The Young Coach

Young Coach, take a look at Willowridge HS in Ft Bend ISD, use to be a power house football team (Thurman Thomas), but hasn't had much lately. Kind of a rough school. Also, Langham Creek HS in Cy Fair ISD. Tough district, 5A school with large enrollment in a district that is one of the largest in the state and still growing. Football stadiums there make ours look like a peewee field.

Good analysis...I agree with you.  I think Langham Creek would be a good prospect.....would be tough and a challenge but very rewarding.

Are they looking for a HC or an OC? 

Yep, look on Ft Bend ISD and Cypress-Fairbanks ISD web site

Thank you Scalp 'em.  Application is complete!

Young Coach, take a look at Willowridge HS in Ft Bend ISD, use to be a power house football team (Thurman Thomas), but hasn't had much lately. Kind of a rough school. Also, Langham Creek HS in Cy Fair ISD. Tough district, 5A school with large enrollment in a district that is one of the largest in the state and still growing. Football stadiums there make ours look like a peewee field.

Good analysis...I agree with you.  I think Langham Creek would be a good prospect.....would be tough and a challenge but very rewarding.

Are they looking for a HC or an OC? 

Thanks. 

Howdy friends.

Can anybody tell me some things about Stafford?

I truly think Faircloth is our guy, and if for some crazy reason he turns out to not be the right fit, I think you have to look towards Griffin & Mcangus.

I read on another post that Garrett just up and left a post mid season.....something about that just doesn't sit well. Just my opinion.

He left a 10th GRADE OC job (Shepton in Plano) to go to Duncanville in time to help install a VARSITY offense during spring ball....AFTER spring break. 

Just to clear that little bit of confusion up. 

We also going to miss The Young Coach.

I'll still be around.  And I am very happy for Coach Faircloth.  He is a good coach.  Garrett knows that God is in control of his life and His plans for him are much greater than he could ever imagine. Evidently, he still has some more lives to touch in Duncanville.  That is what coaching is all about, not the X's and O's.  Our life on Earth is very short compared to the time spent in eternity.  The measure of a great man is not what he does while on this planet, but what he leaves behind.  All great coaches, like Garrett, influence young people and old alike on a daily basis. That is their calling. 

Anyway, I will keep up with the Indians, since they seem to be part of my family now and I wish them the best of luck in the spring learning the new offense and defense. 

Honor, Pride, Tradition!!!

Scalp 'em Indians!!!

PN-G should be in it if the right coach is hired.

I think Faircloth had his second interview yesterday.  The PNG job is the only one he is considering at this time according to friends in Odessa.

No he didn't.  He is currently in Dallas at a clinic.

I am still not understanding why Garrett is high on the list...No offense but he came from the Middle School as well as 9th and 10th grade campus that feeds Plano West...Hits Duncanville for a year and now someone believes he is ready for a job like PNG....

I am from SeTexas and have witnessed many Dallas Metorplex as well as other across state high school football programs and if he is what they get with all the coaches around the state, I would be dissapointed for that PNG program....Nothing against the coach, but there are at least 3 other names on that list that are easily put above his....

As you can see I am not pumping anyone up, just stating the facts....

Garrett has done a LOT more than that.  Did you forget that he coached college football for seven years?  Including being an OC?  From what I remember, Garrett had to go to the jr. high level there in Plano because he had been coaching college and wasn't even certified to teach yet.  If you want to know how good of a coach he is, why don't you call Mike Hughes at Plano West, or Jeff Dicus at Duncanville....the committee did....and they were told that he is definitely ready to be a head coach. 

I still have my "reservations" (no pun intended) about Danaher.  Maybe because so much has been said that he's trying to use PNG as leverage for a pay increase from CC.  Also, he stated his "heart" would stay at Calallen.  I don't know......any other thoughts about whether you think he's trying to use PNG as leverage, or does he have "real" intentions?

I agree with you.  He just wants a raise.  Plus, PN-G doesn't want an old guy.  They just reassigned one of those. 

Good! At least it's not you know who on campus!!!! ;D

He was there last week. 

I think Tomlin sums it up the best:

Just a few hours after touching down in Tampa, Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin and some of his top players met the media to talk about this weekend's big game.

As the youngest head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl, it wasn't surprising that one of the first questions Steelers Tomlin faced when he went before the media centered around his age.

