MemCityCoach

Is there a diamond in the rough in this bunch or are they all unwinable?

I'm sorry my question is to some one who knows what their talking about. As far as expectations goes we exceed them. However I'm interested in a knowledgable opinion.

Everybody in the Memphis city system knows why things are the way they are. Incompetence is rewarded with advancement and ineptitude is promoted to the board. Money is mismanaged by the hundreds of thousands and personal agendas are pushed in the work place by senior staff as if they were the 17 and 18 year olds we are there to teach. Some of these very same advanced degree educators can't speak in complete sentences much less write in one. So why are we shocked when we see coaches fired for no other reason then because I want to or dismissed with so little consideration that days later the board forces him to reinstate the coach and his staff. If you want to discover the real reason for the rot that has infested East high all you have to do is look at the top and the same holds true in the overall system that is Memphis City Schools.

Question for someone in the know can it be done at Oakland and will they make the commitment to a proven winner with a championship and a track record of getting it done where others couldn't. What kind of booster club support does the program have? What kind of time frame are they looking at?

What's going to happen at Ridgeway high school. Does anybody believe Joe Lee will stay? If he leaves what then. How bad has the program dropped and what will it take to get it back on track?

I'm a little familiar with soddy through Glenn Ryan. We took over for him at Munford and took a 16-74 over the last 9 years and turned it into 15-8 in two with a region championship and a runner up. My question is the same when we looked at Munford what's wrong with it and what are you willing to do to fix it.

Oakland is a basketball and baseball school. What kind of commitment can a championship quality coaching staff expect at Oakland? What are the realistic problems that are holding your program back and what are you willing to do to fix them.

If or when the East principal fires Wimberly again this year who do you think A) would get the job /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> would even want the job. How much is East the sought after job it used to be?

I agree but the problem lies more with the administration and Wimberly needs some quality help if he has any chance of turning the program around. East will get killed again this year by melrose and again choices will be made not to go to east next year as up coming freshman because of those losses and the cycle continues. I'm wondering what Da Hamp thinks about this.

What's your take on the streak ending for the mighty mustangs. It doesn't look good for the coaches who've already been fired once and had to be re hired. Give me your thoughts.

They're not. Melrose plays #4 from region 7. Which should be Northside and with their back I think northside can have a slim chance. Melrose wins and munford wins first round then munford goes to the mound. The only way Henry plays munford is if munford beats melrose in round two.

I'm happy to see somebody gets it. The reason the rich continue to get richer is the students/athletes want to attend a school that they feel best meets their needs. It doesn't matter if we are talking academics or athletics. Memphis city schools have a policy of open enrollment for a student making the middle school or junior high transition to high school. This policy means I can establish my academic and athletic record any where I want. If you don't think these students and the parents don't take notice of what a school can provide then your kidding yourselves. Back to the rich get richer comment. Do you think it's an accident Melrose and Ridgway have great teams every year just to name two. The same is true with basketball. Yes, even academics. Ask somebody what Memphis city school has the best academics and they'll probably say Whitestation. These schools market themselves to those students that can help them stay at a high level academicly or athleticly as the school that they want to attend. Here's where things are going to start getting interesting. Parents/students realize the state of Memphis school systems and will reach for other outlets. Olive Branch and Munford might become alternatives to inner city education. I bet the rolls of Desoto county schools are filled with Shelby county students that have made the move so why is it so hard to believe that anything different would happen in Tipton county. I'll make a prediction that Olive Branch, Munford and other area teams continue to get students/athletes out of Memphis with the lure of better environments, educational opportunties, and athletic programs.

From what I understand he is commuting everday. I understand how you feel. But if a better job or more money come into play you owe it to your family to explore the opportunity. Am I wrong? Anyway that's how I see it.

It is my understanding the pricinpal feels like he can do whatever he wants without being challenged. He doesn't know the rules and figures he wouldn't be questioned or if he was questioned he do it his way and it wouldn't be a big deal. You can blame the ex-East coach for not getting to take your pics because those two don't like each other one bit. Matter of fact I think it kind of screwed him up just seening anybody from that old staff there because he knows what's coming and it set that him off into paranoid land.

Melrose is the team to beat and will remain so until somebody beats them however there may be chinks in the armor this year I just don't know. Wouldn't be surprised if they fall short.