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LHS has not won a single game since Coach Rodney Martin left the program. They also have not won a football game since Mark Medley (sp) has left. Here is the issue...does it really matter? What happened in the "glory days" is the past...what happened yesterday is the past. I am not certain, but just how far did Coach Martin's teams go? When I got to Lebanon, I am sure they had a team that finished second to one of the state champion Oakland teams. The current coach will be more popular when he is gone than he is now. Support he and the players, especially if you are a parent. If you will do just a little research, you will see there has been baseball since Coach Martin left the program.

I will go ahead and start it....Gary Rankin.

Where is Coach Steve Thompson coaching these days? I think he was in Coffee County in the mid 1990's. Thanks.

Maybe more of a reflection on Oakland being classy and helpful.

How many returning backs and lineman do you have and what grades are they in? I did not see them play this season. How big are their interior returners on both sides of the ball? and do you think the coach that coached the O-lines and D-lines will be retained if an "I" attack coach is hired? does the same coach do both lines? do you think the DC will be retained? thanks for information

How close to being announced? Are there enough teachhing spots for an entire staff changeover?

Thanks for the information, who has applied that is on the current staff?

What is his high school coaching background? Do you know which current staff members have applied and do you have a time frame for naming a coach? Who do you feel would be the best candidate?

I only saw one LHS game, but I think they play in the largest classification where most if not all schools are public. Don't they play in Riverdale, Oakland, Smyrna, Lavergne, etc...? Much larger pond. LHS played 6 teams that made the playoffs, 5 in 5A and one in 4A. No private schools on the schedule.

What county is Walker Valley located?

Read in an earlier post you sent a child to private school in GA. Was it SCA?

Is Temple public or private?

Does anyone know if Coach Daniels will be hiring any assistants? Does anyone know what teaching spots would be open? Seems like a great area and school system.

Cash, I am not bashing any player or coaches. I just wish coaches everywhere would let the players play what they want to play. Concentrating on one sport has hurt all programs at LHS. I have not seen either LHS play this season, but simply from results, I think Lebanon takes this one in a close game. I think Coach Brown both motivates his players and is quite innovative on "O." Baseball was mentioned, like in a court of law, if it is brought out, it can be talked about.

Facts, I don't have many facts, but I do have some opinions. Coaching in general in Lebanon must be a tough job. Medley left when the players were running out, Dillard had one good year, got fired when the players ran out, Marshall was fired becasue he made the wrong people mad, same as Dillard, and Brown has lasted longer than I thought he would. The dog wags the tail in Lebanon. People who should have no power, have most of the power. Tomlinson, Cripps, Lassiter (sp), Franklin, and those alum with the money. That school is a football and boy's basketball school and has been for some time. The "all sports" booster club is nothing more than a FB and BSKB club. As far as baseball goes, the local leagues are made of players who attend all county schools including FCS, and the baseball "gurus" of Lebanon equate a good Dixie Youth or Babe Ruth all-star team as a good LHS baseball team. Not even close, at least half of most of those teams go to high school else where. Since my tenure as a resident of Lebanon, the baseball coaches have been Skeen, Martin, Grissim, Bartlett, Hunt, Bartlett again, Messer, and now Slone. Martin and Bartlett are the only two to my knowledge to have played past the district tournament since swithching to the current format. I will date myself, Skeen coached only one season, his last, when I moved to Lebanon. My suggestion: HIRE GOOD PEOPLE WHO CAN COACH AND WILL LET THE ATHLETES CHOOSE THE SPORTS THEY WANT TO PLAY AND LET THEM COACH!