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[quote name="kicker" post="997707" timestamp="1302883749"] Im leaning toward TD's side here. ive said from the beginning that all I have heard is good things about the Super. and another thing i heard was that he wants to turn this district around and do things BY THE BOOK. So by doing the comitee and due process in hiring a VERY important job, he is doing what he said he would do. Like ive said before, I will believe in the man untill proven otherwise. This could all be his way of covering all bases and has known the whole time that it was Cornel's job. Now, the schoolboard, well thats another thing. lol. VOTE FOR TONY! [/quote] We'll find out April 26th.

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[quote name="td" post="997669" timestamp="1302879697"] [quote author=griff link=topic=82860.msg997661#msg997661 date=1302879178] [quote author=td link=topic=82860.msg997655#msg997655 date=1302878520] [quote author=KFDM KERRY COOPER link=topic=82860.msg997651#msg997651 date=1302877869] Why would you need a Committee if Coach Thompson was the one for the job? This shouldn't even be discussed. This is a no Brainer. [/quote] I didn't say it wasn't a no brainer. There is  a process that must be followed. Otherwise we will have all sorts of problems. Therefore I agree with the process. Time will tell if I agree with the end result. The process isn't an insult to Coach T. The only important thing is the end result. Yall are focusing on the process and if he gets the job in the end then shame on yall for spewing all of this negative crap. [/quote] td, Coop does not speak for everyone here.  By law, this process is necessary.  I'm in full agreement with you on that.  Even though Coach T is the "no brainer" choice for this, you can't just hire him without publicly posting the job and interviewing other candidates.  The problem I have (as does Grad) concerns some of the actions going on behind the scenes involving at least one person on the search committee, as well as the supt himself.  In short, there seems to be an attempt to find reasons NOT to hire Coach T.  This isn't simply "negative crap", but a real cause for concern and potentially outrage.   [/quote] If that is true then the only avenue we have is to call the committee members. What is being done here is without a doubt negative crap and as I stated before, if he ends up with the job the harsh words will be hard to forget and it will be very difficult to remove ones foot from ones mouth. [b]If he doesn't get the job then start a line and let me know where it is.[/b][/quote] I agree TD  8)

[quote name="griff" post="997661" timestamp="1302879178"] [quote author=td link=topic=82860.msg997655#msg997655 date=1302878520] [quote author=KFDM KERRY COOPER link=topic=82860.msg997651#msg997651 date=1302877869] Why would you need a Committee if Coach Thompson was the one for the job? This shouldn't even be discussed. This is a no Brainer. [/quote] I didn't say it wasn't a no brainer. There is  a process that must be followed. Otherwise we will have all sorts of problems. Therefore I agree with the process. Time will tell if I agree with the end result. The process isn't an insult to Coach T. The only important thing is the end result. Yall are focusing on the process and if he gets the job in the end then shame on yall for spewing all of this negative crap. [/quote] td, Coop does not speak for everyone here.  By law, this process is necessary.  I'm in full agreement with you on that.  Even though Coach T is the "no brainer" choice for this, you can't just hire him without publicly posting the job and interviewing other candidates.  The problem I have (as does Grad) concerns some of the actions going on behind the scenes involving at least one person on the search committee, as well as the supt himself.  In short, there seems to be an attempt to find reasons NOT to hire Coach T.  This isn't simply "negative crap", but a real cause for concern and potentially outrage.   [/quote] Good post Griff i agree. Now if another Coach at WO-S wouldn't have applied then the job wouldn't have to have been opened up anyway.

[quote name="cajunvince" post="997663" timestamp="1302879229"] Do you think someone in Palestine is bad mouthing Cornel?  If I remember correctly, he did not have an overly successful tenure there.  Also, doesn't he still live in another area outside the WOS school district?  Could that be a sticking point with the board? [/quote] No.

Correct BUT he didn't have to hire a Committee to do a search. The SUPER can do the hiring, happens all the time.

