wtaylor

Of course White County wants to play, they have nothing else to play for. Macon on the other hand has a huge game with Livingston coming up on Friday. The winner gets a home playoff game and a much better shot of advancing in the playoffs. If I am coaching Macon, no way I play this game between now and Friday and chance of losing a player to injury, getting someone banged up, or losing a day of preparation for Livingston is too much of a risk. If the shoe was on the other foot, White County wouldn’t be too eager to play either.

Congrats to Chad. I am a bit surprised by the hire, but he will do well. I was a reference for him at one of his first jobs and he hasn’t let me down yet. After watching Gallatin this year, discipline and line play seemed to be their biggest weakness. Coach Watson will improve both of those areas, so I look for Gallatin to be much improved.

Maybe not negative, but if you read through it is pretty clear some Gallatin people did not want Perry at all.

Wow! This guy is already being setup for failure. Pump the brakes a little.

You may be right, but he got there in August of this year so not sure how much he really had to do with everything. I would think he may have a unique insight on what went wrong and what changes need to be made to get it right.

Wilson won a road playoff game in 2016 then ran into the buzz saw that is Pearl Cohn. I saw what he did with less talent/speed, so I would love to see what he could do if he had multiple weapons. I am pretty sure he had a winning record at Macon, which is not something any other coach can say in the last 35-40 years. You could probably make the same argument for several coaches in the state, but make no mistake Wilson took the Gallatin job with plans to move up into the 5A/6A ranks as a head coach. He is a great leader, sound coach, and a disciplinarian. Macon did not give him the support needed to run a true program. If Gallatin will support him, he will win games the right way.

I agree, which is why I suspect he didn’t apply. If all the names mentioned are accurate, then Gallatin will end up with a quality coach. I didn’t necessarily think that was the case at the start of the process, so I will admit I was wrong on that front.

Nathan Wilson is who they are referring to. Dustin Wilson would have been a great candidate as well.

Did he apply? Gwave1 do you have any unofficial list of who applied, or at least who they interviewed?

I will put it like this, give some of those coaches the talent Brunetti or Broome had at a 3A/4A level and there would at least be a silver ball in the trophy case. I have watched Pearl lose for 4-5 straight years in the playoffs with superior talent. An African American may be just what Gallatin needs to reach the kids on a personal level, but I can promise from a pure coaching standpoint Broome or Brunetti would be downgrades from Williams.

I agree, but if you will read some previous posts the Gallatin faithful has blatantly said “No” to a couple of names thrown out. If they are the best “fit” or not it is concerning when people do that before a hire is even made. Support the coach and staff and success will follow. That is true just about anywhere, but it takes true support and not just lip service.

I wouldn’t say crappy , but not a juggernaut schedule for sure. He has beaten all the teams in Sumner/Wilson counties the last two years. Beat Blackman this year and gave Oakland all they wanted with inferior talent. I am speaking more to the big name/splash hire. I know there are “good” coaches on the list I had above, but I am not sure the Gallatin faithful will be happy with those. If you hire Perry, nobody can say Gallatin didn’t try.

People I know in Wilson County say the new school is splitting the Mt. Juliet zone and he will lose some athletes. Also heard he may consider just moving to the new school once it opens. Coaches go where the talent is.

I will admit I do not know his personal history with Gallatin. I do know that Mt. Juliet is 31-5 the last three years in the states highest classification and was hands down the second best team in 6A this year. If there are others better than this to apply let’s hear them. I have heard: Perry, Watson, Wilson, Waggoner, Brunetti, Broome.

If Trey Perry applied, then the search/interview process should have stopped immediately.

Greatone you are missing the point. I think Gallatin can win. The other schools you mentioned have “other” factors assisting their success. If the community/administration will buy in and help, it can be done. Pearl is a magnet and co ops with MLK. Whitehaven is a magnet. Oakland might as well be a magnet, as they get 75% of the best kids coming out of middle school, not to mention the transfers from Siegel and others. Henry County is the only option in town. I think JimB and I are on the same page. We both would like to see Gallatin win and we both think it can be done. The difference is, we think it may take more than just a big time coach to accomplish this and that there are limiting factors that are outside a coaches control. Heck I am from Macon County, but I can speak open and honestly on our issues. It is what it is. Finally the reason there are more car break ins in Hendersonville is because everyone knows you would come up empty if you broke into a car in Gallatin. If you are wanting to steal, you go to a place that has money to steal...

