Lumberton - Chase McDonald named AD/HC

[SmashMouth]

Sure wish I knew who the final 4 are. 

[Little Jerry]

Heard a Texas college D2 OC (with Texas HS head coaching experience) is one of the finalist. Haven't confirmed, just heard a rumor. 

Edited March 2 by Little Jerry
Misspelled words

[Midcountyman89]

1 hour ago, Little Jerry said:

Heard a Texas college D2 OC (with Texas HS head coaching experience) is one of the finalist. Haven't confirmed, just heard a rumor. 

You, sir, have the greatest username and profile picture on this site 

[Little Jerry]

Will there be a hire tonight at school board meeting? Heard there is some pushback on the rumored name. 

[Me, myself and I]

58 minutes ago, Little Jerry said:

Will there be a hire tonight at school board meeting? Heard there is some pushback on the rumored name. 

 

You heard wrong. There is not some pushback. There is a lot of pushback. 🙂

[setxathlete14]

1 hour ago, Me, myself and I said:

 

You heard wrong. There is not some pushback. There is a lot of pushback. 🙂

You must hold an interesting position. You came here a few hours ago  just to tell us that 😀

[PlayActionPass]

16 hours ago, Me, myself and I said:

 

You heard wrong. There is not some pushback. There is a lot of pushback. 🙂

Simply going to promote the DC?

And some mommy's and daddy's didn't think that was a good idea?

Because there were many more qualified candidates........

[Excoach1970]

3 hours ago, PlayActionPass said:

Simply going to promote the DC?

And some mommy's and daddy's didn't think that was a good idea?

Because there were many more qualified candidates........

Like who?? 

[PlayActionPass]

2 minutes ago, Excoach1970 said:

Like who?? 

Heard a Texas college D2 OC (with Texas HS head coaching experience) is one of the finalist. Haven't confirmed, just heard a rumor. 

Maybe?

[Excoach1970]

1 hour ago, PlayActionPass said:

Heard a Texas college D2 OC (with Texas HS head coaching experience) is one of the finalist. Haven't confirmed, just heard a rumor. 

Maybe?

Div 3 you mean lol, doesn’t have any head coaching experience in Texas I heard so that’s a bad rumor 

[PlayActionPass]

14 minutes ago, Excoach1970 said:

Div 3 you mean lol, doesn’t have any head coaching experience in Texas I heard so that’s a bad rumor 

I'm not an authority and I certainly don't know the situation or any of the players involved.

I was just making a guess.

Sure don't know if there are any other more qualified applicants.

In my experience, the on staff candidate is usually the best candidate when the program has had recent success.

Considering Lumberton's history, the parents complaining about the promotion are probably wrong.

[Himothy]

1 hour ago, PlayActionPass said:

Heard a Texas college D2 OC (with Texas HS head coaching experience) is one of the finalist. Haven't confirmed, just heard a rumor. 

Maybe?

If it is who I think it is based on this information, Lumberton is gonna have a dumpster fire of an organization.. I hope I am wrong. 

[Midcountyman89]

1 hour ago, PlayActionPass said:

Heard a Texas college D2 OC (with Texas HS head coaching experience) is one of the finalist. Haven't confirmed, just heard a rumor. 

Maybe?

Being a college coach doesn’t make you more qualified, in fact, it would make you less, in my opinion. It’s completely different. In this case, “qualified,” would be someone who has shown loyalty and understanding of this level of football and what it takes to succeed in this area at said school. It seems, from an external point of view, that they are overlooking someone who is a great guy, great football mind, loves the school/kids, and is respected, in order to go for a more “flashy” hire. This is a slippery slope, and not valuing loyalty can create a revolving door and constant losing seasons. Even if someone comes in and does well, it will make the job a stepping stone—no assistant will ever think they can get it. Their last hire wasn’t flashy at the time, he was a 4A d2 coordinator with no HC experience, yet it worked. It’s no secret he inherited the most talented group L-town has seen in awhile, but it begs to question why the change in attitude. Perhaps success has got to certain people’s heads. Very odd

[PlayActionPass]

7 minutes ago, Midcountyman89 said:

