I believe you are hitting the problem right on the head. There are many problems with a lot of schools these days and pay is certainly one of those problems. Most would debate this topic for hours, but of all the coaches I know that LOVED coaching and still left the profession anyway it was due to what seems to be the same issues over and over again...
PAY ( most assistant coaches that work in a winning program usually work about 70-80 hrs a week during season and probably 55 hrs a week out of season. There is no such thing as having summers off anymore. If your program is successful, most likely your program is getting after it and training during the summer also in order to improve your kids. Most coaches are ok w/ working the long hours, but to do all that, work those kinds of hours all year and still only make $55k-$70k / year...? Some just find that is not worth the time. )
Weak Administrations/Discipline ( There is a disease going through most schools these days when it comes to administrators cow tailing to griping parents in regards to discipline in the school. I was at my kid's school last semester and I wanted to puke at all the kids just casually walking through the halls cussing like sailors [ MF this, stupid B!&@h that, I don't give a F*#&, etc... just openly not caring 1 bit who heard them. I asked the office personnel why in the world kids were talking like that, and they responded "they always do". I wanted to puke. You also have the teachers constantly pleading with administrators to help FORCE kids to act right in the classroom, stop cussing in the classroom, quit being disrespectful in the classrooms... and they say it just falls on deaf ears. Nothing ever gets done about it.
Forced Academic Policies ( teacher being forced to allow kids to keep doing work until they pass when the kid absolutely refused to do anything, turn in any work or give any effort academically for entire grading periods/semesters. I am 100% in agreement with doing absolutely everything a person can to help kids. But like when the kids has missed 20 days in a semester, hasn't turned in 1 single assignment in 2 weeks, and when they do show up to class they are disrespectful to teachers; and then when the kid finds out he/she won't graduate with classmates, the parents come up to the school and throw a fit. And the result is the administration just puts the kid into credit recovery classes and do some kind of little computer credit and gets credit for the entire class and passes and graduates. I agree with the teachers - that is complete Bullsh!%...!!!! )
Completely Idiotic and Unrealistic Parents ( Parents who come to the school and go bezerk on people b/c there is "no way that little Johnny/Suzie did that", you ( the coach/teacher ) are lying and have some sort of horsesh!@ prejudice against their kid. The kid has only been written up or tried to be discipline 15 times already this semester, but "Johnny/Suzie didn't do anything wrong." And then on the sports side of it... Little Johnny/Suzie who is 5'6", 160 lbs, runs like an elephant and jumps like a sloth, catches w/ frying pan hands, and throws like a 6 yr old - "should be going D1 to Alabama..!!!" You ( the coach ) are "just trying to screw my kid over. He was 4x All Star during little league." Stuff like this where parents are completely off the reservation on seeing their kids w/ blinders on.
This new "everybody gets a trophy", "don't hurt anyone's feelings", "we are all the same and we are all equal regardless of talent/skill/work ethic/preparation/desire" is DESTROYING our country and our kids.
Then Kirbys defense will have done what no one else has done this season
The Tigers had 5 turnovers against Teague and scored 40 their low output of the year
No one in Malakoff will be predicting that type of route
The Wildcats are talented and have weapons
The Tigers will be favored but that's why we play the games
No one in Malakoff will be predicting that type of route
The Wildcats are talented and have weapons
The Tigers will be favored but that's why we play the games
JWbass
we have had some injuries that are tough and missing two key pieces
Win Friday night was one for the ages we stopped them on 4-1 at 1 then drive 99 to win it
Region is crazy tough but I think we will have a say but going to be a very tough road
Another factor to this dilemma is that in the big city there are many more entertainment options than what you have available in small towns like those in the Golden Triangle. In setx towns, high school football is still the best (and often ONLY) game in town. Therefore, more fannies in the seats.
Titan the Big Bue are a great hard nosed football team its a shame that one of these teams has to go home round 1
I agree on the mistakes being game changer
Whoever wins will give Rockdale all they want
Every town has that person who says things that make you scratch your head
I saw the comment on highlight reel
As for playing teams like that comment didn't see it but we know the Wildcats and Bucs are also Top Teams
The Cougars have other impressive non district wins they caught my attention in week 2 when they beat Center after Center beat Waskom. I had my eye on them right after that as they were a unknown to me
I knew about Kirbyville and East Chambers
I think it's great that Fox will be there for this game Buna deserves the attention and our kids do also
In 2008 we were 0-10 and 1-9 the year before
In 2009 Coach Driskell arrived and 6 yrs later we are 54-15 over the past 6 years and are a Fox Sports Playoff Game of the Week it's been a fun ride
You don't know much about the Malakoff Tigers hoss Only team right now in this State in Top 5 in offense and Defense
Our defense plays hard and fast
Our Qb threw for 4 tds and 300 yards last week we are not one dimensional n
Teague is also not one dimensional at all they have a beast RB