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For the kids sake I hope so too, but I don't see it happening with the current leadership.

I don't think coaching or players is the issue. It starts with lack of leadership with the principal, AD, and a couple of school board members. They are more worried about personal gain than what is best for the school and kids. No coach will win on a regular basis with how the school system is being operated.

"He without sin cast the first stone"- The big factor is gather information and let the admin talk with him. They might be surprised what they find out. Not my place to answer those questions why or how it all shook out. Talking is the key. Not sure he even wants the job.  

It isn't 1914 anymore. Ethics have changed. Just work at a public high school for a day. If anyone thinks they are singing church hyms and playing hop scotch; then your in for a surprise. Many teachers personal lives aren't totally pure. Heard of facebook? So to say it would be an unethical hire isn't correct. Teenagers today need someone to relate to. Many kids live in broken homes and see far worse than what took place. Schools pay thousands of dollars each year to have motivational speakers come in who have been to prison for drugs or whatever. Heck, Mac might just show them how you can change your life for the better and people can come back from mistakes. Isn't that the point of being saved in church???? 

Media is all about reporting bad news. Rarely do they give both sides of the story. Sometimes you just have to think and research for your self instead of depending on others to make up your mind.

People in general love gossip. Perception is greater than reality. Every story has two sides. Looking at Franklin County's past track record of hiring football coaches, seems not much they have left to lose. Since what 2001 they have had 5 coaches? Not sure how many had 5A head coaching gigs before hand. Does Mac really want the job?Is a freshman team coach really what the doctor ordered?A first year head coach? Or a coach looking for a retirement home? From all reports, FC doesn't pay very well and you do not get an athletic period. Don't think they will break the bank either. Rankin ain't walking through those doors anytime soon.

Everybody falls short. Outstanding coach, great motivator and great teacher. There are many, many coaches who have made mistakes. Every place Coach Mac has been his former players have  ALWAYS came to support him. Even all the way to Ripley,MS. He treated us with great respect . 

He would transform the program. I think its important to know all the facts on people. It's a very important hire for FC. Coach Mac is a FC grad and he will fill that big empty stadium and stop the exodus of players to that team up the road.

I hear Warren Co. used to be real tough back in the day. You would think this time they would go for coach who has experince with winning. Not saying a first time coach isn't the way to go. Just my two cents, Mac is an excellent coach and motivator.

I have no clue if Mac is interested or has applied. But let me say this, I have known him since I was 8. The man has a good heart. He would hold special ceremonies for the handicapped at games, he was involved in the youth league, ran football camps and  Mac would often stop by and help people haul hay in the community. A far cry more than any other coach since in Lynchburg. People make poor choices and should be held accountable. If you want to winner and builder he is the man.

What about Steve Brittan? He is a Warren Co. boy. Any interest? I hear a state championship winning coach is in the running.

I would call Mac.

Heck boys, you guys are wasting your time.  That job was filled last year when they hired Coy Sisk.  They will go through all the formalities, but it is a done deal.

 

Burley and possum are you politicking for the job?  and is toysoldier= Lee Atkins?

 

Jump on the COY TRAIN!!!

I would say your right.Just throwing info out about what the wish list will be for a few. It's almost Christmas you know...

And who do you think that has won a state championship and would want to come to Manchester?

The answer could be just down the road... you never know. It's like this all coaches want to win the gold ball. However, if the school can provide a good supplement, maybe a car dealer provide a car for the coach during the season, a field crew, weight lifting period and minor control over the football operations, the job could turn a few heads. Why would any kid want to be part of 0-10, 2-8 teams? Winning attracts talent. I would rather play Red Boiling Springs instead of Oakland any day of the week if I had to pick. just saying. Good luck to C.C.

With the right coach and proper schedule managment, 6-4, 7-3 isn't out of the question on a yearly basis. I would think C.C would go for a experinced head coach this time, maybe a a coach with a state championship on his resume. On the players, like the movie Field of Dreams: "build it and they will come" Good luck, the kids deserve it. 

I hear the music, I can see the clown car and elephants... , break out the dancing bear! the circus is back in town.

This could end up being a new rivalry. Roughly 30 mins apart. City could be the new South Pitt some say. Best wishes to the baby blue. Not sure how many years it has been or if ever MC was shut out by Chapel Hill and WC in the same year or WC shuting them out at home. I am sure the ole ball coach will right the ship and live up to the 'best team since 99" billing. Beat those tigers!

I haven't seen Jasper play but Chatt. Central has some athletes. They will bring the house every play on D. Going with Coach Mac and the warriors.

Yall are being too nice. It's MC vs WC week! This game used to be huge. Surely Coach Rice will pull out the baby blue chants again! (1996 game) . When we shared the DRVC this game decided the district champion. Does the visitor locker room still smell like human waste with no door lock? Game ball with no air, bad lighting and all. The good ole days.

The hometown boy is a double edge sword. Sometimes a hometown guy can bring a program down and ruin the chances of other local boys for years to come. Hiring outside the circle fades tradition and outsiders may not have the passion for the school and community. It's a tough choice. Sometimes inside jobs can prevail too. Sometimes new blood is needed. But the hometown boy could lead the program to new heights because of his love of the program.

As lou Holtz told his team when he took the South Carolina job," men, you may not have picked me as your coach. you may have wanted a bigger named coach, but I picked you". Taking a guy who really wants the job instead of well wishing can a long way. I was all on the Jon Gruden ship but Butch Jones seems pretty good so far.

Good to see S.P. keep it in the family .. Not many schools do that.

