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Halls doesn't participate in summer passing leagues.

So, Powell's offense is good because of the scheme (a balance) and it is the players' ability that raises it to the next level. Also you speak of creating variety. How can that be done in your opinion?

ZCAR, do you feel that your current coaching staff has the knowledge, skill, and/or ability to change their offense? Also what specifically would you change. It is easy for all of us non coaches to say throw the ball more, open up the offense, spread it out, etc. Specifically, what do you think this would involve? Another question, does Powell's offense run because of the scheme is some much better than yours or because Kier Houston is so much better than your defensive players? The same could be said for the Stone kid from Clinton. Both are truely amazing.

Leonard, in your opinion, who would be on a short list of people you would try to bring in. Obviously this assumes that the head coach will fire/demote your current OC. Be mindful though, any current coach in Knox county would not get 1 penny more to move to Halls (no financial incentive, coach would be looking for a "better" situation). Also coaches from Anderson, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Blount County, Alcoa, Maryville, Sevier County, Lenoir City, and Roane County will take a pay DECREASE to coach your beloved devils. Private schools depend on the school so there is no published data. With this in mind...who would you target? Also, in your thought process and the process of other posters, is it important that the assistant coaches be teachers in the school building? If you answer "yes", your coaching search will be confined to certified openings at your high school. If you answer "no", this doesn't matter in your search.

Remember, Halls has a new offensive coordinator. Coach Julian calls the defense. It would stand to reason at this point the defense would be ahead.

I know this is a football board but if your son truly ran 100m in 10.81 he needs to be running track not playing football. He is only .3 of a second from breaking the state record. He also would have won the East Tennessee Sectional (winning time was 11.4). I don't know where we would stand in the state this year though. With a 10.8---run track, forget football.

If we are correcting grammar and spelling, that would be a 10th grader not a 10 grader.

I don't deny that there is a core group of committed individuals in Gibbs. My comments were about the majority of people in Gibbs community. Are your booster meetings packed? Are there droves of people filling the stadium that don't have children involved? I would guess not. My comments were not directed at the Gibbs football program directly more at the community mind set. Also, don't be too confident that I don't put my kid on a bus to ride to HOLSTON middle or that I don't volunteer at the Ruritan park. As for the administration, there is not an administration at Gibbs. Two are retiring and one is going to coach football. I would encourage all members of the Gibbs community to voice your opinions with your school board member or your county commissioner about the kind of principles you want. Or it will be like the football coach selection, one guy sitting in a room, asking for no ones input, and making a selection that some like and some may not. I mentioned Maryville because they are the best program in all of Tennessee. They could be doing something right that Gibbs could learn from. Farragut is a school in our county that has active parents who demand the best for their children. This is not to say that people in Gibbs don't love their children only most will not sign a petition or call a school board member. Remember the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Catholic they are a AAA program that was awful for a long time. And then through parent involvement and fundraising (obviously it is easier at a private Catholic school), they turned their program around. jjwsiv, I applaude your work and dedication. My real point is that Gibbs doesn't need a different football coach to be successful, only more community members to be like you--Involved.

Pete, I think the silence of the Gibbs Community in this forum and others speaks for its self. The administration doesn't care about the football program and the community is apathic about the possiblity of success. The past coach has been able to do what he wants for thirty years and no one said a word. Kids transfer to Halls, Carter, Central, etc. and no one said a word. The Gibbs community is stripped of its middle school and its kids are bused to Holston and no one said a word. Ask yourself, what would happen if this had gone on at Maryville, Farragut, or Catholic? I dare say there would be a loud vocal parent group demanding answers. The Gibbs community is content with the way things are...I wish them the best of luck.

I was wonder who the Union County All state player was and what year? I check the TFCA all state team for the past 3 years and there was no mention. I also the TSWA all state team and could only find the 2006 and the 2004 team. I am not trying to demean anyone by this question...I was just curious.

I guess my question was a bad one. Obviously the school will determine the qualifications they feel are important. I was asking about coaching experience...working somewhere as a coordinator or previous head coaching experience.

Other than the obvious (Coach Julian and Coach Ward) who on the Halls staff would have the qualifications to be a head coach?

so, backlash are you saying that the Gibbs job will be going to someone who is part of this network?

I think if Red Bank plays a solid, mistake free game they should beat Maryville.

Aside from the Fulton coach, does anyone have any ideas about who would want the job? Is there current staff who are applying? What will the administration be looking for in its new coach?