Jones takes over South Alabama's new program

 
Former Alabama star Joey Jones, introduced Friday as the coach of South Alabama's first football team, said the best players in the Southeast live on the Gulf Coast around Mobile and he plans to make recruiting them a priority. Jones, a 45-year-old Mobile native who spent the past two years at Birmingham-Southern College, where he restarted a football program dormant since 1939, was given a five-year contract at South Alabama. His salary will be $275,000. [link]

Tags:

Related Stories
7

Alabama Fans Cannot Think Logically, But You Knew That Already

Swearing herein. Save the children. Wednesday: at the Fanhouse I pick up an article from Tim Gayle and expound, once again, on the dodgy practice of oversigning , using Alabama's class as an exemplar of shady behavior. The past two days: everyone in ...
2

Does Bama really suck? Do they really suck??

Is this guy a Bammeroid or Barner???? “3. Alabama: Perhaps only Notre Dame can claim a more glorious college football history, but the Crimson Tide has fallen on even harder times. Alabama has the fan support, the recruiting base, incredible ...
3

CURIOUS INDEX, 2/15/08

Roll Bama Roll responds to Brian Cook’s slam of Alabama’s 4732 scholarship class this year. Many insults are paid to Brian’s hair, but as someone with an NHL-worthy playoff beard right now, we can’t say shit ...
4

Garbage Time Part Two: Todd Chimes In, Vulgarity Ensues

Brian responds, and he's still a dick : Issue #2 . Nick Saban has taken the concept of oversigning and stretched it unto its breaking point. This is a nasty, filthy practice only undertaken by a program that couldn't really give a crap about the ...
2

Nico Chimes In

Okay everybody. Calm down. Bama fans calm down. Michigan fans calm down. This has turned into a parade of ridiculousness on both sides. I don't have time to fully address this right now since I'm about to go out of town for the rest of the day, but ...
Related Blog Posts
Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page PostsThe Friday Random Ten is Throwing a Ranch Party!
Y'all know how to play, so get to it. 1. Robert Lockwood - Mean Mistreater Mama 2. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Down in a Hole 3. Dwight Yoakam - Readin', Rightin', Rt. 23 4. Sparklehorse - Don't Take My Sunshine Away 5. Miles Davis ...
Bleacher ReportNCAA Tournament Bracket Projections: Feb. 15th
Believe it or not there is one month until Selection Sunday. While some teams have disappointed their fans, others have strengthened their resume with impressive wins out of the conference.   What follows is an early look at who will be in ...
Bayou Bengals BlogDelusional?
You've got to admire former Alabama receiver Joey Jones for thinking big after taking over the South Alabama (Yes, South Alabama) head football coaching job. Here is a brief look from The Associated Press' story coverin his hiring. In building the ...
FanHouseSnake Oil: More On Over-signing
It started with a legitimate concern mixed with an unsubstantiated pot-shot at Nick Saban by FanHouse's Brian Cook. I replied , and so did a whole bunch of other Alabama bloggers . Brian took Round Two to his personal blog, MGOBLOG, and his post is ...
The Wizard of OddsThe Bear Ties One On
The help fill the gaps in the offseason we like to run classic coaching videos and here's another Bear Bryant beaut from 1967. The Bear addresses his team after a devastating 37-37 tie against Florida State in the Crimson Tide's opener at ...
Related News Articles
Briefs | South Alabama hires Joey Jones
College football Jaguars to have first team in 2009: Former Alabama receiver Joey Jones was introduced Friday as the coach of South Alabama's...
Jones set to lead South Alabama
Birmingham-Southern College coach Joey Jones was hired as South Alabama's first football coach, a move that takes him back to his native Mobile and eventually into the Sun Belt Conference. Jones met with his Birmingham-Southern team in a closed ...
S. Alabama to name Jones first coach (AP)
Birmingham-Southern College coach Joey Jones was hired as South Alabama's first football coach, a move that takes him back to his native Mobile and eventually into the Sun Belt Conference. Jones met with his Birmingham-Southern team in a closed ...
Jones hired as South Alabama's first coach
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Birmingham-Southern College coach Joey Jones has been hired as South Alabama's ...
Jones hired as South Alabama's first coach
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Birmingham-Southern College coach Joey Jones apparently has been hired as South Alabama's first football coach -- a move that takes him back to his native Mobile and eventually into the Sun Belt Conference.