Couldn't help but to notice that he was at BGA. I am guessing S.P. needed somebody who knows how to recruit to help against the "BIG MAC ATTACK" sorry.. couldn't resist lol

best of luck

again, and let me make this clear, i am not a candidate for this job, my wife and i have added on to our house although we do hope to sell it and build one of our own. We potentially have the best team coming back since 1999, potentially i say. If you look at the other posts around the blogs you will see that i comment on lots of jobs and some of the hires that are taking place, do i lobby no i just state opinion and sometimes gossip that i hear....i dont go looking up people although i do know that some have a wife that teaches and LES, works at Tullahma and coaches i believe bowling.....but i would never say who that is, people dont like my offense and they dont like my defense, i dont think even my dad does...again sorry for having an opinion and stating things that should be true about what you want in hiring a coach

Come on up.. you beat me in bowling and I will buy you a hotdog.

Yep. The 10-1 record last year made it pretty easy to figure out. Not sure about all the hostility being shown towards him. Seems like a good coach. They hate you when your bad. They hate you when you're good. Fact is, if you coach, they hate you.

It has nothing to do about hate from my points. I have learned in life you can't take poision and expect someone else to die from it. I take pride in Moore County. Many times people on here are clueless to what goes on behind closed doors. It's kinda shameful on the program when your head coach publicly lobbies for other jobs. It's embarrassing to be honest and a slap in the face. I am all for coaches moving up the ladder and providing whats best for your family. I know all to well how bad of pay this career offers. No, I am not a parent or former parent. Many former players feel the same way I do. Our director of schools played for Mac.

I just find it odd to tell people you love your job and players but are still looking on the first train out. I have no hate, maybe a few sour grapes. I am not going to let that control my life. Like I said earlier wins and losses mean very little to me. If you love the program, do whats best for the kids, and take pride in the community then everything else will take care of it's self

i see no major differences in what we want, i am an outsider and know matter what will always be because thats the way it is in small towns, i grew up in one also and Mr. Burley no doubt you are a bigger raider fan than I but i am not a part of a circus, I love football and i love my players. I do believe that you can have fun and be successfual all in the same time. it keeps our coaches and players loose before and during the game.

 

All i am saying that you being a life long raider know what kind of man that runs the marion county bunch. he is a winner and driven to be the best. South pitt should make sure that they get someonw that will match mac's intensity. Marion county will not be awesome next year or the next but they will get better each year and south pitt should hire someone that will make south pitt better each year also...you fight fire with fire or you lose

Alright... understood. Not a parent either. I will be honest then coach. I didn't apperciate that 55-21 score that was put on us back in 01. Nothing wrong with letting players enjoy the game and a win but sometimes showing class and respect can along way in leading teenagers. Best of luck.

volsrock is a raider but is not supposed to not have an opinion on the general state of coaching football in Tennessee. Mr. Burley has never been a fan of the dancing bear and that is ok also. I believe in logic and common sense and i am smart enough to know just how dumb i am. I do think hiring a quality coach is not that difficult, as far as a "snake oil salesman" people will have to make their own interpertation of that...just awful to hear people talk about you in general or specific terms...i sale no bag of goods other than tell what i think is an honest opinion of football....burley, and i have no idea who you are except you are not a fan, you know where i work and where i coach and probably where i live...if we have business to discuss you know where to find me...no big deal...sorry certain people do not live up to your standards of coaching.....in the famous words of Abraham Lincoln onced stated: "great things may come to those that wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." I probably heard that in one of the movies also,between the time i was selling snake oil......10-1 was not good enough for you last year and i can tell you that it was not for me either, or my family or players either

Not to air out dirty laundry on the Sout Pitt site. I will give you credit you can win games and championships. I could care less about your record. Sir, I am a raider far more than you will ever be. If you want the bigger fish go get it. Anyboby who is a true raider wants to see Moore County do well no matter who the coach is.

My request is quit making a circus out of the school I call home.

This was a question for VolsRock. Are you saying SP should watch out for him?

Understood.

I can only imagine the sales pitches that the admin. hears daily.

Resumes and cool hand luke's dont' make a person great.Luck and being in the right place at the right time is priceless.

As Bill Cosby would say" the proof is in the pudding"

So did you apply?

Talk is cheap. Actions speck louder than words.Look at wins vs. winning teams and coaches. Does fundraising fall on the coach? Did Coach Grider paint his own field or did he get a former coach to do it? Do quality teachers show hollywood videos during instruction time. Be weary of salesmen.

I doubt the Trousdale coach would come. The Director of Schools(former head coach) has done some great things for that program

I understand that SP is 1A, but we don't need to become a "stepping stone" type job. Get someone that wants to be here and will stay here for awhile. Then be done with this heep of mess, as Roy would say.

Your exactly right. I am not a fan of South Pitt or from South Pitt. However, I hate to see schools with great tradtions get taken over by traveling salesmen. Sometimes coaches who are down on their luck or couldn't hack it a big school find a way to worm into a small school to help bolster their resume to land a bigger job. Seen this happen in Lynchburg.

The big question is how much input does Coach Grider have? Will he take a coach from TN? Will this affect his legacy in South Pitt?

Dad burnit feller, Old Pirate didn't know SP had all them Jasper fellers coaching the Pirates that Purple Grad spoke of. Recon a futeball coach coaching the Pirates like coach Dave did for years would jest add some fuel to the fire. Recon us fellers will jest wait and see how this mess shakes out.

Food for thought. Coach Mac really likes the Principal at Jasper. I don't think he would jump ship. Any coach or teacher will tell you having great leadership and support from your principal is priceless. On the flip side, Coach Mac has had some really good teams in the past but not many schools offer the speed advantage over a classification like South Pitt. Something Jasper may not have enough of. Coach Mac loves fast moving players and he is searching for that gold ball.

Talk about a civil war if yall steal the head chief!! Probably there D.C. Coach Mac would be my number 1 choice.