West out at Alcorn!!





skyvolt2000 said:
If that story wasn't true-why didn't anyone from Alcorn State say anything to deny it? I showed one former Alcorn student and he said it was like that when he went there.

If stuff in that story wasn't true, somebody should have said something instead of staying quiet. Somebody had to give ESPN permission to do that story on the basketball team.

One question remains-Who are they going to get?

Alcorn State is not an attractive job right now. The only way to get attention is to maybe get Larry Smith, who played at Alcorn and is right now an assistant in the WNBA. He does have 2 NBA titles and worked in the NBDL as a head coach.
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Larry has attended several home games this year along with one of his team mates from our Glory Days; Dwight Alexander. He was asked last year if the position became available would he be interested and his reply was YES!!!!:ebrow:
 
Alcorn has to come up with monopoly money as Cable was teaching and assisting with the team at the same time and making nothing....

they hired that guy as AD...hmmmm.....
 
the band fan said:
Alcorn has to come up with monopoly money as Cable was teaching and assisting with the team at the same time and making nothing....

they hired that guy as AD...hmmmm.....
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I couldnt possibly believe Jason Cable was just getting paid 25,000 to be an assistant AND teach.... that cant be minimum wage. He needs to come back home. Im sure he can take over at our high school and make much more than that.
 
don't know how much was true and how much wasn't but in order for things to improve west was going to have to go. whoever they hire will demand certain things, like a full coaching staff. several new coaches hopefully means that swac basketball is getting a serious upgrade.
 
full staff? :emlaugh:

there are alot of factors that go into building a quality program in today's society...first of all...alums need to realize the coaches of yesteryear aren't around anymore and the talent level will never be the same...

secondly...kids are exposed to more on the high school scene now so you got to realize an outdated facility can kill you before you do anything

third...school location is very important..

lastly....you need resources to win......outside of full staff, you need administrative support from the AD, SID, etc.
 
Antroy said:
CJ, the new president is not playing. When he read that ESPN article, to say that he was livid would be an understatement. Changes have been going on since he took over and look for them to continue.
From what I've been told, the athletic budget has been seriously upgraded. I'm pretty sure that the conditions that they listed in that ESPN article, won't exist anymore.

CJ, I talked to you about the bus part of that article during the SWAC tourney.
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FOR THOSE TO TEND TO MORE HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE OF ALCORN THEN WE DO.....WE CAN HANDLE OURS.....THATS WHAT THE ALUMNS WANT AND THEY GOT IT........ALCORN HAS MORE HISTORY AS FAR AS WINNING AND PRODUCING ATHLETES IN THE PROS AND MAKING HISTORY AMONG HBCUS...SO IM SURE IT WONT BE A PROBLEM FILLING ANYTHING...
 
the band fan said:
full staff? :emlaugh:

there are alot of factors that go into building a quality program in today's society...first of all...alums need to realize the coaches of yesteryear aren't around anymore and the talent level will never be the same...

secondly...kids are exposed to more on the high school scene now so you got to realize an outdated facility can kill you before you do anything

third...school location is very important..

lastly....you need resources to win......outside of full staff, you need administrative support from the AD, SID, etc.
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AND WHAT IS UR HISTORY AS FAR AS WINNING IN SPORTS?????
 
What about hiring Dellie Robinson, the current coach at Vicksburg High School? He was once interested in the position.

You'd think West would've learned something on how to organize and produce a winning (above .500) program, since he was mentored by the legendary Dave Whitney.
 
JSU2DEC said:
So what ya'll going to do with Rat :swink:[/QUOTE/]

:lol: I've always asked the same question. Rat is an Alcorn legend through tenure only. But most who have played under him have a whole lot of respect for him.

I can't answer now, but the way the doors at Alcorn are swinging, I have no idea.
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DAHILL said:
I couldnt possibly believe Jason Cable was just getting paid 25,000 to be an assistant AND teach.... that cant be minimum wage. He needs to come back home. Im sure he can take over at our high school and make much more than that.
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I'm not justifying anything, but if Jason was only making 25,000, then that's what he agreed to. I'm glad for the work he did, but I'm sure there was a supplement somewhere... whether living on campus or allowing him to go to school for his Masters. If not :smh:

Regardless if it was supplemented or not, on the books, it should have been more. That's a whole lot of work!
 
