Trufan

22 hours ago, Derf Nosneb said:

So you will choose to play the victim. 

Lol. Never. I’m just aware of what’s going on. 

10 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

Oh, it suggests WAAAAAY more than that friend. 

What do you think it is and where did you get your information?

6 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

Oh, it suggests WAAAAAY more than that friend. 

I have studied ethnic and race behavior and critical race theory  at two different universities. It pretty much what I said it is. 🤷🏿‍♂️

14 minutes ago, Derf Nosneb said:

What actually is an "attempt to oppress me"? Is this a perceived oppression that your parents, from a different generation, may have encountered or an actual act of oppression?

The last part of your comment would lead one to deduce that you feel the subject in the video is oppressed, or do you feel he is an Uncle Tom?
 

First off anything I say will be a perceived oppression to you because I feel that you personally don’t feel any minorities are oppressed. Secondly there may or may not have been attempts to oppress the dude in this video. What ever happens he feels he overcome it. My issue with him is he doesn’t attempt to see outside his bubble. 

19 minutes ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

Nothing but honesty from all us Mustangs here on the site. Even the ones I don't agree with, are brutally honest with their opinions. 

I won't call out by name who most recently spoke of hiring a new AD/HFC. Though it was expressed it should be based on race. Adding that, "IT is time!" I've heard it from others that the make up of the district should determine the race of the coach. Imo, it should be the best candidate for the job. I know there are some minority coaches on staff that could take the reins and lead the kids to greatness. But as of right now, Coach T hasn't made any announcements. And to go back to your earlier post...

It's always about the kids. Nobody packed out NRG to see Coach T.

 

Yes I agree that administration staff teachers and coaches should reflect the student population in a minority school. I also believe that 100% of those hires should be totally qualified and the tops in their field. I want the best for our kids. The problem is to some non minority folks there are NO minorities that meet their standards. But at the same time they will lower the standards for non minorities. As far as minorities coming to the wos coaching staff. The word is out. “Come to wos at your own risk”. “You will not be treated fairly” 

3 minutes ago, Derf Nosneb said:

So you have been oppressed?

There have been attempts to oppress me. My parents prepared me so the attempts were unsuccessful. Unlike the guy in this video I understand that some of the same attempts to oppress me were successful on others. 

Lol this dude is beyond self absorbed and self serving. Enough about him. Critical Race Theory suggests that we teach the true facts about American history. That’s all. Obviously some whits and this black dude think that if you teach the truth blacks and others will hate whites because of the way we were treated. Lol. Sad. 

4 minutes ago, Trufan said:

5 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

I am a bit curious as to why the high turnover rate for boys head basketball coach.

Won't this be like 6 different head coaches in a 10-12 year span?

 

you have the same turnover for volleyball, softball, girls basketball and just about ALL sports at the middle school. I will say the girls track coach at the middle school did an awesome job this year. I hope she returns. 

 

5 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

I am a bit curious as to why the high turnover rate for boys head basketball coach.

Won't this be like 6 different head coaches in a 10-12 year span?you have the same turnover for volleyball, softball, girls basketball and just about ALL sports at the middle school. I will say the girls track coach at the middle school did an awesome job this year. I hope she returns. 

6 hours ago, WOSgrad said:

Ah, they're all used to hearing fans of non-football sports blame a football program for lack of success.

And most of the WO-S fans there also know the reason for most of these folks wanting Cornel Thompson to step down has absolutely nothing to do with the state of the other sports in the West Orange-Cove CISD.

And that, my friends, is the real elephant in the room.

If we are going to have a conversation It requires everyone to be brutally honest and open about their thoughts. Stop being vague. Lol. Soooo what is the reason folks want the Wos AD to step down? Since it has “nothing to do with the state of the other sports”? The so called “real elephant in the room”. 

1 hour ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Maybe some of you should take this argument to the football forum. Could get some responses.

Most of the responses will be about how much the  athletic director is loved and how much the football team has won in the past. An athletic director is responsible for ALL sports, boys and girls. The sad fact is the football fans will sacrifice the entire sports program out of loyalty to one man. I thought we were supposed to be loyal to the kids? 

It’s past time to address the elephant in the room. It’s time for the athletic director at WOS to step down. The athletic program is struggling. Not from lack of athletes but lack of consistent coaching. There is a TOXIC atmosphere that pushes good coaches away. We are short coaches at  the varsity, junior varsity, freshman, 8 grade and 7th grade. This is true for boys and girls sports. Player numbers are dwindling. This is a sign of poor management and would not be tolerated anywhere else. 

She changed her mind and decided on Baylor. 

4 hours ago, dillonpanthers said:

I can see both sides of the argument of a coach only staying 1 year.

 

Usually I would be on the side that 1 year isn't enough time to commit to turning a program around. But if things were as some said and he wasn't getting support from the administration, being told how to run his practices,etc. you can't blame him for wanting out. 

yep, been there.

