The Coaching Carosel Thread - Page 3

BulaJacket · 01-07-2008, 10:06 PM

edit: Weird....great minds think alike.
I was JUST posting about this (had the window open for 15 minutes going through threads)....

JUNE JONES NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT SMU :: Former National Coach Of The Year Takes Over On The Hilltop

The Associated Press: SMU Hires June Jones
The Sports Network Football Bowl Subdivision

ESPN on the hiring:
ESPN - Reports: Jones resigning as Hawaii's coach - College Football
ESPN - Source says Jones will sign $10 million deal to coach SMU - College Football
ESPN - Jones' departure throws Hawaii program into chaos - College Football

KingBrodeur · 01-07-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BulaJacket

edit: Weird....great minds think alike.

Not sure how we managed it though...

BulaJacket · 01-12-2008, 03:17 PM

I'm still a little suprised that Jones left for SMU, but I guess $$$ talk.

nova · 01-12-2008, 05:25 PM

Great hiring by SMU, Hawaii dropped the ball by not re-signing him earlier, they should have given him a new, long-term contract in December after they got their BCS bid.

KingBrodeur · 01-12-2008, 07:20 PM

Based on everything I've read, it had nothing to do with the money in the contract. There was only a $400,000 difference between the to deals. However, it had everything to do with the money Hawaii was NOT putting into the program. Taken from the article I linked a couple posts ago...

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Besides more money, Jones will be in the middle of the rich Texas recruiting base, and he'll get better facilities. SMU recently built a new brick-faced stadium and a modern training center.

"There's absolutely no comparison," Jones said. At Hawaii, "the office that I sat in was the same office that Dick Tomey used in 1986. The carpet was the same ... You're talking about the NFL and a Pop Warner team."

The most recent Sports Illustrated said the same thing, they quote Colt Brennan from last spring "We can't even get soap for our locker room" There had to be a soap drive. State representative has called the practice facilities "deplorable" and Jones said earlier this year that if a player was to come to Hawaii, it wouldn't be for the facilities.

BulaJacket · 01-12-2008, 09:42 PM

Well, that makes a bit more sense.....

encmetalhead · 01-21-2008, 01:17 PM

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Hawaii promoted defensive coordinator Greg McMackin to coach last week, meaning each of the 18 schools looking for a new coach has filled its position.

Let's take a closer look at the hires. We've grouped them in four categories and listed them alphabetically within those categories

Rivals.com College Football - Monday's with Mike: Good hire?

nova · 01-21-2008, 04:14 PM

I love the hires of Paul Johnson & June Jones by Ga. Tech & SMU respectively. I also think Briles will be able to turn Baylor around and make them a solid program.

As for hires I don't like, Mike Sherman & Bill Stewart are the ones I think will end up being mistakes and not working out.

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BulaJacket Displaced Ohioan... (Browns/MLS mod) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deployed/Dallas/Ohio Posts: 4,949 Points: 19174.25	edit: Weird....great minds think alike. I was JUST posting about this (had the window open for 15 minutes going through threads).... JUNE JONES NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT SMU :: Former National Coach Of The Year Takes Over On The Hilltop The Associated Press: SMU Hires June Jones The Sports Network Football Bowl Subdivision ESPN on the hiring: ESPN - Reports: Jones resigning as Hawaii's coach - College Football ESPN - Source says Jones will sign $10 million deal to coach SMU - College Football ESPN - Jones' departure throws Hawaii program into chaos - College Football __________________ Live Games? 1? 2? 3? 4? Blue Jackets Browns Indians Cavs MLS NCAAF Stars Last edited by BulaJacket : 01-07-2008 at 10:14 PM.

01-12-2008, 03:17 PM	#23 (permalink)
BulaJacket Displaced Ohioan... (Browns/MLS mod) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deployed/Dallas/Ohio Posts: 4,949 Points: 19174.25	I'm still a little suprised that Jones left for SMU, but I guess $$$ talk. __________________ Live Games? 1? 2? 3? 4? Blue Jackets Browns Indians Cavs MLS NCAAF Stars

01-12-2008, 05:25 PM	#24 (permalink)
nova TSB Writer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,676 Points: 994.65	Great hiring by SMU, Hawaii dropped the ball by not re-signing him earlier, they should have given him a new, long-term contract in December after they got their BCS bid. __________________ Philadelphia Eagles(8-8) Philadelphia Phillies(89-73) Penn State Nittany Lions Football(9-4) Villanova Wildcats Basketball(10-1)

01-12-2008, 09:42 PM	#26 (permalink)
BulaJacket Displaced Ohioan... (Browns/MLS mod) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deployed/Dallas/Ohio Posts: 4,949 Points: 19174.25	Well, that makes a bit more sense..... __________________ Live Games? 1? 2? 3? 4? Blue Jackets Browns Indians Cavs MLS NCAAF Stars

01-21-2008, 04:14 PM	#28 (permalink)
nova TSB Writer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,676 Points: 994.65	I love the hires of Paul Johnson & June Jones by Ga. Tech & SMU respectively. I also think Briles will be able to turn Baylor around and make them a solid program. As for hires I don't like, Mike Sherman & Bill Stewart are the ones I think will end up being mistakes and not working out. __________________ Philadelphia Eagles(8-8) Philadelphia Phillies(89-73) Penn State Nittany Lions Football(9-4) Villanova Wildcats Basketball(10-1)

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