Maybe it's still June Jones

by **planoponyfan** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:40 pm

[quote="ASDF"]Of course it is June Jones. I said this 3-4 weeks ago, but since it was my first post I was laughed off.

Now that I have alot of post maybe it will be different.[/quote]

Just curious, is this a hunch on your part or do you have some kind of inside information?

by **StangEsq** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:54 pm

smudad wrote:SMU's biggest negative is Dallas/University Park. And, that is something it can never do anything about. I'm not sure even JJ can sell kids on playing in front of hundreds every Saturday.

Yeah, the Cowboys, Stars and Mavericks really hate the support they get from Dallas. :roll:

SMU's biggest negative is a losing football program. If we put a top-25 team on the field, Ford would be full. There are too many entertainment alternatives for people to want to waste an afternoon rooting for a team that loses to teams like UNT and Arkansas State. LOSING is our problem.

by **Mexmustang** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:29 am

I too beleive that JJ maybe our next coach. Could someone please put up his bio?
Hawaii is a great place to visit, but it is an island and island's are cursed with a disease call "island fever". I remember when I was a kid, my father was intent on selling his business and moving there. After several long visits, he went nuts and moved us back to Chicago, windy city, snow and yankees. He and the rest of the family was happier there than Hawaii, maybe the island made us nuts!

by **Scoops** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:32 am

June Jones - Head Coach
Overall Record: 76 - 40 - 0 UH Record: 76 - 40 - 0

June Jones, the 20th head coach in University of Hawai`i history, has his run-and-shoot offense as the most potent in Warrior history and one of the most feared in the country to defend. Last season, UH totaled 46.9 points per game, 559.21 yards of total offense with 441.29 yards generated through the air to lead both the Western Athletic Conference and the nation in all three categories.
Since taking over the reins of the Warrior program, Jones' passing offense has led the WAC and been ranked in the top five nationally each season, including first in the country in 2006 after being ranked second the previous five years.

The biggest highlights on a national scale are the notoriety that ex-Warrior quarterback Timmy Chang drew on his way to becoming the NCAA's all-time leading passer, compiling 17,072 yards and current signal caller Colt Brennan is gained attention in the Heisman Trophy racet season.

Jones-coached teams have combined for 64 wins, a WAC co-championship, received five bowl game invites and enjoyed four nine-win seasons, including a personal-best 11 wins in 2006.

One of Jones' goals when he took the job in 1999 was to catapult the Warrior program into the national spotlight and rankings. The Warriors have been ranked in the Top 40 six of the last eight years, including a high of 24th in the final 2006 USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll.

Aside from team success, Jones' rÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©sumÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â© includes six All-Americans, 56 all-conference performers and 16 NFL draft picks. The Warriors produced 12 wins and zero NFL draft picks in five combined years before Jones' arrival.

Jones has boasted 27 Academic all-WAC honorees in the past eight years. Defensive back David Gilmore earned national recognition as a CoSIDA District VIII All-Academic team member in 2003.

In December 1998, Jones took over a dwindling football program and turned it around in just one season. In 1999, Jones and the Warriors enjoyed a 9-4 campaign, the biggest turnaround in NCAA history.

That year, the Warriors also won a share of the WAC championship and were invited to the Jeep O`ahu Bowl where they defeated Oregon State, 23-17. It was the program's first bowl game since 1992. For his accomplishments, Jones was named WAC Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year by three different publications.

During the 2000 season, the Warriors struggled through a year plagued with injuries to finish 3-9.

On Feb. 22, 2001, Jones was involved in a car accident that nearly claimed his life. The accident kept Jones out of the entire spring session. However, Jones' tireless effort to recover allowed him to return to the field in time for fall camp.

Under Jones' tutelage, the Warriors have broken 380 school records and 45 NCAA records. In 2001, receiver Chad Owens led the nation in kickoff return average (33.6 yards) and Chang led the nation in total offense (349.7 yards) before bowing out to a wrist injury.

The 2003 season marked the first with a roster comprised of all Jones' recruits. Jones led the team to a successful 9-5 campaign, and the Warriors won the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl with a captivating, 54-48, triple-overtime victory over Houston. That gave Jones his second bowl win and third bowl appearance at Hawai`i, both the most of any UH coach in the 96 years of the program.

The 2004 season marked one of the best finishes in UH football history. The Warriors, with their backs against the wall, won their last three games to earn an invitation to a bowl game. Jones and crew capped the comeback season with a convincing 59-40 win over UAB in the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl.

While the 2005 season was plagued with key injuries, concluding with a 5-7 mark, the 2006 campaign brought about renewed enthusiasm throughout the state.

