Matthew328

Westerberg took over at Allen at the perfect time.....they were growing at an incredible rate and talent was arriving by the boatload as Allen became the largest school in the country...he's a very good coach and he had a very good staff with multiple head coaches on there.....but like I said very good coaches still cant win with mediocre talent (ie Barbers Hill)

In the times I've seen PNG I never thought Faircloth had the talent to win a title.....

or better DNA in East Chambers when it comes to football and apparently other sports..isnt East Chambers really good at basketball and soccer as well?

Well the Tarkington job literally just made it onto THSCA today...lol

I mean there were always rumors swirling around Stephenville of move-in's etc during Briles tenure there...lol Like I said in a previous thread you can win a state title with elite talent and average coaching...I dont believe you can win a state title with average talent and elite coaching..there's always a breaking point on either side of it but thats just the way it is...elite coaching can IMO devleop talent over time, change the culture etc and establish a desireable place to live that attracts talent to move in etc as well.... Todd Dodge is an amazing Coach, did unreal things at Carroll and Westlake...two very similar communities....however in his four other coaching stops his record was pretty average and he stayed only two years at each stop...I think that has to be noted when talking about Todd Dodge

This is a fun thread.....its incredibly difficult to win a state title in Texas, especially in the larger classes....JMO but you can win a state title with elite players and mediocre coaching...but I dont believe you can win it with mediocre players and elite coaching....I do think elite coaching and development can turn mediocre players into good players and then maybe you've got a shot...but the one constant IMO is you better have the Jimmy's and Joe's

On paper Silsbee should be really good.....I think the Region III champion will come out of 9-4A D2

From DFW but rooting for Silsbee

Couldn't be more thrilled for Jasper or Kendrick...Coach Crum had me fired up when he made his introductory remarks

Its money, its facilities, its alignment of the program, its teaching fields/loads for coordinators, its overall campus setup...so much goes into it...for example its tough to expect anyone to succeed at United when the kids are only going to athletics every other day..its like fighting w/one hand tied behind your back, especially in that district

So when is getting a better job with better pay considered a bad thing?? Isn't that what anyone wants to do?? Would you want your boss letting you go simply because you applied for another job that was a step up? I sure wouldn't! Most districts I work with have zero issues with head coaches applying for other jobs thats the cost of doing business in a competitve market like TXHSFB Head Coaches...where the issues with most AD's and admin comes is when you get an interview and you dont communicate that up the chain...but simply applying is a non-issue... I guarantee you those admins who are pissed about Graham applying out are probably putting in apps to better paying jobs as well...their names just dont end up in the media Regardless of personal feelings LaPorte (and Jasper) are better jobs than Beaumont United, better pay, better facilities and a better setup in regards to vertical alignment.

Its absolutely vindictive if thats the only reason why.....if Graham had an interview and didnt inform his boss of such then at that point I can understand a reassignment based on the lack of communication..but simply applying for other jobs? No way that's bad business IMO...but lets face it right now Beaumont ISD isn't a geat place to work if you are a HFC, so seeing their HC's apply for other jobs shouldn't be a shock

His name appearing on the FOI probably did him in...its one reason I don't request them publicly...you get people who are vindictive at times

Crosby has nothing to protest they were over the cutoff.....you can only ask to move to a different district, not classification....unless there's a big screw-up somewhere...I dont recall this Lumberton protest to move back to 4A

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Jasper has already had their Feb board meeting so I would imagine they are very close or already have their guy....guessing they are gonna try and get a special board meeting called here soon to name the new coach

Hire will be Thursday

They havent hired yet but it'll be someone with ties to LaPorte

Killeen Shoemaker doesn't lack athletes FTR

I'm not a fan of Select 7on7 either

Definitely not giving up a source on a message board, but I feel confident in the information I received

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Interviews have started....one red flag for me is the interview panel had 12 people on it...way too many cooks in that kitchen

Someone has bad info

Didnt they figure it out the year before with Denton Ryan?