flashgordon

the story in the Tennessean seems a little incomplete.....think about it! The kid comes home from school with a "cashier's check" for $1500 that he got from the "Coach" (incidentally Cashier's Checks are SIGNED)...so the parents go....great.... and go off to Walmart shopping.....If I am the dad I'm calling the "coach" before my son sits down! What coach (anywhere/anyschool) takes $1500 from some anonymous source and passes it off to a player and never asks.....a whole bunch of questions....dumb, complicit, or accomplice...hard to come up with another answer but maybe there is one if the story lines are filled in??...if this was a mistake...then the good news is there are worse and perhaps with time this will be looked upon as a tough learning experience.

we all know how he left and the manner in which he made the move....i never siad that he was fired....he simply slipped away after many had stepped up to bat for him for a position that he lobbied strongly for....FRA offered him a lot...he thumbed his nose at them....it was his choice but it left an odor.....

yeah...and Newt Gingrich will be Obama's running mate in 2012

unfortunately DII - A is a throw away clasification with virtually no interest or support outside of parents who have kids playing at those schools....they get no attention...it is the black hole of the TSSAA....if it were my school I would do what i could to get into any other class.

Tommy Owen.....Bob Cummings.....Ricky Bower.....123!

unless you are simply in awe of the waffle a prospect will wait to see what the issues with the TSSAA are going to be, second....they better be ready for some incredible political undertow. I think you want to be the replacement's replacement....my guess is this will be a short term hire that does not last....time will tell...it is very interesting to see all the canniblism around west end over this issue as they eat their own!!! Glad my kids are not involved...they suffer the most....the adults are all just chest beaters in this debacle.

Obviously there is much more to it than that.....wake up and smell the coffee!

well said.

LOL...head in the sand

not sure who else may or may not be moving...but FRA is definately gone to DII - A so they will be out of the A/AA mix

Most of you know that I am an FRA partisan and very proud of the program, the girls and I think that they simply do not come any better than Coach McDonald. I did not get to see the FRA/ND game so I can not compare the 2 games. I think the size of the GPS field might have worked against FRA. It is the largest field that they have played on and FRA home games are on the football field, so significatly smaller. With that said, I think the best team won the game today and it would have taken a Herculean effort to change the outcome. I think that given the mostly freshman defense (including the goalie who played very well) and one freshman on defense starting her first game, they did very well to hold CAK to 1 goal. Not sure of the age of the CAK players but they looked older and were much more physical. It was a very good game....and as I said before, I am sorry to see these state rivalries (CAK, CCS, ND, FRA, CPA, DCA) from the last 7 years disappear for FRA as they move to DII. Best of luck and best wishes to the rest...they have all given more to me than I deserve as a dad, fan, and a spectator. Congratulations to CAK and FRA and all the state entries /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

While I am sure that it is a difficult for some of the teams that fell a little short, I have to give a huge congratualtions to FRA and Coach McDonald. Very few contributors here at Coach T gave FRA a chance to make another state final, and while they still have a huge job in front of them I think the program and Coach McDonald deserve mention and a best of luck wish. Coach McDonald has brought a lot of young ladies to state and had remarkable results. By my calculations, 7 straight appearances at State, 6 of 7 in the State finals, and 4 wins with one state final to be played out of those 6 appearances! An awesome job for a small school of significantly less than 300 high school students! Most of you know that FRA will move to DII single A next year due to the continued issues of TSSAA, multiplier, etc. While this will lead to new challenges and rivalries I believe that A/AA womens soccer will suffer for the loss of the great rivalries in that division over the last decade (CCS, CAK, ND, FRA, CPA, DCA....what great tournament games these teams and others have provided for us!) Great job and best wishes on Saturday to Coach and ladies!! /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

Great you can all cheer for FRA since it doesn't matter!!!

And ND won't have to see FRA no matter how the draw goes!!!!! /blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" />

a special experience in the lives of those young ladies...and lots of work by kids, parents, and coaches....congratulations to all of you.