Smith Co.s new football coach

[regit]

I THINK MACON CO. AND SMITH CO. GOT THE BETTER END OF THE COACH SWAP. SEEING HOW G'VILLE GOT BUSH AND MACON GOT GOOLSBY AND SMITH CO. GOT COACH A.

[renegade4ever]

old chs man , the monkey in jr. high did better with the seniors of 2001 than the monkey they got now. I think you need to keep your home boys at home. Coach Goosbly played under Rankin and coach the way that he had learn under Rankin. I guess you didn"t like Coach Rankin either!!

[QueenBee]

Rankin and Goolsby...never in the same sentence...In no way did Goolsby coach like Rankin...

[choirboy]

Don't bad mouth Bush too much. Smith County wanted him real bad if for nothing else than to coach the softball team next year. As for Goolsby, he was done dirty by the powers that be on the hill and everyone knows it. That's why he left.

[QueenBee]

Will Bush be coaching the team at Gordansville?...Cause SCHS has their man...Coach Dodgen will be coaching the Lady Owls

[Antwan]

Queenie, You are so right. Dodgen is the man to lead the Lady Owls to the next level. We are very fortunate to have him here at SC. He is very impressive!

[heydaddy]

Outsiders have no idea what really goes on inside a program from day to day. Goolsby was not "run off" by the powers that be. He made a decision based on his needs along with that of his family. SCMS is blessed to have Coach A back, another coach not "run off". His decision to leave was his own I can assure you.

Talent levels in middle schools vary so much from year to year no one coach can be blamed or exlated based on thier record. You play with what you got as the saying goes. Coach Gentry worked tirelessly with the Junior High team for three years with an all volunteer staff.

Facts are an important part of anything. Unless you are involved directly with a situation it would be hard to pass judgement on Goolsby, Gentry or anyone else in the SCHS program. He will do his best at MCHS, Gentry will excell as a High School coach and Coach A is home again. It's about the kids anyway.

[natedogg]

fanman maybe youre post should read"you dont want to remember." TOP BRASS" a very powerful organization who has the power to help the principal,the director of schools,and the school board make decisions on coaching changes{wondering,when is the next metting?how do you join?}COACH FORD a Gordonsville Grad,a Vandy GRAD who lettered in several sports while playing there. coach ford will be rememered as the best to ever coach at SCHS,he had many great teams. coach ford coached during a time at Carthage[that was really their name]when their was no classifacitions,you played teams like Gallatin,Lebanon with one goal"play hard,good things will happen." and happen they did,Carthage had one of the best football programs in middle-tenn.then one summer night in the late 60's the"Top Brass"meet,they then inform coach ford to leave on youre on[youre fired]free will.coach ford then comes back home to where it all began,Gordonsville.he takes over a program that hadn't a winning season in many years,what did he do?a winning season in two years/bowl game[their first].a couple a years latter they beat Carthage[that was really their name]for the first time in over 20 years.in all coach ford had many winning seasons,took the Tigers to several Bowl games[they never lost a bowl game]and deep into the play-off's a few times.when coach Ford retired he left with the respect from all the players,student body,and fans he had come in contact with.Turney Ford Field is named in his honor.Thank-you Coach Ford,Thank-you SCHS"TOP Brass".

[wondering if the"TOP Brass"has over two members]

[Antwan]

You are right, from what I have heard, that Coach Ford was forced out. You are not right that Anderson was. He left Smith County for more money. He had the job for as long as he wanted it. I don't know all the details on Coach Ford, but his memory is well respected in this part of the County. I don't know about GordAnsville(that's really how to spell it). I would guess so because the field is named for him. He was a good football coach and more importantly a good person, as is Anderson.

[natedogg]

antwan ,you left out he was from a good school,Gordonsville.antwan[wondering if you are in the "TOP BRASS"and is it taking new members?"`

[QueenBee]

Antwan IS the top brass in the Hive...his duties are many...

and are quite secret...admittance is based on performance...

and like most secret societies...meeting times are not published for the non-member segments...

[natedogg]

queenbee is the good side in reference to north side,south side thing? you better watch out we are trying to start a "TOP BRASS" club so we can catch up with the good side of the county. [wondering if queenbee is in the "TOP BRASS" club."