Turbyfill Resigns

[Rainwater]

Wondering if someone had the scoop on the Cloudland situation.

[pujo]

Wondering if someone had the scoop on the Cloudland situation.

I've not heard the scoop,quite a few talking about it on the Cloudland and Hancock thread.

[BDF36]

U may be able to gain a little insight on the situation if ull read the last few pages of the hancock and cloudland topic... As u can see the cloudland program is goin through some rough times, every1 knos its not a tradition of losing in lander land. Hopefully things will get better, theyve just got a lot of good players hurt, out, and quit... GOOD LUCK LANDERS!!!

[pujo]

U may be able to gain a little insight on the situation if ull read the last few pages of the hancock and cloudland topic... As u can see the cloudland program is goin through some rough times, every1 knos its not a tradition of losing in lander land. Hopefully things will get better, theyve just got a lot of good players hurt, out, and quit... GOOD LUCK LANDERS!!!

The straw that broke the camel's back was when Luke Childers transferred to Avery. I know Luke called Mike and wanted to come to Hampton but Mike told him how hard it would be to get elligable. He is quite a hoss and will be a huge asset to Avery.He is a fine kid and I hope he does well.

[Rainwater]

The straw that broke the camel's back was when Luke Childers transferred to Avery. I know Luke called Mike and wanted to come to Hampton but Mike told him how hard it would be to get elligable. He is quite a hoss and will be a huge asset to Avery.He is a fine kid and I hope he does well.

 

Why are their players jumping ship?

[BDF36]

Thats really stinks, that wouldve been nice to have luke down here!!!!

[big D]

it is NEVER a good thing when a coach resigns in the middle of the season.

1. coaches look at this as a bad sign and my not apply. on top of that the new classification is also a negative.

2. this scars a program. people will always say.. "what happened to so and so..."

3. it will be at least 2 and possibly more seasons to recover.

4. this season may be over

5. never good for the players to lose a coach, much less in the middle of the season.

Good luck to Cloudland and coach. i hope you can get back to the tradition that once was.

[pujo]

it is NEVER a good thing when a coach resigns in the middle of the season.

1. coaches look at this as a bad sign and my not apply. on top of that the new classification is also a negative.

2. this scars a program. people will always say.. "what happened to so and so..."

3. it will be at least 2 and possibly more seasons to recover.

4. this season may be over

5. never good for the players to lose a coach, much less in the middle of the season.

Good luck to Cloudland and coach. i hope you can get back to the tradition that once was.

The thing that looks bad to me is, I think they are just going to have someone to finish out the season,with the intentions of hiring a full time coach after the year is done. That to me just sends a bad message to this years team. Its like this year is over. I think they should just hire who they want now.

[THE KING]

I agree. There is just not enough positive thinking going on right now and it affects the kids.

[pujo]

I agree. There is just not enough positive thinking going on right now and it affects the kids.

The only way this would make any sense is if they didn't know who they were going to hire,maybe get someone from another school.I sort of doubt that would be the case. I guess time will tell.

[forthethrillofthegame]

I agree. There is just not enough positive thinking going on right now and it affects the kids.

 

I want to remind everyone of the post I made on 9/26/2010. I searched my old posts and copied and pasted it below. Get Ready.

 

