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13 hours ago, Red Rebels said:

80's as a player and 90's as a coach?

Yes, sir. That’s him. 

10 hours ago, BarneySox2007 said:

Danny Wilson is the only one that come's to mind but I don't know where he is at now.

That’s him. He serves as DC at my alma mater, Chattooga High School in Summerville, Ga.

1 hour ago, ThatOneOldGuy said:

Yeah, I’ve seen it cause issues too. I read in a newspaper that he was just going to teach, so I assumed it was at CRHS. Maybe I misunderstood. Are there any guys on his staff ready to take it over? 

I’m not familiar with Metro. Maybe someone who is will chime in. I’ve seen them shuffled in small systems, so it shouldn’t be a problem at all in Metro, if they do want him in another building.

42 minutes ago, swift13 said:

Agree.

The man literally sacrificed time, moments, memories you can't get back with his own family for every single athlete at that school. (and many others)

To those that continue to be negative about him and continue to bring him up; He's been loyal, hardworking and just his entire coaching career. Ask anyone that actually has a leg to stand on in regard to Coach.

One of my favorite stats to point out; The late Bill Horton never won another playoff game at Rhea Co. after Hammontree ended his 10 year run as his defensive coordinator. 

1 hour ago, ThatOneOldGuy said:

This late in the year, you’d have to think they’d go with an Asst. on staff, right? I’m pretty new to the area so still learning how folks do things around here…if Woods stays there to teach, it could be hard on a new guy/staff coming in…

Yes. I have seen that cause problems. In my last coaching stop, if a coach resigned they got them into another building. Sometimes the very next day. Welcome. 

6 hours ago, RakingCoal said:

OK, I dont think i said anything about his ability to coach but he enjoys the interview process because he loves to be petted and praised which is why his selfie game is so strong.  He did not leave GP in a better place becuase he led all the GP gullibles to believe he was there for life and then bailed on them at first opportunity.  There is nothing honorable about going to a program and staying for only a few years and then leaving when the talent graduates.

I’m not used to the selfie generation myself. There’s an old saying “Don’t complain when the rattlesnake bites you, you knew it was a rattlesnake when you picked it up.” Lol. Maybe it will work out well for both sides. Good discussion. 

..who will be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame on July, 1, 2024 in Boston. You can read a story about it on the TSSAA website.

2 hours ago, RakingCoal said:

Everyone that knew the GP coach knew he only cared about easy wins and having a strong selfie game.   I think he applied for every job under the sun every single year and then would tell the poor GP gullibles that he was GP for life.  I know he applied for three jobs down near my way and did not get to the final interviews because they knew he was a used car salesman.  i bought some snake oil off of him one time at the gas station corner and still have arthritis.  Wake up GP people he used you and bolted when the recruiting well ran dry.

I respect your honest opinion, sir. But as a friend and former colleague of Coach Waggoner, I will defend him up to a point. Brad is a good coach. You don’t spend time on an ACC staff without being good. He led the school in Georgia, where I ended up finishing my career, to their best season in 29 years. He has improved each situation that he has been in, including, as you no doubt know, leading Trousdale Co. to Game 15. GP knew his history when they hired him. And, as he said, he has had an eye on this Florida job for many years. Brad is one of very few who really enjoys the application/interview process. I especially appreciated the way that he included and paid homage to Hall of Fame Coach Benny Hammonds at GP. He leaves GP in a better place than they were in when he arrived, IMO. Now it’s up to them to make a good hire and keep building on what Brad started. Thank you for your time.

Prayers from Georgia.

Not a GP guy but am a friend of Coach Waggoner. He felt certain that they would get move down to 2A this past season, and felt he had a team capable of winning state. BTW, the article in the Knoxville paper said that he had one HC job in Georgia. This is not correct. He was HC at Chattooga, Decatur, Lumpkin Co. and Elbert Co.

