DMNews: June Jones deserves more money

[Harry]

Days on the Hilltop werent very bright not too long ago.

After SMU received the notorious Death Penalty, the Mustangs failed to experience the same success they did in the late 70s and early 80s. In fact, SMU had just one winning season over the next 20 years.

Quarterback Richard Bartel, who went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys, was part of those dark and dreary days. Bartel suited up for the Ponies in 2003 but left the program after one season to give professional baseball a try he eventually ended his college football career with Tarleton State.

Read more: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/ex-smu-qb-richard-bartel-june-jones-deserves-more-money.html/

[Christopher Walker]

This is beyond laughable.

[malonish]

For what we've paid him vs the success he's made, I'd say he's overpaid by double. His recruiting has been abysmal and he even admitted to recruiting guys not offered by Power schools because he thought they would never commit. You miss all shots you don't take. The marginal winning is the only upside but it hasn't increased crowds and revenue at all.

[meangreendork]

"After SMU received the notorious Death Penalty, the Mustangs failed to experience the same success they did in the late 70s and early 80s. In fact, SMU had just one winning season over the next 20 years."

Well, when you're cheating at the scale SMU did in that era, it's hard to have that level of success otherwise.

But I do agree that Jones is overpaid and should be showing more success than he has. Well, unless UNT is playing him, then he's entirely free to fail hard.

[UNT90]

So someone that nobody remembers, that didnt graduate from SMU, and is not prominent in the DFW community (that I know of, anyway) says that Jones deserves more money, and the DMN thinks that deserves an article?

Maybe there is a conspiracy, after all. <ninjaface thingy>

[THOR]

I'll use that newspaper at the bottom of a bird cage...freaking worthless

[Rudy]

He's gotta fund his men's ministry somehow.

[greenminer]

I have no problem with this and look forward to the DMN article that quotes Harry saying Mac needs more money.

Edited July 22, 2014 by greenminer

[emmitt01]

I think he deserves triple his salary and a 20 year extension.

He has led SMU to the only "shining" moments in their history where they weren't blatantly cheating. That their fans have these delusions that somehow 1) Dallas people care about them and 2) They belong with their old SWC brethren, is all the more reason to keep him around.

[JesseMartin]

June Jones needs more money like Craig James needs more hookers.

[Eagle1855]

I don't understand this article's existence. An unremarkable QB who played for SMU for a year, some 5 years before June Jones arrived, thinks Jones should be paid more and someone at the DMN felt it warranted an article? Do I have it right?

[meangreenthirteen]

Wow being a journalist seems really easy if this is the standard. That was completely pointless.

[Jason Howeth]

I've got a buddy at law school with me who played under Jones. I'll just say that he didn't have anything kind to say about his football knowledge, which is why he left the program. DMN goes beyond getting on my nerves.

[CMJ]

I think most college coaches are overpaid to an extent. Also....I wish I had someone writing I deserved a raise!

[malonish]

I think most college coaches are overpaid to an extent. Also....I wish I had someone writing I deserved a raise!

I am new here and don't know you, but you deserve a raise. You seem like a go getter, a real stand up guy.

[UNT90]

I am new here and don't know you, but you deserve a raise. You seem like a go getter, a real stand up guy.

He is a doctor, after all.

[TheWestie]

This BS article makes me so happy we have Vito.

I said it, but you're all thinking it.

[greenjoe]

I wonder how much Bartel gives back to Tarleton State ?

Beat Texas

GO MEAN GREEN