natchezdemocrat.com - 12/2/2008
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Posted by dog8 ( anonymous ) on December 1, 2008 at 9:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal ) GodsChild that's not the point. How can the university fire assistant coaches without having any dialogue with the head coach? This whole thing makes the leadership at Alcorn look real bad. If you were that unhappy ...
hbcusportsblog.com - 12/4/2008
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hbcusportsblog.com —
While the dust is still swirling around this
issue, Darren Hamilton’s record of brash management and rash
direction casts a new light on the issue. HBCU Sports Blog will continue to stay out in front of these developments, but its not hard to tell that the eye of this storm for the Braves’ ...
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New Developments in Alcorn State Football Controversy
hbcusportsblog.com - 12/2/2008
sportingnews.com - 12/4/2008
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Darren Hamilton, the Athletic Director at Alcorn State,
a HBCU in Mississippi, lacks both horrible timing and
really poor communication skills. Not only did he fire seven of the team’s nine assistant coaches last week, he did so on Thanksgiving ...
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Alcorn State Handles Its Football Layoffs in Only the ...
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Mississippi Burning - The Alcorn State Football Controversy
HBCU Sports Blog —
... In an unprecedented move, Alcorn State University fired seven assistant football coaches allegedly without informing first-year head coach, Ernest Jones. ...
Alcorn State Handles Its Football Layoffs in Only the Most Professional Manner Possible
The Sporting Blog —
Darren Hamilton, the Athletic Director at Alcorn State, a HBCU in Mississippi, lacks both horrible timing and really poor communication skills. Not only did he fire seven of the team’s nine assistant coaches last week, he did so on Thanksgiving and without first-year head coach Ernest T. Jones’ knowledge. ...
Speed Read: Tar Heels Roll In Empty Ford Field
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... • Alcorn State’s athletic director fired seven of the school’s nine assistant football coaches…on Thanksgiving…without telling the team’s head coach, who found out on the news. Classy. The NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT has the details (thanks to SPORTING BLOG for the tip) ...
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hbcusportsblog.com 1/29/2009 — Jones has officially responded to the firing with a written statement this afternoon. Details of the statement included plans for an appeal to the Mississippi court system, and other information that Jones believes created an unwarranted termination by order of university president Dr. George ...