Being a college coach doesn’t make you more qualified, in fact, it would make you less, in my opinion. It’s completely different. In this case, “qualified,” would be someone who has shown loyalty and understanding of this level of football and what it takes to succeed in this area at said school. It seems, from an external point of view, that they are overlooking someone who is a great guy, great football mind, loves the school/kids, and is respected, in order to go for a more “flashy” hire. This is a slippery slope, and not valuing loyalty can create a revolving door and constant losing seasons. Even if someone comes in and does well, it will make the job a stepping stone—no assistant will ever think they can get it. Their last hire wasn’t flashy at the time, he was a 4A d2 coordinator with no HC experience, yet it worked. It’s no secret he inherited the most talented group L-town has seen in awhile, but it begs to question why the change in attitude. Perhaps success has got to certain people’s heads. Very odd

You are 100% spot on and all fronts.

Promoting loyal coaches who know the kids and community is the way to go.

Especially when the program has had recent success.

Continuity is highly underrated when you are talking about leadership in coaching.

[Himothy]

6 minutes ago, Midcountyman89 said:

Being a college coach doesn’t make you more qualified, in fact, it would make you less, in my opinion. It’s completely different. In this case, “qualified,” would be someone who has shown loyalty and understanding of this level of football and what it takes to succeed in this area at said school. It seems, from an external point of view, that they are overlooking someone who is a great guy, great football mind, loves the school/kids, and is respected, in order to go for a more “flashy” hire. This is a slippery slope, and not valuing loyalty can create a revolving door and constant losing seasons. Even if someone comes in and does well, it will make the job a stepping stone—no assistant will ever think they can get it. Their last hire wasn’t flashy at the time, he was a 4A d2 coordinator with no HC experience, yet it worked. It’s no secret he inherited the most talented group L-town has seen in awhile, but it begs to question why the change in attitude. Perhaps success has got to certain people’s heads. Very odd

The current DC in Lumberton is "head over heels" better for the school as a whole  than this ex college oc. He has community/player support and has a great football mind.  This former college coach I am thinking of will be an absolute disaster hire for Lumberton. The proof is in the resume of this guy. IYK who it is then you will agree with me. Again, I hope I am wrong.   

[PlayActionPass]

6 minutes ago, Himothy said:

The current DC in Lumberton is "head over heels" better for the school as a whole  than this ex college oc. He has community/player support and has a great football mind.  This former college coach I am thinking of will be an absolute disaster hire for Lumberton. The proof is in the resume of this guy. IYK who it is then you will agree with me. Again, I hope I am wrong.   

I wish I knew who it was, but unfortunately I don't.

However, the connection with the kids and the community should trump "college experience" unless there is an obvious disparity in knowledge AND there is intimate knowledge of the coaches ability to connect with the kids and the community. 

If there isn't someone with first hand knowledge of the CHARACTER and LEADERSHIP ability of the "college guy" then they better do a deep dive into his background. Coaching Lumberton High School kids is nothing similar to coaching recruited college players.

[pine curtain]

27 minutes ago, PlayActionPass said:

You are 100% spot on and all fronts.

Promoting loyal coaches who know the kids and community is the way to go.

Especially when the program has had recent success.

Continuity is highly underrated when you are talking about leadership in coaching.

Yep that is what WOS did......lol

[PlayActionPass]

3 minutes ago, pine curtain said:

Yep that is what WOS did......lol

Are you really comparing Lumberton and WOS?

The two situations are not even close.

[BadgerNation]

MCDONALD NAMED INTERIM HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AND
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. Lumberton ISD announces that Chase McDonald has been
named as Interim Athletic Director and Head Football Coach for the Lumberton Raiders 

[2wedge]

Interim? That’s kind of strange. 

[Guitar Man]

20 minutes ago, 2wedge said:

Interim? That’s kind of strange. 

Strange indeed.. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

@RaiderGirl22 👀☕

[AggiesAreWe]

Not understanding the "interim" title.

[AggiesAreWe]

Was just told that the DC does not have his masters and some want that to be a requirement for the position.

[setxathlete14]

11 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Was just told that the DC does not have his masters and some want that to be a requirement for the position.

Lol are they looking for a great football coach or principal. Smh.