Joint venture
By Dave Reardon
Just got word that Alex Gerke is actually just one of five UH coaches headed to American Samoa next week, with five SMU coaches. The others are Greg McMackin, Nick Rolovich, Brian Smith and Craig Stutzmann. They will be joined by June Jones, Dennis McKnight, Wes Suan, Jeff Reinebold and Frank Gansz of the SMU staff.
They will be there to conduct the first June Jones American Samoa Football Academy.
Reinebold’s wife, a health care professional, will be going as a medical missionary, also sponsored by the June Jones Foundation.
According to Kevin Kaplan, director of the June Jones Foundation, the academy will involve 550 athletes, and five will each win a $2000 scholarship that can be used at any U.S. college — not just SMU or UH.
The joint venture in American Samoa follows the June Jones Celebrity Golf Classic at Hokulia on the Big Island on Sunday and Monday.
June 19th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I think it’s great that a joint venture to go to Samoa is being done with the SMU staff, but I think UH should start their OWN clinics
to help with recruiting kids to go to UH. Even though alot of the coaches are best of friends with the SMU staff, when it comes to recruiting its ” each man for himself” and “its a dog eat dog” recruiting world. To tell you the truth, I don’t trust JJ and RB. They were calling some recruits that already verbally committed to UH to persuade them to reconsider their decision and visit SMU instead. I’m sorry, when it comes to recruiting, JJ’s friendship seems to be only skin deep. It’s expected in any sport.
June 20th, 2008 at 5:58 am
Joint venture? How does THAT work? Isn’t there some kind of conflict of interest here with the advantage going to SMU a la the June Jones Foundation? Somebody please school me on this. How about a “Greg McMackin Warrior Foundation”?
June 20th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Get planny Sole’s for everyone on the island. Just keep all the other schools out. Believe me if the best of Samoa leaves the island, 1st choice will be UH and SMU will get the scraps.
June 21st, 2008 at 6:24 am
Yeah, this isn’t a joint venture when the camp is called the June Jones camp. Mac shouldn’t be at this one and should be starting his own. JJ is looking for players for SMU now and not Hawaii.