Good-Bye "Death Penalty" June Jones Buried You!
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:29 amWhat a great night reconnecting with former teammates and all the great SMU fans who are still loyal after all these years. I am truly grateful to all those who were in attendance who made the night very special for me. We are a close family and I love all of you very much, teammates and loyal Fans alike! I met Coach Reinebold last night and he is an extremely talented coach and great person as well. With June Jones, Reinebold and the other SMU coaches our football program is in good hands. The success of any football program starts at the top with the coaches and we are in great shape there. These guys are smart, they relate to their players well, they are driven and they are committed. I was truly impressed by the whole experience and I can see that "OUR" football program is in good hands.
If there is one thing that I would like to see on this forum and from past players, fans and alumni it is the reference to our program being in the dumps in the past and talking about negative losing streaks and "death penalty" this and that's. We are a new program now and we are a winning program with great leadership and incredible student-athletes and we are beyond that. I want us all to look to our bright future and focus on what we are doing in the here and now. No more "Life after Death" comments please, that is long gone now and let's put it to rest. This should be all about "Living the Life" and having an incredible product out there each week on the football field and reaping the great benefits and rewards of a successful football program.
I know we are all looking forward to the ESPN 30 and 30 series about the SMU football program and the Death Penalty. That is fine that we are looking forward to it but I am hoping that once it has aired then we can put this whole Death Penalty thing to rest. Let's face it, the death penalty sucked on so many levels and yet it was a great thing on others. It was traumatic for the players and coaches who lost their team. It was embarrassing, frustrating and disappointing for the alumni and fans that lost their program. For the players and coaches who gained a new program and purpose during the rebuilding years, it was special and life changing. For the fans and alumni who had to struggle through the rebuilding process it was equally frustrating and disappointing yet it was sweet and galvanizing.
The SMU football program has gone through so much to get where it is today and now we should all focus on the here and now and focus on the positive. Focus on what we have as a program and support that program to the fullest. Less negative comments about the past and more positive future building comments about the present. People are watching what we do and are listening to the things we have to say. Negative comments and discussions about the past do our program a disservice! WE ARE ARE SMU FOOTBALL...WE ARE STRONG, WE ARE GOOD AND WE ARE PROUD!!!! PONY-UP or get run over by the stampede because this stampede is headed for greatness! Good-bye "Death Penalty", June Jones has buried you.........
Woo-Hoo!
Bo
If there is one thing that I would like to see on this forum and from past players, fans and alumni it is the reference to our program being in the dumps in the past and talking about negative losing streaks and "death penalty" this and that's. We are a new program now and we are a winning program with great leadership and incredible student-athletes and we are beyond that. I want us all to look to our bright future and focus on what we are doing in the here and now. No more "Life after Death" comments please, that is long gone now and let's put it to rest. This should be all about "Living the Life" and having an incredible product out there each week on the football field and reaping the great benefits and rewards of a successful football program.
I know we are all looking forward to the ESPN 30 and 30 series about the SMU football program and the Death Penalty. That is fine that we are looking forward to it but I am hoping that once it has aired then we can put this whole Death Penalty thing to rest. Let's face it, the death penalty sucked on so many levels and yet it was a great thing on others. It was traumatic for the players and coaches who lost their team. It was embarrassing, frustrating and disappointing for the alumni and fans that lost their program. For the players and coaches who gained a new program and purpose during the rebuilding years, it was special and life changing. For the fans and alumni who had to struggle through the rebuilding process it was equally frustrating and disappointing yet it was sweet and galvanizing.
The SMU football program has gone through so much to get where it is today and now we should all focus on the here and now and focus on the positive. Focus on what we have as a program and support that program to the fullest. Less negative comments about the past and more positive future building comments about the present. People are watching what we do and are listening to the things we have to say. Negative comments and discussions about the past do our program a disservice! WE ARE ARE SMU FOOTBALL...WE ARE STRONG, WE ARE GOOD AND WE ARE PROUD!!!! PONY-UP or get run over by the stampede because this stampede is headed for greatness! Good-bye "Death Penalty", June Jones has buried you.........
Woo-Hoo!
Bo
