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This was what Coach Jones wrote to David Smoak. Maybe this will shed a little light on the move. He will also have the opportunity to work with his brother Jared Jones who is Joaquin's OC and his friend AD/HFC Wade Lawson. They all graduated from Joaquin together. This is a home run hire for Coach Lawson and the Joaquin Rams. 
 
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This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Today, 09:41 AM David, 

 
As of this morning I have resigned from West Sabine ISD as Head Football Coach. This decision comes after much thought and many prayers. I would like to thank the West Sabine School District, administration, and the community for the opportunity to work at such a great school for the past eight years and the opportunity to coach their kids. These years have all been a blessing to me and my family, and I will always cherish them for as long as I live. This place has without a doubt changed me for the better, and I can only hope that along the way I’ve changed it a little as well. I truly feel the program is headed in the right direction and will only continue to get better; we’ve managed to stay extremely competitive and be a playoff team over the past two seasons even though most people didn’t give us a chance. I believe that’s a true credit to the will and determination of our kids and our coaching staff.
 
However, due to personal circumstances the time has come for me to take the next step in my life. My father has been battling Stage Four Kidney Cancer for the past year. It has been a roller coaster of a year for my family. Something like this really puts a lot of things into perspective for a person. I feel it is my obligation and duty to return home for my family. This is a decision I have struggled with over the past year, however I don’t think I could be the man that I claim to be if I don’t do what is right and put what is best for my entire family first in this situation. I’ve always preached the importance of “FAMILY” to the kids in our program, and now it’s time I set a good example. My wife is also pregnant with our first child, and I think it’s extremely important that our child gets to spend as much time with her grandparents as possible.
 
It is for these reasons that I will be taking a job at Joaquin High School as their Defensive Coordinator for the upcoming 2017 season. This is a move that will allow me to live close to my parents in order to help them out and also allow me to spend more time with them. I will have the rest of my life to focus on my career, and who knows what will happen next, but The Good Lord only gives you one family, and that will always be my number one priority. 
 
Sincerely,
 
Jonathan Jones 
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NO NO NO NO NO 

NO

ok, enough already.  If this thread doesn't become much more civil real quick its locked.

The story's over folks time to move on

Wow, I cant believe yall are still talking about this.  Ned doesn't have the facilities to lure in a Big Splash guy like youre talking about.  And if they did get that "big name" from across the state it would only be a stepping stone to go somewhere else.  Ned did the right thing.  They hired a man that has proven to be devoted to the program and the community, and will be a great head coach. 

DeRouen was an excellent OC but  not so much a HC. The talent level at TJ in the late 70s and early 80s was on a different level than anything DeRouen had in his reign at Ned. Then you add the fact that nobody had seen anything like the TJ offense at the HS level, much less the athletes and that's pretty tough to defend. Lots of factors in the formula for success.One is time,lets get behind Monte and give him some......Im all in.

Why is it that everytime a team loses they have to complain and say the refs cost them the game! I watched the game and could really have cared less who won. Both calls were consistent with the calls the refs made all night against both teams. Both teams played fast and physical games. Lumberton controlled the ball the entire second half but just never got off any real good shots on goal! Please don't say the refs cost Lumberton the game! They made good calls and bad calls both ways!

A quick count shows 80 teams with enrollment over 1600. Looks to me like 22-5A becomes Division 2 by switching Baytown Lee and Memorial with Barbers Hill and Dayton.

you guys should start a "English salary thread"  

I think Nederland ISD made the hire knowing several things. 
If Nederland ISD planned on paying big money on a coach and upgrading facilities over the next few years, they would have gone outside. But in the name of continuity, and the fact upgrades might night be in the plans, it was really a simple choice. Congrats to Monte. IMO he deserved a shot. And as I stated from the beginning, under the circumstances, he was the best choice.

Great hire.  Monte will keep continuity in the program and not skip a beat while injecting a little new blood into all of the programs.  
I just hope that everyone that was this passionate about (gasp) potentially having a basketball coach as AD will be just as vocal and supportive about pushing for a proper bond issue that will upgrade all facilities (schools and athletic) in the near future.

I don't see anyone transferring over a coaching change except those who had planned to leave already both coaches Barrow and Simmons are good.

At Minute Maid March 3-5.  The field is loaded this year.  Anyone going?
 
