June Jones is not THE PROGRAM

Duke Blue Blood · Post by **Duke Blue Blood** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:58 am

For the first time EVER, a coach has left us in a better place.

Rather than bashing the guy (I do agree timing sucks), focus on where we are versus where we were. We are joining the Big East (not a huge step, but a step) and we need to thank the Circle of Champions and June and his staff for doing that.

We are not used to this, but all good mid-majors have this problem EVERY year. June was a HUGE stepping stone for the program, but he is no bigger than the program.

DBB

NickSMU17 · Post by **NickSMU17** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:59 am

Good Post...

JesuitPony · Post by **JesuitPony** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:03 pm

Agreed.

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:04 pm

Disagree.

When your girlfriend leaves you, do you just remember the good times, or do you bash her for a while until you feel better?

...And yes, in this scenario, June Jones is the girl.

Duke Blue Blood · Post by **Duke Blue Blood** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:07 pm

When or if a girlfriend leaves me (which never happens) I get a new one. You move on a find a better one.

There is one truth about girls in general. No matter how great you think she is, someone, somewhere is sick of her Patterson.

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:08 pm

I agree with everything you say but I'm not even sure the timing sucks. When else would you expect this to have happened? This is coach changing season. Timing truly sucking would be late January, early February, it seems to me.

The PonyGrad · Post by **The PonyGrad** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:10 pm

To amplify the thread topic, JJ helped move the program up but it was too much about him and not enough about SMU. That should tell you something. It is time for it to be about SMU.

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:12 pm

Duke Blue Blood wrote:When or if a girlfriend leaves me (which never happens) I get a new one. You move on a find a better one.

There is one truth about girls in general. No matter how great you think she is, someone, somewhere is sick of her Patterson.

Exactly. Like I said in another post. Getting to where we are now is like becoming a surgeon. Thank her for the time she put in putting you through medical school and residency, and kick her to the curb and bring on the trophy wife!

PhantomPhi · Post by **PhantomPhi** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:16 pm

Yes, he is the program.

We'll be Memphis, Kansas, TT, in a new york minute w/o him.

that's great raplh · Post by **that's great raplh** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:17 pm

Amen. SMU will go on

Hoofbeat83 · Post by **Hoofbeat83** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:33 pm

ponyboy wrote:I agree with everything you say but I'm not even sure the timing sucks. When else would you expect this to have happened? This is coach changing season. Timing truly sucking would be late January, early February, it seems to me.

bingo.

The PonyGrad · Post by **The PonyGrad** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:40 pm

True, earlier is better, but first on the BIG recruiting weekend (where he tells the recruits he is talking to ASU by the way) and then the announcement on our BE announcement day, that is bad and unnecessary.

Don't let the door hit your butt on the way out.
:roll:

SMU_Alumni11 · Post by **SMU_Alumni11** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:43 pm

Im more upset losing a promising recruiting class. Im not to worried about JJ leaving, its just that with recruits following him not SMU, it will be hard to find a coach to be able to put up a decent team together. Lets hope whoever interim HC can keep it close with Pitt.

Mitch McConnell · Post by **Mitch McConnell** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:43 pm

We were here before June arrived

We are still here as he departs

Insane_Pony_Posse · Post by **Insane_Pony_Posse** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:48 pm

very true Duke

this may be the oddest day in SMU history

conference change and coaching change in the same day

wow