That's the marketing campaign for SMU's football program this year. For those in the North Texas area, the arrival of June Jones as SMU's new head football coach was shocking and symbolized new energy into that once storied program.
You might recall that Coach Jones led the University of Hawai'i to a BCS bowl last year.
Coach Jones is revered on the islands and rightfully so. He led a team and program from near obscurity to national prominence.
But when he left, the University of Hawai'i claimed that Jones breached his contract.
Coach Jones and the University are in negotiations to resolve the dispute. An article from the Honolulu Advertiser can be viewed here. The University of Hawai'i is seeking just over $400,000 in liquidated damages from Jones for allegedly terminating his contract prior to its expiration date. Jones' side claims that the (now) former athletic director promised that the contract's restrictions would be dropped if Jones honored the final two years of the contract. According to university sources, mediation is on-going.
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