June Jones is the football coach of the 12-1 Hawaii Warriors (previously the Rainbow Warriors) who were undefeated until they lost their bowl game. A dream job right? He was making $800,000 a year to coach football in Hawaii. Southern Methodist University, SMU, located in Dallas Texas, lured JJ away from paradise by offering $2 million a year for five years. Hawaii countered with $1.6 million. JJ went 75-41 since going to Hawaii in 1999. Since 1989, SMU is 58-153-3 including a 1-11 record this year. Me thinks JJ has gone loopy. Leaving Hawaii for Dallas for a mere $400k a year? Well, it IS 25% more money and I don't think there are state taxes in Texas....not sure about Hawaii. Still, it's freakin' Hawaii!!!
Have you seen these commercials for "Moment of Truth" on Fox? It's a show where they hook you up to a lie detector and ask you questions like: are you disgusted by fat people? (asked by a fat person) Do you really care about the starving kids in Africa? Would you donate a kidney to your father? (asked by the father). It looks AWESOME. I would totally go on the show because I really don't give a crap what people think about me....at least for $1 million. Unfortunately MWrigley has sensed my enthusiasm for the show and has forbade me from going on it. Booooo. :-(
Two other shows to discuss briefly are both hosted by Drew Carey: The Power of 10 and The Price is Right. First, I have to say that I've loved DC since seeing him doing stand-up probably more than a decade ago. That said, he sucks as a game show host. I'm sorry all you other DC fans. Maybe nobody could do a good job hosting TPIR after Bob Barker, but I was shocked when DC accepted it (while on a night time talk show by the way-either Letterman or Kimmel). He just doesn't seem to have the presence on stage for that kind of thing. Maybe he'll grow into it.
That said, The Power of 10 is a pretty good show. You have to guess the answer in percentage terms, to a question where the nation is polled (think of TPIR's price range game). You get larger percentage ranges to guess in early on (20%-30% I think) but you have to be within 10% when I saw a participant trying to get from $100,000 to $1 million. DC's still bad as a host, but the show is good.
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I think MW is keeping you from your calling. You are absolutely fit the bill for saying the outrageous.
I think you are secretly injured they didn't ask you first for the job...
Ah joe, you are showing the clear ignorance of someone who has never known someone who lived in paradise. For one thing, if you have any relatives or friends that do NOT live in HI with you it is very costly, time consuming and difficult to visit them or have them visit you. Also if you enjoy any foods other than tropical fruits and fish, be prepared to pay out the nose for it and for it to not be very good.
On another note, the guy has obviously built a successful team, perhaps he is looking for a new challenge?
If MWrigley is banning you from the show, perhaps you should put *her* on it!
Also, regarding June Jones, there's the fact that he's also leaving a successful team in the WAC to go where? A miserable team in another weak conference? Maybe it's just that I'm not particularly money-motivated, but it seems like an odd move to me.
Stef, you're right on target in both accounts. Hawaii IS expensive, but me thinks if you're making $1.6Million that you could buy some good meat! The weather is the appeal....especially compared to Dallas.
And building another successful program is exactly why JJ said he was making the jump. You closet sporty you!!
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