I've never heard of Bragg losing it when he was at AE. He must be doing something right. He's the head coach of a 4A team and still in his 20's at a non-black school. I don't know if he's interested in AE or not. I probably wouldn't be if I was him. I just know how the kids responded to him when my son was there. If you've ever been inside AE's varsity locker room, that was Bragg who did all of that. I remember having to drop my son off at the church on Saturday mornings with a mentor that Bragg set up for him (as well as 12 other AE kids). I also remember going to a carnival at the Brainerd game that Bragg set up before he left with Eternal Life. I remember picking my son up from practice and he would have a fresh haircut without having any money. He said Bragg cut it for having good grades. When Graham set a team curfew, Bragg, along with other coaches, would go to parties just to make sure our kids weren't getting in trouble. When the kids and their families ate for free at Taco Bell after the games, that was Bragg too. What does any of that have to do with talent or football? AE didn't even have a football website until Bragg got there. Bragg left AE because of the money. Which is what Graham left for too. How can anyone be upset about that? That's going to always happen until AE is able to give the new head coach/ assistant coaches something besides the K-town stipend. How can you even begin to consider yourself a powerhouse school if you don't have powerhouse money to keep coaches? Did Gillard or Tillman do any of that this past year? I'm not knocking them, I'm just biast because I know the impact Bragg had on my son and his class. What coaching experience does Tilman/ Gillard have that would qualify them as head coach?
Eastside or Westside or Northside can be very demanding if you're not winning.. Ask Coach Helton at Central, ask Ole Bucky at Fulton. Fans will be fans no matter what side of town it is. Coach Stevens, I think he left because he wanted to go home and try to take his alma mater to the gold ball like he did at AE. In my opinion, if Stevens would've waited a couple months before accepting the job he has now, he would've came back to AE..
I still think AE should go outside the family but more than likely Gillard will get the job.
