Coach D.J. Wilson

Coldsprings takes the First Cotton Robinson Classic over Woodville 58-53 in the Gold Bracket.  Liberty beats Buna for the Silver Championship 46-45. Thanks everyone for coming out.

Coldsprings takes the First Cotton Robinson Classic over Woodville 58-53 in the Gold Bracket.  Liberty beats Buna for the Silver Championship 46-45. Thanks everyone for coming out.

Coldsprings takes the First Cotton Robinson Classic over Woodville 58-53 in the Gold Bracket.  Liberty beats Buna for the Silver Championship 46-45. Thanks everyone for coming out.

Day 2 with 3 more games to play. Will update as soon as last game is over.

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

There are always two sides to every story.  I know a lot of coaches read this site but I am not going to sit and be someone’s punching bag on a site where people hide their real name.  I am not hiding behind my screen name.  I have a great resume.  Yes, I have been at different places but some were my choice and some were the results of politics in this profession.  Some of you coaches who stir up the conversations and hide behind a screen name, well that is why I don’t come coach with you guys.  You should worry about your jobs since you are on short leashes.  You know who you are and coaches in the area know who you are too.  Heck, I have had 7 coaches contact me this morning about the jabs taken at me on this post and they all had only positive things to say. 
(Last 5 years)
OF Assistant – went 3 rounds deep, renewed for next school year. 
Evadale Boys Head Coach – Won District Championship…tripled win total. Principal wanted her brother to be the coach.  (Turned out ok because I went to OF)
WOS Girls Head Coach – Renewed, accepted job at Evadale (basketball school)
Slocum Girls Head Coach – told girls program from Middle school to High School would not win a game.  Won 30 games overall…. AD wanted best friend as a retire/rehire to take over Girls.  Ask me to go to the boys’ side as assistant.  I ended up accepting job at WOS.  (Covid hit this year as well)
Deweyville Boys Coach – Wanted to coach my daughter.  Accepted job at Slocum.
111 wins as a Head Coach
3 District Championships as Head Coach, 3 District Championships as an Assistant
Graduate in December from Lamar as a Honor Student with Master of Education Administration Degree.

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

@72 Pinto I'm 100% sure that DJ Wilson is not interviewing next week.  I appreciate that you're trying to get me a job which is getting harder in Biden's economy but I'm happy here in Buna. Plus orange makes me look fat, Go Cougars!!

i heard east chambers 

Good for Buna.  He just was named Coachof the year.  Heard Vidor and several other schools are beating his door down to come over.

There was a lot more to it. I went to several games and witnessed several things. Even asked why he was leaving a player in with 3 fouls in tart of second Qtr, he turned and said are you serious I didn’t realize he had 3 fouls and called time out to get him out. The call to remove him was made right after the season started because of some things that were said to the team players and him having someone else come in at practice and talk to them and somewhat coach them. Several complaints were made and it was addressed with him. Also lost several of the older players because of it, why we finished with several underclass man playing. There is something to say about a coach that has been with several teams in a very short time and most of them for 1 season. He seemed like a very nice guy but I have been around basketball all my life and I told my wife after the second game he will never make it as a coach. To win district wasn’t that hard considering most of the other schools lost players and district was weak other than West Hardin and Evadale had enough talent to pull it out.

@TigerAlumni85 I saw it coming the more he started to win.  Craziest environment I have seen in sports in a while.  When he lost it seemed like parents were happy, but the more he won the madder people got.  The main reason is Bethea was hired after the principal who is a hometown girl, and she is the superintendent's friend.  People from there have told me that she wants to try and hire her brother to take over who is certified in the same subject area as Bethea.
Bethea took a 6-win 4th place team to a district championship and 15 wins.  However, he was told she wanted to go in a different direction with no reason or justification.  Politics in a small town can suck for sure.  I am glad I retired before I got into this profession, so this salary pays for my vacations.  Bethea will land on his feet but sucks for him because he did a good job with those young men.

@TigerAlumni85 I saw it coming the more he started to win.  Craziest environment I have seen in sports in a while.  When he lost it seemed like parents were happy, but the more he won the madder people got.  The main reason is Bethea was hired after the principal who is a hometown girl, and she is the superintendent's friend.  People from there have told me that she wants to try and hire her brother to take over who is certified in the same subject area as Bethea.
Bethea took a 6-win 4th place team to a district championship and 15 wins.  However, he was told she wanted to go in a different direction with no reason or justification.  Politics in a small town can suck for sure.  I am glad I retired before I got into this profession, so this salary pays for my vacations.  Bethea will land on his feet but sucks for him because he did a good job with those young men.

@TigerAlumni85 I saw it coming the more he started to win.  Craziest environment I have seen in sports in a while.  When he lost it seemed like parents were happy, but the more he won the madder people got.  The main reason is Bethea was hired after the principal who is a hometown girl, and she is the superintendent's friend.  People from there have told me that she wants to try and hire her brother to take over who is certified in the same subject area as Bethea.
Bethea took a 6-win 4th place team to a district championship and 15 wins.  However, he was told she wanted to go in a different direction with no reason or justification.  Politics in a small town can suck for sure.  I am glad I retired before I got into this profession, so this salary pays for my vacations.  Bethea will land on his feet but sucks for him because he did a good job with those young men.

People these days want to have life handed to them on a silver platter.  Nobody wants to take the time to build a program and develop it.  Rome wasn't built in a day.  Not really the message to send to kids.