Coaching for eight years does not make a person ready for a head job. I've been coaching longer than that, and I'm an idiot! The best coach for you may even have fewer year in than that... who knows? Obviously, you would like to bring in a great football guy; however, at this point, you just need a coach with some maturity who can stay off of Coach T, making up screen names, and who can be a positive face for the program. Like I said, simply look for a good young assistant coach already in the district who people can rally around.
Also, parents remember??¦..the squeaky wheel gets the grease! Go fight for your boys, and do not continue to tolerate the stupidity and incompetence of the powers that be at the school and district!