MidStateFan1

Who are you hearing?

They have a strong senior class coming back, but after this upcoming year it doesn't look very good. However, you never know with transfers and what not. I would say it's a good job with Centennial going to 5a. Yes, you still have to deal with Page and Nolensville, but 5a overall is not near as strong as 6a.

Probably depends on what Centennial decides to do. If they promote from within, then probably most of the staff will stay. If they hire someone new, that may happen.

Makes sense

Tygard didn't and was not going to compete with Creasy. They may not score as many points, but they are already much better defensively.

Not a big coach T presence in Wilco. It's hard to predict the direction Dyson would go. They have a couple of former Head Coaches on staff. There's multiple quality coordinators in Williamson that would probably love the opportunity. Would Crouch and Woods want to go after this job since they went for the Blackman job? I think Crouch would. I think he's wanting to be a head coach in either Rutherford or Williamson.

Lol definitely not near as big of a coachT presence in Williamson.

What makes you think he is running a 3 yards and a cloud of dust offense? His offenses at Centennial were spread.

Don't quite agree with the lack of talent claim with Kriesky. They have lacked linemen, but not skill. 2020 was the one year he lacked talent overall. Centennial is the most diverse school in Williamson County, which some would say should help athletics. Not saying he has done a bad job, but Would not say he's gotten the most out of his teams.

On paper Woods and Smith have better resumes than him and Crouch. Not sure why Woods isn't the clear choice if he's in the mix. He has a great record at Cane Ridge and is a middle TN guy. Smith has a great record in West TN at Germantown and Haywood. However, Haywood is 4a and people in West TN would tell you they should be dominate over the teams they play.

Interesting. Crouch is similar to Tygard in that he's a players coach who promotes and brands a lot.

Agree. K is the safer more comfortable choice since he has had "some" success at Centennial, nothing earth shattering. Blackman has more resources. He's been in Middle TN for a while and has developed a lot of relationships. Smith has a great record at Haywood, but it's west TN in a smaller classification.

He's also the AD at Centennial, so it will be It's close. The last sentence is definitely true with there not being an athletic period in Willco

He's also the AD at Centennial, so it will be

For real?

What about FRA coach? He's done a great job there as well as JPII

Pass D is something to be concerned about because Page got their best receiver back #11 last week. HC doesn't see many high powered pass offenses like Page. They play a lot of really good teams that are run heavy.

No, this is ridiculous. He will probably get it turned around, but even if he doesn't, can't take away what he did at Maryville. He wasn't just a CEO manager head coach. He was probably the best play caller in the state.

Coaching plays a big part in building depth. Blackman has had plenty of talent, and will continue to have talent.

Agree with the obstacles, but they do have talent.

It's honestly not that big of a gap. This year Blackman has more talent on paper when it comes to D1 recruits. Oakland had more talent in 2014 and it felt almost like a state championship getting to play Maryville. Now, they are expected to beat Maryville year in and year out. They have a great combination of talent and coaching. Blackman and Riverdale have talent and average to good coaching.

Got it!

I agree with you on a lot of things, but Creasy is just a better head coach than McDaniel. This is nothing to be ashamed of because Creasy is arguably the best head coach in the state. Oakland should not be this much better than all of the other Ruco schools, but they are, and he's a big reason for that. In 8 years, he isn't lost to a county team which is just unbelievable. I doubt if McDaniel were still the head coach he would not be on and eight year run where he hasn't lost to another school in the county. It does seem you have some sort of relationship with McDaniel.

And this was supposed to be a "rebuilding" year for Oakland. If Blackman couldn't even make it close in a year that they have a big senior class and more college recruits then Oakland, they will never close the gap as long as Creasy is there.

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