Best football coach in Middle Tennessee? Public or Private school.?

[Zioneaglet55]

Walt Smith - Giles County- I have seen him coach several years at MTP and Zion. Runner-up in the state this year at Giles County. At MTP he had some very good football players at skill positions and on the line. He has a great offensive mind and is able to motivate he kids to mesh together. At Zion, he took some average kids and made them believe they could win. He got them to the playoffs and had some big wins. I sure did hate to see him leave the Eagles Nest but I understand he had higher dreams. Once again at Giles, he has taken great talent and gotten them to believe in the team concept. I have talked to some of his past players and they say he is a players coach. He puts his players in good situations to make big plays.

 

Go Eagles! Go Tigers!

[bluedevilpride2012]

Good coach but I wouldn't go as far as to say "the best" by any means. There probably isn't an answer to this question because someone could always find a contradiction to anyone's choice.

[Zioneaglet55]

LBD,

 

That's the point. Who are you thinking?

[cbg]

Ricky Bowers & Engle Martin

[FridayMainEvent]

 Bowers would be hard to argue with given his track record.

[BKisler]

I think you could add Roger Perry on the list as one of the best in Middle TN. With what he did at Portland and turning Mt Juliet around and making them a championship contender. Hasn't had the elite talent a lot of programs have had; but gets the most out of the talent he did have.

[cbg]

I think you could add Roger Perry on the list as one of the best in Middle TN. With what he did at Portland and turning Mt Juliet around and making them a championship contender. Hasn't had the elite talent a lot of programs have had; but gets the most out of the talent he did have.

Roger didn't have elite talent at Portland but he had more than enough talent to win a state championship at MJ.

[BKisler]

Roger didn't have elite talent at Portland but he had more than enough talent to win a state championship at MJ.

 

He was very close in 2012. Lost to a very good Whitehaven team in semi finals who won state. Game could have gone either way. Loss wasn't due to coaching.

[FridayMainEvent]

Throw Philip Shadowens name in the hat also.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

Roger didn't have elite talent at Portland but he had more than enough talent to win a state championship at MJ.

A couple of those years at Portland he had elite talent. The teams he had in '99 and '00 were amazing.

[cbg]

A couple of those years at Portland he had elite talent. The teams he had in '99 and '00 were amazing.

The term "Elite Talent" is relative & I should have clarified myself. IMO, "Elite Talent" refers to several NCAA D1 players.

[hardtackle]

The term "Elite Talent" is relative & I should have clarified myself. IMO, "Elite Talent" refers to several NCAA D1 players.

Instead of best coach, this topic should have been best talent. anyone can win with talent.