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[ORidgeKat]

I am hearing that the three finalists for the Oak Ridge job are Sean Witten, Joe Gaddis, and HITCH!

[Soxfan1]

All the speculation is wrong. I have it on good authority that someone else is in the mix, someone in Maryville. You need to know what your talking about before you throw names out there.

[ORidgeKat]

I was just joking about Whitten and Hitch (do you even know who Hitch is?)

 

Joe Gaddis is in the mix, that's a fact jack!.

[Soxfan1]

Joe Gaddis = "No Gaddis." Not going to happen.

 

Maybe you thought the search committee said "Gatti's."

[ORidgeKat]

It might happen, it might not. He is still in the mix. I do know that for a fact. And I guarantee you that my source is as close to this situation as a person can get.

[Soxfan1]

My source ordered pepperoni and onions.

[SweetScience]

All the speculation is wrong. I have it on good authority that someone else is in the mix, someone in Maryville. You need to know what your talking about before you throw names out there.

Let me guess? Ricky Upton...not a fan of that hire if it happens

[ORidgeKat]

No way,, we will hire someone with winning head coaching experience.

 

Ricky Upton vs Matt Smith

 

No match, Smith wins with a knockout

Edited March 1, 2013 by ORidgeKat

[extremefury]

No way,, we will hire someone with winning head coaching experience.

 

Ricky Upton vs Matt Smith

 

No match, Smith wins with a knockout

 

Who is Matt Smith, and what credentials does he have for you to make such a strong statement?

[ORidgeKat]

That was a reference to what happened on Blankenship Field. Matt Smith is a former Wildcat defensive back that played against Ricky Upton and Jeff Co. back in the early to mid 90's.. Matt is not in coaching. Anybody who saw the play I'm talking about will never forget it. Here's what happened...

 

Matt Smith was probably 5 foot 8, 160 lb db. Upton was probably 6 foot 2 240 pound Division 1 committment heading to Penn State. Jeff Co. had the ball inside their own 5 yard line and called a swing/flair pass to Upton out of the backfield. Just as he put his hands up to receive the pass, Matt Smith lined him up and struck like a bullet. He flatbacked Upton for a loss of 5 and a safety. It was an unforgettable play. You can see it on the highlight film that plays before the coaching show. Matt Smith was #6

[extremefury]

That was a reference to what happened on Blankenship Field. Matt Smith is a former Wildcat defensive back that played against Ricky Upton and Jeff Co. back in the early to mid 90's.. Matt is not in coaching. Anybody who saw the play I'm talking about will never forget it. Here's what happened...

 

Matt Smith was probably 5 foot 8, 160 lb db. Upton was probably 6 foot 2 240 pound Division 1 committment heading to Penn State. Jeff Co. had the ball inside their own 5 yard line and called a swing/flair pass to Upton out of the backfield. Just as he put his hands up to receive the pass, Matt Smith lined him up and struck like a bullet. He flatbacked Upton for a loss of 5 and a safety. It was an unforgettable play. You can see it on the highlight film that plays before the coaching show. Matt Smith was #6

 

Gotcha, I knew who Upton was and I remember the play. It was at the far end endzone. Yeah I was there and saw it.

 

As far as the no head coach experience. That's part of the problem. All coaches start somewhere and lets face it, we are a little biased, but OR is not the OR of old. We need the best candidate who will bring back the community excitement and be here for the long hall head coaching experience or not. Even GQ had to be given a chance.

Edited March 1, 2013 by extremefury

[SweetScience]

Gotcha, I knew who Upton was and I remember the play. It was at the far end endzone. Yeah I was there and saw it.

 

As far as the no head coach experience. That's part of the problem. All coaches start somewhere and lets face it, we are a little biased, but OR is not the OR of old. We need the best candidate who will bring back the community excitement and be here for the long hall head coaching experience or not. Even GQ had to be given a chance.

I wish they would just hire somebody and get it overwith, this is crazy.