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You just know his non-coaching azz is gonna be inside another trash can real soon:
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September 9, 2003
JSU players call for meeting with Bell after 0-2 start
By Mark Alexander
[email protected]
Jackson State's football players called a meeting with first-year coach James Bell Monday, two days after the Tigers lost at home to North Carolina A&T to fall to 0-2.
The players walked across campus as a group and met with Bell and his assistant coaches for nearly an hour in the team meeting room located inside the football complex.
Several players declined to be interviewed as they emerged from the meeting. They briefly gathered in a circle as a group, then dispersed back to their dorm rooms.
A few hours later, they returned for Monday's regularly scheduled 6 p.m. practice to begin preparations for Saturday's Southern Heritage Classic game against Tennessee State in Memphis. About half the team attended the meeting; all the players were at practice.
When asked about the meeting following Monday's practice, Bell indicated the team meets every Monday.
"That's our meeting time," Bell said. "Any time you lose a close game like we did the other night you feel bad. The coaches feel bad, and the players feel bad. We were all down Sunday. We had an opportunity to make it happen and we didn't."
Bell didn't discuss specifics about what was said in the meeting. "That's between us," he said.
"It's the same things," Bell said. " 'We want to do this, we want to do that.' . . . The things they hear in the media. Once we explained the concepts of what we're doing, they were fine.
"I have an open door policy. My players know they can come talk to me at any time. It's important to keep the lines of communication open. They have their opinions, they shared them with me, and now we move on."
JSU lost to nationally ranked Northwestern (La.) State 23-7 on the road in its season opener. The 10-7 overtime loss to North Carolina A&T followed.
JSU's once high-powered offense has sputtered out of the gate, producing a total of 14 points and 448 yards in the first two games. Bell's play-calling was questioned following the first game, and he was booed by the fans during the second half Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Bell only allowed three players to talk to the media following Saturday night's loss. Record-setting quarterback Robert Kent, who voiced his concerns about the offense during a seniors only meeting with Bell last Tuesday, was not one of those allowed to speak to the media Saturday, although he was requested by reporters.
Defensive tackle Deon Deboise was allowed to speak after the game, and he said his offensive teammates are going through withdrawals.
"They miss the offense we had last year basically," Deboise said. "They want it wide open, they want to throw the ball, they want to go deep.
"Personally, I don't think we have the depth at running back to run the ball. We had two big-time running backs last year, with Tarnaka (Counslor) and (Laurence) Nolen. Even though we had a passing team last year, we still had a lot of rushing yards."
You just know his non-coaching azz is gonna be inside another trash can real soon:
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September 9, 2003
JSU players call for meeting with Bell after 0-2 start
By Mark Alexander
[email protected]
Jackson State's football players called a meeting with first-year coach James Bell Monday, two days after the Tigers lost at home to North Carolina A&T to fall to 0-2.
The players walked across campus as a group and met with Bell and his assistant coaches for nearly an hour in the team meeting room located inside the football complex.
Several players declined to be interviewed as they emerged from the meeting. They briefly gathered in a circle as a group, then dispersed back to their dorm rooms.
A few hours later, they returned for Monday's regularly scheduled 6 p.m. practice to begin preparations for Saturday's Southern Heritage Classic game against Tennessee State in Memphis. About half the team attended the meeting; all the players were at practice.
When asked about the meeting following Monday's practice, Bell indicated the team meets every Monday.
"That's our meeting time," Bell said. "Any time you lose a close game like we did the other night you feel bad. The coaches feel bad, and the players feel bad. We were all down Sunday. We had an opportunity to make it happen and we didn't."
Bell didn't discuss specifics about what was said in the meeting. "That's between us," he said.
"It's the same things," Bell said. " 'We want to do this, we want to do that.' . . . The things they hear in the media. Once we explained the concepts of what we're doing, they were fine.
"I have an open door policy. My players know they can come talk to me at any time. It's important to keep the lines of communication open. They have their opinions, they shared them with me, and now we move on."
JSU lost to nationally ranked Northwestern (La.) State 23-7 on the road in its season opener. The 10-7 overtime loss to North Carolina A&T followed.
JSU's once high-powered offense has sputtered out of the gate, producing a total of 14 points and 448 yards in the first two games. Bell's play-calling was questioned following the first game, and he was booed by the fans during the second half Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Bell only allowed three players to talk to the media following Saturday night's loss. Record-setting quarterback Robert Kent, who voiced his concerns about the offense during a seniors only meeting with Bell last Tuesday, was not one of those allowed to speak to the media Saturday, although he was requested by reporters.
Defensive tackle Deon Deboise was allowed to speak after the game, and he said his offensive teammates are going through withdrawals.
"They miss the offense we had last year basically," Deboise said. "They want it wide open, they want to throw the ball, they want to go deep.
"Personally, I don't think we have the depth at running back to run the ball. We had two big-time running backs last year, with Tarnaka (Counslor) and (Laurence) Nolen. Even though we had a passing team last year, we still had a lot of rushing yards."
