Hillwood Football Team

[The#1Spartan]

I was wondering what people thought of Hillwood's football future. They have one of McGavock's coaches and made him the head coach and stole one our coaches at Stratford. I'm wish them the best and I will sit back and see what you guys think....... P.S. The spartans are coming for everybody in the 4a region!!!!! PAY BACK

[OGthatsme]

I was wondering what people thought of Hillwood's football future. They have one of McGavock's coaches and made him the head coach and stole one our coaches at Stratford. I'm wish them the best and I will sit back and see what you guys think....... P.S. The spartans are coming for everybody in the 4a region!!!!! PAY BACK

 

Dude, they didn't steal your Coach, they just gave him a job teaching in the school, something that Stratford wouldn't/couldn't do.

 

As for Hillwood, it will take a while. Link left a big mess. Baskin will work and improvement will be made.

[jp2fan]

Dude, they didn't steal your Coach, they just gave him a job teaching in the school, something that Stratford wouldn't/couldn't do.

 

As for Hillwood, it will take a while. Link left a big mess. Baskin will work and improvement will be made.

 

What happened to Hillwood's head coach from last year? We used to either practice or scrimmage them. Nothing this year.

[Village Idiot]

Dude, they didn't steal your Coach, they just gave him a job teaching in the school, something that Stratford wouldn't/couldn't do.

 

As for Hillwood, it will take a while. Link left a big mess. Baskin will work and improvement will be made.

 

 

Yeah, heckuvamess. One season removed from a perfect regular season. There must have been more to it. Was someone else trying to coach for the coach?

[footballgirl08]

Yeah, heckuvamess. One season removed from a perfect regular season. There must have been more to it. Was someone else trying to coach for the coach?

 

 

hey spartan, you might wanna get your facts straight.

 

jp2fan-it was a big mess with their coach && it's a blessing he's gone.

[12NCS]

Coach Baskin deserves a pass for this year and he will need one as the Toppers will struggle to win 2 games at the most imo. That will be 1 win better than last year. They have a good group of Juniors which will give them a chance at the Playoffs in 07. They will have Spring practice for the first time in 3 years in 07 which can only help. Hillwood went 9-2, 12-1 & 1-9 the last 3 years. 22 wins in 3 years is not bad for a Nashville Metro Football program. Watch out for Junior reciever Brandon Harris, he is the real deal. Good luck to the Toppers

[wingman10]

Hillwood will struggle..probably 2 wins. Coaches Baskins and Herzog are good. It will take some time.

[bigchief]

12NCS, how do you like your new home? Give me a yell.

 

Hillwood was 6-5, 9-2, 12-1, and 1-9 the last four years. 28 wins from 2002-2005. I bet they didn't have 28 wins from 1992-2002 combined.

 

I think the world of Jerry Link as a person. He worked hard for those kids. He could be an ornery old mule sometimes, but what coach is not every now and then? Obviously, football is not my area so I could not/would not pass judgement there (although that doesn't stop A LOT of people on here from doing it ).

 

The "mess" at Hillwood goes WAY deeper than any one football coach could ever create OR clean up for that matter.

 

Footballgirl 08, you are an idiot. The facts were straight and sometimes a blessing can become a curse right before your eyes. Just look at your leadership there. Be careful what you wish for. It can sometimes come true.

 

Brandon Harris is definitely the real deal. He will shine in basketball as well.

Is coach Keeton still there?

Good luck BB. I wish you nothing but the best. Batman, Wesley, BHarris you are still my boys. I will be out there for ya.

[footballgirl08]

12NCS, how do you like your new home? Give me a yell.

 

Hillwood was 6-5, 9-2, 12-1, and 1-9 the last four years. 28 wins from 2002-2005. I bet they didn't have 28 wins from 1992-2002 combined.

 

I think the world of Jerry Link as a person. He worked hard for those kids. He could be an ornery old mule sometimes, but what coach is not every now and then? Obviously, football is not my area so I could not/would not pass judgement there (although that doesn't stop A LOT of people on here from doing it ).

