What about Jerry Link and Hillwood

[BDURHAM]

Yes.

 

Is he still the baseball coach?

[Hoganknows]

Bet he won't be when the season ends. He will have a job lined up elsewhere or Lang will get him for not resigning. Better believe that!

Trader--How many of the teachers at Hillwood (by their on account) have left since Lang arrived on the scene. I think it is a large number.

[bigchief]

Trader--How many of the teachers at Hillwood (by their on account) have left since Lang arrived on the scene. I think it is a large number.

Hoganknows, 34 teachers left after last year (2005) . There are currently 26 more openings posted for this coming fall. You can see for yourself on the Metro website. Also in the last two years they have lost the following coaches........

Sam Young, Steve Brown, Mike Carden, John Moore, Chuck Lewis, Winston Gamble, Keith Dearing, Jerry Link and Mandi Morgan. Young, Brown, Carden, Moore, Lewis, Dearing and Link all coached two sports. Red flag?

[TraderJack]

I think there have been about 60 jobs listed over the last two years on that metro web site. That's not much less than if the state took over the school for poor academics. Wouldn't you say that's too many?

[119wrestler]

hillwood as a school seems to be going down the drain in pretty much all aspects of the school, maybe because of the busing in of people? Johnson wasnt a very good principle either but they seemed to do fine under him

[hillwood96]

As a former player for coach Link I feel very bad about this situation. He was my last link to the school and the team. That is kind of sad since I played only 10 years ago. I think he will get a much better opportunity. Some one needs to step in b/c in 10 years Hillwood Athletics has gone from one of the better programs in the city to the biggest joke in Metro. Best of luck to Coach Link, he is a great coach and a better person.

[runtheball]

In the mid and late 70's Hillwood was still a neighborhood school with community pride a spirit. Things have changed and not for the better.

There are no schools in Metro that are the same as they were. It will never be like it should be or could be compared to the past.

[irecnso]

The question remains can any coach come in and expect to have the talent to compete in the very tough region that Hillwood plays in?

 

Alot would have to change before anyone could be successfull in football. It is a bad situation in that school. Nice area through.

New coach would have to recruit players and not get caught and Link's regime did.

[nrgrizzlies]

There are no schools in Metro that are the same as they were. It will never be like it should be or could be compared to the past.

 

Very true..last fall - football - Lavergne @ Glencliff, the home team had a couple of dozen fans on the home bleachers...the visitor side was nearly full.

Glencliff band - about 20 kids. Lavergne band - over 100.

 

Metro people (kids AND parents) need to snap out of their malaise about sports and other extracarricualar activies, get their butts out of the mall food courts and back into things that matter, i.e. - kids are only kids once - then its gone.

 

Extra carriculars are a vital part of a complete education.

 

GET BACK INVOLVED PEOPLE!!!

(not just when the team is winning, either!!)

[cbg]

The question remains can any coach come in and expect to have the talent to compete in the very tough region that Hillwood plays in?

 

Alot would have to change before anyone could be successfull in football. It is a bad situation in that school. Nice area through.

New coach would have to recruit players and not get caught and Link's regime did.

 

How do you get caught? Is metro not fully open zoned now?

[Sweep Left]

Would Link be considered for the Hillsboro job now that Aydellot is going to Riverdale?

[knilob]

I'm sure he'll apply. Plus, John Moore is now at Hillsboro. There may be a reconnection between those two. I'm sure they'd love to have the talent Hillsboro provides.