Blackman High

[warriordawg31]

Happy 5,000 to me.  This is my 5,000th post.  It took me 2.5 years.

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Congratulations - I think

 

I enjoy your posts.

[82cat]

Happy 5,000 to me.  This is my 5,000th post.  It took me 2.5 years.

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And just think of all those folks that said you would never amount to anything

[bhsOL]

As of today, Coach Wells has been named the new head coach.

[warriordawg31]

Now they can put their focus back on getting ready for the season - this had to be a great distraction for the players.

[redzone]

Congratulations Coach Wells. It is always great to hire from within. It makes the transitions a lot smoother, which will be the case here. My only question is this: Why would Blackman go thru what they did in the hiring/interview process for so long to make a hire from within. Do not get me wrong, I'm sure thay made the right choice, but why go thru that? I ask this question without ever having a dog in this hunt. Just curious. They went thru an offseason and a spring practice without a head coach. Why? Good Luck to Coach Wells and Blackman High.

[bhsOL]

Congratulations Coach Wells.  It is always great to hire from within.  It makes the transitions a lot smoother, which will be the case here.  My only question is this:  Why would Blackman go thru what they did in the hiring/interview process for so long to make a hire from within.  Do not get me wrong, I'm sure thay made the right choice, but why go thru that?  I ask this question without ever having a dog in this hunt.  Just curious.  They went thru an offseason and a spring practice without a head coach.  Why?  Good Luck to Coach Wells and Blackman High. 

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There were several other coaches who applied, and probably would have gotten the job, but they pulled out because of certain circumstances. I know why Crawford and Perry pulled out.

[TDCman]

Inquiring minds want to know. Why did they pull out?

 

As I understand it, Wells has been on staff less than a year so it's not really like hiring someone with a long history at the school. The process was probably the right thing to do.

[beethoven]

I've resisted all day but I can't resist.

 

Wells states in the paper that the O and D won't change much...does that mean Blackman can expect to go 2-8 instead of 3-7?

[Lost Old Dad]

Well, if their place kicker graduated it must mean they are gonna be shut out by R'dale this year.

 

Maybe the others 'pulled out' so they would NOT have to play R'dale.

[bhsOL]

Well, if their place kicker graduated it must mean they are gonna be shut out by R'dale this year.

 

Maybe the others 'pulled out' so they would NOT have to play R'dale.

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Too bad LOD. He's got 2 more years of kicking.

 

 

 

Crawford hadn't applied in the first place. Then he had dinner with a good friend of his and his son; they talked about the job and he applied the next day. But word leaked out and got back to his kids a Brentwood so that's one of the main reasons he pulled out of the job.

[Lost Old Dad]

Too bad LOD.  He's got 2 more years of kicking. 

Crawford hadn't applied in the first place.  Then he had dinner with a good friend of his and his son; they talked about the job and he applied the next day.  But word leaked out and got back to his kids a Brentwood so that's one of the main reasons he pulled out of the job.

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Good! Because the young man has talent! I enjoyed watching him kick. Folks had better watch out because he really can kick and much farther than he got the chance to last year. He may be the difference in winning and losing some games if he is given the chance.

 

I would really liked to have seen Crawford back in Rutherford County where he belongs, but I am sure Coach Wells will give it his best.

 

Good Luck Coach Wells!

[bhsOL]

My dad was talking to a guy at Kroger in Smyrna yesterday, and he told my dad that Wells used to play semi-pro football.