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Might be the worst place I can recall. Seems hell bent on remaining terrible. They reject every possible step to improve. I feel bad for the kids.

Pretty certain that everyone has said that SS is the greatest high school coach in Texas history. Still doesn't mean that he did not have some things go his way with a confluence of factors.

Everyone competes to win championships and the best team at the end of the season is declared the "champion". That means that if you want to declare someone to be the best coach you would start with championships and then go to "wins". SS can be declared the greatest high school coach of all-time without qualification. However, that does not mean that he has not been in "the right place at the right time" and also been the beneficiary of outside factors such as the fact that there are many more championships available on a yearly basis than what was available before all of the division splits. There are many GREAT coaches in schools that never have the talent level that SS walked into in Carthage and deal with community dynamics that hinder maximum optimization of the talent available. Those coaches may appear mediocre to those not "in the know". It was mentioned previously that a good coach "gets the most out of what he has available" and this is a likely good way to view caliber of coaching. However, the only folks who know what the "most out of what is available" is typically the coaches on the staff. Those who do not spend the hours with the kids when they are out of their comfort zones can only speculate as to what they believe to be "real".

Got it. So, we can disregard Cignetti as an analogy. How do "you" know if the coach "got the most out of his players"? Seen a lot of "enthusiastic" players who would "run through a wall" get de-cleated while watching a superior athlete run away for a score.

What mean by “pick his own players” is was he able “recruit”? I bet he looks for players with “talent”. What do you think? In high school you have to play with the kids in your school.

That's why they don't give trophies at half time.

Hopefully settling the nerves.

Keep us updated.

Has he been able to pick his own players? If so, what criterion did he utilize for selecting players?

Would not be close.

If Babin leaves, WV will become a little dog. Newton is really the only “big dog”.

There are a lot of factors involved in recruiting. There is a long list of players who did not get recruited or receive "full rides" for various reasons and especially in the current climate (Trinidad Chambliss for a recent example). What Trevor Jones brought to the field is not questionable. Never heard a single coach utter a single word otherwise.

Newton would beat the brakes of Yoakum.

Hardin absolutely did not "lose everybody".

The OL will be good but the straw that stirred the drink is gone. Everyone else looks good when the opponents are focused on one guy on both sides of the ball. The district is very weak. They could finish 2nd if Babin leaves. Would be an upset if they were to beat WV with Babin. Newton is 10x better than Hitchcock. Silsbee was missing several players when they played Hitchcock.

LOL.

If that happens, the HC better with the local little league coaches and come up with a new plan.

Always good to send out a survey to make people think they are a part of the process and then do whatever you were originally planning regardless. If they want to “get it right”, they should consult the little league coaches in WV and WOS.

That should help. Most ADs will not take job if they cant hire their own staff.

He definitely knew what was in the pipeline.

Jasper lost to Shepherd because Shepherd had better players by a good margin. It would not have mattered who Jasper played in the pre district schedule. It is going to be worse next year because nearly every player on the roster is returning for Shepherd and Shepherd will have much more depth.

Yep. Jimmies and Joes.

Got it. Who made it farther in the playoffs? Barbay or the "home cooking guy"?

Why would they do that? Based upon your logic, he is not a good coach. They need a "good coach" if they want to beat WOS and Carthage this year. Just a coach away from State Championship.

If Warren gets a good coach, they should be able to beat Newton. As you indicated multiple times, winning has little to do with talent and primarily comes down to coaching. Speed, coordination and strength meaning very little. I was recently at an event and noticed how the Warren kids looked exactly like the Newton kids and that there is no reason for Warren to not compete with Newton. Still cant figure out why college coaches only recruit athletically dominant players? Seems like they could win with any group of players with good coaching.