the.honoluluadvertiser.com - 1/6/2008
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June Jones has resigned as University of Hawai'i head football coach, according to his close friend, Al Souza.
Jones resigned this morning, citing among other things a lack of loyalty and commitment from athletic department leaders
WOULD JUNE JONES LEAVE HAWAII FOR DALLAS?
hawgsports.blogspot.com 12/26/2007 — _____________________________________________________ SMU MUSTANGS COACH SMU throws another name into the long search for a new coach Out of the countless programs subjected to coaching changes this college football season, SMU happened to be one ...
BREAKING NEWS: June Jones is an idiot
friendsofcrazyjoedavola.blogspot.com 1/7/2008 — Trip McFeely discusses why June Jones would want to leave the land of Hawaii and paradise for the mediocre city of Dallas. Trip gives good points why Jones made a mistake in his newest adventure as Head Coach
June Jones resigns at Hawaii —
Fanblogs.com
The USA Today is reporting that J une Jones has resigned as head coach of the Hawaii Warriors .
June Jones has resigned as University of Hawai'i head football coach, according to his close friend, Al Souza.
Jones resigned this morning, citing among other things a lack of loyalty and commitment from athletic department leaders.
"This breaks his heart," Souza said of Jones' decision to ...
2008 NFL Draft Good Decision: Hawaii WR Ryan Grice-Mullen Turns Pro —
FanHouse
A look at the 2007 junior class as players decide whether to enter the 2008 NFL draft . If you're a wide receiver, you need to view the Hawaii football program as a sinking ship right now. With the departure of coach June Jones and quarterback Colt Brennan , there's really no way to know what kind of team, and especially what kind of offense, Hawaii is going to have next year. So it's no ...
Hawaii AD On The Way Out For Letting Jones Jolt —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
The HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN reports that Hawaii athletic director Herman Frazier is saying aloha to his job :
Frazier is expected to be removed from his position within the next 24 hours. One source says that if the AD doesn’t resign by then, he will be fired.
Frazier’s dismissal comes on the heels of June Jones leaving to take the head coaching job at SMU. But ...
Giants' Kevin Gilbride a Possible June Jones Successor at Hawaii —
FanHouse
Only two days after leaving paradise , former Hawaii head coach June Jones wrote a letter to his friends listing several potential replacements . However, in a letter to friends, Jones has mentioned several possible successors with local ties. They include New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride , Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow , San Jose State coach Dick Tomey ...
SMU Mustangs Tab Hawaii’s Jones As Coach —
NCAA GridIron Gab
June Jones is leaving the University of Hawaii to become the head football coach at Southern Methodist University. SMU announced the hiring at a press conference yesterday. The deal is reportedly for five years and worth close to $2-million per season. Jones coached Hawaii to a 12-and-1 record last season, including the school’s first-ever berth in the Bowl Championship Series, a ...
Jones Hitches His Ride to the Pony Express —
The Wiz of Odds
In Hawaii, the natives are restless. June Jones' decision to accept an offer to become Southern Methodist's coach had an immediate impact in Honolulu. Hawaii athletic director Herman Frazier, right, was fired , ending his controversial five-year reign. Deteriorating facilities at Hawaii became a centerpoint behind Jones' departure. The Honolulu Advertiser has a slideshow comparing facilities ...
Hawaii's AD might finally be held accountable —
FanIQ Blog
See article : ESPN.com
Now that June Jones is likely heading to SMU, UH AD Herman Frazier's job is now in serious jeopardy. Apparently, Hawaii's lawmakers, including Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle and state representative Mark Takai lobbied for Jones to stay more than Frazier did, and that procrastination (and others) may now cost the AD his job.
Many blamed Frazier for Hawaii's ...
June Jones is alright, he's OK —
Uwe Blog
Yesterday, a press conference was held announcing that June Jones was the new head football coach at SMU . On The Ticket yesterday afternoon, he threw Hawaii under the bus stating that after nine years they made no effort to invest money into the football program (money for facilities, recruiting). And allegedly that's what Hawaii was trying to convince him of when they made their plea to ...
