Coldspring hires Cody Day as new head coach

[TrojanWarrior08]

Well this looks like an unpopular hire within our community.  The whole town is upset about this hire per Facebook.

[Setx fan]

14 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

Well this looks like an unpopular hire within our community.  The whole town is upset about this hire per Facebook.

Think he did a good job at Colmesneil if I'm not mistaking 

[Reagan]

CODY DAY: 9 years; 30-57-0; 2-0-0

2016  West Hardin                 1-9-0
2017  West Hardin                 0-8-0
2018  West Hardin                 4-6-0 F
2019  Colmesneil                   2-7-0
2020  Colmesneil                   5-5-0  
2021  Colmesneil                   5-4-0
2022  Colmesneil                   6-5-0 T
2023  Elkhart--                       4-6-0
2024  Elkhart--                       3-7-0

[TrojanWarrior08]

3 hours ago, Setx fan said:

Think he did a good job at Colmesneil if I'm not mistaking 

That's why I'm looking at the positives instead of everyone else on this hire.

[TrojanWarrior08]

2 hours ago, Reagan said:

CODY DAY: 9 years; 30-57-0; 2-0-0

2016  West Hardin                 1-9-0
2017  West Hardin                 0-8-0
2018  West Hardin                 4-6-0 F
2019  Colmesneil                   2-7-0
2020  Colmesneil                   5-5-0  
2021  Colmesneil                   5-4-0
2022  Colmesneil                   6-5-0 T
2023  Elkhart--                       4-6-0
2024  Elkhart--                       3-7-0

2020-2023 seems like his best years

[Setx fan]

50 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

That's why I'm looking at the positives instead of everyone else on this hire.

Don't look to good other than Colmesneil to be honest though 😆 

[2wedge]

The reality is the guy is very experienced at being as successful as possible at talent poor and money poor districts. According to some of the things I've read on Colmesneil, it sounds like he is the perfect man for this job. 

[89Falcon]

1 hour ago, 2wedge said:

The reality is the guy is very experienced at being as successful as possible at talent poor and money poor districts. According to some of the things I've read on Colmesneil, it sounds like he is the perfect man for this job. 

You are likely right. Will be among the weaker talent pools for CS standards in recent memory and will also be dealing with a district in financial free fall with no athletic budget. 

[Kegger]

16 hours ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

Well this looks like an unpopular hire within our community.  The whole town is upset about this hire per Facebook.

Which coach/coaches were the community hoping for? Curious as to who they thought was going to get the job.

[TrojanWarrior08]

Just now, Kegger said:

Which coach/coaches were the community hoping for? Curious as to who they thought was going to get the job.

Coach Morrison out of Diboll... Our old OC that was on the state championship staff.

[TrojanWarrior08]

12 hours ago, Setx fan said:

Don't look to good other than Colmesneil to be honest though 😆 

Lol right and that's why everyone is mad about this hire.

[TrojanWarrior08]

3 hours ago, 2wedge said:

The reality is the guy is very experienced at being as successful as possible at talent poor and money poor districts. According to some of the things I've read on Colmesneil, it sounds like he is the perfect man for this job. 

Idk about that... Not saying we're anything to be bragging about since the state championship days but in Coldspring people expect you to win and win often.  Truth be told I didn't expect Coach Stanley to last as along as he did.  The budget has always been an issue since I was still in school there since the whole entire county is in poverty so to hire Coach Day was definitely the right move financially but as far as building a program back up to the prominence it once had they should have looked else or brought back Coach Morrison.

[TrojanWarrior08]

22 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

Coach Morrison out of Diboll... Our old DC that was on the state championship staff.

 

[TrojanWarrior08]

2 hours ago, 89Falcon said:

You are likely right. Will be among the weaker talent pools for CS standards in recent memory and will also be dealing with a district in financial free fall with no athletic budget. 

Not to mention that I've been hearing rumors that Onalaska is supposed to be starting up their football program sometime in the near future... If that happens you can bet most of our guys and players from Livingston will go there leaving our program in a sad state of affairs.

[Kegger]

33 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

Coach Morrison out of Diboll... Our old OC that was on the state championship staff.

