Coach Norwood, Lets put things like they are. Coach Jones put you in the position that you are in. When none of the players wanted to believe in you, coach is the one that said they should. You are a great man and an even better coach. We all know why coaches last year went the way that it did. First off coach campell had his own agenda, that is why the stink got started, coach campell played up to the effect that the QB club presidents son should have started and played in front of Brent. When that did not happen the sh** hit the fan.. Coach Campell was in it together with the people that ran coach jones off.
I know that you are close to the situation, but the one thing being overlooked is that we won under coach jones and the program did not win before or after he left.
with that being said of all people I would think that you would be more for jones.
Just to name a few players Despaux was signed and left UTM on his own accord. Medlock had many oppurtunities to play at the sub DI level but chose not too, weiss is playing at DIII school and won several rings, chris geter had the oppurtunity to go to UTC and chose not too. Austin could have gone where he wanted to until he screwed up his sr. year. Ryan merriman could have walked on at UTC. Robert "mookie" woods and Branden "odog" odem walked on at Marshal.
Davenport would have never graduated if not for jones, plus at least 20 more.
please do not get me started about what jones could have done, if all of us put as much passion in as he did all of the above mentioned would still be playing.
by the way in case you are wondering I decided not to play my sr. year. so you never coached me.