bmoc Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 JD Russell acting A.D. Great guy. Good luck JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 (edited) “Time is a flat circle. Everything we have done or will do we will do over and over and over again—forever.” Rust Cohle Edited September 11 by Lambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 9 hours ago, bmoc said: JD Russell acting A.D. Great guy. Good luck JD Is he part of the family that has never left LK and has coached under every administration since the early 2000s? I used to work with LK way back when I first started in my career and there were like 4 people from the same family tree coaching at LK and none of them were the AD/HFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatum_DirtyBird Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 10 hours ago, bmoc said: JD Russell acting A.D. Great guy. Good luck JD And that’s the name I heard. My source was pretty happy about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotton84 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 6 minutes ago, Tatum_DirtyBird said: And that’s the name I heard. My source was pretty happy about it A really good short term answer - even at the end of the season, the record doesn’t show it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont.Look.Up Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 The community/school district at LK need to take a hard look in the mirror and do some thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 I will say this. If you wanted tough young men who will go out and give you 100% every single snap and win football games regardless of athletic ability then the wrong decision was made here because Jason Ferguson was put on earth to coach football. I don't like the man but he's probably the best football coach not named Surratt I've ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogEatDog Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 What a crap show. As a community member I want to know what has gone wrong in this hiring process, and how we are going to fix it. The last couple have been a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscopcoltrane Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 9 minutes ago, DogEatDog said: What a crap show. As a community member I want to know what has gone wrong in this hiring process, and how we are going to fix it. The last couple have been a disaster. Probably not going to get that answer here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackReacher Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, DogEatDog said: What a crap show. As a community member I want to know what has gone wrong in this hiring process, and how we are going to fix it. The last couple have been a disaster. From my understanding, there was no process. Opened it for legal purposes but had a guy in mind that didn’t mesh well with the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 (edited) 11 minutes ago, JackReacher said: From my understanding, there was no process. Opened it for legal purposes but had a guy in mind that didn’t mesh well with the community. That has become the norm with some of these small schools. They "think" they already know what is best and do not even have a real hiring process other than just for show. My alma matter is not a football power by any means. They have had 4 different AD/HFCs in the last 15 years, and to my knowledge the last 3 were not even real hiring processes. They already knew who they were picking. Edited September 11 by Valhalla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogEatDog Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 11 minutes ago, Valhalla said: That has become the norm with some of these small schools. They "think" they already know what is best and do not even have a real hiring process other than just for show. My alma matter is not a football power by any means. They have had 4 different AD/HFCs in the last 15 years, and to my knowledge the last 3 were not even real hiring processes. They already knew who they were picking. That’s a rock solid plan….. Pick a candidate with a possibly checkered past and not pay any attention to applicants that inquire interest in your community. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackReacher Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 9 minutes ago, DogEatDog said: That’s a rock solid plan….. Pick a candidate with a possibly checkered past and not pay any attention to applicants that inquire interest in your community. I talked to my buddy last night, he said he has no comments til after his season is over about applying for the job. I think they oughta give him a chance this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyLunchmeat Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 3 hours ago, DogEatDog said: What a crap show. As a community member I want to know what has gone wrong in this hiring process, and how we are going to fix it. The last couple have been a disaster. I can tell you what the problem Its like a swinging pendulum. First the buzz is that the program needs a coach to bring some discipline in to build a program on solid ground. then when they hire a man to do it some think the kids need more discipline but only the other kids not my own... Then they hire a coach who lets kids do what they want and it does not work. The school then lets that guy go. Then they find another discipline guy... It swings back and forth. The coaches dont get any backing from parents. Until that changes it will continue to be a revolving door. Successful coaches have been in charge of that program. Two of the last three have won some games at several locations. not at LK though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokedOut Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 15 minutes ago, SammyLunchmeat said: I can tell you what the problem Its like a swinging pendulum. First the buzz is that the program needs a coach to bring some discipline in to build a program on solid ground. then when they hire a man to do it some think the kids need more discipline but only the other kids not my own... Then they hire a coach who lets kids do what they want and it does not work. The school then lets that guy go. Then they find another discipline guy... It swings back and forth. The coaches dont get any backing from parents. Until that changes it will continue to be a revolving door. Successful coaches have been in charge of that program. Two of the last three have won some games at several locations. not at LK though. Shame on the board for letting parents get in their ears. Better start thinking about all the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnakerandy Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 (edited) Freeman hired 2021 fired 22 Farmer hired 2022 fired 24 Ferguson hired 2024 fired 24 JD Russell worked 1 day, quit Burks new Head Coach by noon today 5 head coaches in 4 years 3 in under 48 hours Edited September 11 by rattlesnakerandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 18 minutes ago, rattlesnakerandy said: Freeman hired 2021 fired 22 Farmer hired 2022 fired 24 Ferguson hired 2024 fired 24 JD Russell worked 1 day, quit Burks New Head Coach by noon today 5 head coaches in 4 years 3 in under 48 hours Going through one or two head coaches in four years ain't unprecedented. Rare? Maybe. Ill-advised? Certainly. But it does happen. Going through five head coaches in four years is a full-blown crisis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 48 minutes ago, rattlesnakerandy said: Freeman hired 2021 fired 22 Farmer hired 2022 fired 24 Ferguson hired 2024 fired 24 JD Russell worked 1 day, quit Burks New Head Coach by noon today 5 head coaches in 4 years 3 in under 48 hours 24 minutes ago, Mr. P said: Going through one or two head coaches in four years ain't unprecedented. Rare? Maybe. Ill-advised? Certainly. But it does happen. Going through five head coaches in four years is a full-blown crisis. @Mr. P Make the Netflix series about the last 72 hours in Linden, America lol. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 12 minutes ago, Valhalla said: @Mr. P Make the Netflix series about the last 72 hours in Linden, America lol. Bishop Sycamore ain't got nothing on Cass County, Texas. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red90fly Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Don't know if this will be a popular opinion or not, but if I was in charge/had a say at the lower level classification level, Ferguson would be my first call. His teams (Shelbyville) were the most physical teams I've seen the last 10+ years. Aggresive/physical/attacking defense, slot-T offense that fired off the ball and mauled people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle8 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Daaaang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blesseddaily Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Y'all just thought Queen City was a dumpster fire...LK said "hold my beer"!!!!!! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatum_DirtyBird Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 2 minutes ago, blesseddaily said: Y'all just thought Queen City was a dumpster fire...LK said "hold my beer"!!!!!! No kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingEmALTO Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 2 hours ago, rattlesnakerandy said: Freeman hired 2021 fired 22 Farmer hired 2022 fired 24 Ferguson hired 2024 fired 24 "F" name-applicants beware...... lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokedOut Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, Red90fly said: Don't know if this will be a popular opinion or not, but if I was in charge/had a say at the lower level classification level, Ferguson would be my first call. His teams (Shelbyville) were the most physical teams I've seen the last 10+ years. Aggresive/physical/attacking defense, slot-T offense that fired off the ball and mauled people. So the coach was trying to implement some discipline and hold kids accountable and the higher ups were against it? I’m confused as to what went on. Was Russell in and decided it was too much and backed out? The supt is going to try and do it now? This is terrible for those kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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