West Brook coach finalists await word on job

[AggiesAreWe]

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/West-Brook-coach-finalists-await-word-on-job-3356726.php


Looks like it may be Flanigan's job.

[AggiesAreWe]

The Examiner reporting that a contingency of the BISD school board has some issues with the recommendation.

http://theexaminer.com/stories/news/west-brook-football-coach-may-not-be-named-tonights-school-board-meeting

[AggiesAreWe]

Tweets in past hour from Beaumont Enterprise sports writer David Henry:


"BISD school board president Woodrow Reece said the school board has not yet received a recommendation on the new coach at WB"

"School board members Janice Brassard, Tom Neild and Mike Neil said yesterday they had not gotten a recommendation"

[WOSgrad]

And we are talking about a meeting that begins at 7 pm.

Oh, my.

[smitty]

Flanigan over Haynes?!  Hummm.  Interesting!!  We'll see.

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Looks like it may be Flanigan's job.
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[AggiesAreWe]

Another tweet from BE's David Henry:

"BISD communications director Craig Eichhorn said the next West Brook coach might not be named tonight"

[east_tex]

What is the hold up?

[AggiesAreWe]

A couple of more tweets from Henry:


"I don't see any football coaches here at the board meeting "

"I'm hearing former Crosby coach Kevin Flanigan is/was supposed to be the recommendation tonight"

[AggiesAreWe]

Dr. Thomas said there will be a meeting tomorrow morning regarding the WB football field house.

Mid April set as the target date to have everything finished for the field house.

[WOSgrad]

They are currently in executive session....yes, they are still meeting.

[adminbaberuth]

http://setxhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=175042

[AggiesAreWe]

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Ridiculous.

Just hire the man!

[jonathanw55]

It's all about the stupid, rumored racial comments.  I've been around the gentleman on many occasions.  He is far from racists.  If West Brook truly feels that the he is the best candidate for the job, then hire him already!  This is a coach that really does care about his players, and expects discipline.  He doesn't play the favortism game for any child, including a school board member's child.  If hired, he is hired to win football games and make his players better.  Not to please every parent or every school board member's child.

[Guest incognito123]

This is pathetic. BISD should be embarrassed by this crap. It's ridiculous!

[Guest basketball25]

does this suprise yall?

[Guest incognito123]

Im not surprised by it. I'm sure you're pretty happy though. If they don't hire flannigan, we all know what that means! Haynes by default!

[AggiesAreWe]

Kevin Flanigan is here now at the meeting. So is his wife

[Guest incognito123]

Good. Maybe that means they will do the right thing soon! Finally!

[AggiesAreWe]

Kevin Flanningan has been approved as the new Head Football coach at West Brook High School.

[AggiesAreWe]

Terry Williams abstained from the vote, Flanigan was approved 6-0-1

[tupac7]

All you need now is a big top and an elephant and we would have a circus. Once again BISD looks like a bunch of morons. I believe Coach Flannigan will do a good job, but I would hate to get hired like this.

[sig220]

I saw the WB Principal at the meeting and he was ticked off.  It is unbelievable that the politics almost killed this coach's job and then back to the process for another month.

[BMTSoulja1]

So, Somebody explain to me, truthfully, what the 'drama' was about, not a 'I HATE BISD' rant.

[sig220]

It is my understanding that Flanigan refused to start some influential citizens' children, including a board member's child, at Crosby.  The board member then basically poisoned the water.  When the community members found out BISD wanted to possibly hire Flanigan they called a BISD board member and here we go.  Stupid. 

[BMTSoulja1]

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It is my understanding that Flanigan refused to start some influential citizens' children, including a board member's child, at Crosby.  The board member then basically poisoned the water.  When the community members found out BISD wanted to possibly hire Flanigan they called a BISD board member and here we go.  Stupid.
[/quote]OK.  I see.  So basically, the Crosby board contacted BISD simply to blackball Mr. Flanigan, correct?  And this caused all kinds of havock in last night's selection?