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  1. Just wanted to clarify some stuff about Coach Garland and what happened at Catholic. He wasn't dismissed, he resigned with a few weeks left in the season. He left on his own will and yes, it was primarily due to a few parents and the culture at Catholic. He told me he doesn't regret his time there at all as he made some great friends. He's in South Carolina coaching now and won a private school league state title last year and was named SC private school league Coach of the Year.
  2. Catholic looking at losses to Fulton and Carter as well. Could be a 6-4 or 5-5 year.
  3. It mattered last night. Mistakes, turnovers and missed opportunities are part of the game. A 7 point loss is one thing, your loss last night is another. Good luck vs CAK.
  4. Q South. You were told wrong. Sorry.
  5. It's already been done by many others. Not sure Bernard is reap interested in doing anything. Oh well.
  6. Yeah and last year the focus was nothing but Fulton. All I heard on campus all year was "F Fulton." The Catholic defensive coordinator bragged about how they would beat their butts. I think Fulton just scored again. Catholic deserves the contempt they are receiving as they have been engaging in illegal activities and publicly denying it. And yes, I have names and dates, etc. This "everyone is just jealous" bravado is pure crap.
  7. They will have good backers and good corners but Catholic lost some good safeties and quite a few starting D lineman. Not sure how great they will be. We will see if Les Greer can really coach or not. Especially after they spent the whole year focusing on Fulton and got humiliated
  8. QSouth, I know who your daughter and son are and I know that you pay full tuition. However, you and I both know that Dickie has had quite a few players in several programs,primarily football though, who received a little help from the school. Or their parents performed some work for the school that allowed them to get tuition assistance. I can name names and dates etc but this is not the forum to do so. Some of the kids getting help have left. I know that one basketball player from.out of state who ended up going to another local school, and much better basketball program, was offered financial help. That's a fact. The kid and his parents confirmed it to me. Catholic not alone though. Some other public and privates hard at it too. One over in Karns comes to mind.
  9. Bishop Stika and Principal Dickie will make sure they get their boys. Although several kids who were getting assistance have left. The school "wrote" their dad's a check for doing "work" for the school. Like painting the gym green and taking weeks when it could've been done in 2 days. Or just ask any of the current football coaches. They will be happy to tell you about the kids they are recruiting. You often get what you deserve. Like falling enrollment.
  10. IrishCoffee. ..keep drinking the KCHS Kool aid. Your handle should be IrishKoolAid.
  11. Catholic experiencing lots of changes. Never seen rats flee to a sinking ship.
  12. I told you boys this weeks ago. Pharr turned it down and Sullivan was next in line. This was the job he's been coveting. Happy for him. Their program just got better.
  13. Catholic's enrollment, like some other privates, is dropping significantly. They started with 675 three years ago and are around 620 for this fall. The percentage of non-Catholics is steadily dropping as well and is under 20% now. They have "laid off" three teachers for next year along with all of the custodial staff except for one. One more teacher will be laid off as well. Of course, there is room for the new defensive backs coach from Nashville area to come in as a full-time teacher. The lay-offs made room for him. Better hope football continues to "encourage" players to Catholic to keep enrollment from dropping even more. Problem now is these football coaches are teaching academic classes and they have NO interest in doing so, and many should NEVER be in a classroom. Just telling you like it is.....
  14. K truth, more like no one wanted the job than parents have spoken. Literally, no one applied. Zac may end up being good and I hope he is for Bearden sake. But this has nothing to do with getting k2 coaches in high school positions. Sorry.
  15. Zac? Has a last name I can't pronounce. Coaches club at K2 and coached as an Asst. for one year at Maryville College. Very few people applied I heard. Only pays $1500. Too bad.
  16. Catholic coach resigned. He said it was time to move on.
  17. Catholic may be envied for its resources..money and facilities..but CAK and Webb have had much greater success in winning state titles. Some of the programs at Catholic are not very good at all or are very average, to say the least. I've also heard that the AD at Catholic is not well-liked and like most ADs, is solely focused on football. He is on football staff as well. Envied by public schools for their money but the other numbers don't add up. In fact, one Catholic coach told me that they are the most underachieving athletic dept. in state. He noted leadership.
  18. The same could be said for all Catholic sports moving down though, right. You think girls soccer would have back to back titles playing in 3AAA? You think football would be as good in 5/6AAA where they used to be? Jones and Garland always played one if the most difficult schedules in East Tennessee. They wanted to play the best and get ready for the post season. I'm.not sure Garland ran anyone off. There's always attrition with teams and he kept 13-15 every year. Girls and their parents get upset with playing time and leave. Thanks volleysoccerdad for providing such great insight into KCHS volleyball. Jones and Garland are great friends and I'm sure he knows why Garland left. Glad you're here to make sure we all know what's really happening at KCHS. As I've noted before, very few people know Jones background. It's extensive. Bottom line is that catholic had 2 great coaches with tons of experience and success and they both are gone. Hmmmmm?
  19. Not sure about cak but 99% certain Grace job is open but already filled by someone. It's the former club coach of the Doig girl who will be a senior at Grace next year. She's a player. Her mom was the head the past 2 years and resigned and her dad is the AD at Grace. Grace has recently hired admin. and coaching positions with close friends. It's a close group over there. That's the word on street in NW Knox.
  20. Okay, I'm sorry Irish Bball. I misunderstood you. Thanks for clarifying. Merry Christmas to all.
  21. Okay, the Catholic and Bearden jobs have been posted. If the Catholic AD has any sense at all, he will consult with Coach Jones who is still teaching at Catholic in bringing the new person in board. Coach Jones can help with the transition and help this new coach schedule and maintain the many tournaments and other special events Catholic volleyball does. If not, these could very well die. Especially the Blarney Stone tourney that they host. It's a great tourney with Newks Cafe sponsorship. So many tourneys die with a coaching change. Let's see if the AD does the right thing.
  22. Irish basketball, you are way off base as well. Garland didn't "run" Cieslik off as you mentioned as well. She chose to play club ball and has some other circumstances that prevented her from playing high school ball. This is not the forum for discussing those. Garland taught there as a full time teacher and left on his own to teach at UT. He told me he was offered a contract to come back to teach full time but chose not to do so. I'm not sure what you "insiders" know but you are wrong on many levels. Based in how Catholic finished thus year, I doubt very much that the program us "ruined." Sounds like Garland did a good job if maintaining the success Catholic had with Coach Jones. Irish Bball, your wife doesn't know what she is talking about.
  23. That's humorous, Four Leaf. Based on what many on this board know, you are dead wrong and sounds like you have an axe to grind. Wonder if you can name some girls that he "ran" off? I know some teachers and admins at Catholic and they loved his teaching. Kids loved him too from what I have heard. Specific examples, Four Leaf? Yep, he ruined them all the way to a 3rd place finish in state with only one girl who made All Prep Extra. Many of us saw them play and they were not blessed with athletes...to say the least.
  24. BBV, why do you and others always assume that a volleyball coach that isn't aligned with a club is not a good coach and doesn't have any knowledge if the game. This is way off base. Some coaches in this town do.not coach club for various reasons. And there a lots of club coaches at all clubs in Knoxville who stink. I know many of them well, as I'm sure you do too. They are not good. There are some.that are though. Just as there are some good ones who do not coach club. Please don't be deceived by great marketing, as Scott mentioned earlier, done by certain clubs in town. And with that, Merry Christmas to all.
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