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I'm a bit surprised by this, but I'm by no means an expert. What say you?

11 hours ago, td said:

Very proud Dad!

And you should be! By all accounts you have a great son and I don't mean just athletically. He seems like a well rounded kid.

This isn't too uncommon. A lot of D3 schools will carry very young coaches, especially if they are alumni.

Cedric Isom - Newton

Plays somewhere in Africa.

What's the word on this?

17 hours ago, Jag Insider said:

 

It wasn't rape or capital murder...

Yeah, just a heinous assault that almost cost a kid his life. That's all.....

1 hour ago, Bandwagon Ranger said:

Schools do not normally punish students for arrests outside of the school environment.

Athletes are held to a different standard since athletics are extra-curricular. 

Teachers have to be notified in writing when a student in their classroom convicts a felony. Other than that, nothing usually happens.

So if a student were accused of rape off campus, the school wouldn't take any action to ensure he/she was separated from the general student population? 

1 hour ago, WOSgrad said:

I don't know that it is so shocking given the ties that the Baytown Sun article says that he and his family have with Goose Creek ISD.  He is a former coach and his wife teaches in the Goose Creek ISD.  And I am quite sure that the $98,000 offer would be a bit of a salary bump from Liberty ISD.

While I agree with that logic, it kinda takes the luster off of the "hometown boy coming home" narrative he spun when he got the Liberty job in the first place. Plus, is that money really worth getting your doors blown off each week?

Feaster is an interesting name on that list. Guy has had super success at Parkway and was pretty dang close to getting the Marshall job. My money is still on Brian Barbay being a last minute hire for KV. I think they will be able to woo him into taking the job.

Why would Chad Taylor apply for this job? He is back at home in Liberty and has seemingly turned that program around. After one year of success he decided it's time to go try and head out? Based on that list above, he has no shot at this job which makes it even more tragic. I am beyond shocked at that news.

18 hours ago, WOSgrad said:

At the request of a member here, the Kirbyville AD thread has been moved as I have learned that threats have been exchanged. 

Guys, I know that we are passionate about our sports, our schools and our teams. Certainly that passion will be demonstrated in the posts that are made here.  However, when the passion in the posts degenerate into physical threats, that is troubling.

A reminder that any threats of physical abuse either in open forum or the private messages are grounds for immediate banishment. 

Threats? That's insane.

ok. How does this hire address those concerns? Or did the administration decide to not let that play a factor?

Wasn't there discussion about the previous coach being ousted over AAU issues? How does this hire play into that?

16 hours ago, BMTSoulja1 said:

Yes...  I nicknamed him 'Mr. Playoffs' when he played and he was VERY key in our success on our 2008 AND 2009 teams.  

I also share Jag Insider's sentiments...  If he don't get the position, let him be on the staff.  He can teach our players a lot, being that he also endured a lot of off the field issues during his time at Central.  He could be a great role model and tutor as well as a coach...

Sounds like he might be just the kind of guy they need on staff (at least). There's a lot to be said about a guy who has been where the kids are and can impart that wisdom.

19 hours ago, PlayActionPass said:

Hearing Walter Fortune and the slot-t, any truth?

Kinda out of the blue, but might be a good idea. The slot-t has taken many schools with a talent deficit and allowed them to compete. If they can control the clock by running the ball and play good defense they might be able to right the ship.

Coach Fortune has never had athletes at either Tarkington or Hardin, so I'd be interested to see how he can do with a team with a few.

This might be the best case scenario for Central. He wants to be there and we know the talent is there. Time to crank it up!!!

5 hours ago, bulldawg64 said:

home is not pineland its merryville la is where todd is from he coached there first and grew up there

I appreciate that info, but leaving Texas to coach in Louisiana is like trading in your Ferrari for a Hyundai. The point is that a soft landing spot has been created for Coach Stark and he should take it, whether WS is "home" or not.

1 hour ago, TxHoops said:

Zach Quinn absolutely knows his stuff.  But he's not giving up HS principal to coach.  

That's too bad too because he was definitely a good one. His situation was interesting to me because he was so young when he made the jump to admin. I understand doing it later in your career, but as a young, talented coach who I assume truly loved the game, it was weird to see him step out. 

7 hours ago, WOSgrad said:

I just wonder if this provides the opportunity for another area coach to "Fedora" his current employer?

