Colmesneil

[StangBacker]

What is the story here?  New AD every year it seems.  It's a revolving door.  

[Matthew328]

They didn't have an AD last year....they are posting the job as combined once again

Current HFC is still there and applied for the combined AD/HFC gig

Now him getting it is another story but sounds like he does want it

[AssistantCoach]

Someone on another forum was saying they may be announcing their hire soon?

[coachcojack]

1 hour ago, AssistantCoach said:

Someone on another forum was saying they may be announcing their hire soon?

They are still doing first round interviews from what i have heard!!

[StangBacker]

Word on the street… this was locked in the moment the opening got announced. Don’t be surprised when a reunion tour hits the Piney Woods soon.

[AssistantCoach]

16 minutes ago, StangBacker said:

Word on the street… this was locked in the moment the opening got announced. Don’t be surprised when a reunion tour hits the Piney Woods soon.

I've heard the same thing.

[LOUD and Proud]

23 hours ago, StangBacker said:

Word on the street… this was locked in the moment the opening got announced. Don’t be surprised when a reunion tour hits the Piney Woods soon.

He should be the "leader in the clubhouse."

[Reagan]

23 hours ago, StangBacker said:

Word on the street… this was locked in the moment the opening got announced. Don’t be surprised when a reunion tour hits the Piney Woods soon.

You talking about hiring someone that's been there before?  Or are implying something else?

[pine curtain]

On 4/7/2026 at 1:33 PM, StangBacker said:

Word on the street… this was locked in the moment the opening got announced. Don’t be surprised when a reunion tour hits the Piney Woods soon.

Y'all must be talking about Day

[89Falcon]

12 minutes ago, pine curtain said:

Y'all must be talking about Day

Probably trying to get the first train out. Found out what Ken Stanley was dealing with. Coldspring might be the single greatest dumpster fire in SETX.

District in the red with no athletic budget, community will not pass a bond for terrible facilities, TEA taking over after this year and will be subsequently burning the district down while implementing the new "HISD" pay plan that no decent teacher in the state will touch. 

[pine curtain]

1 hour ago, 89Falcon said:

Probably trying to get the first train out. Found out what Ken Stanley was dealing with. Coldspring might be the single greatest dumpster fire in SETX.

District in the red with no athletic budget, community will not pass a bond for terrible facilities, TEA taking over after this year and will be subsequently burning the district down while implementing the new "HISD" pay plan that no decent teacher in the state will touch. 

How did Barbey make it work when he was there?

[89Falcon]

25 minutes ago, pine curtain said:

How did Barbey make it work when he was there?

A fairly naive question understanding that you failed to read the question (or at least lost track of what was stated). Barbay has not been there in 11 years. Several coaches "made it work" in the past including Ken Stanley. What is happening right now has never happened in the district before. That is why TEA will be taking control in a few weeks and burning the district down. Did that happen when Barbay was there? Also, do you suppose that Barbay had an athletic budget? 

[TrojanWarrior08]

2 hours ago, 89Falcon said:

District in the red with no athletic budget, community will not pass a bond for terrible facilities, TEA taking over after this year and will be subsequently burning the district down while implementing the new "HISD" pay plan that no decent teacher in the state will touch. 

This has been going on for years even before Barbay was there.  He was hired in my Senior year and he was left with a budget way messed up than what it is now.

[89Falcon]

10 hours ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

This has been going on for years even before Barbay was there.  He was hired in my Senior year and he was left with a budget way messed up than what it is now.

The current situation in Coldspring is unprecedented for Coldspring.

[AssistantCoach]

14 hours ago, 89Falcon said:

Probably trying to get the first train out. Found out what Ken Stanley was dealing with. Coldspring might be the single greatest dumpster fire in SETX.

District in the red with no athletic budget, community will not pass a bond for terrible facilities, TEA taking over after this year and will be subsequently burning the district down while implementing the new "HISD" pay plan that no decent teacher in the state will touch. 

Yikes. How did it get so bad there?

[89Falcon]

48 minutes ago, AssistantCoach said:

Yikes. How did it get so bad there?

Can’t pin point the exact cause. Like most situations it is a combination of factors. However, the ultimate responsibility of financial and staff mismanagement lies with the superintendent and school board. All of whom will be dismissed by the state in short order and replaced by a state board. 

[TrojanWarrior08]

2 hours ago, 89Falcon said:

The current situation in Coldspring is unprecedented for Coldspring.

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This is a current bond proposal for this month but it doesn't have any information about the high school itself which is a shame but it's great for areas.

[AssistantCoach]

Didn't shepherd have a similar situation a few years back?

[TC2020]

Does Colmesniel hire Day for a 3rd time?!?

 

Great Coach who did an awesome job here.  However, last time he was at Colmesniel he left twice in one semester...  So I wonder how many bridges were burned in that process?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

9 minutes ago, TC2020 said:

Does Colmesniel hire Day for a 3rd time?!?

 

Great Coach who did an awesome job here.  However, last time he was at Colmesniel he left twice in one semester...  So I wonder how many bridges were burned in that process?

Wow! 

[AssistantCoach]

55 minutes ago, TC2020 said:

Does Colmesniel hire Day for a 3rd time?!?

 

Great Coach who did an awesome job here.  However, last time he was at Colmesniel he left twice in one semester...  So I wonder how many bridges were burned in that process?

Where did he "go" before Elkhart?

[TrojanWarrior08]

1 hour ago, TC2020 said:

Does Colmesniel hire Day for a 3rd time?!?

 

Great Coach who did an awesome job here.  However, last time he was at Colmesniel he left twice in one semester...  So I wonder how many bridges were burned in that process?

I hope so.  The fans in Coldspring really didn't "approve" of this hire at all so hopefully he can move back to greener pastures.  It's going to take a special kind of hire to turn this ship around and get us in the right direction.  We should start looking for schools with head coaches/coordinators with decent success at schools further away or pull from a 5A/6A school in the Greater Houston area that is looking for a start but have to come with the understanding that there will be obstacles to overcome.

[89Falcon]

1 hour ago, AssistantCoach said:

Where did he "go" before Elkhart?

PC

[89Falcon]

41 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:

I hope so.  The fans in Coldspring really didn't "approve" of this hire at all so hopefully he can move back to greener pastures.  It's going to take a special kind of hire to turn this ship around and get us in the right direction.  We should start looking for schools with head coaches/coordinators with decent success at schools further away or pull from a 5A/6A school in the Greater Houston area that is looking for a start but have to come with the understanding that there will be obstacles to overcome.

Yep, the coach they planned to hire from the beginning told them to “pound sand” when he got all the information on the district. They will need to find someone who is naive and knows nothing about how schools run or what is needed to build a program. Whomever they end up with is likely to have a new Supt and school board shortly after he is hired. A new coordinator from one of the school types that you mentioned is probably the best bet.