In 2006, the Warriors posted an 11-3 mark and finished second in the WAC with a 7-1 record. The only blemish in conference was a loss to eventual WAC and BCS champion Boise State. During the season, the success of quarterback Colt Brennan caught the nation's attention as the junior tossed an NCAA-record 58 touchdowns while the squad went on to win the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl for a fourth time.

Prior to joining the Warriors in 1999, Jones enjoyed a 12-year coaching career in the NFL, including two head coaching jobs at Atlanta (1994-96) and San Diego (1998).

With the Falcons, Jones guided the team that he once played for to a playoff wild-card bid in 1995.

Although Jones is originally from Portland, Ore., his heart has been in Hawai`i since he left as a player in 1974.

by **Pony^** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:39 am

SMU

Athletic director Steve Orsini has been in contact with Leigh Steinberg, the agent for Hawaii coach June Jones.

A source also said Rick Neuheisel held off SMU as long as he could until he could find out if UCLA really wanted him. Indeed, that was the case, and Neuheisel took the Bruins' post on Saturday.

If Jones is SMU's man, and it looks as though he is despite his public denials, the position likely won't be filled until after the Warriors' Sugar Bowl game with Georgia on Tuesday.

Former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione and ex-Miami coach Larry Coker also are in the mix.

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/vi ... p?t=331104

by **CurrentStang** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:41 am

I hope it's Jones, oh man what a good start to 2008 that would be.

by **Scoops** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:51 am

I just hope Steinberg doesn't treat SMU like Boras treats the Rangers (a.k.a. the way a baby treats a diaper).

by **Statler** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:55 am

SMU

Athletic director Steve Orsini has been in contact with Leigh Steinberg, the agent for Hawaii coach June Jones.

Orsini is whistling past the grave yard and can't admit that all is doomed.

I think Orsini has taken lessons from Baghdad Bob.

by **smudad** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:02 am

StangEsq
"Yeah, the Cowboys, Stars and Mavericks really hate the support they get from Dallas."

You made my point. Dallas wouldn't support SMU if it went 12-0. SMU can't put out a sports product and a circus like those organizations do. Dallas knows little about sports - a lot about hype. College football cannot compete in the hype dept. And, BTW, the last I saw, the Cowboys were moving to Tarrant County.

by **Mexmustang** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:17 am

Thanks for the bio...if it is Jones, seems to me a much better pick than Johnson or anyone else weve legitiamtely targetted and given their BCS bowl appearance, it would be a "wow" hire.

by **Bergermeister** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:16 am

smudad wrote: Dallas wouldn't support SMU if it went 12-0.

Maybe not. But I tend to believe that SMU could garner at least 30,000 per home game support with a real good team. Of course, local newspaper coverage would still be on page 7 of the sports page below a photo of Jefferson State vs Modesto.

by **couch 'em** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:29 am

With proper marketing we could get a following in Dallas similar to TCU's in Ft. Worth given a 12 win season. Every media outlet out there is just waiting to pull out their "SMU back from the dead" articles and talk about the death penalty again. If we can take advantage of that happening, and make the SMU image more inviting to non-alums/parkies, we could fill Ford.

by **PonyKai** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:33 am

couch 'em wrote:With proper marketing we could get a following in Dallas similar to TCU's in Ft. Worth given a 12 win season. Every media outlet out there is just waiting to pull out their "SMU back from the dead" articles and talk about the death penalty again. If we can take advantage of that happening, and make the SMU image more inviting to non-alums/parkies, we could fill Ford.

They started to last year, right after we beat Tulsa to go 6-5. Big article with a photo of Muse sacking some poor SOB under the headline: SMU Back From the Grave. Hadn't even earned it yet since we went and lost to Rice. But it was there, Washington Times weekend edition. Better believe there'd be more of that if we were to go 7-5, and an ungodly amount if it were 12-0.

by **ASDF** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:53 am

I know a couple of people, but wouldn't classify it as inside knowledge, but it is June Jones.

As you can tell I have not posted much and I was creative with my handle. If it is not June Jones I will go away.

Happy New Year

by **smudad** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:01 pm

I think of most of the candidates I've seen speculation on her, JJ would be among my favorites. I think he would work with what he's given, make his program work, and win - particularly in CUSA. And, then I think Dallas will collectively yawn. I'll take that over losing and Dallas sleeping. I think most folks on here want to see good, winning football played at SMU. I think Dallas bores of that without fat guys dancing, free burritos, and other hype. Folks just generally don't know sports around this area except what they're told or hear on the talk shows. Dallas will NEVER back SMU like Ft. Worth backs tcu. Two of the biggest employers in Tarrant County hawk tickets and promotions for them like they were Ticket Master. What Dallas companies would sign up for that? It ain't gonnal happen.

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