Embattled Knoxville Central football coach Joel Helton resigns

[Jet Pride]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/feb/04/embattled-central-football-coach-joel-helton-resig/

[EXCHEQUER]

Surely he is sore from all the beatings.

[devilsden]

Another example of the stupid people in the school system. I know guys who played for Helton and they stand by him 100%. Was he tough, was he hard core, was he fair? Prolly yes to all 3 of these questions. Thats whats wrong with kids today andparents today...they cant make there kids mind and when a man like Helton does they get mad.

[Jet Pride]

Kids these days are big babies. The first time some hurts there feelings they go crying

[jake]

I am from Blount County and don't know a lot about this situation, but from the oustside looking in, this situation doesn't add up. If a man has the tendency to hit kids in the way the media is portraying it, how does he coach 26 years at the same place without being reprimanded? Sounds like some parents are upset that someone made their kid sit down and shut up and have gotten the media involved and from there it has become a major travesty. Most parents today will not raise their kids, their kids rule them, and then they send them to school and expect a teacher to educate them or a coach to coach them. If a kid is not raised to respect their own parents, how can they ever respect any other authority, whether it be a teacher, coach, policeman, boss, etc... Just another indicator of how soft our decaying society has become.

[scots50]

I am from Blount County and don't know a lot about this situation, but from the oustside looking in, this situation doesn't add up. If a man has the tendency to hit kids in the way the media is portraying it, how does he coach 26 years at the same place without being reprimanded? Sounds like some parents are upset that someone made their kid sit down and shut up and have gotten the media involved and from there it has become a major travesty. Most parents today will not raise their kids, their kids rule them, and then they send them to school and expect a teacher to educate them or a coach to coach them. If a kid is not raised to respect their own parents, how can they ever respect any other authority, whether it be a teacher, coach, policeman, boss, etc... Just another indicator of how soft our decaying society has become.

 

Spot on Jake. We have soft kids because we have even softer parents. Their kids failures are ALWAYS someone elses fault.

[wingman10]

Good luck to Coach Helton

[coachfoozeball]

Good luck to Coach Helton

 

I agree! Good luck to Coach Helton.

[warhawks]

Best wishes to Coach Helton!

[visionaire]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/feb/04/embattled-central-football-coach-joel-helton-resig/

 

 

Know exactly how this went down....Coaches wanting Helton's job, parents butting into discipline, parents raising heck about the past several seasons, parents, etc. using any and everything possible to paint a picture of a belligerent, threatening, and policy breaking individual. Helton has been a class guy and has put some mighty good football teams on the field. He didn't forget how to coach overnight! You people that put this man in this position will reap your just rewards in the coming years. Sun sets over the Bobcats as Helton departs!

[NoNameD]

Know exactly how this went down....Coaches wanting Helton's job, parents butting into discipline, parents raising heck about the past several seasons, parents, etc. using any and everything possible to paint a picture of a belligerent, threatening, and policy breaking individual. Helton has been a class guy and has put some mighty good football teams on the field. He didn't forget how to coach overnight! You people that put this man in this position will reap your just rewards in the coming years. Sun sets over the Bobcats as Helton departs!

 

 

You can keep talking about how Coach Helton was done wrong, but that will not change a thing. He was railroaded out because he was being back stabed by people just like the guy that back stabbed the other coaches. The back stabbers just wanted Coach Heltons job. What I do not understand is why no talk about one of the back stabbers getting the job, or wanting the job. Wo to who ever gets coach Helton's job. From Fountain City to Black Qak Ridge, the one who gets Coach Helton's job, will always be looking over his shoulder to see who is going to back stab him. "Et tu Bretu"

[visionaire]

You can keep talking about how Coach Helton was done wrong, but that will not change a thing. He was railroaded out because he was being back stabed by people just like the guy that back stabbed the other coaches. The back stabbers just wanted Coach Heltons job. What I do not understand is why no talk about one of the back stabbers getting the job, or wanting the job. Wo to who ever gets coach Helton's job. From Fountain City to Black Qak Ridge, the one who gets Coach Helton's job, will always be looking over his shoulder to see who is going to back stab him. "Et tu Bretu"

 

 

Believe that's what I said Einstein! Also..it's woe not wo and its Brute' not Bretu.