On 2/22/2024 at 10:22 AM, RCfan said:

Used to be a big rivalry game for the Eagles back in the old District 5 AAA days of the 80’s and early 90’s, now they just play every now and again. Played last year and Cleveland smacked the Eagles around up in Evansville. Unless something changes that will be game 5 for Rhea over in Cleveland this season. 

Hopefully with a different outcome….

And the winner of that game almost always won the 5 AAA Championship.

I have always heard that 10 years was about it.

10 hours ago, RiverRat95 said:

Close resource from HR says it’s not likely to happen. But also, I’m not sure you have seen AE play very much. They are nowhere close to “being back” whatever that means. They lack numbers, talent, resources, and the schedule is not favorable. It’s going to be a long road to being successful. SS was not successful in middle tn with way more athletes. Just sayin 

Nobody can win at La Vergne. The school has been open since the late 80’s and has a total of 2 playoff victories, one by SS.

1 hour ago, Booger said:

Booger would like to be thinkin that theres no way anybody on this thread thought Rhea Co had anything to offer that would make Foster leave Cartersville....if and pretty sure nor any of the coordinators....there all Cartersville Alum...or was...

Booger just sayin 

As one who currently resides not far from Cartersville- Amen!

On 12/22/2023 at 6:52 AM, EastTNfootballFan111 said:

Mid-state private school football is on another level. 99% of the rest of TN high school football isn’t like this, nor can it be. Seems like a great person, wish him well. 

No dog in this but not Private AAA. It’s all about the two Chattanooga privates the past several years.

On 2/10/2024 at 5:19 PM, CherokeeTrail said:

Who is looking like the front runner for that job 

I have no insight Cherokee. My stepdad is a follower, but not connected that well.

I’ve seen more than a few in the 40 plus years that I have been in it.

23 hours ago, BarneySox2007 said:

I certainly know of everyone that has coached there. 

DW

A friend here in Georgia had a successful, though brief run at Heritage in the 80’s. Mr. Barney you no doubt remember him.

4 hours ago, FootballismyVice said:

Do you have any school that has kept a coach that maybe they shouldn't or any coach hung around maybe too long.

I could probably name more than a dozen from my 40 plus years. Great topic, IMO. 

1 hour ago, BCsportsfan said:

You probably right....Coach Nix already showed he will take a knee to keep from running up the score on them Running Chickens. Yea, probably just 49 points! 

Off topic, but a staff I was on once started taking a knee late in the 3rd qtr. The fans didn’t particularly like it, but I gained a lot of respect for our HC.

3 hours ago, Raider1234 said:

sounds like you won't your guy to get this job lol JK.

Nah. I have no dog in this. He is a friend and I wish him the best, but I have no interest or involvement in Rhea Co. football. My stepdad does, but I haven’t heard him express a preference yet. This is their decision.

52 minutes ago, LarrySmellsTidwellsTrap said:

LOL...It's literally a place for people who can't figure out how to create an X/Twitter account and argue and break news like their Adam Schefter...I LOVE THE SHEFTIES!  I LOVE COACHT!  I LOVE LAMP!  I HATE THE IRS!  #Merica...Where's my High Life at!

I didn’t mean to imply that there was anything wrong with posting on here or thinking out loud about specific potential candidates. Also nothing wrong with respectful debate. And for the record I have an X account, as well as a Facebook account with over 2000 followers. 

5 hours ago, Random1234 said:

In conclusion everyone "knows a guy" or has "a source" but yet no name can be given. Great discussion board

There’s an old saying “Those that know don’t talk, those that talk don’t know.” Lol. 

Guys, I know it’s fun to speculate on sights like this. But this job literally has just opened up. They are early in the accepting applications phase. Then they will move on to the first round of interviews and proceed from there. In other words, it’s going to be a while. The only exception to the above is if you have an obvious successor on staff already. And even then it doesn’t hurt to advertise the job as you might get an application or two that you wasn’t expecting.