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  1. Coach Fitzgerald did an awesome job everywhere he has been in the metro school system. A man of high character and he will be sorely missed on the grid iron by many.
  2. interview process is complete and they have officially named Nick Bryant as their new football coach. Coach Bryant is a good guy and I'm happy for him and his family. I think if given time, he can do some good things with the program.
  3. I don't think Coach Bryant has been coaching any the last few years. He is a good guy and not really sure why he was fired in the first place. I have always believed that Grundy Co. can compete with all the valley teams and be very competitive year in and year out in their region. Here is the problem fella's. We have always had a school board that thinks they can make any personnel decision they want and they hire/fire people as they wish. 9 member board so the first side to 5 always wins. That's not their job as board members. That responsibility lies with the director of schools. The school board can only hire/fire the director but our board thinks it applies to everyone up here. Because our board members are always changing, personnel decisions are always changing and coaches from the outside know that. I hate to say this but a good football coach would be crazy to come up here and take over our program. Whoever the new coach is, it will be a short term stay (normally 3 years max). The current school board has known since before the end of last season that they were going to get rid of Hayworth and bring in Bryant. This whole interviewing/hiring process is a joke. The board has been taking some heat for the way they let Hayworth go and this whole interview committee thing was set up just to try and make it look like the deal wasn't already made behind the scenes. The board can't even agree on who to interview. Some board members don't want to interview the best candidates because they want Bryant to be the top choice. That's fine, hire him and let's get started with the 2021 season. They have wasted 5 months of preparation for the new coach because they are always bickering among themselves and making deals with each other and not the director. And it's not just the new director they don't support. They are consistent and never allow any director to make the important decisions for the school system. I will always be a yellow jacket supporter but I'm honestly ashamed for the way we handle things here.
  4. Headhunter42, you are spot on! You appear to have a lot of common sense...would you consider running for the Grundy County School Board??
  5. Raider, The 5 members of the school board have already made their decision and sent out marching orders to the new director. They wanted Hayworth out and Coach Bryant in. Word is they are now trying to buy a little time making it look like it wasn't a done deal before Hayworth was even let go. It will be Coach Bryant according to the school board "chief". Don't know what they are waiting on. They need to get Coach Bryant finalized and quit wasting more time.
  6. Sounds like 5 of the school board members wanted Hayworth out so that they could put in Nick Bryant. There 9 school board members and the majority of the major decisions come down to a 5-4 vote. That is good for Nick but the revolving door will likely continue. Not hearing good things about the new director so I would be surprised if he stays past this school year. With a new director and an new school board every couple years, things are constantly going to be changing here on the mountain.
  7. Give us the right coach and we will have a winning program. The rumor mill has the Bryant's back in charge of the program. Whoever it is needs to have experience at being a successful high school football coach and treating kids with love/respect. I will always believe in our kids here. Just don't think those in charge always make the right hires or hire the best candidates. We will see in time for sure.
  8. Hey Raider, sounds like they may have pulled the plug on Hayworth yesterday. That came from a pretty reliable source. Waiting to hear more.
  9. that sounds like the director of schools that they just hired from Memphis. I think unless the school board forces a change, it will be the same ole crew for 2021.
  10. I've said it many times before Raider, Grundy county could be (should be) very successful in football. Really good facilities and tough hard nosed kids live on the mountain. If we would ever get the right guy in charge of our program, Grundy Football could be as competitive as any football program in the Sequatchie Valley. Yes, we had some good coaches and leadership in the program in the 90's.
  11. Nothing. I got nothing. Lot's of grumbling but no action on the mountain.
  12. Raider -I thought the new GCHS prinicpal might make the change since he has always been an advocate for the students. I'm sure he doesn't know much about athletics so the coach is probably safe unless the school board does something.. I've been told the new director is a weird dude and stays very much to himself. No one expects him to rock the boat while he is here which sounds like may only be the spring semester.
  13. LTCB, if you applied you are the #1 candidate. If they can't find you a teaching position, that just shows you how unimportant football is to the high school coach and the administration.
  14. NFL playing experience and Successful High School Coaching Ability have ZERO Correlation Grundy Co. Administration...just saying what everyone else already knows.
  15. They haven't been in the weight room! This guy will use any excuse to cancel practice or a workout session. It is beyond me why Grundy would want to keep this guy around. I have never seen the field or the football facilities look so bad. I am so discouraged for our younger players coming up. They are not going to want to play football with everything in such disarray within the program. It is my understanding that they have no one to run the jr. jacket program and only 1part time assistant coach at the varsity level. I'm afraid our program may sink so far that it may never be able to recover.
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