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??? :'(

Kirbyville may have quietly offered him more money. Why pull your name so quickly?  :-\

Not even a reply??????????? Come on Slam. Set the man off on the right track and help right the sinking ship. 

TD,

  The "official" acceptance of the job will be taken at February 9th's LCM school board meeting.  I imagine that is when the celebrations will begin and the welcoming committee will be in full force.  I expect there will be a larger than normal crowd in attendance at the Feb board meeting and even more well wishers in the parking lot wanting to have a chance to welcome Coach Crouch back to Bear Country.

  I've been told that through a good rapore with our neighbors at WOS, Coach Crouch will take over the duties at LCM immediately.  At 1:01AM Tuesday February 10th, there will be a small bonfire in which all of the Coach's blue and silver wardrobe will be burned.  He will report to Bear Country Tuesday morning decked out from head to toe in Green & Gold!

The new "Captain" will have the "ship" at full sail with a strong wind at our back and the rudder pointed straight ahead in no time at all!  Full speed ahead TD...Full speed ahead!   ;D  ;D 

OK, I liked all of that except the part about the burning of the blue and silver. There goes the good rapore you had with your friendly neighbors at WOS 

Where are the school board meetings held? I would like to attend and be one of the well wishers. I hope LCM wins 9 games every single year.  8)

Coincidentally there are many students to be recognized at Monday's board meeting and a large crowd is expected so the meeting is being held at the HS auditorium, 6:30.

WARNING TD!!! Attend at your own risk. You may witness the proper way to conduct a board meeting. You may also subconsciously find yourself attracted to green and gold.

I agree aboutMike Tyson. When he was right mentally and mentored and coached well, he was great. He had potential to be the greatest.

He may bring some but there are some good ones around LCM

To much ground and not enough striking.  : 

It's certainly a good argument that GSP could be the best pound for pound fighter right now, but can he maintain at a higher weight class?

this beatdown couldnt have happened to a bigger douche! im soooo happy he got not only beat but pummeled!

If Matt Hughes has enough left for Sera, the douche beat down will be complete.

Good job PNG

Probably worth all the hassle and criticism

You can't argue Penn's talent and natural ability.

GSP is an unreal athlete. He can go five rounds and still finish with a back flip.

GSP's speed and quickness makes a good case for the need for slow motion replay.  ;D

Man he's fast.

It WILL be good fight.

Hughes, one of the best ever.

I sure hope he has enough left in his tank.

I would like to give the LCM hiring group an attaboy. I don't know to what lenghts other boards go to; but I know LCM even called other coaches in the apps district to see what they thought of the app. Even though these other head coaches weren't on the apps reference list. Maybe all the boards do this also, I don't know, but it seems like LCM is doing a good job. 

second that 

Thanks for clearing that up.

With the monthly packed house at the board meetings and their financial problems they could sell peanuts, popcorn and drinks, just like at the real circus.  ;D

I watch

GSP is certainly the better athlete and fighter but tends to have trouble finishing a fighter off. One of the promotional fight shows said GSP is training very hard and Penn is slacking. Penn has tons of talent though so it should be a great fight.

It will not pass, things will not change. The only thing accomplished is another black eye for WOS and making a lot of WOS faithfuls very angry.

BSC mentality.  8)

What do they represent? What does a tier have to do with ranking? How come some tiers have more people that others?

I wasn't sure what to think about the whole thing, but in the end, I believe the school board got this one right.

Just ask yourself this question:  If they didn't have after school transportation and wanted to add it, despite being $2,000,000 in the red, would people be this gung-ho to support adding a $16,000 per annum debt to the deficit?  I know I would be against that, and I believe most everyone would think the board would be insane for going that direction.  It took me a while to realize this, but the major issue here is not the program itself, it's the pain of change, and people don't like getting something taken away, especially when they've grown accustomed to having it.  Unfortunately, in the situation the district is in now, they have to start slashing things out of the budget, and nothing is going to be easy or pleasing to everyone.

Am I the only one that wants to know how we get 2 mill. deficit and then start worrying about how to cut? The whole thing is a mess and yes it is going to be ugly. My problem is how did it get this way. Who wasn't on watch when they were supposed to be. I know it isn't as easy as this but it just seems as though you would see it coming.

Many things have contributed to the deficit. A little while back the State told WOS they had to pay back around $2,000,000 due to some inaccurate info submitted concerning Rita. (I think that's the way I remember it) I don't know if that's a contributor to the deficit or if that's in addition to. 

I don't understand the different tiers

Here's some food for thought; some are original ideas and others have been mentioned on these threads by others.

Many posters from other districts have given their opinion on the subject. How many of them are from districts that are demographically 70% economically disadvantaged?

With the mentality of holding the parents responsible for their own children the district could save tons of money by cutting back on the breakfast and lunch programs, before and after school tutorials, all out of district bussing, etc. I think you get the picture.

Much of the area was flooded. Has anyone considered that some may have lost their vehicles to flooding, not to mention the homes?

Many posters have said the district is not required to provided the transportation. The overall success of any district is determined by how far they are willing to go beyond the minimum requirements.

Some have said extra curricular activies are a choice and and not as important as the required programs while others have stated that most will not go on to play professional sports. In WOS's case its the EC activities and sports that may keep them in school until graduation. That makes it extremely valuable.

If the district felt the need to reduce spending in the athletic area, why not consult with the very successful ATHLETIC DIRECTOR concerning his ideas of where to cut in athletics.

Why disrupt, by far, the most successful WOS program. Why not acknowledge the passionate support of the issue. Lord knows WOS need as many supporters as they can get during their rocky road. (just as they did during the bond election)

Why just eliminate the transportation with out alternate ways to keep it going? The district can purchase a very good used surplus bus for under $3000, require the programs that need transportation to have an employee acquire a class C licence and do the driving them selves. The only annual cost would be insurance, fuel and routine maintenance. Problem solved. Even this option could be stomached if the district was working toward the big deficit solution.

I feel quite certain that the WOS loyals would probably have been more receptive to the transportation loss if would have been presented as part of district wide $500,000 or so reduction plan to address some of the deficit.

Some have said they have a $2,000,000 deficit and they must start somewhere to start chipping away. CHIPPING away is not going to get it.

Everyone wants answers and solutions to the budget problems. It took them two months to figure out their transportation cost was actually $16,000 and not $25,000. Not a good sign when your looking for a $2,000,000 answer.

Things are uncertain right now but hang in there. It will all work out.

I think it comes down to Alverez along with Kevin Hayes HC/AD from Teague, both have the experience of the position needed and success of turning programs into proven winners that compete at a high level.

I understand the Love for Harrell and Crouch but this job really needs someone who has done it before, walks in and begans the turnaround immediatly.

For those that continue to say WHY LCM?? remember AD is in the title, and not only do they have first class facilities(better than most schools) but they have winning programs Vollyball, Baseball, Softball always year end and year out in the playoffs, Basketball Boys begining a tradition of playoff trips under Coach Harley. CC always strong so it is a excellent program to be associated with.

Good post. I certainly agree with you Nada Baseball25

Catch me up to speed. I thought Dana was UFC. I also thought UFC merged with Pride. What are his dealings with WEC?

Ugliest of all time?

I can't beleive no one mentioned Dennis Rodman.