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Jones looks to return Mustangs to past glory
Brianna Ahern, Contributing Writer, bahern@smu.edu
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: Sports
"He trains the mind so that you can believe that you can do so many things," Bryant says.
Sanders, a sophomore CCPA major, agrees. He says Jones is focusing on building the players' confidence. Sanders explains that Jones teaches the team members how to become better people and how to be mentally ready for the football game.
"He prepares you so much mentally so that it translates positively on the field," said Sanders.
Bryant, a junior CCPA major, adds that the team was thrilled to hear of Jones' arrival.
"When he got announced as the coach there was so much excitement that you could swear that we had won the National Championship," said Bryant.
Jones makes the players recite inspirational quotes at all of their meetings.
"Jones tells us that we're going to keep doing things until excellence is a habit," said Bryant.
The players are certain that Jones is qualified to lead them to victory.
"He is so smart and he knows the game inside and out," Sanders said.
Jones' coaching record confirms the players' confidence in him. The coach led Hawaii to a 1999 Western Athletic Conference football championship and a Bowl Championship Series in 2007.
He developed a system of coaching 20 years ago. It involves introducing four or five things a day and practicing them for two days straight.
Tommy Poynter, a senior accounting major, believes this strategy has great potential to be successful at SMU as well. Poynter is an offensive lineman for the Mustangs.
Jones' strategy focuses on perfecting the offense in what is called a "spread offense," which involves always throwing the ball.
"It has proven to be successful in other places…it was proven to be successful in Hawaii and also in the NFL," Poynter said.
Pom Squad member Meghan Sheehan hopes this is the case. "We don't want to be stuck where we've been in the past couple of years. We want to move forward," she said.
Sanders, a sophomore CCPA major, agrees. He says Jones is focusing on building the players' confidence. Sanders explains that Jones teaches the team members how to become better people and how to be mentally ready for the football game.
"He prepares you so much mentally so that it translates positively on the field," said Sanders.
Bryant, a junior CCPA major, adds that the team was thrilled to hear of Jones' arrival.
"When he got announced as the coach there was so much excitement that you could swear that we had won the National Championship," said Bryant.
Jones makes the players recite inspirational quotes at all of their meetings.
"Jones tells us that we're going to keep doing things until excellence is a habit," said Bryant.
The players are certain that Jones is qualified to lead them to victory.
"He is so smart and he knows the game inside and out," Sanders said.
Jones' coaching record confirms the players' confidence in him. The coach led Hawaii to a 1999 Western Athletic Conference football championship and a Bowl Championship Series in 2007.
He developed a system of coaching 20 years ago. It involves introducing four or five things a day and practicing them for two days straight.
Tommy Poynter, a senior accounting major, believes this strategy has great potential to be successful at SMU as well. Poynter is an offensive lineman for the Mustangs.
Jones' strategy focuses on perfecting the offense in what is called a "spread offense," which involves always throwing the ball.
"It has proven to be successful in other places…it was proven to be successful in Hawaii and also in the NFL," Poynter said.
Pom Squad member Meghan Sheehan hopes this is the case. "We don't want to be stuck where we've been in the past couple of years. We want to move forward," she said.
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Hal Barnes
posted 4/30/08 @ 3:52 PM CST
Sorry, but the first game in all college football in 2008 is South carolina vs. NC State on August 28.
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