Now, I don't know June Jones from Adam ... never met him, don't know anyone who knows him well ... but after watching this video here's two things I think about him:
#1 - The guy really protects his players (defends them ala the famous/infamous Tebow - Brennan comments) which I respect
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#2 - he puts football in the context of the big picture (which I think his brush with death a while back really put things in perspective for him: that winning football games is important for various reasons but he's not going to be putting a gun to his head win he loses them either) ... I respect him for what he's done/doing for SMU football AND I agree he's never going to be that coach that gets obsessed enough about winning that it takes to get us into the top 25 consistently ... hard reality to swallow given his salary but there you go
Nice analysis, ojaipony. I do think he seemed a little embarrased about the showing by SMU. I think his attitude is, as you said, in the big scheme of things winning and losing football games is not all that important. Probably the reason that he will not change his offensive philosophy is that he is convinced that if SMU executes ,the offense is unstoppable and if others don't believe that, tough! The problem is that he relies on the big play and often the big play does not happen.
To me, there is an analogy in golf. I have played with several PGA Tour pros and the striking thing is that they seldom hit a spectacular shot while shooting par or better. They just seldom or never hit a really bad shot. I believe that good football teams string together a lot of decent plays, offensively and defensively, strive to minimize mistakes, play field position football, execute in the kicking game and win. That is not JJs brand off football. Take it or leave it. "We do what we do."
After watching a couple decades of sub-par (to say the least) football, I'm grateful every day for the coach who has gotten us to back-to-back bowl games.
funny how many times over the years I have seen coaches put a tall guy outside thinking because of his height it will be an advantage and after the interception they look at the film and see the 5'9" corner is a foot higher in the air although a foot shorter in height, due to his vertical and timing. Putting a beaten down defensive end to try to make that play later in the game is asking for trouble, even with a perfect throw. I am sure it worked against the "scout team" though. Now a split end with that height like Dez has a big advantage since he weighs 100 lbs less and can jump without the hindrance of a lot of pads. You would think one of the assistants would speak out against such foolishness, like the onside kick at A&M that will live in infamy.
