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they had a 400 game basketball winner coaching baseball a few year ago and didn't hire him. I think the time for sp to hire a basketball coach went out the window when he left.

If that is the case why is the girls coach still at Lebanon?

"Rupp" is too busy with his golf game and hitting the casinos in his beloved Mississippi.

Any names for this opening. Bond did a really good job. Will be a tough act to follow. My guess lots of applicants from out of state for this one.

then you should have hired the 400 game winner from ms with 4 state appearences...instead you will no doubt hire a level 1 math teacher with no credentials. once again not being critical...i just happen to know t town cares as much for basketball as manchester does.

no offense but when was the last time t town made the state or had a winning season? you haven't exactly hit a home run with your hires the last several years. I say he winds up as an assistant someplace...only problem will be his physical education certification...not many jobs with that out there.

riverdale hasn't been relevant in boys basketball for almost 30 years...oakland for 10. it seems on paper at least oakland got the better end of the deal.

Harriman like most East Tennessee jobs is a joke...main reason being they never hire coaches from Middle or West Tennessee.

names?

my thing is why go through all the trouble of interviewing and wasting people's time if you knew who you were going to hire? that is so much mickey mouse. i hear there were at least 4 top notch coaches who applied but the ad selected maybe 3 or 4 with very little experience to make william's hiring seem legit. just offer the guy the job up front if that was your intention in the 1st place. any word on what douglas will do? I hear he applied at tullahoma.

a former coffee county assistant with 4 state teams in ms...

its called teaching 6 classes...very few coaches want any part of that these days.

good discussion. now who is the main person that does the hiring...the principal, athletic director or is the school director instrumental in the hiring process?

so what are they doing...giving it to the hometown guy or the 400 game winner who offered his services to the school and program?

you hit a winner with phillips...if that was your hire you know what you are doing.

how do schools do it in basketball? i know for football they usually advertise and have search committees but what about basketball. seems in most cases they hire assistants from within or look at local candidates some whom have very little experience on their resumes. just seems at most schools in the state hiring a quality basketball coach just isn't a priority.

springfield was looking last year as well. have they ever won?

so are you saying this is a coaches' graveyard? has anyone ever won there or left and gone elsewhere and done anything productive? I don't recall them ever in the state tournament.

that is certainly your prerogative however I think back to 91 with kingsport db, mcminn co, oakland, hamilton, science hill and whites creek who was #1 in the nation that year. great tournament...great crowds especially the thursday night session and great coaching. didn't see the same kind of atmosphere or teams in this one.

agreed...this game should not have been close. king a really good coach but it looks like coaching has taken a toll on him.

king needs to think abut hanging it up...he looks like he has been potus for about 20 years...

but I've seen quicker more athletic AAA teams at the state 20 years ago. are these 2 teams leg weary?

only person that would take this job under the circumstances outlined here would be a coach who is retired who would only want to keep it for 2 or 3 years anyway. i'm sure there are those kind of candidates out there. you might even get someone to take it for the supplement only...if it is as high as you claim it is.

Am I reading correctly...is it true neither schools are firing their head coaches? They have along with their players disgraced their respective schools and turned this whole episode into a national joke.

you know folks i'm very disappointed in all this. I grew up in ky where up until a couple of years ago girls weren't even allowed to play on the same nights boys did. girls played on monday and thursday and in front of sparse crowds. like most kentuckians the thought of girls playing a boys game was almost communistic. when I moved to tn I found out girls basketball was pretty special. got interested in watching girls play and even developed an appreciation for the team oriented selfless approach girls took to the game. now this happens and i realize the girls game is just as corruptible than the boys game can be...and it saddens me. fire both coaches...integrity demands it...but it won't happen. the riverdale principal is talking suspending the guy for 2 games next year...so it seems he will be back.