 

The "mess" at Hillwood goes WAY deeper than any one football coach could ever create OR clean up for that matter.

 

Footballgirl 08, you are an idiot. The facts were straight and sometimes a blessing can become a curse right before your eyes. Just look at your leadership there. Be careful what you wish for. It can sometimes come true.

 

Brandon Harris is definitely the real deal. He will shine in basketball as well.

Is coach Keeton still there?

Good luck BB. I wish you nothing but the best. Batman, Wesley, BHarris you are still my boys. I will be out there for ya.

 

 

bigchief- thanks for the compliment.

 

but i doubt you know coach link to the point you know everything he did.

sorrry man.

it IS a blessing he's gone.

[cbg]

Hillwood will continue to have problems with their football program this season and there is nothing that one person can do to help. The Hillwood & West Meade neighborhoods probably have 70% of the school age residents attending private schools. Hillwood needs to become an academic magnet school like Hume Fogg & MLK but with a football program.

[119wrestler]

12NCS, how do you like your new home? Give me a yell.

 

Hillwood was 6-5, 9-2, 12-1, and 1-9 the last four years. 28 wins from 2002-2005. I bet they didn't have 28 wins from 1992-2002 combined.

 

I think the world of Jerry Link as a person. He worked hard for those kids. He could be an ornery old mule sometimes, but what coach is not every now and then? Obviously, football is not my area so I could not/would not pass judgement there (although that doesn't stop A LOT of people on here from doing it ).

 

The "mess" at Hillwood goes WAY deeper than any one football coach could ever create OR clean up for that matter.

 

Footballgirl 08, you are an idiot. The facts were straight and sometimes a blessing can become a curse right before your eyes. Just look at your leadership there. Be careful what you wish for. It can sometimes come true.

 

Brandon Harris is definitely the real deal. He will shine in basketball as well.

Is coach Keeton still there?

Good luck BB. I wish you nothing but the best. Batman, Wesley, BHarris you are still my boys. I will be out there for ya.

hillwood durng their winning seasons won of pure talent from the '05 seniors and 06 seniors now that they are gone hillwood will go back to have 30 or less people on the team and empty stadiums as it did for many years before they started winning, its sad but true, i know many people at hillwood wanted link gone for a very long time and they finally got it, hopefully the new coach will turn things around, but i dont think it will happen for atleast 3-5 years

[nrgrizzlies]

The people who bought homes in Westmeade/Brookmeade (people 25-40 yrs. old)

in the 1960's / 70's / 80's are now between the ages of 55 and 75 typically. So, those neighborhoods have lots of retired and about to be retired folks...their kids who went to Hillwood back in the 1960's / 70's /80's are out of college, out in the world...some of them even moved to Williamson, Sumner, RUTHERFORD, Cheatam, etc,,, and now the "kids" have kids of their own who attend Brentwood, Harpeth, Wilson Central, etc.etc....

 

A house in Westmeade that was $42,000 in 1965 new and re-sold for $125,000 in 1982 - even being 17 years old - now resells for about $400,000 even though it's now over 40 years old. Location, location, location. If a young parent can get a really nice new house for half that and pay less tax in a surrounding county, most will do exactly that. It would be nice to keep a loyalty to where you grew up and played ball, etc...but come on. A 14 year old kid about to start high school won't care all that much where Mom and Dad went - especially if they can go to a school that is the modern day equivalent of the 1970's version of Hillwood, Overton, etc. (notice in the photo below, nice houses within walking distance of Lavergne High - kids can walk to school)

 

I agree with the magnet school idea. That part of town's peak growth for young parents was many decades ago. I am as nostalgic as anybody, but being realistic has set in. It's time for the school to move on to the next phase.

 

p.s. - I LOVED that 12 game win streak year before last, but was sad that more old HHS people from the old days made no attempt to go to the games.

My sister said if they made the state championship game that she would fly back in from St. Louis and wear all green at the game. We're talking about a 50 year old lawyer. Of course, they fell in the semi-finals. However, THAT is the kind of spirit schools need. From the current AND past students.

Edited August 22, 2006 by nrgrizzlies