Didn't share the article looking for a response.  I just knew someone would

respond the way you did. Always do. As far as this dude not being perfect, none of us are. We all sin. We all just have different ways of doing it. I could go on and on with this conversation and both of us would be telling the truth. We have both "personally " seen him in action.  You are fiercely loyal to your coach. That can be a good thing or a bad thing. The part I don't like is that if someone has a different opinion than you guys, you turn vicious. Lol. Arguing I with a fanatic is not my thing. As my screen name states I am a true fan of sports. I respect the good the bad and the ugly of sports.   I hope you guys have a great season ending with the state championship you value so much. 

29 minutes ago, One4All said:

No need for Popcorn and Tea on this one BG....LOL    It wont last long, because the Truth hurts.....

Yes it does. 

29 minutes ago, griff said:

Trufan, you are full of bitterness. It sounds like you have an ax to grind. Are you a former player would couldn't make it in his program or someone who just doesn't like WO-S? It's one of the two. 

He was only at Palestine ONE season. I said nothing about his record there. You did. Not every situation is a good one. Just know this...I know Cornel Thompson personally. I know what he dealt with up there in Palestine. You don't. The program is not committed to do what a PROVEN WINNER (Thompson) knows would make Palestine a winner, as well. You might be willing to have a pushover coach in your community, but Thompson will not subject himself to that. 

WO-S did not become an overnight success. NO, not anyone can win there. We saw what happened in the three years when Thompson left. Our off season weight program became non-existent, the defense got weaker, and WO-S missed the playoffs. He was Dan Hooks right hand man. A coach like Thompson is not a dime a dozen. 

Lighten up, Frances. 

 

Lol. Not bitter, no ax to grind. I'm not even from here.  I only talk about what I see from MY opinion. I love sports. I try to be objective. I don't think that you are being objective at all. You love this dude. He is family to you. You will only see him in a positive light and will over look any short comings. That's cool. That's what family does. I'm gonna need you to stop being so sensitive. This is a high school sports blog. We are all all on here to discuss high school football with others accross Setx. Nothing personal. I posted an article the subject of that article mention a local coach. You made it personal. I responded to your post. 

49 minutes ago, griff said:

That is correct. The school did not allow Coach Thompson to run the program the way he was accustomed to doing things. The kids there were soft and did not want to work. Plus, the parents and community did not like all of the commitment that was called upon for them to be better and become a winner. So, Coach Thompson left for a better opportunity. Palestine was basically a one-man team when Peterson played there. A couple of years later, when Thompson returned to WO-S as DC, they met Palestine in a playoff game. WO-S won that game decisively. Palestine has barely sniffed the playoffs since that year. At the end of the Palestine/WO-S matchup, Coach Thompson went over to the Palestine sidelines to shake hands with the school principal. The principal refused. It was a bad place to coach football and Coach Thompson was smart to leave there.

sounds like a user to me. This dude will only coach if there is something in it for him. lol. Do you think he teaches his athletes that if you are in a situation and it looks like you might not win or it's going to be difficult, just cut your losses and walk away. And, on your way out call them losers. I thought the american way was to roll up your sleeves, put your nose to the grind stone and make it happen. 

26 minutes ago, griff said:

That is correct. The school did not allow Coach Thompson to run the program the way he was accustomed to doing things. The kids there were soft and did not want to work. Plus, the parents and community did not like all of the commitment that was called upon for them to be better and become a winner. So, Coach Thompson left for a better opportunity. Palestine was basically a one-man team when Peterson played there. A couple of years later, when Thompson returned to WO-S as DC, they met Palestine in a playoff game. WO-S won that game decisively. Palestine has barely sniffed the playoffs since that year. At the end of the Palestine/WO-S matchup, Coach Thompson went over to the Palestine sidelines to shake hands with the school principal. The principal refused. It was a bad place to coach football and Coach Thompson was smart to leave there.

Sooooo let me get this straight. this guy can only coach if the situation is right? lol .  I knew one of you would make a post saying exactly what you just stated. According to you, this guy is not responsible for the losses Palestine suffered while he was the coach. You said, "the kids were soft", the school wouldn't allow him to run the program the way he was accustomed and the community wasn't committed. If you don't attach those losses to him then I don't give him credit for the wins at wos. the community is committed. these young men put in work all year long to insure their success. this dude is allowed to do anything he wants, almost to a cult like level.It sounds like wos is a gold mine of talent and work ethic. Any coach would win here. 

MP: Best high school memory?

AP: The first game my junior year against Huntsville, right outside of Houston. We had a coach there named Coach Thompson, and was at Palestine the previous year. Jeff Harrell came in and was our new coach at Palestine. Thompson transferred out to Huntsville and saying Palestine will never win, and this and that. That got me going.

Our first game was against Huntsville. I ran for 359 yards and six touchdowns. We shut them out. That's a game I will never forget.

Jordan from WOS has D1 skills.

This says a lot about the young man . it seems like they really want to get him on the field.

But wait, a QB left last year because his mom got a job in Houston and Baldwin left because he wanted to spend his senior year with his father and other family in Houston. Those are facts that have been given by those on the Inside. So, you already have your answer to the question above. Unless, you are suggesting that those are not the real reasons. Are you saying that there are other "non-athletic" reasons that we on the outside are unaware of?

Question to you. If those are ligitent reasons, why is Thompson challenging it. You can't have it both ways. Also see above post