MattStepp

thought it said basketball..lol never mind

18 interviews 30 min each on zoom next week....after that they'll cut the field down and do on-campus interviews the following Mon-Tues...I'd guess they'll bring in five or six

apparently 18 are getting brought in for round one.....thats casting a wide net

Supt has made at least some calls to some candidates....I know a Houston area coordinator and an assistant at a DFW powerhouse have been called...both have ties in previous stops to the supt

superintendent has West Texas ties so I could see him looking out that way

Eventually that growth from Melissa will spill over...facility upgrades are on the way

I definitely think that is in play.....I think he got put in a bad situation last year going from the junior high to HFC

Being told Lone Oak wants to make the hire for HFC/Boys Coordinator before Spring Break....before the supt hire....the current HFC I'm being told "is welcome to apply"

What a s-show........

Part of the issue was the lack of documentation from Nigeria.....there wasn't a lot to go on other than "he's too old"

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2021/02/03/he-was-homeless-and-worked-from-3-7-am-to-make-ends-meet-now-he-s-signed-to-play-college-football?ref=article_preview_title

My guess is the supt has a list of folks he's targeted and is reaching out to proactively...if someone else of interest applies they'll look at them but this appears to be a very targeted search

I mean its possible a dysfunctional or poor administration can still make a good hire...doesn't make em less dysfunctional...but just from a coaching standpoint and track record...Freeman stacks up...

Freeman isn't a bad hire....we are talking about a guy who has a 44-26 record as a HC and took ding dong Bruni to a regional final....he's never been in East Texas before and he's a relative unknown but this is a guy with a good resume

They've got 4 finalists.....all 4 are from outside....they'll have a name Monday for the school board