Well I don't know if Coach Lunsford would consider coming back to Cloudland or not, but he probably would. I know when they hired Robbie Turbyfill he was willing to come back at that time. He told me so himself. I think he'll always have a big spot in his heart for Cloudland football. I'm also sure that there are a lot of people in Roan Mountain that would love to see it. I talk to people all the time and that is a common topic. The only problem is we are entering into the Birchfield era. I think they hired the Chambers guy to take over basketball so Matt Birchfield could take over the football program. The Birchfield's have already took over the Junior high football program at the appropriate time and I feel it will be the same with the high school program. They have a lot of good kids in the junior high football program but I am afraid they are all playing for the benefit of one player. That is if they choose to stay at Cloudland thru high school. I have heard a lot of talk from different parents that they are considering different schools for their child to possibly play at in high school. This is a shame but everyone feels that the junior high team is being/and will continue to be manipulated thru high school. The Birchfield's tried their best to manipulate the team when Tim Clipse was at Cloudland but Coach Lunsford was too stubborn and knew the kind of talent Clipse brought to the table. They won't allow him to come back because if there is a more talented player then the one on their agenda Coach Lunsford won't allow them to manipulate the team and will play the better player. It is my opinioin the Birchfield's want control and would not allow this to happen. It's happening in Junior High as we speak. The best kid on the team gets very few opportunities to shine. The Benfield kid is by far the best player on the junior high team but he's just there to hand it off. I was talking to a guy the other day and he said he watched a junior high game and it made him sick. He said it was obvious it was all about one player. Cloudland really needs a coach that is coaching for the whole team. The choice, if he would come is an absolute no brainer. You either hire a coach that's never coached a highschool football game or one of the most successful coaches in the entire state in highschool football. A proven winner. You would even get a bonus as his son would probably come with him and I have heard a lot of talk that he is very knowlegable of the game himself. He and Jordan Hughes would work very well together. Both of them have a lot of passion and love for the game. I would just like to see Cloudland get back to where it once was but I'm afraid with an agenda in the mix this won't happen anytime soon. With the number out for football as low as it is now and kids coming up from junior high talking about transfering (kids are smart they see what's going on to). I'm concerned we won't even be able to field a team in a couple of years. I'm not a profit but I don't have to be everybody knows it's going on. It's not that big a deal to me, but I would like to see Cloudland get back to where they once where with kids loving it. I have a lot of friends who are not happy with the way things are going that do have a stake in the future of Cloudland football for their sake and the school's I hope I am wrong. My next post will probably come in about five years. Hopefully not.

[pujo]

I want to remind everyone of the post I made on 9/26/2010. I searched my old posts and copied and pasted it below. Get Ready.

 

Well I don't know if Coach Lunsford would consider coming back to Cloudland or not, but he probably would. I know when they hired Robbie Turbyfill he was willing to come back at that time. He told me so himself. I think he'll always have a big spot in his heart for Cloudland football. I'm also sure that there are a lot of people in Roan Mountain that would love to see it. I talk to people all the time and that is a common topic. The only problem is we are entering into the Birchfield era. I think they hired the Chambers guy to take over basketball so Matt Birchfield could take over the football program. The Birchfield's have already took over the Junior high football program at the appropriate time and I feel it will be the same with the high school program. They have a lot of good kids in the junior high football program but I am afraid they are all playing for the benefit of one player. That is if they choose to stay at Cloudland thru high school. I have heard a lot of talk from different parents that they are considering different schools for their child to possibly play at in high school. This is a shame but everyone feels that the junior high team is being/and will continue to be manipulated thru high school. The Birchfield's tried their best to manipulate the team when Tim Clipse was at Cloudland but Coach Lunsford was too stubborn and knew the kind of talent Clipse brought to the table. They won't allow him to come back because if there is a more talented player then the one on their agenda Coach Lunsford won't allow them to manipulate the team and will play the better player. It is my opinioin the Birchfield's want control and would not allow this to happen. It's happening in Junior High as we speak. The best kid on the team gets very few opportunities to shine. The Benfield kid is by far the best player on the junior high team but he's just there to hand it off. I was talking to a guy the other day and he said he watched a junior high game and it made him sick. He said it was obvious it was all about one player. Cloudland really needs a coach that is coaching for the whole team. The choice, if he would come is an absolute no brainer. You either hire a coach that's never coached a highschool football game or one of the most successful coaches in the entire state in highschool football. A proven winner. You would even get a bonus as his son would probably come with him and I have heard a lot of talk that he is very knowlegable of the game himself. He and Jordan Hughes would work very well together. Both of them have a lot of passion and love for the game. I would just like to see Cloudland get back to where it once was but I'm afraid with an agenda in the mix this won't happen anytime soon. With the number out for football as low as it is now and kids coming up from junior high talking about transfering (kids are smart they see what's going on to). I'm concerned we won't even be able to field a team in a couple of years. I'm not a profit but I don't have to be everybody knows it's going on. It's not that big a deal to me, but I would like to see Cloudland get back to where they once where with kids loving it. I have a lot of friends who are not happy with the way things are going that do have a stake in the future of Cloudland football for their sake and the school's I hope I am wrong. My next post will probably come in about five years. Hopefully not.

Shoot you never know,they just might try to get Mike back,I could think of worse things.