But Tomlin was quick to point out that age is not an issue when it comes to his relationship with his team.

Tomlin told reporters, "I think relationships with players are personality things and not age things."

"I think it's in vogue right now to talk about the youth of coaches, being able to relate to today's athlete and so forth," Tomlin added, "I don't know if I buy into the concept that today's athlete are any different than they were some 20, 30, 40 years ago. I'm a traditionalist in that way and I think that people that have a way with people and can communicate with people and teach people and convey messages to people – they can do it at 35, 45, 55, or even 71, such as the case with Dick LeBeau. I think it's a personality thing and not an age thing."

Tomlin went on to add that it wasn't his goal to form "meaningful, warm and fuzzy relationships" with the team when he took the Steelers head coaching job two years ago.

"It wasn't my intention to go about breaking through to the team," Tomlin told reporters. "I have a job to do as the coach; they have jobs to do as players; and I knew that just over time, that we would get to know one another and have a level of comfort and that I wasn't going to do that day 1, day 2, day 3 or day 10 on the job – that it was something that was going to occur over time."

"I just knew that they would occur eventually," Coach Tomlin added, "And I went about the business of the things that I needed to do on a day-to-day basis to make sure that our program was up and running the way that I desired it to."

Tomlin went on to say that he's always looking to improve. "I'm always going to be open and willing to change if it produces better results. Like every year that I've been in this profession, I analyze the things that I've done and how I potentially could have done some things better to produce a better outcome… I'll always be searching for the ceiling in terms of putting our team in the best position to perform."

As for how it feels to make it to the big game, Tomlin says he's embracing all that comes with it.

Ultimately though, "We're down here to play. We're down here to win!"

Luckily none of you are on the hiring committee.  They obviously saw something in him or they wouldn't have interviewed him. 

But, unless you can be 100% sure -- which you cannot -- then are you willing to take a chance on an unproven HC commodity?  My point is: when paying the big bucks, you stick, if available, to the proven HC's. 

You must not know too much about football.  It takes every spoke on the wheel to win championships.  A great head coach is only as good as his assistants.  There are some assistant coaches out there that are a helluva lot  better than some head coaches. 

The only thing in life that you can be 100% sure about is death and taxes. 

Even Tom Landry started out somewhere.  Tex Schramm gave him a shot after he played on a championship team and was assistant coach on a championship team.  He had never been a head coach when he took over the Cowboys. 

You must not know too much about football.  It takes every spoke on the wheel to win championships.  A great head coach is only as good as his assistants.  There are some assistant coaches out there that are a helluva lot  better than some head coaches. 

I thought they were looking for a staff full of energy, excitement and discipline. 

Ya'll had exactly that with Danny Malone. 

And we could have it again with Chris Garrett!  He has already had coaches from Plano, Allen and Duncanville that said they would go anywhere with him. 

Are you Garretts agent? : Give it a rest already. You do realize that we don't get a say in who they choose. You are lobbying to the wrong people!

Besides if you look at the programs Faircloth has coached at you would see the same. Westlake and Highland Park are synonymous with Championships as is Permian.

Faircloth hasn't won any championships.

Faircloth was on the staff at Highland Park when they won the state championship in 2005. Since he has been at Permian the last 3 years, they have gone 33-6 and lost one district game. They have finished 10-0 twice in the that 3 year span. He would be the BEST hire for PNG...hands down!!!

Their district is probably the weakest district in Texas. 

You're a fool if you think that is one of the weakest districts in Texas.

Ok...explain to me how it's so strong. 

District 2-5A

Amarillo

Amarillo Tascosa

Lubbock

Lubbock Coronado

Lubbock Monterey

Midland

Midland Lee

Odessa

Odessa Permian

San Angelo Central

Now...compare that to:

District 8-5A

Allen

Jesuit

McKinney Boyd

Plano

Plano East

Plano West

Wylie

or

District 7-5A

Cedar Hill

Duncanville

Grand Prairie

Irving

Irving Macarthur

Irving Nimitz

South Grand Prairie

Come on man...there is no comparison.  I have respect for Permian...but it's not really a big deal to win that district. 

We'll know that day (Feb. 10) if not sooner.

You think it may be sooner ? Can a school board give complete authority to the Committee ?