Did he apply? If so was he offered the job? If he did apply and didnt get offered then I understand being upset. If he didnt then No reason to be upset. If he did and was offered but chose not to accept then be upset at him. 

[89Falcon]

30 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

Idk about that... Not saying we're anything to be bragging about since the state championship days but in Coldspring people expect you to win and win often.  Truth be told I didn't expect Coach Stanley to last as along as he did.  The budget has always been an issue since I was still in school there since the whole entire county is in poverty so to hire Coach Day was definitely the right move financially but as far as building a program back up to the prominence it once had they should have looked else or brought back Coach Morrison.

Coach Morrison was not an option. The budget has never been as bad as it is at this moment. Stanley was knee capped repeatedly and unable to take necessary steps for the program to stabilize. Most potential candidates in the coaching community were aware of the situation and as a result steered clear of the situation.

[TrojanWarrior08]

19 minutes ago, 89Falcon said:

Coach Morrison was not an option. The budget has never been as bad as it is at this moment. Stanley was knee capped repeatedly and unable to take necessary steps for the program to stabilize. Most potential candidates in the coaching community were aware of the situation and as a result steered clear of the situation.

Well I know you know more about it on that end then I do because of the connection you have to Coldspring for a bit but my cousin who has a classmate on the school board mentioned that he was in the running for the job but as you mentioned pay was an issue.  Don't know if that was true or not but that what I was told.

[TrojanWarrior08]

28 minutes ago, Kegger said:

Did he apply? If so was he offered the job? If he did apply and didnt get offered then I understand being upset. If he didnt then No reason to be upset. If he did and was offered but chose not to accept then be upset at him. 

I heard he applied.

[89Falcon]

21 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

Well I know you know more about it on that end then I do because of the connection you have to Coldspring for a bit but my cousin who has a classmate on the school board mentioned that he was in the running for the job but as you mentioned pay was an issue.  Don't know if that was true or not but that what I was told.

100%. He was not an option under the current circumstances. He probably would have had it he wanted it. 

[2wedge]

As often as Morrison has applied for other jobs, I can't believe no one has hired him yet. I know he was on the applicant list for another job in the Houston area a couple of years ago. Seems like a jam up coach and has done a great job at Diboll. 

[Kegger]

Well sounds like Day was about as good of a realistic candidate as you were gonna get so no reason to get upset. That is unless there were other candidates that did apply that were willing to take that job that the community would've preferred. However it seems like a safe pick. A coach that was willing to come there knowing the difficulties and with HC experience. Although not the success you'd have like to have seen but he seems to have performed above the average at the schools he's coached at. 

[TrojanWarrior08]

1 hour ago, 89Falcon said:

100%. He was not an option under the current circumstances. He probably would have had it he wanted it. 

I think so too especially if he could of brought in his own coaching staff as well.

[TrojanWarrior08]

50 minutes ago, 2wedge said:

As often as Morrison has applied for other jobs, I can't believe no one has hired him yet. I know he was on the applicant list for another job in the Houston area a couple of years ago. Seems like a jam up coach and has done a great job at Diboll. 

He is a very good coach indeed.  Eventually he will get that dream job he wants and his style of coaching will help that school tremendously.

[89Falcon]

Just now, TrojanWarrior08 said:

I think so too especially if he could have brought in his own coaching staff as well.

No doubt. And he would not have been able to bring them all because they have reduced positions and pay. CS does not currently have sufficient coverage for all coaching duties. Might be worse with all of the upcoming departures. 

[TrojanWarrior08]

29 minutes ago, Kegger said:

Well sounds like Day was about as good of a realistic candidate as you were gonna get so no reason to get upset. That is unless there were other candidates that did apply that were willing to take that job that the community would've preferred. However it seems like a safe pick. A coach that was willing to come there knowing the difficulties and with HC experience. Although not the success you'd have like to have seen but he seems to have performed above the average at the schools he's coached at. 

As far as I know there was 8 candidates but 2 of them I knew about personally and the 2 I just mentioned did apply and one was hired but looking at the budget we have we definitely made the right hire no matter how everyone else looked at it.