This would be tough for me to see happening due to that particular coach's connection with that community. Truth is, if I were him I would probably look at doing it since things are still probably less than stable at his current location.

Tod Stark should head home. I'm sure they'd welcome him with open arms. 

What's needed? An increase in the UIL's power? Not at all. Leave it to the individual districts to punish with the advisement of the UIL.

No stinking way. Either you are a part of the program, which includes grades, classes, and the athletic period, or you are not. Athletics is a privilege that is not extended to those who aren't enrolled in the ISD.

37 minutes ago, PANTHERMAN said:

2 years is a good number.  My guess is that during that time, Barbay supporters are going to flush out the board members that are driving this issue and work to replace them thru the election process.  That needs to happen.  I am embarrassed for the Jasper community.  A weak supt and a rogue board need to be replaced.

This is what needs to happen. The community needs to use this time that has been afforded to them to ensure that the problems are eliminated going forward.

1 hour ago, WOSgrad said:

Yes and no.  What I mean by that is that popular and/or successful coaches are dismissed.  An example close to Coach Barbay happened in Coldspring a few years back when his brother Bryan, was removed as head coach/AD even though he had the Trojans deep into the playoffs yearly (usually with one of the smaller student populations in the Class).

What certainly separates this from those is, as Coach Huddleston has noted, the public proclamations of Dr. Hudson which appear belied by his private statements and communications.  In fact, there appears to be a trend developing in which Dr. Hudson goes public with denials that Coach Barbay is being dismissed only when facing vocal opposition from the students or public of the Jasper ISD.  This is chronicled pretty well in the latest KJAS.com article:

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On Monday, on the heels of a student walkout to protest Barbay's dismissal on Friday according to a BEVY of reliable sources, Hudson takes to the airwaves of KJAS to denounce the news of Barbay's dismissal as the rumor mill gone wild and states categorically that Coach Barbay is still the AD/HC for Jasper ISD.  As the tide of opposition receeds as the Enterprise and other media dismiss the news as unfounded rumor, Hudson, feeling that the wolves have left the door, fires off an e-mail to Board President Lequin Hildebrandt that he does indeed plan to remove Barbay as HC/AD at Jasper and that March 20th would be his last day.  I suspect that Hudson never intended the contents of that e-mail to be made public.

This, of course, brought the media back to the doors of the Jasper ISD, none to happy that they are now having to report Barbay's apparent dismissal just one day after assuring the listening and reading public that word of his dismissal is unfounded rumor.  Also back at the door of the Jasper ISD is a very angry public who is now real upset as spoken word has now been matched with written one.  And folks organize a rally at the Jasper ISD administration building which was scheduled to take place this morning.  With the wolves, back at the door, Hudson feels compelled to fired off this omnibus memo which he states his intention to "negotiate" with Coach Barbay about a long term commitment.  This satisfies the wolves, who cancel the rally.

Many have taken Hudson's latest statement that Coach Barbay will remain.  I take it as setting the stage for Hudson being able to carry through the intentions he noted in his e-mail to Hildebrandt and, even more sinister, being able to lay that action at the feet of the vanquished Coach Barbay.

This ain't done yet, folks.  It is far from it.

 

Grad,

Do you think that Hudson things the public outcry won't be 10X worse if he goes that route? I believe that this thing is working itself toward a resolution that allows Coach Barbay to remain at JISD for, at least, next year. I agree with you that I think this is far from over, but I think it at least buys him a year to be on people's radars for future jobs. The wisdom here would be for Coach Barbay to pursue other jobs and leave, but I do not think he will do that. I truly believe he loves that community and his concern is not for his own employment, but rather for the stability of his daughters. The tragedy in this entire situation is that those two girls are caught in the middle of it all. One is a freshman at Jasper High School and had to ensure a week of classes under the immense pressure that this situation has brought to her family. When the Barbays took the Jasper job, Coach Barbay stood at the board meetings and boldly told the crowd that both of his girls would graduate from Jasper High School. This was done to assure the town of Jasper that they were not a stepping stone for him, but rather the culmination of a journey back home. I believe he meant those words and I believe that he will stay is there is any way to stay. Not just for the girls, but for his mother, his wife, and the rest of his family that is in that area.

2 hours ago, prepballfan said:

So you guys are down to 3

Names?