novanglus

I think with this guy's resume, one has to wonder how long he plans on staying at Volunteer. I would be interested to know what some of the larger programs from the area said when they looked over his application. I hope I'm wrong, but Volunteer seems like a stepping stone for someone like Brown to get into a bigger program. It will be interesting to see how much attention they pay to him. Oh to be a fly on the wall.......

Congratulations to coach Brown. Does anyone know anymore about him? What kind of program does he run, he bringing new assistants, etc...? I hope he has as much success at Volunteer as he had in Florida. Any other word on coach Whittemore, is the word still Johnson Co. girls? Good luck to him wherever he lands, I am sure he will be successful.

Indeed it did not say Head Coach position. Most places post a head coaches position as a seperate job posting... It is hard to say, but I agree with you that as low of a profile as Hawkins County kept this seems to suggest that a coach, or at least a short list of coaches were already in mind (that kind of back scratching and home cooking is nothing new to this area, as I presume most on this thread know already). That is what got me my job, even in Kingsport, who you know gets you further than merit (not that it is right, but it is a fact of life). Who the new hire is will tell the tale. Should be interesting to say the least...

That is interesting, did they ever post the opening anywhere? They have posted an English job with coaching duties though, and Chris Brown teaches Language Arts at Miami Palmetto...

If Morrell wants a trivial time-filler, the Greeneville job is open and I'm sure it pays way better than VHS...with all that "donor" money and Greeneville needs another coach with D-I recruiting abilities. I agree Barb, in fact I would think the Greeneville job would be more appealing to Morrell as a longer term placement. However, I have to tell you that as a Volunteer fan I hope Greeneville goes with Brandon Reed. Win-win-win (win for greenevill in that Reed is a fine coach who is ready for a head coach position, win for Reed, and win for hawkins county fans like myself who would like to see a local graduate achieve something like that).

We can debate whether or not VHS wants Morrell for days. The real question should be, does Morrell want VHS? I mean really, with the paper trail this guy carries around it just doesn't sound right that he WANTS to be the head coach at Volunteer. He may show some interest if it will occupy his time until he lands his next college job, but the admin at vhs would have to be absolutely blind not to see that. This guy might make a heck of a high school coach, but as young as he is, and as much upper level experience as he has, I would tend to think a job at VHS would simply be a trivial time filler until he finds what he really wants (which I would immagine to be another college spot, or a larger high school spot.) It just doesn't make sense that he would pass on Betsy and West and come running to VHS...you do the math.

Apparently they have had some personnel changes at Clemson so it is plausible that Morrell has been told he will not have a job there next year. That being said, I do think it is a stretch to think he would return to the area and take the job at Volunteer, one would think he would have other college opportunities available, or at the least a more prestigious high school option than VHS. Although if he is interested, seems like it would be a great hire for Volunteer, so I agree hhsgamer VHS better dangle a carrot rather quickly to get him committed.

That's what I assumed too, Barb. His accepting another AA job(at Scott County) surprises me. Yeah seems like a lateral move to me....must be another factor It can't be money. Scott County can't possibly pay what Greeneville City schools pay. Indeed, GCS is a good job in terms of pay and in the quality of the program. Who will take over now? Any front runners been spotted?

I thought the same thing myself. I do know that I have heard some of those names rallypoint mentioned be brought up as potential applicants. I guess we will see by next friday if they have named a new coach, that would tell us interviews are over. I too am somewhat skeptical though, being as I have not seen any kind of posting for head BBall coach either.

Is that so? Well good for him, and Johnson County. I hope he does well there. It's kind of a shame West and Betsy turned a cold shoulder on him, I mean love him or hate him it is hard to argue that he is a good coach.

Well that doesn't sound like you are sure. I just don't see him going there to coach the girls team. My money says he would leave the area before he took that job.

Really? Doesn't sound like a job he would have been interested in. Are you sure about that?

Interesting stuff! From what I hear Chris Brown is moving to the area from Fla because his wife took a new job in the area, I think he has interviewed for a few other open spots around the area as well. As for Morrell, I had heard that he was on a watch list a while back, but like the folks on the Betsy thread were saying, it is hard to immagine him leaving a college program like Clemson unless he knows he isn't going to have a job next year. This is the first I have heard of Crowder so I have no input on that. And as far as Barnett goes, I have still been hearing his name float around with locals. Would be interested to know who the other candidate is... Should be interesting seeing who they go with. From the looks of things they should have a respectable fill for the spot if they choose from that list. I guess we will just have to wait and see! Has anyone heard anything about Coach Whitt? I'm curious to see where he ends up, would love to see him stays in the area.

Anyone know who the guy from Florida is?

To the best of my understanding, Barnett is on an alternative liscensing program, which allows a person to teach for a set number of years (usually 3) while they work towards meeting endorsment requirements. The information I have heard suggests that Mr. Barnett has not completed the required testing obstacles to be classified as a "highly qualified" teacher. As a teacher myself I can tell you that the endorsement requirements can be a real pain in the butt sometimes, but the state can be very strict about them. If Mr. Barnett is indeed entering his 4th year as a teacher and has not met the requirements, Hawkins County may not even have the option of giving him tenure. As for the posting, I noticed today that Volunteer has one math position with coaching duties posted, but no social studies (which was Whitt's subject). I've been scratching my head about this all day. 1. I wonder if the job posted is Barnett's job? 2. I wonder why Whitt's social studies position has not been posted yet? 3. I wonder why there has not been a posting for a head coaches position (usually when a posting is for a subject area with coaching duties it means as an assistant, or for a minor sport). 4. I wonder why there hasn't been any posting on TSSAA about the spot? And finally, as to why they would give it to Barnett, I have no idea. I tend to agree with your view that it sounds odd, but as I have stated, that is the word I have been hearing through the grapevine. ***Update*** A quick search for Barnett through the state liscense database reveals that Barnett is currently teaching on a Transitional license, which is a new type of license similar to the old Alternative license. Basically it appears that a person can teach on one of these licenses for 3 years so long as they prove that they have been working on fulfilling full license requirements. What is interesting though is Barnett is listed as being "highly qualified" in math, so the notion that there was some hangup with his license status may be a bunch of bunk.