workinprogress

NCS, I've got a little more time this year than normal so I'm getting back into reading the boards! If EN can get a win this week over a talented FRA team, I would say Harris and company are ahead of schedule. FRA imo will be the first real test. I think Harris is a great fit at EN and hopefully in the next schedule cycle he can get PC back on the schedule. I think that game would be huge for metro. Really like what EN has done so far and looking forward to the rest of the season. And I agree, if EN can eliminate self inflicted wounds, they can get back to the championship game. I've heard about EN practice situation. Makes things very difficult, but it's not just an EN thing. I know Overton has the same issue and a couple other practice fields I've seen are no more than a flat dust pile. Sad when teams can't practice safely on school grounds.

Again, I'm not knocking this years team. I actually think Harris is a better coach than J. However, last years athletes were better. EN had some studs. Top to bottom last years team was better. Plain and simple. We will see how this team progresses the rest of the way. I am pretty sure EN lost region to SC. But then returned the favor when it mattered.

Yes a step back. Same record means little. Your current opponents have been a combined 4-21. Would last years EN team have beaten LC by two scores? I'm not knocking this years team or staff, but right now they aren't as good as last years team.

East has taken a step back, but I think most people knew they would because they lost so much from last year. Harris is doing a great job so far. Will be interesting to see how this team grows.

I've seen both. H2O doesn't have anyone that can keep up with the RB from Lebanon. Better keep that young man contained or it will be a long night. And unless H2O makes changes to the offense, they will not be able to consistently move the ball. Lebanon wins easily unless they turn the ball over 3 or 4 times.

I'm guessing in the next ten years the Almaville area high school and the Walter Hill high school will be built. SC is overcrowded so Almaville will relieve thar area. The Lacassas and Walter Hill areas are both growing at a rate that Oakland and Siegel won't be able to accommodate the students.

East Nashville's principal has been at East in the past. She also has an AP, Olige, that has been at the hs level for several years. This is a metro problem. JS should know this better than anyone. For a few years he was a teacher at Overton while he coached at Hillsboro. Easy fix, coach where you teach. If you don't have enough teaching spots available, reach out to your feeder schools for positions.

Ha ha fbfan! You are correct, not for long.

MM could that right hand be a current metro hc? I've heard strong rumors.

Yes he is. Always puts others first and runs his program the right way. MM you hearing anything about who JS might bring with him if he gets this job?

Wonder what other metro coaches he would try to bring in?

If we are including private schools, Ezell Harding State Championship team. I believe it was 2001 or 2002.

Well said Blaze.

Well said Blaze45. I respect Pierce and the job he has done. But regardless of what some think, coaching at the HS level is just different. Not saying Pierce couldn't do it, but it would be very difficult especially against Oakland.

GWave I think you are correct.

I agree. MS head coach running the high school system really helps build the program.

Right, it's high school football not the NFL, and not middle school either. We can agree to disagree. If it were a small school it's probably not as big of a jump. But Blackman is not a small school. If I'm not mistaken Hughes from Fairview made that jump and has done well in 3A. He's the only one I can think of.

Sure, hire him as an assistant. But why hire him as the HS head coach? What has he done on the high school level to earn a job like Blackman to compete against Oakland? Come on now. Pierce is a good person and really good middle school coach. But 6A football is a huge jump.

Why should those schools co-op? Because they are not good right now? Needs to be a much better reason.

Funny you use the word recruit. Did you see these folks in his office? If so I'm sure they were inquiring about the IB program, right?

Postman are you at Warertown tonight?

Outsider here. I highly doubt Caine was offered anything. I'm thinking there was probably some interest on both sides and there was probably some initial information thrown out there such as typical teaching salary and coaching stipend, pretty much what anyone could get with a little research. Also, Beeman, I'm pretty sure Upperman had been pretty good before Caine got there. I can't remember the coach before name that really built the Upperman program. I want to say Herring but I may be off on that. Anyway, not taking a shot at Caine, but he did not build that program. Has he done well, yes, but so did the coach before him.

Certificated staff are 10 month employees. 11 and 12 month employees are typically instructional coaches, counselors, or some other position at the board.

The difference between metro and Sumner is anywhere from 7k to 9k depending on year's of service. That is just the teaching part. And this is based on just having a bachelor's degree. That's a pretty significant difference, especially over a period of time.

Heard on the radio today it is unofficially official. Said something crazy would happen to change it.