The fact you are getting so defensive tells me something. Lebanon is far worse than Gallatin, I will give you that. I am not too happy with what my area is becoming right now and we are getting the overflow from Gallatin. Again, I could be completely wrong on Gallatin, but I am telling you what the perception is. The Station Camp, Hendersonville, and Beech area is nice. The rest of it is sketchy at best. I used to go to the bowling alley frequently with my family. We now keep riding and head to Hendersonville.

Wilson applied and interviewed, so you tell me...

Perry is the only “big name” I have heard, other than the metro coaches. Those guys have had some success, but I think they are winning with superior talent and losing in the playoffs once they run up against teams with similar talent and better coaching.

Watson is also a “Macon” guy but neither have given me any information. I know both and believe in both. My information comes from multiple people. I can’t confirm or deny any of it, but can only say what I have heard. I can easily turn this around and say JimB is a Trousdale guy and is getting his information from Waggoner. See how that works? BTW, Wilson and Watson would Coach circles around Waggoner.

I would put Clarkrange up against any team in AA early in the season. Reason being, those girls play basketball year round and truth be told “practice “ all summer. They don’t have other sports at the school that conflicts with basketball. Macon had 3 or so girls play other sports, so they definitely were not in basketball shape game 1. I do agree we need to get 2-3 more girls meaningful minutes and I think that will happen as the season progresses. Give it time, Macon will be ready come tournament time.

Why would Wilson or Watson be a joke? Wilson beat the great Kevin Creasy coming off a state championship and then drilled Waggoner in his first year at TC. He also took inferior talent and competed in metro at a time when Pearl,Maplewood, and Springfield were loaded with athletes. Watson excels at getting kids out and will do the work necessary to make Gallatin an attractive landing spot for any transfers. He also played college football and knows what it takes in the trenches to win. That was Gallatin’s biggest weakness last year imo. Perry is wanting out because the new school is splitting his zone and he will lose several athletes in the process. He has to be the #1 choice if he really applied. Wilson and Watson are both better than any of the metro coaches mentioned.

The builders are building in Station Camp, Beech, and Cottontown areas. I am not so sure the Gallatin zone is getting anything other than apartments/condos. I am not trying to ruffle feathers, just stating the facts for those on the outside looking in. We could be completely wrong, but I don’t think that is the case.

I don’t think people are referring as much about the football program as they are about the community (Gallatin Zone). You guys are obviously great supporters of the Green Wave, but as you can see from this thread most outsiders now look at Gallatin as a place you don’t want to live/work/coach. How many murders did you have there this weekend? The student population at Gallatin may have some athletes, but they are NOT head and shoulders above any other school in 5A/6A that routinely wins. Dealing with the off the field issues these kids have makes this a tougher place to win than 30 years ago. Other schools do have issues, but there are fewer issues at those schools or the support system is in place to make them succeed. Gallatin can get there, but the culture will have to change and the community will need to step up and help the coaches out. I know Gwave1 and Thegreatone are willing, but is anybody else? Trust me, it can be overwhelming when you have 10-15 kids with no ride after practice and you aren’t even sure if they are eating dinner when they get home. I know this from experience. It takes up time and money from high school coaches that they often don’t have. You all threw out Oakland and Whitehaven earlier as examples of “inner city” type schools that succeed. I will give you Whitehaven on that one, but did you know they are a magnet school? That enables them to get the best of the best from Shelby County. I watched an interview with 10 of their most talented players on coacht before the state championship game and 6 of them had transferred in from somewhere else. That makes a huge difference for that program. I don’t think Gallatin has any advantages like this, but I am willing to bet the best players from the area 30 years ago all ended up playing for Calvin Short. Oakland is the new Riverdale in Rutherford County. They get all the best athletes from the area and they too had 2-3 guys transfer in this year that were next level talents. Oakland also has a good mixture of well to do’s and athletes. This enables them to get the support they need to run like a small college program. When was the last time Gallatin had big time transfer move in? I can think of a few at Beech, Hendersonville, and even Station Camp. With all that being said, I will eat a little crow. I have been told there were some top notch coaches apply and I really didn’t think that would happen. If Trey Perry really did apply, then Gallatin should throw the kitchen sink at him to get him in green. If they hire a metro coach, then the search is a failure. Those guys are good for the kids, but I fear they would be consistently outocached at the 5A/6A level. If Perry will not accept, Wilson or Watson are your best two choices to get it turned around. Both are young, hungry, and have won at places that struggle to win at times.

Differs from those wearing green colored glasses. Get out of Gallatin and most don’t even know where you are, mich less anything about your football program.