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Too many coaches don't understand that.

This appears to be a dead end job. Unless you are an unknown with no head coaching experience, or you couldnt get hired somewhere better, there is no real positive of taking this job.

what are you talking about?

After making a couple of calls to get some details about this snafu, it seems there are several reasons this is not yet done. With the school splitting in a couple of years, a rogue principal, and a snowjob happening to get Dyson named as the coach, Independence is taking a real black eye with this coaching change.

How long did OR take last year?

Games are fine, and Jeopardy is a good game for the old folks that still play it, but some of the posters in here are coming off as bad as the Independence administration. Posters that cant make a coherent post, administration that cannot make a cogent coaching decision. South Williamson is looking pretty bad after this debacle.

All this code talking and hint dropping is childish. If someone has some info, please say it and include some names. Jeez, its like a middle school dance in here.

Scharsch is in the lead, and no I am not his mother No i dont believe you are his mother. Isnt Jason Scharsch from Tipp City, Ohio and graduate from Tippacanoe High Red Devils? Funny that is similar to your username. Tippcitydevil. Self promoting on the internet at its finest!!! Ouch...now thats funny

You make a good point that some schools do drag the process out way too much. But there are other things to consider, such as the subjects the coach is certified to teach. Does the school have that teaching position, as well as the coaching position available. That being said, administrators can move other teachers in the building with multiple certifications around to different positions to accomodate a coach's certification. These days, many principals are not strong enough to stand on their own decision. They want it done by committee so they have someone to else to blame if the new hire doesnt work out. Gathering the committee, coordinating interviews, meeting to discuss applicants, etc. all takes time...and in the cases you mention, apparently way too much time. Your post asks for these administrators to step down...I think you ask for the wrong thing. It sounds like they need to STEP UP.

How is Cannon's season going so far?

Good hire

This is a slow, interesting thread to watch. Around only 80 posts, but almost 5,100 views. Looks like a lot of folks want to know what is going on with this job, but no one knows or is telling much. How long has this job been open? Without the code talk, who all applied? Who was interviewed? Apparently Webb is out, so who is the front runner now?

I do understand that, its just a shame that it has to be that way. The TSSAA does have some serious issues...one being that its funding comes from its membership schools fees, and from gates of various sports play-offs, correct? With that being the case, it is definitely in a catch 22. Tick off the members and lose part of their funding. Make a football state championship more illusive and more difficult to attain by decreasing classifications and possibly lose some gate money. I guess in my mind, its the difference between a chevy and a mercedes. Sell a lot and make a little on each sale, or sell few but make a lot by offering a higher quality product. Mercedes doesnt seem to be struggling in a bad economy for their choices. If the games were between more select teams, perhaps other fans besides a few die hards and player and band parents would show up to the games. Fewer games, but bigger crowds? I dont know. I remember there used to be huge crowds at playoff games, especially championship games. The doesnt seem to be the case any more.

Has this one been decided yet?

If you think the state titles are meaningless due to the number of teams getting them, the next time your team makes the playoffs you could request them to forfeit. Why play in a meaningless postseason? There are quite a few more schools, and schools playing football in general, than in 1992 which was the last year of the traditional three-class system. I think there is justification for more than three classes. Five classes spread out teams too much in the regular season regions. I wish they'd have given four a shot, for football, basketball, baseball and softball. By my count the cutoffs would have been Cascade at 498, Greenbrier at 868, Hamilton at 1341 with those larger in 4A. Other sports, with more participating, would have had slightly different cutoffs, and I think that was another problem, trying to get the districts the same in all sports. Meaningless is your choice of words, not mine. Watered down would be more of my choice. Too many champions lesson the import of winning the state. 4 would be better.

This is not a very appealing job. I wonder who will apply.

What key seniors does Mt. Juliet lose?

Sounds like there are some non-football distractions happening at IHS. Whats going on there?

The number of possible championships in this state is a joke. Just give everyone a trophy like rec league.