DLopez

2 minutes ago, BeachHound said:

The majority, Mayfield is an outlier. Eastern and central KY dominates the state championships, and that football isn’t quite on the level of east/middle TN ON AVERAGE...  I know KY football very well as I’ve coached in 3 state championships and won 1...

I misread your previous statement. Outside of a few WKY teams you are correct. Where did you coach at in Ky?

17 minutes ago, BeachHound said:

It was really bad. Are you watching the Todd Co. QB OR his son in middle school?  It’s going to be interesting for sure. Most 1A in this area destroy western KY 1-3A maybe even 4A by wide margins. 

I would think you are making an assumption based off of one video. I can promise you that your 1A wouldn’t destroy most of those schools by wide margins, especially when a 2A WKY school, Mayfield, destroyed Memphis Lausanne in the opening week of 2019. Todd County played a very bad non-conference schedule. 
 

5 minutes ago, DragonFan12 said:

5A football in Tennessee is a whole new level of football. Brad Collette needs to be fired asap and Caleb Tipton can go with him.

I was the DC at 5A Hillsboro from 2012-2016 so I definitely understand how tough 5A ball is in Tennessee. 

14 minutes ago, BigTime1950 said:

I don't understand the misunderstanding on what offensive system the team in Kentucky this new coach ran. Seems like a big swing between wing t to shotgun to l formation to wishbone to pistol systems.

They were a power I/wishbone type team that ran the ball often. Maybe 90/10 run pass. Coach Keith did a really good job at a place with low expectations. Going to be a good challenge stepping up to 5A comp in TN

I am pretty sure that the 8th grade son of the new hire was another reason why. He is highly thought of I’ve heard. 

New Coach is from Kentucky with a son who is a stud 8th grade QB is supposed to get it. 

Wow

We have 20 teams committed which includes Pearl Cohn, Brentwood Academy, Macon County, Portland, Clarksville, Kenwood, Northwest. Includes KY Powers Bowling Green & Corbin. 

We are are willing to make it a 24 team tourney if we have 4 more teams that want in. 8 guaranteed games. Contact me at dlopez2611@gmail.com if interested 

We have 20 teams committed which includes Pearl Cohn, Brentwood Academy, Macon County, Portland, Clarksville, Kenwood, Northwest. Includes KY Powers Bowling Green & Corbin. 

We are are willing to make it a 24 team tourney if we have 4 more teams that want in. 8 guaranteed games. Contact me at dlopez2611@gmail.com if interested 

We have 20 teams committed which includes Pearl Cohn, Brentwood Academy, Macon County, Portland, Clarksville, Kenwood, Northwest. Includes KY Powers Bowling Green & Corbin. 

We are are willing to make it a 24 team tourney if we have 4 more teams that want in. 8 guaranteed games. Contact me at dlopez2611@gmail.com if interested 

4 hours ago, hardtackle said:

Name a  head coach who was hired  ever in Metro who was PROVEN ?

Craig Clayton Hillsboro 2012-2016

JS would do a great job at Overton. Sad to see that place in the shape that it’s in now. 

Chad Watson from Clarksville NE. I believe that’s a dang good hire as he will bring some excitement to Gallatin. Congrats to him

25 minutes ago, GWAVE1 said:

Don’t listen to all the fluff that is trying to be sold on here about facial hair and garbage.  The current interm coach has facial hair.  But I agree something has been amiss the last few years.  And by the way, I hated playing against Hillsboro during that time period.  You always had your guys willing to run through a perverbial brick wall for you.  Always wished we had a guy with that kind of intensity level to keep the guys up and motivated.  Hope you are happy back in Ky.  

I appreciate the kind words. We had some good players but great young men during that time period. Gotta have some jimmy’s & joe’s. They make you look good as a coach if you have them. I enjoyed playing you guys as well, loved the stadium you guys have. That old time feel & atmosphere was great. 

I think Coach Williams & his staff done a really good job for what they had. Football is a funny game, the next teams do not always win. I always thought Gallatin played to their strengths & got the most out of their kids when we played them. 

The key to any job is support. When we played Gallatin during Ponchez-Mason’s senior year, they filled up the visitors side at Hillsboro & then some. They have good looking bodies, they have athletes, I think they were coached well, but something is missing, tough to pinpoint what exactly that is from the outside. If the no facial hair rule is accurate, I can maybe see a slight glimpse into what could be wrong.

Now that was two years ago, haven’t seen them during live action since 2016 since I left to come back home here in Kentucky. They will get a quality coach, I think it may draw out a while to make sure they get their guy. I think in the end they will flirt with some big names but their next HC will probably be someone that already has some sort of HC experience. 

To me this is still one of the better gigs in MidTn. When we threw against them at the Riverdale Tourney I was extremely surprised by their athleticism moreso from the years when we played them at Hillsboro. I think quite a few good head coaches will apply. Gallatin football tradition is still top notch. Good luck to the Green Wave. 

I’ve been out of the Tennessee football loop for a couple of years, but what changed with Tullahoma? I know when I left MidTn they were going through a very tough time record wise including a winless season I believe. 

23 minutes ago, runtheball said:

I would go.

 

I believe they need someone like you coach. Way too many coaching transitions for those young men there. I still think running off Coach Woodward was the worst decision they could have ever made there 

Best of luck to Coach McPhail on his health after resigning from HL. Always was a great man to converse with & always kept the course despite a very challenging situation at HL. 

Special Shout out to all the Metro Coaches. Truly challenging but rewarding place. Some really good programs & coaches who do not get the respect they deserve. Glad to see the Burros get a big victory over Beech

9 hours ago, Lost Old Dad said:

ANY town/county that has a military base in it HAS to report and fill out a 5 by 8 inch card on ANY child with a military connection.  Be it a parent on active or reserve duty or a civilian military employee.  Most of the children educated on base is usually elementary only in the continental US.  What the school system is paid is per child and every school board knows this and goes to great lengths to document any military connected child.  The reason I know so much about them is that I had to have 4 filled out by my parents in just one year!  It was called the Cuban Missile crisis as I was evacuated from Tampa Florida because of it.  Even when I came home to Nashville, the school made sure we filled out one even though no base was in Nashville.  Went from Tampa, Florida to Nashville for a month, then to Montgomery Alabama, then to Fort Walton Beach Florida.  All this in just one school year.

 

Two years later I got to do 5 separate COUNTRIES in one year!

There is no Military base in Clarksville/Montgomery County. The military base is located in Christian County KY & Ft. Campbell is located in KY, not TN. 

Northeast is on the upswing after seeing them 2x in passing leagues this summer. Explosive athletes & a big time QB. I think they will have a very good season 

Wow.. this thing has gotten out of hand. Hopefully I can clear this up. I can only speak for myself but when I was told that the next HC had to be a current certified teacher, I took my name out. (I will be certified in May of this year) I was never let go or Given any ultimatums by Dr Pelham, this was my choice & my choice only

Being that new HC's like to bring in their own guys, especially coordinators, there was no reason to waste anyone's time.

Hillsboro is a great job and Dr Pelham will hire a great coach. I just do not see any reason to drag people's name through the mud with potshots & accusations. Hopefully this clarifies any questions people may have.