GCSParent2014

Your right...Martin is in the playoffs and even Mote (who everyone thought was a bad coach) has gone to a school that has never played a varsity season and won 2 games. Joslin is a good coach and is probably going to go 0-10. Could it be something other than the Head Coach at GP that is the problem?

Watched GP the other night in basketball for the first time this season. Apparently all isn't dead at GP in regards to getting athletes. The new player they got this season in basketball is a "STUD" and here they are getting some in football also. Heard several JPII kids are coming.

Heard from a GP Parent that at the football parent meeting GP is going to sinking some major money into the program. Are the former assistants staying or is Joslin bringing his own?

Goodpasture has been on the 1A-2A thread so thought was time to move over to 3A-4A board since they have elected to play 3A next season. Now that they have hired a new coach, how are things looking for the Cougars in 2015?

When are they going to officially announce it?

I had heard Joslin and Alexander. I also heard Alexander pulled out. I know Joslin is CofC, are the rest or do they even have to be? Hope they make hire soon.

Heard today that they are going through second interviews...anybody know who got one of these?

Any names??? Figured they would have hired by now. Everything is so quiet. Have they offered the job to anyone? Who is interested in the job that you know has applied and interviewed? Who is making the hire...Perry, Judd, Parnell? Did McWilliams not want it? Anyone know when they plan to announce it...by X-mas break?

SmokeStackI - Where are you getting your information? Everyone I've talked to doesn't know who has applied or interviewed, just curious. Who is doing the hiring? Perry, Judd, Parnell? Do you have an inside connection? Alexander would be great, doesn't his son play for him at Tech though? Would he leave Tech if so? Who is the former coach in another state? Keep the info coming, just was wondering how you knew what was going on, because I haven't heard anything.

Have you guys thought about how much damage you are doing to the school and the football program? All of you in my opinion are just as responsible if you want to point fingers. How many of you have shown any support to Goodpasture Football since Martin left and they hired Mote? IMO, the whole thing is a no win situation at Goodpasture right now. They don't have the same talent as the past (They have scored less than 100 points running the Wing-T - Martins offense), the supporters of Martin in my opinion will never buy into anyone that becomes coach unless it is a Martin man (IMO that is why they need to hire McWilliams), you guys have said yourself the schedule was tough (same schedule as last season) and for some reason Goodpasture elects to play 3A in football, their is resentment to administration, they fired a high school coach with 3 games remaining, the list could go on...Probably the reason Mote was hired in the first place, nobody wanted to touch this mess. Do you think that is going to change this time with all this still taking place?

Goodpasture - 2A this year / 3A next year

Goodpasture - 2A this year / 3A next year

Nashville Tennessean quote: “We’ve been 3A before and had success,†said Goodpasture Athletic Director Clint Parnell. “We felt like we needed to say to our people, ‘We want to get our program back to where it was.’ We want to compete like we did before.†My personal opinion, Goodpasture has had success at getting players from public schools they have played in the past. I know when my son was younger they would gain a few every year. Playing schools as far a way as their 2A schedule they can't pick them up like they use too, IMO. Unfortunately, they don't have the same athletes they had back in the day, especially linemen. My son's class last year was pretty decent athletically and the line was decent also. Problem was injuries and the attitudes of some of the players, IMO. Their enrollment is the lowest it has been in a long time (My son's class was one of the biggest if not the biggest), and I don't see it getting any better in the near future. Their senior class this year only has 3 players that started last year every game. (And two of them have been hurt for several games). Their junior class has one good athlete. Their sophomore class is ok, but has no linemen. Their freshmen class has one good athlete. Their 8th grade class (They won this year but their wins were against bad teams from what I hear) has parents who are always threatening to leave if don't get their way, so who knows with them. (The 8th grade part is all what I've heard from friends who have kids still at Goodpasture) I think the move is in hopes of keeping parents happy and trying to gain students...IMO. Unfortunately, Goodpasture isn't the Goodpasture of the past and I don't see it changing anytime soon. They just don't have the athletes right now.

CLASS!!! If you ever want an example of class, you would have to look no further than Coach Mote. I saw him last night at the game and spoke with him briefly. I told him how much I appreciated what he did for my son in regards to just showing him how to be a great Christian Man last year and making his senior year memorable for him. I asked him about what happened and all he said was it just wasn't the right fit for either of us. He said everyone will be ok just asked me to pray for Goodpasture Football and his family as they both try to find the right fit. WOW!!! (On a side note, I also heard his son wanted to quit and Coach Mote encouraged him to finish the season). You may argue the win-loss record of Coach Mote, but you could never argue about his integrity and Christian Character!!! THANK YOU COACH MOTE!