WhiteCoWarrior

You are completely wrong about me! I don't play madden at all. At least not anymore. I think the frustrations just kept boiling over and I was looking for a place to vent. Parents don't feel like they can talk to the coach without it being taken out on their son. The school board members and administration are the ones who made the hire in the first place. The issues are bigger than wins and losses and will have to be addressed. There are many who recognize this and are searching for the right way to handle it. You are right about one thing. We need to be good examples to our children. That is something that I have realized in these last few days. I am determined to do better. Guess I go back to biting my tongue.

The Junior class went undefeated in the regular season their 8th grade year. We now have 5 juniors and one of those moved in. The senior class has 7 healthy players. Three more players have quit since Friday. This is getting ridiculous!

Don't tell me that you need 5 years to turn things around. We play Franklin County (3-7 last year) this week. A first year coach has them 3-1. The community is excited about the team again and Coach Mac is getting guys out of the halls onto the field. A good coach makes all the difference.

Just saw the coach's comments after the game Friday. He totally threw his kids under the bus and took no responsibility. He talked about how the Cookeville coach had been there 5 years( translation please give me time) and how THEIR players played hard for them. "The players will have to play with more heart and the coaches will continue to coach".(Thanks for the warning). I really wonder if coach cares about the damage he is doing to the program. Yes I know we have traditionally been bad, but I am beginning to wonder if we can field a team in the next few years if something doesn't change.

I have had enough and have bit my tongue about all I am willing to. I expected to get beat tonight but it is embarrassing to see the product that we are putting on the field. In four weeks we have been outscored 185-14. After the game the coach said to his players "I am not blaming these coaches anymore"! He could not be more wrong! Since July about 25 boys have either quit or have been run off by the coaches. These are boys that need football and have played all their lives. It is a shame! THE OPTION IS NOT GOING TO WORK! We don't know how to coach it! You can not watch a youtube video of Georgia Tech and think you are an expert. The coach supposedly called an expert in the option who told him to get rid of our big linemen and use smaller "tight-end and linebacker types" Guys who were being recruited to college to play OL got benched for quicker guys that can get to the second level (Wonder if he saw the380 pound guard for GT) . If they get to the second level the ball carrier is tackled in the backfield. The only pancake blocks that have been made for the Warriors this year have come from the scout team offense that typically whips the starters in practice. Juniors and Seniors who have worked their butts off for years have been forced to play out of position or forced to watch from the sideline all together. The community sees the way things are and they are not supporting the program. I don't care if we win a single ball game, I would just like to see our young men put in a position to compete. We are a 5A school and we are down to a little over 40 players. Something has got to happen! What should be the best days of our boys lives are being turned into nothing more than a source of frustration. This is going to be a long season! I will be there cheering on all of the boys! They are doing the best that they can! They have really not been given a chance.