I was wondering if it was provided for free as part of his contract.

(12-13-2018 09:59 PM)Purple Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 09:56 PM)PurpleSoloCup84 Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 08:52 PM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  He did live in a JMU owned house. Never bought or rented one here.

probably got a huge break in the rent.

I was wondering if it was provided for free as part of his contract.

Houston last week said that ECU was the next step in his career. He has aspirations for more. Good for him. Probably part of what makes him so successful.

(12-13-2018 10:07 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 09:59 PM)Purple Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 09:56 PM)PurpleSoloCup84 Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 08:52 PM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  He did live in a JMU owned house. Never bought or rented one here.

probably got a huge break in the rent.

I was wondering if it was provided for free as part of his contract.

Houston last week said that ECU was the next step in his career. He has aspirations for more. Good for him. Probably part of what makes him so successful.

Aspirations to be the coach for the Tar Heels once Mack Brown retires for the second time

(12-13-2018 10:50 PM)Jmufan2018 Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 10:07 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 09:59 PM)Purple Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 09:56 PM)PurpleSoloCup84 Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 08:52 PM)JMUsince89 Wrote:  He did live in a JMU owned house. Never bought or rented one here.

probably got a huge break in the rent.

I was wondering if it was provided for free as part of his contract.

Houston last week said that ECU was the next step in his career. He has aspirations for more. Good for him. Probably part of what makes him so successful.

Aspirations to be the coach for the Tar Heels once Mack Brown retires for the second time

Based on ages of Mack and Mike - that is certainly possible.

One of the dumbest threads ever.

(12-13-2018 11:40 PM)MrMultiplex Wrote:  One of the dumbest threads ever.

I'm not sure about that. You may want to read through some more threads.

(12-13-2018 11:40 PM)MrMultiplex Wrote:  One of the dumbest threads ever.

What is dumb about it? Given real estate appreciation, it would make sense for any coach planning to stick around, you know, like signing a ten-year contract, to buy a house. If he rented instead, it pretty much proves his self-proclaimed love for JMU was bullsh!t. His intentions were to bolt as soon as the right opportunity came along. It just proves how not real he was.

Why do posters here have to always be critical of other posters here? Forgive me for asking a question that lends evidence to what many of us thought, that from the day Houston got here, he knew he was just passing through and all of the things he said about staying here and what a great place to raise a family, etc, were just lies.

(12-14-2018 12:08 AM)Purple Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 11:40 PM)MrMultiplex Wrote:  One of the dumbest threads ever.

What is dumb about it? Given real estate appreciation, it would make sense for any coach planning to stick around, you know, like signing a ten-year contract, to buy a house. If he rented instead, it pretty much proves his self-proclaimed love for JMU was bullsh!t. His intentions were to bolt as soon as the right opportunity came along. It just proves how not real he was.

Why do posters here have to always be critical of other posters here? Forgive me for asking a question that lends evidence to what many of us thought, that from the day Houston got here, he knew he was just passing through and all of the things he said about staying here and what a great place to raise a family, etc, were just lies.

He passed through and brought us a national championship and two appearances overall in three seasons. Best pass through we’ve had and best pass through we may ever have. Enjoy it for what it was. Who cares if he didn’t buy a house.

Does anyone really care?

So he rented a house. Zippity-do-dads.

Logic serves that someone else must own the place, right? So why are they renting it out instead of living there?

Hmmmmmm.

99% of Coaches rent.

Does anyone know if he leased or owned his cars? New thread for that? LOL

House was probably "free" as part of his package. Whats a few thousand dollars a month in the scheme of things when making $500K and up? Even if he was renting, that "proves" nothing.

(12-14-2018 12:02 AM)Dukester Wrote:  

(12-13-2018 11:40 PM)MrMultiplex Wrote:  One of the dumbest threads ever.

I'm not sure about that. You may want to read through some more threads.

True. Most of the dumb threads have WOW! in the title.