AggiesAreWe Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yet another local head boys basketball job comes open. Spurger ISD will look to fill this position in the next couple of weeks.Stay tuned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Wow! This is a great job for any area coach. This school has a tradition of basketball excellence and great community support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbasketballfan Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Makes me wonder if this had anything to do with the new AD. The district has had numerous changes in the athletic department this year. Maybe there will be some stability and the program can be respectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggiesAreWe Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Spurger is interviewing 4 applicants today that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbasketballfan Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Thanks for update AggiesAreWe. One of the problems that face small districts is that it is hard to keep a successful coach for more than a few years. An exception to this would be Big Sandy. These 1A schools struggle for many things and athletic success is one of them. Getting a good coach and a good teacher in the same package is hard to find and these small schools just can not afford to have a great coach but a sub-par teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATMAN Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 [quote name="nuthinbutnet" post="1235431" timestamp="1342119777"]Thanks for update AggiesAreWe. One of the problems that face small districts is that it is hard to keep a successful coach for more than a few years. An exception to this would be Big Sandy. These 1A schools struggle for many things and athletic success is one of them. Getting a good coach and a good teacher in the same package is hard to find and these small schools just can not afford to have a great coach but a sub-par teacher.[/quote] Do u thing Spurger will ever get back like they were the last 4 year. :( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbasketballfan Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I think that they will be competitive but not reach the success they experienced the last 3-4 years for several reasons. The big one is that the little dribblers programs ended a few years ago and thus there is not a programs to teach the kids when they are small basics. An additional reason is the of this string, to hire and keep a good coach for any length of time in a 1A school is very hard. There is not a consistant influence and too many things are in play/flux. Up until the last taste of success over these last few years, there really wasn't a desire to be much or obtain much. If it happened, it just happened. A few people got involved in the little dribbler program, pooled together those boys and we all saw what happened. The last thing lacking is leadership in the district to be more than just average. That might tick some off, but from my view, soem just do not want to change. Thats my 3.5 cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggiesAreWe Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 [quote name="nuthinbutnet" post="1235630" timestamp="1342195389"]I think that they will be competitive but not reach the success they experienced the last 3-4 years for several reasons. The big one is that the little dribblers programs ended a few years ago and thus there is not a programs to teach the kids when they are small basics. An additional reason is the of this string, to hire and keep a good coach for any length of time in a 1A school is very hard. There is not a consistant influence and too many things are in play/flux. Up until the last taste of success over these last few years, there really wasn't a desire to be much or obtain much. If it happened, it just happened. A few people got involved in the little dribbler program, pooled together those boys and we all saw what happened. The last thing lacking is leadership in the district to be more than just average. That might tick some off, but from my view, soem just do not want to change. Thats my 3.5 cents worth.[/quote]Good post. I think you are on the money.Let's hope this new coach, whoever it will be, can build something for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggiesAreWe Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Word is that current boys head basketball coach at West Hardin, Kully Hoffpauir, is the front runner for the Spurger job. The Spurger ISD board will meet Thursday to make a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oiler#3 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Why would Hoffpauir want to leave WHY anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knows2much Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 [quote name="oiler#3" post="1236790" timestamp="1342557701"]Why would Hoffpauir want to leave WHY anyways?[/quote]Basketball coaches don't like coaching football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oiler#3 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name="knows2much" post="1237318" timestamp="1342653387"][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1236790#msg1236790 date=1342557701]Why would Hoffpauir want to leave WHY anyways?[/quote]Basketball coaches don't like coaching football.[/quote]I talked to him yesterday. Seems to be the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATMAN Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name="oiler#3" post="1237360" timestamp="1342661271"][quote author=knows2much link=topic=100901.msg1237318#msg1237318 date=1342653387][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1236790#msg1236790 date=1342557701]Why would Hoffpauir want to leave WHY anyways?