marshman

Thank you for all you’ve done over the years....You and WOSGrad are leaving some mighty big shoes to fill!  Congrats and enjoy retirement!

Thank you for all you’ve done over the years....You and WOSGrad are leaving some mighty big shoes to fill!  Congrats and enjoy retirement!

My favorite was after their playoff loss to Silsbee a couple of years ago. Reporter asked his thoughts on the loss, he replied "Well we have been dogs chasing cars all season and tonight we finally caught one."

Yes this exactly. I wish the new regime all the luck in the world. But what we lost will never be replaced. In 2-3 years we will know. 

Yes this exactly. I wish the new regime all the luck in the world. But what we lost will never be replaced. In 2-3 years we will know. 

An awful lot of folks have no idea what we lost with his retirement. They are about to find out. His imprint was on that program LONG before he "officially" took the reins. Irreplaceable.

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Some of those old powerlifter threads are pure gold, I bet him and WOS Grad are up in heaven talking some Mustangs football.

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I can tell you I’m ready for the season to start. LCM pre district is weak other than WOS. I’m ready to see that WOS vs Jasper game it seems it always gets cancelled. 

RIP, Sammy. You'll be missed. Teach Jesus about WOS football. He'll love it. 

Seriously, I predict that big changes are in store.  I think that the defense will not be the elite unit that it has been.  Still good, but not in those "best in the state" conversations.   The offense has had room for improvement for years.  I predict 2nd or 3rd in District behind Silsbee and possibly a surprise by HF or BC.  I think that year two (2023) will really tell the tale.  Those seniors will only have been sophomores under CT.
WOS doesn't realize how good they've had it coaching-wise, and I've got a bad feeling that they're about to get a big taste of what the rest of us have dealt with over the years.  We all saw what happened when CT missed a game.  And it's not just play-calling... it's the ability to get that intensity in the offseason, two-a-days, practices, and the weight room.  There aren't a lot of Dan Rays and CTs walking around.  On-the-job training isn't any fun when you have 5000 supervisors in the stands behind you.  I hope I'm wrong.... it's a lot more fun when y'all are dominating. 

I think in time Toby will be thankful he didn't get this job and CT did him a favor.WOS admin. is getting to woke for me.

Definitely not angry. Just amazed how it ended up going down. My tax money has paid for all these bonds and upgrades. Only to have candidates blocked by the Superintendent. And then the board doesn't have the backbone to delay the hire. Even though Hickman won't take the job full time until July.
I could understand them not listening to me. But when the mayor, who is a former player and assistant, was on the committee and spoke out... board members should have been more willing to wait.
Trust the process, don't rush the process.
And for the love of blue and silver, don't rig the process

You hit the nail on the head. And this is coming from a WO-S graduate and longtime bigtime supporter. But it is what it is... the truth hurts sometimes.

The search committee was a farce. It was pointless. Only done for the sake of appearances. My wife knows someone who is very very very close to one of the committee members. Close as you can be without being the actual member. Wife was told 2 weeks ago this. Said any name that was brought up no matter who it was was shot down. The superintendent had only one name to ever recommend and that was Hickman. Superintendent thy will be done.

The search committee was a farce. It was pointless. Only done for the sake of appearances. My wife knows someone who is very very very close to one of the committee members. Close as you can be without being the actual member. Wife was told 2 weeks ago this. Said any name that was brought up no matter who it was was shot down. The superintendent had only one name to ever recommend and that was Hickman. Superintendent thy will be done.

The search committee was a farce. It was pointless. Only done for the sake of appearances. My wife knows someone who is very very very close to one of the committee members. Close as you can be without being the actual member. Wife was told 2 weeks ago this. Said any name that was brought up no matter who it was was shot down. The superintendent had only one name to ever recommend and that was Hickman. Superintendent thy will be done.

Well said. I do not have anything against Coach Hickman, heck I do not even know the man. I can truthfully say the comments I’ve heard from people and the ones I’ve read have all been positive about him so there’s that, also I worked with a guy that lives in Silsbee and had kids involved in HS athletics there back when he Hickman was there and I remember back when WOS hired him he said we were getting a good guy so there’s that also.  It’s just the way this superintendent went about this whole process. He had the guy he wanted come h*ll or high water. No matter who applied. 

The problem most Mustangs have is the way the hiring process went. Everyone knew Hickman was the predetermined choice and that nobody else had a chance. Including the other coaches on staff that have been there for longer. The experience factor may not be too much for Hickman to overcome. He has been here for 6 years and likely learned more under CT than he did as Silsbee DC. 
112% committed to whoever the new coach is. Nothing is set in stone. But the agenda for Monday's board meeting will make it official. There's a chance for citizens to speak, and I believe some will have much to say on this issue.
Another thought... with all the racism claims being made recently. Perhaps CT said, "here you go, I'm out, have fun". The only thing against that is the man has so much pride in what he and others have built here. I can't see him handing over the keys to the bus knowing it's heading for a collision.