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="997654" timestamp="1302878509"] Well, let's just lay this out.  The WO-S alumni support Cornel Thompson for the head coaching position, the Greater Orange community appears to support Cornel Thompson for the head coaching position, every coach that has weighed in to me about the position has indicated that Cornel Thompson should be the next head coach at WO-S.  For this committee not to place Cornel Thompson at the top of its list for this position would mean that this committee would have rejected the opinion of every reasonable cross section which can weigh in on this matter. In answer to this after supposedly over 60 applications have been filed for this position, one of which we know to be Cornel Thompson, the Colbert Committee saw fit to go on a recruiting trip.  Two of the coaches known to have been contacted by this committee decided not to apply for the position with one of these candidates telling members of the committee his view of who should be the next coach.  That name....Cornel Thompson. I have this morning heard of a third candidate that was recruited, purportedly by Mr. Colbert himself.  This candidate, if hired to be head coach, would have his third head high school coaching position in 3 years with a record at his 2 previous stops that does not as Mr. Guillory promised "blow me away." I guess in contacting him, Mr. Colbert forgot about his own goal of finding someone with some stability. Ladies and gentlemen, I may very well be wrong in my conclusions about where the Colbert Committee may be going with this search.  But with the evidence from the very beginning which has been mounting, my misgivings about it are definitely reasonable. [/quote] Very well said. Coach T has earned this! He has buildt this program what it is today and now it's HIS time. Why go searching across the State? Hmmm

Why would you need a Committee if Coach Thompson was the one for the job? This shouldn't even be discussed. This is a no Brainer.

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Then that WILL be the end of WO-S football as we know it.

IF the SUPER is smart he will hire Coach Thompson, doesn't take a rocket Scientist to figure it out.

The hiring shouldn't even be discussed!!!!  Does the Committee that the SUPER found not think Coach Thompson is qualified? Are you Freaking kidding me!!!!!!!!!

The Hiring is the 26th. They have 6 Candidates with Coach Thompson and Toby being 2 of them. Was unable to get the names of the final 4.

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[quote name="Scooter!" post="997091" timestamp="1302743979"] [quote author=WOSgrad link=topic=82860.msg997090#msg997090 date=1302743531] In fact, after spending a few minutes on the phone with Mr. Guillory of the committee, I am even less assured that at any point during this process and I am even more convinced now that ever that Cornel Thompson is destined to screwed in this process. Shortly after griff posted the texting number for Mr. Guillory.  I sent a text saying that Cornel Thompson is the only man the committee should consider for the job. I should have gotten the first clue when the response texted back to was "Y?" and that he wanted me to call him.  In a call which ended with me hanging up on Mr. Guillory made it obvious to me that Coach Thompson is not only not the committee's top choice, but he is quickly being shuffled to the back of the pack by this committee.  First, he denied that other coaches who he had contacted had told him that Cornel Thompson was the guy for the job.  He then said that other coaches whose applications were more qualified than Coach Thompson for the position and then in the same breath told me that Mr. Colbert has ordered that the names of the applicants (We'll see about that as a FOI request has been made with the school district and we are awaiting their reply).  Finally, contrary to what Colbert told the Orange Leader, Coach Thompson is not even guaranteed a spot as finalist for the position.  He claims that Colbert was "misquoted" by Van Wade and that the Leader is to print a retraction on that (as one of the admins here is the editor of the Leader, I'll leave that for him to respond to, if he wishes).  He claims that he has canvassed the community for choices and none of the names that he mentioned was Cornel Thomspson.  As I told him, if he can't make a case for Cornel Thompson as head coach/athletic director, he isn't trying.  And in reality, I don't believe they are. So, those that are hoping that the district do the right thing and promote Coach Thompson and that this process is just a way of complying with state law, you may want to rethink. [/quote]wow! Makes it even more interesting they contacted Brooks and he didnt even apply for the job. [/quote] Brooks and Coach T are very very good friends, why would he apply!

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[quote name="WOSgrad" post="996724" timestamp="1302669996"] [quote author=Go-rilla link=topic=82860.msg996717#msg996717 date=1302668420] yall really just put that man's number on the internet!!! Wow!!! nice job moderator!!! [/quote] 1.  griff is not a moderator 2.  From the description of the post, Mr. Guillory is actually soliciting input, so this is in no way outward.  It is not as if this was a post to harrass a committee member. [/quote] Mine was sent a week ago!! Grad is correct, Guillory is wanting input!

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