[/quote]Basketball coaches don't like coaching football.[/quote]I talked to him yesterday. Seems to be the reason.[/quote] Oiler#3 where did Jason Henry go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oiler#3 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name="CATMAN" post="1237442" timestamp="1342668469"][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1237360#msg1237360 date=1342661271][quote author=knows2much link=topic=100901.msg1237318#msg1237318 date=1342653387][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1236790#msg1236790 date=1342557701]Why would Hoffpauir want to leave WHY anyways?[/quote]Basketball coaches don't like coaching football.[/quote]I talked to him yesterday. Seems to be the reason.[/quote] Oiler#3 where did Jason Henry go.[/quote]I'm not really sure. I've seen him around. But last I heard, he was looking for a job in the oilfields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenash Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Have heard he works for Exxon or somebody similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbasketballfan Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 It may not matter at this point, but where did Spurger's ex-coach Odom go? Is he still on campus as a teacher only or did he move on to greener coaching pastures elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggiesAreWe Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name="nuthinbutnet" post="1237742" timestamp="1342725331"]It may not matter at this point, but where did Spurger's ex-coach Odom go? Is he still on campus as a teacher only or did he move on to greener coaching pastures elsewhere?[/quote]Went to Kirbyville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATMAN Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 [quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1237744" timestamp="1342725525"][quote author=nuthinbutnet link=topic=100901.msg1237742#msg1237742 date=1342725331]It may not matter at this point, but where did Spurger's ex-coach Odom go? Is he still on campus as a teacher only or did he move on to greener coaching pastures elsewhere?[/quote]Went to Kirbyville[/quote] Most of the coaches go too Kirbyville sooner or later. Foolsball is # 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbasketballfan Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Not to drag this string out any more than it probably deserves, but what happened to Staphert at Kirbyville? Staphert sure has bounced around from Spurger, to Kirbyville, to Brookeland, back to Kirbyville and now to where if he left. I am assuming he left if Odom went there as head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggiesAreWe Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 [quote name="nuthinbutnet" post="1237982" timestamp="1342796478"]Not to drag this string out any more than it probably deserves, but what happened to Staphert at Kirbyville? Staphert sure has bounced around from Spurger, to Kirbyville, to Brookeland, back to Kirbyville and now to where if he left. I am assuming he left if Odom went there as head coach.[/quote]It's my understanding that Odom left for an assistant job at Kirbyville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest incognito123 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 [quote name="oiler#3" post="1237538" timestamp="1342699503"][quote author=CATMAN link=topic=100901.msg1237442#msg1237442 date=1342668469][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1237360#msg1237360 date=1342661271][quote author=knows2much link=topic=100901.msg1237318#msg1237318 date=1342653387][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1236790#msg1236790 date=1342557701]Why would Hoffpauir want to leave WHY anyways?[/quote]Basketball coaches don't like coaching football.[/quote]I talked to him yesterday. Seems to be the reason.[/quote] Oiler#3 where did Jason Henry go.[/quote]I'm not really sure. I've seen him around. But last I heard, he was looking for a job in the oilfields.[/quote][quote author=Stevenash link=topic=100901.msg1237731#msg1237731 date=1342724580]Have heard he works for Exxon or somebody similar[/quote]If this is accurate, it makes me really sad. He is a great coach. Bad decision maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATMAN Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 [quote name="BringThePain" post="1238333" timestamp="1342871409"][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1237538#msg1237538 date=1342699503][quote author=CATMAN link=topic=100901.msg1237442#msg1237442 date=1342668469][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1237360#msg1237360 date=1342661271][quote author=knows2much link=topic=100901.msg1237318#msg1237318 date=1342653387][quote author=oiler#3 link=topic=100901.msg1236790#msg1236790 date=1342557701]Why would Hoffpauir want to leave WHY anyways?[/quote]Basketball coaches don't like coaching football.[/quote]I talked to him yesterday. Seems to be the reason.[/quote] Oiler#3 where did Jason Henry go.[/quote]I'm not really sure. I've seen him around. But last I heard, he was looking for a job in the oilfields.[/quote][quote author=Stevenash link=topic=100901.msg1237731#msg1237731 date=1342724580]Have heard he works for Exxon or somebody similar[/quote]If this is accurate, it makes me really sad. He is a great coach. Bad decision maker.[/quote] Coaching and Decision makeing goes hand and hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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