They can announce who they are going to present to the school board.  Like Brownwood announced last week that Shipley will be presented to the board tonight.  It's usually just a formality isn't it?

Danaher is in town and will interview at 4 today.

I wish him the best of luck, and I hope for PNG fans and players that he's there because he REALLY wants to be the new head chief. 

A $20,000 raise and a brand new stadium and state of the art football facilities... what gives here for Stump?

BISD is planning to break ground on their new stadium sometime next month. Unfortunately, it wont be ready for football for nearly two years. It will be one of the nicest facilities in the state, and will easily rival any of the local stadiums in the area. Stump knows whats coming.

Hope he likes playing on Saturdays a few times a year and sharing the complex with the other Beaumont Schools.  He could come to PNG and have his very own.

Then retire after three or four years.  Is that really what PNG fans want?  Somebody that just cares about retirement?

If you were paying attention, you would know who I was.  Don't be a hater just because you want Stump and Stump is looking like he's NOT going to be the next chief!

If you are Garrett you are a sad person to have to come on a message to sell yourself.

Well..I'm not Garrett, but even if I was, why is it sad?  To have a coach that REALLY wants a job?  Isn't that what you want?  Instead of somebody that just wants a job for a raise?

I thought they were looking for a staff full of energy, excitement and discipline. 

Ya'll had exactly that with Danny Malone. 

And we could have it again with Chris Garrett!  He has already had coaches from Plano, Allen and Duncanville that said they would go anywhere with him. 

Are you Garretts agent? : Give it a rest already. You do realize that we don't get a say in who they choose. You are lobbying to the wrong people!

Besides if you look at the programs Faircloth has coached at you would see the same. Westlake and Highland Park are synonymous with Championships as is Permian.

Faircloth hasn't won any championships.

Faircloth was on the staff at Highland Park when they won the state championship in 2005. Since he has been at Permian the last 3 years, they have gone 33-6 and lost one district game. They have finished 10-0 twice in the that 3 year span. He would be the BEST hire for PNG...hands down!!!

Their district is probably the weakest district in Texas. 

If you were paying attention, you would know who I was.  Don't be a hater just because you want Stump and Stump is looking like he's NOT going to be the next chief!

Garrett has more championships than all those coaches combined:

As a player

1986 - Plano Wildcats (5AAAAA State Champions)

1987 - Plano Wildcats (5AAAAA State Champions), (Mythical National Champions)

1988 - Navarro College  (Texas Junior College Conference Champions), (Mythical National Champions)

As a coach

2000-2001 - Northeast Oklahoma A&M College (Lone Star Conference Champions - 2nd in conference in overall offense)  ***By the way...N.E.O. has 8 National Championships.

2002-2004 - Mississippi College (Passing Game Coordinator) *Lead the ASC (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi D-III conference in passing)

2005-2007 - Plano West (Offense ranked 7th in the state in 2006)

2008 - Duncanville (Working with Jeff Dicus, who is known for turning programs around, and took Duncanville to the playoffs for the first time in four years.)

One word is associated with Garrett:  CHAMPION

This is impressive, good to get some info on him. I didn't know enough about him, but I am impressed. A good young coach that could bring some enthusiasm back to PNG.

I totally agree with you.  We need excitement at PNG and  a young coach that is willing to give it his all is what we need.  Anymore details on Garrett?  Pretty good list of accomplishments .

He served in the Marine Corps and fought in Desert Storm and the Panama Conflict (Capture of Noreiaga) as a Recon Sniper. 

I thought they were looking for a staff full of energy, excitement and discipline. 

Ya'll had exactly that with Danny Malone. 

And we could have it again with Chris Garrett!  He has already had coaches from Plano, Allen and Duncanville that said they would go anywhere with him. 

Are you Garretts agent? : Give it a rest already. You do realize that we don't get a say in who they choose. You are lobbying to the wrong people!

Besides if you look at the programs Faircloth has coached at you would see the same. Westlake and Highland Park are synonymous with Championships as is Permian.

Faircloth hasn't won any championships.

I thought they were looking for a staff full of energy, excitement and discipline. 

Ya'll had exactly that with Danny Malone. 

And we could have it again with Chris Garrett!  He has already had coaches from Plano, Allen and Duncanville that said they would go anywhere with him.