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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?

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.

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?

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.

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.

That poor mother.

Your good guy TD. Your offering rides to the meeting. Next thing you know, you'll be treating everyone to hotdogs. lol And if they turn down the bussing you could pull out that $100,000 bill out of your wallet as an offering for the bussing cost ;D ;D ;D