What the previous administration allowed to go on or didn't should not have a factor on the new. Ross realizes the problem that Bristow and gang allowed to go on for over 10 years. It's good Alcorn survived at all during those times. This won't be the end of restructuring at Alcorn. But this is a lot of mess that is going to have to be fixed and it's not going to happen over-night but it will happen. In two years he will have all that he needs to get us where we need to be. That includes Athletics, adminstration, faculty, and staff. If you can't do "YOUR" job then he says you got to go home.
 



Braveman12 said:
I'm not justifying anything, but if Jason was only making 25,000, then that's what he agreed to. I'm glad for the work he did, but I'm sure there was a supplement somewhere... whether living on campus or allowing him to go to school for his Masters. If not :smh:

Regardless if it was supplemented or not, on the books, it should have been more. That's a whole lot of work!
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Regardless of what that article says I just don't believe that is all that he was making.
 
Braveman12 said:
JSU2DEC said:
So what ya'll going to do with Rat :swink:[/QUOTE/]

:lol: I've always asked the same question. Rat is an Alcorn legend through tenure only. But most who have played under him have a whole lot of respect for him.

I can't answer now, but the way the doors at Alcorn are swinging, I have no idea.
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RAT is the safest coach in the SWAC. :lol:
RAT ain't going nowhere until he get's ready to go. :lol:

Can't say that about any other coach.
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skyvolt2000 said:
If that story wasn't true-why didn't anyone from Alcorn State say anything to deny it? I showed one former Alcorn student and he said it was like that when he went there.

If stuff in that story wasn't true, somebody should have said something instead of staying quiet. Somebody had to give ESPN permission to do that story on the basketball team.

One question remains-Who are they going to get?

Alcorn State is not an attractive job right now. The only way to get attention is to maybe get Larry Smith, who played at Alcorn and is right now an assistant in the WNBA. He does have 2 NBA titles and worked in the NBDL as a head coach.
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I agree. After I read this article, I started to reminiscence about my college days and back then athletics had the best compared to what the other students had. I enjoyed my college experience on an HBCU campus. If this is the type of treatment athletics are getting today, what is it all about for the other students? One good thing did come out of this article. I sent it to some people and we all agreed that we (alumni and fans) have to do more to help our schools. We are working on ways to do more for them.
 
the band fan said:
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there are alot of factors that go into building a quality program in today's society...first of all...alums need to realize the coaches of yesteryear aren't around anymore and the talent level will never be the same...

secondly...kids are exposed to more on the high school scene now so you got to realize an outdated facility can kill you before you do anything

third...school location is very important..

lastly....you need resources to win......outside of full staff, you need administrative support from the AD, SID, etc.
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I agree!!!
 
And that's the problem.
Why keep funding something your school and fan's don't care about.
Just holding on to keep in good with D1 and Title IX is a waste.
That's money that can be used somewhere else.


purplerush said:
players said:
........you must remember,you are talking about baseball:xeye::.In other words,who really cares...............Well very few anyway.
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Don't know about ya'll but when JSU went through all that they can play/they can't play mess 3 year's ago that cost us a potential SWAC Title in baseball, found out a he!! of a lot of people care around here. :lol:
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JayRob said:
What about hiring Dellie Robinson, the current coach at Vicksburg High School? He was once interested in the position.

You'd think West would've learned something on how to organize and produce a winning (above .500) program, since he was mentored by the legendary Dave Whitney.
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He is on his way toward retiring in a few more years.
 
Coach West, the same man I remember attending Jackson State's homecoming game while Alcorn was playing a game in Lorman on the same day. When I saw him tailgating right next to us, I knew he wouldn't be in Lorman too long. What the heck is this man doing at a JSU game when Alcorn has a game?:smh:
I guess he was boycotting Alcorn's football team like most of the Braves fans.

He's probably a better high school coach any way.
 
JayRob said:
Coach West, the same man I remember attending Jackson State's homecoming game while Alcorn was playing a game in Lorman on the same day. When I saw him tailgating right next to us, I knew he wouldn't be in Lorman too long. What the heck is this man doing at a JSU game when Alcorn has a game?:smh:
I guess he was boycotting Alcorn's football team like most of the Braves fans.

He's probably a better high school coach any way.
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so because he was Alcorns basketball coach, he couldnt miss an Alcorn football game to go to another SWAC game?
 
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