FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Ralph Turner · February 12, 2008, 10:57:15 PM

Quote from: TU2698 on February 12, 2008, 10:43:02 PM

I seem to find a different crusade every few months. Well, it's that time of year again, and it happens to have been triggered by signing day.

I found out today that one of my students has a cousin who is on a full ride at Millsaps on the strength of a very high ACT score. This young scholar also plays football for the Majors. Yet the scholar's mother contends to my student that her son is on an academic and athletic scholarship. Clearly, she doesn't know what she's talking about, but it indicated something to me: part of the reason that all this "signing" press is so out of control is because the parents are as likely to believe it as their eighteen year old sons.

She should be a D3football.com fan by now.

Have her get a Post Patterns ID, have her log on and we can educate her!

Tex · February 12, 2008, 11:19:23 PM

TU, are you tilting at windmills again?

Mama Gump always said, Stupid is as stupid does. (I'm not referring to you, TU)

You can try and educate all you want but most won't hear you. The concept of a kid getting a scholarship to college because he or she is smart is rather foreign to most.

This is Texas. If you play HS football and you go to college and play football, the majority will just assume it's on a football schollie. It really doesn't matter in my opinion to pull your hair out trying to correct them all.

What I find sad about your post above is that the kid's mom is telling everyone that it's academic and athletic. Kinda like she's ashamed he didn't get a football scholarship? I think I fall in the opposite camp. Proud of a kid that can get an academic partial and still do what they love.

My dad played ball at Rice during their glory days (late 40's early 50's). He used to say the only reason he got to go to Rice was because he played football. Truth be told he was a really bright guy. He was told back then that he couldn't major in engineering. He had to take business classes or they'd pull his scholarship. If he was still alive today, he'd be applauding my son's choice to play d-3. He got screwed over by coaches that held his scholarship over his head. That isn't going to happen to his grandson.

AF4 · February 13, 2008, 12:35:00 AM

Tex
'He got screwed over by coaches that held his scholarship over his head. That isn't going to happen to his grandson.'

i heard that

well said

keep the faith

gogetit9 · February 13, 2008, 08:29:04 PM

I would guess this is bad news for the bsc faithful

http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/15583697.html

I guess only time (as in 24 hours) will tell!

Ron Boerger · February 14, 2008, 12:10:19 AM

So now USA has thrown big bucks at two guys who have thought about it and turned them down. There's gotta be a reason. Stay away, Coach Jones.

oldmoose · February 14, 2008, 01:53:37 PM

Joey Jones is gone after one season:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/02/joey_jones_accepts_head_coachi.html

I guess I can go back to not liking him again. He did play at UAT afterall.

cush · February 14, 2008, 03:52:08 PM

can't blame him, that's a big jump in salary + its a d1 job. If he is successful there, he really will be up for a big job after a few years. As for BSC, i looked this guy up, he should get the first phone call. Yet, its probably unrealistic to think he might leave an NFL job but who knows:

http://www.azcardinals.com/team/staff_detail.php?PRKey=169

oldmoose · February 14, 2008, 04:13:03 PM

Quote from: cush on February 14, 2008, 03:52:08 PM
can't blame him, that's a big jump in salary + its a d1 job. If he is successful there, he really will be up for a big job after a few years. As for BSC, i looked this guy up, he should get the first phone call. Yet, its probably unrealistic to think he might leave an NFL job but who knows:

http://www.azcardinals.com/team/staff_detail.php?PRKey=169

As another UAT grad, he would certainly be popular in Alabama. I agree with you though. I don't think he'd leave an NFL job for D3. However, he has only been there one year and his last job was at the high school level. If the NFL is too big of a jump, he might consider small college.

D3_DPUFan · February 14, 2008, 09:57:49 PM

Coach Jones' departure is a loss for BSC---and the SCAC. Seemed to have some excitment building in Birmingham...who is viwed as the natural replacement? Not to diminish Jones' impact...but I have to think that the programis heade dint he right direction and just getting a solid guy in there will continue the shcool on the right path...also...is the on-campus stadium going to be ready this fall?

cush · February 14, 2008, 09:59:21 PM

I have no idea what he makes in the NFL but it might not be that unrealistic to think he would accept the bsc job. He probably has some $'s from his playing career + he would get to become a head coach and return to the south, although hard to beat phoenix. His high school gig paid about what bsc would pay...that's alot of coin for a high school football coach:

http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2007/1/10/rutledge_departs_as_mba_football_coach

Than again, i think there is a former auburn coach who wants to get back in the college game but not a this level, i thought he was a lock for the w.virg job.

Ron Boerger · February 15, 2008, 12:28:45 AM

Sorry to see Joey Jones leave BSC, and I'm sure the players will miss his leadership.

A bit of a shock to see, however, that his total compensation at B-SC was $150K. I would guess that's close to twice what the average SCAC fb coach pulls down. If BSC can offer his successor that kind of package they should have no dearth of good candidates.

D3_DPU, I know the plan was for BSC to play on-campus at the new field in 2008.

oldmoose · February 15, 2008, 08:57:05 AM

Quote from BSC’s AD Joe Dean Jr. in today’s B’ham News: "I've got a list of about five or six guys I have an interest in for this job. There is one in particular who I was interested in when we hired Joey. He is from Birmingham, but he's coaching somewhere else right now."

The interesting part is that there is much speculation that Joe Dean Jr. is leaving soon to take the AD job at Miss. St.

http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/120306699286760.xml&coll=2

The football field and track are complete. The team moved into the new locker room and weight room before the end of last season. There are no seats yet.

D3_DPUFan · February 15, 2008, 02:08:39 PM

QuoteThe football field and track are complete. The team moved into the new locker room and weight room before the end of last season. There are no seats yet.

any pics???

oldmoose · February 15, 2008, 02:53:03 PM

Quote from: D3_DPUFan on February 15, 2008, 02:08:39 PM
QuoteThe football field and track are complete. The team moved into the new locker room and weight room before the end of last season. There are no seats yet.

any pics???

I tried to attach one but "The upload folder is full." Go to this web page, scroll down, and click on "77."

http://www.bsc.edu/about/map.htm

Too bad they went cheap and didn't put a logo at midfield.

D3_DPUFan · February 15, 2008, 08:20:18 PM

Thanks, old moose...you're right, it needs a logo at midfield...but it looks nice and in a neat setting. we didn't make it to campus on our trip last season...by the way, the crowd and the atmosphere at regions field was great...really impressed by your fans---intense and classy---fun to be around...