Rainwater Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) For all you McCallie fans that are excited about Coach Potter heading home, BA is about to get to the business. So who are your top candidates for the job? Here is just a small list : 1. David Pack - HC at FRA. MBA alum. Knows the landscape, expectations, and the whole deal. Don't know if he can leave the guaranteed $ from Crockett and Co. over at FRA, but I would expect him to get a call. 2. Paul Wade - OC at Ensworth. 8 championships with 4 different schools. Would like to see him get a shot at the big time with the big boys. Both Bowers and Pack would endorse him for the position. 3. Philip Shadowens - rumors have been circulating that he would be interested in a high profile private school coaching gig. I could see this happening. 4. Jeff Rutledge - HC at PJPII - Bet he is ready to leave that sinking ship in football and head for greener pastures. Good luck to the Eagles on their search. Edited December 6, 2011 by SmokeStackI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakinthefat Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) Current BA assistant coaches Jason Matthews or Jack Pittman could be in the running. Former players, Kent Austin (Cornell) or Mike McIntyre (SDSU) Edited December 6, 2011 by shakinthefat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWoodroof Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 For all you McCallie fans that are excited about Coach Potter heading home, BA is about to get to the business. So who are your top candidates for the job? Here is just a small list : 1. David Pack - HC at FRA. BA alum. Knows the landscape, expectations, and the whole deal. Don't know if he can leave the guaranteed $ from Crockett and Co. over at FRA, but I would expect him to get a call. 2. Paul Wade - OC at Ensworth. 8 championships with 4 different schools. Would like to see him get a shot at the big time with the big boys. Both Bowers and Pack would endorse him for the position. 3. Philip Shadowens - rumors have been circulating that he would be interested in a high profile private school coaching gig. I could see this happening. 4. Jeff Rutledge - HC at PJPII - Bet he is ready to leave that sinking ship in football and head for greener pastures. Good luck to the Eagles on their search. Rutledge had expressed interest in BA while he was at MBA. He would be a good bet. Pack is not a BA alum; he's from MBA (Class of '80). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainwater Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) Rutledge had expressed interest in BA while he was at MBA. He would be a good bet. Pack is not a BA alum; he's from MBA (Class of '80). Sorry Woodroof. realized this right when I posted......forgot the "M"....... Edited December 6, 2011 by SmokeStackI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakinthefat Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Rutledge had expressed interest in BA while he was at MBA. He would be a good bet. I think he was in the running 5 years ago and Potter won out. He might have hard feelings. Plus he just got new turf at JP2 and BA is in the planning mode to update their stadium and field. Could be a headache for Rutledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaReAgLe3 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 As a BA alum as well as a supporter I would love to see Coach Wade over here. That guys is a proven winner everywhere he goes. Plus everything I have heard about him, he seems to be a great person as well. I am very interested to see who they get over here once they get rid of the entire Basketball coaching staff. I was at the game last Friday and the duo they had over at USN was impressive. Coach Adam Sonn now has Vincent Yarbrough as an assistant! Would love to see what they could here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldballcoachbaby Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Would BA consider pursuing Gary Rankin? Just asking don't really know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesVLT Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Brentwood Academy pursued Maryville's George Quarles during its last coaching search. I would be very surprised if the school didn't give him a call again. I'm told he gave BA a long look before deciding to stay in East Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesVLT Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Would BA consider pursuing Gary Rankin? Just asking don't really know. I would view Coach Rankin as a very interesting candidate. His coaching record speaks for itself, and he's a Middle Tennessee guy. I have no information to suggest that he would be interested in the job, but it would be worth a phone call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGoose85 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 What is the possibility of Coach Flatt back as Athletic Director with a different head coach? Also, any former QB of the Eagles would be welcome for me. Kent Austin would be ideal, Jeff Brothers is an outstanding coach and man(turned around a NCS program quickly- and knows talent a la Golden Tate) Mike MacIntyre would be obviously welcome, John Patton would be a possible assistant? Trust me, I know nothing about who would be the best- for I am not an expert in 15-18 year old kids and the current situation needed of the school. I am just seeing people's thoughts of the former QBs bringing it back. Also, who is leading the track program now that Harper has retired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesVLT Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) What is the possibility of Coach Flatt back as Athletic Director with a different head coach? Also, any former QB of the Eagles would be welcome for me. Kent Austin would be ideal, Jeff Brothers is an outstanding coach and man(turned around a NCS program quickly- and knows talent a la Golden Tate) Mike MacIntyre would be obviously welcome, John Patton would be a possible assistant? Trust me, I know nothing about who would be the best- for I am not an expert in 15-18 year old kids and the current situation needed of the school. I am just seeing people's thoughts of the former QBs bringing it back. Also, who is leading the track program now that Harper has retired? Coach Flatt has been nothing but gracious to me and his wife is a saint. However, I think it's in BA's best interest to look to the future instead of the past, unless it can pull an Austin or a MacIntyre, whose credentials are impeccable. I would look for BA to explore a wide pool of candidates, many of whom are from other states. Some Tennessee names that intrigue me: Rankin (Alcoa), Quarles (Maryville), Ingle Martin (did great things at CPA in his first year...probably not ready for a job of this caliber yet though), Jeff Rutledge (was very interested last time). Edited December 6, 2011 by WesVLT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzme Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 To answer your last question first, Marshall Smith is the head of the BA track program. He's a BA alum who has done an excellent job getting results while winning the favor/respect of his runners. Cathy Cheeseman leads the girls' program. Coach Flatt has been nothing but gracious to me and his wife is a saint. However, I think it's in BA's best interest to look to the future instead of the past, unless it can pull an Austin or a MacIntyre, whose credentials are impeccable. I would look for BA to explore a wide pool of candidates, many of whom are from other states. Some Tennessee names that intrigue me: Rankin (Alcoa), Quarles (Maryville), Ingle Martin (did great things at CPA in his first year...probably not ready for a job of this caliber yet though), Jeff Rutledge (was very interested last time). Actually Wes, Brad Perry is going to be the new Track and Field Coach. Marshall is the Cross Country coach, and will continue to work with the distance runners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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