whousecats Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red90fly Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Yep Patton was reassigned , paper said they want to go in a different direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles26 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Yeah it just went down this week, but it's been planned since the last football game...it was time to admit the hire was a failure and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiced07 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Should've dumped him in Largent's lap when he left. Seven years of failure. Reckon the beagles will give DA a shot or reckon they'll go after another failure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles26 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Should've dumped him in Largent's lap when he left. Seven years of failure. Agreed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShadowKnows Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I have never met the man, but I have seen him work and I have a lot of respect for him. God bless him moving forward and best of luck to Rusk on finding a new coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playactionpass39 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Seven years is a long time, what was his record there? Â Now Rusk seems to have some athletes, what is the biggest hurdle to overcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermaroon Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Seen their facilities and they appear to be top notch don't know much about the talent so cant speculate as to why they didnt win werent they in really tough district? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles26 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Â Seven years is a long time, what was his record there? Â Now Rusk seems to have some athletes, what is the biggest hurdle to overcome?[ Â 25-45. Talent has never been a problem, the kids are skilled. It just flat out never worked, from the scheme and coaching style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whousecats Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Dennis Alexander maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclePig Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I mean this one has Mike Thomas written all over it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatiestrong7 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Yeah it just went down this week, but it's been planned since the last football game...it was time to admit the hire was a failure and move on. I thought it was a complete surprise. What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I mean this one has Mike Thomas written all over it!!!!Nope. Kerry Strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Skill? ... you may be right ... I have only seen one game (on film) this year ... but what I didn't see was a true matchup against the yearly likes of what Henderson, Athens, Mexia, Lorena, and Fairfield put on the field year after year ... however, if I concede that the skill set is there ... one thing I do know - you can't average giving up 44 points a game over a two year period and expect to be winningly successful ... under this set of conditions, may I suggest that skill may not be the biggest issue ... being politically correct, may I say that it takes a different mindset to play on the defensive side of the ball ... and yielding 44 a game ain't gonna cut it in too many venues ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles26 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Skill? ... you may be right ... I have only seen one game (on film) this year ... but what I didn't see was a true matchup against the yearly likes of what Henderson, Athens, Mexia , Lorena, and Fairfield put on the field year after year ... however, if I concede that the skill set is there ... one thing I do know - you can't average giving up 44 points a game over a two year period and expect to be winningly successful ... under this set of conditions, may I suggest that skill may not be the biggest issue ... being politically correct, may I say that it takes a different mindset to play on the defensive side of the ball ... and yielding 44 a game ain't gonna cut it in too many venues ... I agree with the defensive take....It takes a different kind of player & coach on that side. I played at the next level so I have to agree. I will say though, against Lorena, Rusk was up by 17 with 9 left to play...what do you think? Fairfield game was Rusk was up late in the 4th as well. My point is while the defense take is right, talent is there and sometimes it's time for a new voice...not to mention 25-45 speaks for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatiestrong7 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 The skill set is not here right now, we haven't had a D1 (FBS) athlete since Cody Glenn and defense has always been a problem in Rusk. Even when we had JB Sturns we just outscored people to win games. Don't disagree that it's time for a change. Eagles 26, I don't think a semester at Bacone College counts as playing at the next level. If I remember correctly when you were a senior we were 2-8 and gave up a ton of points also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 sometimes it's time for a new voice... Â Life is about fit and timing ... and finding the one that IS the right fit at the right time can make all the difference in the world ... good luck making the right choice ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles26 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 The skill set is not here right now, we haven't had a D1 (FBS) athlete since Cody Glenn and defense has always been a problem in Rusk. Even when we had JB Sturns we just outscored people to win games. Don't disagree that it's time for a change. Eagles 26, I don't think a semester at Bacone College counts as playing at the next level. If I remember correctly when you were a senior we were 2-8 and gave up a ton of points also. Â I agree about the defense again and out scoring teams. Cody was the last DI(FBS) kid to out, although I thought Sturns was a better athlete. The reference you're trying to make is wrong, however I played 3 years at Northwestern so you've got the wrong guy. More importantly, I feel like a new voice could help the situation, I played for Patton, and I liked him, but it wasn't ever a good fit!! Wheatiestrong do you disagree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatiestrong7 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I agree about the defense again and out scoring teams. Cody was the last DI(FBS) kid to out, although I thought Sturns was a better athlete. The reference you're trying to make is wrong, however I played 3 years at Northwestern so you've got the wrong guy. More importantly, I feel like a new voice could help the situation, I played for Patton, and I liked him, but it wasn't ever a good fit!! Wheatiestrong do you disagree? Â I agree it's time for a change and am just trying to point out that the talent level is not what you are trying to make it out to be. We have some kids with skill, but no D1 athletes. Also, I know you are not Quinn Anthony who played at Northwestern for 3 years. I saw your picture on your Twitter pics and you are exactly who I thought you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyLeak Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I agree about the defense again and out scoring teams. Cody was the last DI(FBS) kid to out, although I thought Sturns was a better athlete. The reference you're trying to make is wrong, however I played 3 years at Northwestern so you've got the wrong guy. More importantly, I feel like a new voice could help the situation, I played for Patton, and I liked him, but it wasn't ever a good fit!! Wheatiestrong do you disagree? The medical school or St? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles26 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Â I agree it's time for a change and am just trying to point out that the talent level is not what you are trying to make it out to be. We have some kids with skill, but no D1 athletes. Also, I know you are not Quinn Anthony who played at Northwestern for 3 years. I saw your picture on your Twitter pics and you are exactly who I thought you were. I never said we have D1 athletes, we have kids with some talent. I believe and you make disagree with me, but we have better players than what we've seen the last few years. It's never all on the coach, but it is the coaches job to develop and have the players ready. I also believe Chaston had D1 skill set. No I'm not Quinn, but you're still wrong and should research a little more. With that being said, what do you see as the biggest problems over the last few years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatiestrong7 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I never said we have D1 athletes, we have kids with some talent. I believe and you make disagree with me, but we have better players than what we've seen the last few years. It's never all on the coach, but it is the coaches job to develop and have the players ready. I also believe Chaston had D1 skill set. No I'm not Quinn, but you're still wrong and should research a little more. With that being said, what do you see as the biggest problems over the last few years? From the outside looking in, I think it's hard to speculate about what the problems are. Hope the new guy can work it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red90fly Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 It doesn't help either that some pretty decent players have transferred out from Rusk the last couple years like the Townsend kid at Carthage and their's been a couple go to Alto over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles26 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 True that doesn't help at all, my brother was a kid that transferred out as a freshman, but more for basketball reasons. What I do notice with Rusk every chance I get to watch them is their never really big, always smaller than whoever their playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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