GeneralForrest

so Forrest is/are losers? is that supposed to be the takeaway from this Hemingway-esque post?

i will amend this. it looks like they are really trying to get some new blood, scheme wise, in Chapel Hill. i regret calling the committee the keystone cops. this hire might succeed, and he might not, but i agree with the idea of getting a west coast/spread guy here. There WILL BE growing pains. But if Forrest can still be a physical team and add in this stuff, we might have something. emphasis on might. he has to get it done.

other than "comical" do you have anything else?

I think it's a perfect storm of a rabid and growing community, with a little less red tape than a 4A or 5A school, He's damaged a little or a lot depending on your perspective, so there's a second chance dynamic happening here, and we all know it. If he doesn't get fired from Shelbyville, he's either still there or even at a 6A school. But that situation happened. So PERHAPS this is a great new place for him to be. Time will tell.

well said

I HOPE YOU ARE CORRECT, THANKS FOR GIVING US THAT INSIGHT

I'll address this. 1. Johnson. He's royalty and you will NEVER see me type a bad word about him. Ever. What he did the last 3 years, and then some, he gets a lifetime pass to everything. Games, perks, they cannot do enough good things for him. No sarcasm I am 1000% serious. I am sure the kids adore him and they should. We all should. 2. Middle school and high school are different. The schemes are different. The competition is different. I didn't see any middle school except the championship games that were broadcast. I'm not as detailed an X and O guy, but it looked like a similar offense to wing t. Johnson just knew how to connect with the kids and teach them. And he was INCREDIBLE at that. But middle school success doesn't mean automatic high school success. The powers that be obviously felt a more sophisticated system was due here, and while I am the last to defend the administration, I at least see what they were thinking. I think 3. His past dalliances. If that's the right word. Maybe just one, I am not taking a shot at religious types. I promise. You have every right to feel that the previous mistake disqualifies him. I won't disrespect you or that opinion. I feel differently. I think people can change and learn and grow. I also think it shows the kids that you can be forgiven and bounce back. None of us is perfect. Some, not saying you, but some fundamentalist types love to feign outrage while they continue to mask and hide their own skeletons. Committee obviously felt the same way. I see their point if they did. 4. Sometimes it's time for change. I salute the guys who gave decades. Truly! But longevity alone, is not a reason to give someone a birthright. This program had fallen so far from its potential. I don't think this team should go to semis every year. But every 4-5 years I think they can be in the quarters or semis. I think they should play for a gold ball a couple times a decade. I'd like to win one every so often. It's possible that hanging on to the same bloodline and the like for 30 years is part of the problem. I DON'T mean that disrespectfully. Finally, I'll end with this. It's done. I was the loudest drum banger for a change. I saw problems in 2018. We have the change. I raised a couple questions in the first few hours. But I quickly accepted it. All Rockets should. Agonizing over this or that will just rob you of joy. Justin Palmer is the Rocket head football coach. He deserves a minimum of 4 seasons. We gave Coach Eli 6. Who knows if Palmer even stays that long. I will probably not change much. I'll question decision-making like I do for all teams I like. But I won't call for the guy's head. These kids deserve some stability, and it's GREAT for them if the head guy does a GREAT job. Respectfully, The General

where was it posted

dope

yes to all this.

Couple good details I hasn't seen in other sources. Ok this settles it. Let's embrace this guy and let him implement his program. We wanted change and we got it. He deserves a shot to prove he's the right guy at the right time.

I...I mean....16-17? I don't wanna welcome a new person with a spray of paintballs...but 16-17? Is Obion Community West? Ordinarily, this would be a time to come together and celebrate. I guess I will try. For the kids most of all, and their families. I just wish I 100% trusted the powers that be to pick this hire. I don't. In the end, I guess it doesn't matter. What's done is done. He's our guy now. I hope he has wild success. The kids deserve it.

so far those "in the know" have floated names with no proof. its worse than staying silent. there are about 50 families wondering what the heck is going on, and no one seems to know anything. it, like the last 2 years, and really 4 of the 6 since 2018, is being run by keystone cops it appears. Forrest had a chance to turn over a new leaf. the result:

this is what the board has become. garbage

he seems relatable and to really enjoy it and the kids. i agree.

can u imagine. a 9 month off season. a grueling reg season. then 5 games in the playoffs, all to have it end in a horrible 14-7 snoozefest. talk about premature finish. it was unwatchable

1st and goal from the 3. no overtime dude just score.

well something they are NOT doing right is winning a championship with 1st a goal from the 3 and a minute to go.

page was def the loser. choke artist

Page was 3 yards from a state championship and absolutely choked. the coach. biggest choke job i can remember in any sport at any level

this is the right call

rumors abound. as far as i know no official hire yet

I DONT CARE WHO YOU ARE. someday you will get that

i know you WANT to be funny Eli. I'm pulling for you in your next role.

we are the only ones who DO know how it should look