June Jones the Latest to Try to Resurrect SMU —
East Coast Bias
Once a perennial national title contender, SMU has all but literally died under the "death penalty" imposed in 1987. Since fielding a new team in 1989, SMU has gone 58-153-3 with only one winning season (6-5 a decade ago). The latest failure as head coach, Phil Bennett, managed a couple seasons around .500, but the boosters apparently still believe greater things are possible. With at least 20 ...
BREAKING NEWS: June Jones is an idiot —
Construda
After leading a team that finished undefeated (with big wins over perennial powers Washington and Boise State) to an embarrassing loss in the Sugar Bowl to Georgia, proving they didn't belong with the big boys, Hawaii coach June Jones has accepted the job at Southern Methodist.
Whata moron. Here's why:
1) Why leave Hawaii, let me say that again HAWAII, for SMU? SMU is located in Dallas,
June Jones Says Aloha To Hawaii —
The Sports Oasis
Seriously, June Jones must be smoking some mauwie wauwie because he's accepted the SMU head coaching position , and is leaving Honolulu behind for Dallas. Honestly, it's a move that I can't really figure out. Jones didn't attend SMU, nor was he raised anywhere near Dallas. And moving from the WAC to Conference USA doesn't really increase his chances of contending for a BCS title year in and ...
Trouble In Paradise: Hawaii Set to Lose June Jones —
Bleacher Report
Colt Brennan is graduating. Davone Bess is leaving early. June Jones is close to finding out if things really are bigger in Texas. Anyone else want to jump off this sinking ship? Hawaii's football program isn't very good, and it's very close to becoming obsolete. The one good thing it has...the one person who truly believes in the Warriors...is days, if not hours, away from leaving Hawaii to ...
Jones Not Gone — Yet —
The Wiz of Odds
There hasn't been this much buzz about Southern Methodist football since the NCAA slapped the program with the death penalty in 1986. June Jones met Sunday with Mustang officials and is mulling an offer said to be in the $2 million range to become coach. Hawaii has counter-offered and Jones is said to be torn between staying in Honolulu or packing for Dallas. A decision is expected Monday . ...
Trouble In Paradise: Hawaii is on the brink of destruction —
Bleacher Report
Colt Brennan is graduating. Davone Bess is leaving early. June Jones is close to finding out if things really are bigger in Texas. Anyone else want to jump off this sinking ship? Hawaii's football program isn't very good, and it's very close to becoming obsolete. The one good thing it has. The one person who truly believes in their program. Is days, if not hours away from leaving ...
June Jones jets ... maybe —
Uwe Blog
One thing: June Jones has to bring back the 'stache The most interesting and exciting story in Dallas sports over the weekend had to do with the SMU head football coach search. Allegedly, Hawaii head coach June Jones quit and flew to Dallas for an interview . Allegedly, he's on the verge of accepting a five-year, $10 million deal. Allegedly, he's only on the verge of resigning . Allegedly, ...
Is The Wait Over? —
Ick's Corner
The SMU football program has been without a head coach for about two months now.. well the wait could be over.. June Jones head coach of the Hawaii Warriors has resigned . Jones traveled to Dallas over the weekend to meet with SMU to discuss him taking over the head coaching job.. The offer SMU has made to Jones is being reported somewhere between $1.7 and $2 million per season.. If the ...
SOURCES: JUNE JONES NOT STAYING IN HAWAII —
the Pig Pen
_________________________ SMU might finally have a football coach If Hawaii beat Georgia, would Jones be leaving? After coaching his team to a perfect 12-0 season and the school's first ever Sugar Bowl berth, June Jones and Hawaii's dream season ended with an ugly, debilitating, physically pounding 41-10 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs. Jones built Hawaii's program from the ground up ...
SPORTS SHORTS —
NY Post: Sports
COLLEGE: June bolts to SMU June Jones is giving up the paradise of Hawaii for the daunting task of trying to restore SMU to football respectability. Jones, who coached Hawaii to an unbeaten regular season, resisted emotional pleas from Warrior...
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