LeroyBrown

The middle school record means very little to me. They have been able to beat teams with much better athletes simply because those kids had been running the Wing-T since youth football and that's a difficult offense for some high school coaches to prepare for, much more so for middle school coaches that rarely do film prep or even opponent prep at that level. The success had way more to do with the system than it did the coaching in all due respect. Also, his reaction to not getting the job is proof enough that he's not ready to take that step. I'll refrain from elaborating out of respect for Coach Johnson.

Good post General. I like Johnson, but the idea that he should've been the next HC is laughable. Everyone in coaching circles knows that this is a good hire, and trying to bring his personal life into it is despicable. If CH folks want to get personal, they should look in the mirror. Lord knows one of their native sons (who moved on) is far from a beacon of morality, nor is many currently tied to the program. Best of luck to Coach Palmer and great job administration for bringing in a proven guy to lead the program.

You have no idea how much it amuses me that you think I'm Coach Stephenson. I absolutely love it!

Thank God you're not. So who is on your wishlist old wise one? Will you be interviewing this week for the job? I assume you'd be a lock!!!!

I'm sure he'll be looking forward to all of your wisdom and insight. You should set a meeting up with him, let him know exactly what he needs to do to win there. It's a shame you've been hiding all of your expertise for all of these years. It's time to step up, be a difference maker, let this new coach know how it's done.

Collinwood has traditionally always been the opposite of finesse. Maybe not that athletic at times, but almost always hard hitting. I guess the General is hitting the bottle again.

Never said it was, but he certainly has a checkered past when it comes to staying anywhere for very long. I told several when he was hired that he'd be there one, two years tops. He won't be at Oak Ridge very long either.

In case people haven't figured it out yet, his departures aren't always voluntary.

Dozens of schools (including all of the ones I've coached at) do just that, and have zero championships. You can work harder than anyone in the state, but if you don't have the dudes, you're not winning jack crap. That's simply the reality of football, and any sport really.

LOL I think you're mixing up some of the "great" coaches with great recruiters. You put some of the "great" coaches you speak of at Collinwood, Wayne Co., Richland, Summertown, etc. and they would have exactly ZERO state championships. I personally have worked with some state championship coaches that were good, not great, they simply had better players.

It took Rick Rice 20 plus years to win one state championship, which wouldn't have been done without his son and an abnormally large senior class. He's a fantastic coach, but let's not get carried away. He had the Jimmy's and Joe's to get it done that season. He arguably had better talent a few years later and didn't get it done. Winning championships is hard with great talent, and virtually impossible at a place like Wayne Co. with average talent most of the time. There are MANY great coaches out there that have never won a championship and most likely never will.

Confirmed.

Short answer, yes. Sorrells has a hand in every hire. Also, as long as the ship is sailing right at MCHS, he couldn't care less whether Forrest or Cornersville is doing well or not.

The superintendent has never liked the current staff member that applied. Not sure why. He had him fired when he was at LMS because some mommies and daddies got mad about playing time.

Not wrong at all. It's been this way for years. Most coaches will tell you as well that some of the the best ones in the state are usually on the 1A level. It's much easier to be successful when you have tons of athletes running around like many schools on the 5 and 6A levels.