#1 TCU(6-1)
#5 LSU(7-1)
#11 Texas Tech(8-1)
#16 Texas A&M(6-1)
#17 Ole Miss(7-0)
Baylor(8-0) and will probably be ranked tomorrow 
 
Could be 3 CWS teams playing at Minute Maid next weekend.  

Disaster would be they give English the AD and then Barrow and Simmons turn down the HC position without the AD title.  Worst of all scenarios and a very real possibility.

What makes a better AD? 23 yrs learning the day to day job under an AD/Head football coach like Larry Neumann or the other options? Is this about controlling the hiring & athletic budget because some non football people believe their sports should get equal or more $$$ as football? Ive been to booster club meetings & trust me all the other sports do get taken care of. This should be about whats best for the whole athletic program & the best football coach for the town of Nederland. Head Basketball coach position is filled & program is in fine shape, no need to mess with a good thing right??? 

If nisd gives 2 employees both $25,000 plus raises when 1 guy can do the job like 99% of other texas isd's there will be major budget issues & with all other teachers who want raises...

yes unrealistic if nisd is paying

It took Neumann 25 years to get to that salary. There is no reason why either one of those guys should start out being the highest paid coach in the area.

So if English gets the AD job then Simmons or Barrow would be the new Football Head Coach, and if whoever gets it turns out to not be up to the task, then we would be looking for a new Football head coach and for about the next 20 years we would not have the tool of AD to entice a good candidate to come here ! that's how I see it, somebody straighten me out if I'm wrong.

A couple of thoughts in this matter.  First, like my bud prepballfan, I have no vested interest in the outcome of this search other than being a fan of football in this area.  That being said, when it was time for my alma mater to move on from a long time successful coach, they chose a longtime assistant.  If I may say so, that transition has turned out pretty well.  There is something to be said in stability of a program and a seamless transition to a trusted assistant.  Now, I know Monte Barrow only by reputation, but everything I have heard, both in and outside of Nederland paints, him as a coach capable of continuing what Coach Neumann built.  So logic would dictate that Coach Barrow be given the opportunity to continue the program on its current track.
And it appears that several feel that way.  If you are one of them, you might want to take a little bit more interest that just posting your support here.  Call the board members and the superintendent A LOT, they know the score and even if it appears not, they are listening.  And this is the time to express your preference.
For when the decision is made, it is time for the campaigning for a coach to stop.  It is kind of disturbing to see the forecasts of gloom and doom should Coach Barrow not be the NISD's choice.  No coach, no matter how talented, will be successful if the community does not support him.  I have seen in before, when a community comes out of the chute going after a coach, it does not end well and the rebuild after such a disaster is more difficult and takes a lot more time than folks think....sometimes, it is never rebuilt. 
Sure, right now, throw your support behind Coach Barrow if he is your choice and go all in on that support.  But when the choice is made, go all in behind the guy that is chosen.
 

What's "wrong" in Nederland sure as heck hasn't been the football and athletic programs, and Barrow has been an instrumental part of that success...what needs to change, is the community support for bringing the district out of the 60's and 70's with regards to facilities and the like...one day people will realize that hopefully

Barrows is the right choice
If Barrows gets it, the right guy did hear about it. Problem with Nederland is we just can't get the community to support upgrading our city. Putting band aides on stuff gets old. We do have great teachers and coaches, just poor facilities. Hopefully one day the right school board will assemble and support the direction of "new"!!

Nederland is not anywhere near a "attractive" job. It's a good job yeah I'll give to you. But Great? I wouldn't go there. Below average facilities, with poor support to get bonds passed, Good ole boy system still going strong in the school district,  once out of 3 years you will have a great HS player that goes to a major D1 program that everyone hangs there hat on. Other then that Nederland is average. Before Neumann we were nothing. Take his resume away and Nederland is virtually nothing except for the 50s runs with Bum Phillips. If it honesty wasn't for the Bum Phillips Bowl/MCM Nederland wouldn't get any attention at all around the whole state. 

All coaches know you never want to be the first guy to follow a Legend and in Nederland, Neumann is a Legend. Barrow is the logical choice to continue the tradition. If he is not successful then you truly open it up and bring in a new voice with a new philosophy. It really is a simple concept, you continue what has been good in Nederland until it ceases to be good.