HarryDoyle

Hopefully this works out for them, does not seem like it was a very smooth process throughout. I can't believe Jackson did not get it with him having been there for awhile and having the most success out of all the programs in his tenure. It would have made more sense if they wanted to keep it a basketball guy, but to just separate it from a sport completely is a strange look.

Isn't he a assistant coach? How is that gonna work being the boss of his head coaches he assists?

Is he also the new basketball coach??

The raiders are rolling, Bennett has always done a great job and Mitchell might be a better pitching coach than he is on the hardwood.

I heard he is out and that a local assistant is in the mix now, have you heard the same?

So many people have turned it down now that makes me think Jackson must have turned it down too.

I heard a couple have interviewed and that one turned it down.. I am surprised they have not promoted Jackson to AD yet with it being kind of late in the year now.

Does he want it? If so I don’t disagree with you on that scenario at all.

I doubt that AAW already said he didn’t apply

Those two would be second and third on the list if Mitchell was interviewing according to some of his cronies on here haha

Have they finished interviews?

I agree that those coaches will probably be weeding themselves out if they do, but it isn’t far fetched that some may. Without Jones it’ll be tough to win the district, and with the pressure of following up a great coach with Sigler and the high expectations that come along with that I could see some shying away.

Wow, wonder if any of the applicants will back out now

I was just wondering how that would effect the applicant pool if it was true

AAW have you heard this?

Any word on how the interviews are going?

He was top three, he was only game one guy because J Clark was hurt if my memory serves me correct though, Clark was definitely best on the mound. But it was a really good team overall.

He was a good player, but those other two led them in the playoffs too. I was responding to the post that made it seem like he was the sole reason for them winning.

Lead them as a player? I remember there being a lot of good players on that team, Baxter and J Clark both really good. Craft, Sheppard and Hillin probably next three best, so saying that he lead them is a stretch. As far as leading them Terrier was at the helm, and K Clark has been learning from him for all this time and have heard he could have left for other jobs at schools that some would even consider better baseball job than Buna.

Kountze and Buna are two totally different programs, with much different expectations. The handling of a certain situation this season could effect his chances too.

I doubt they could get him back, but if they could it would be great for the program for sure

It depends on who it is and what kind of experience they have

I do not disagree on that.

It can be, it also can be more valuable than being a coordinator or head coach somewhere that has never been successful just to say you have coordinator or head coach experience. I imagine the people conducting interviews not only for this job but his previous jobs have vetted him to see what his roles were there and how much input he had or how much he learned from his time there.

In many cases the experience of learning from a guy who has been successful in that same position is more valuable than going elsewhere just to say you are a head coach. I would say it varies based on the situation though.