Bledsoe @ Grundy

[BamaRules]

They need to be focused on winning ball games instead of worrying about what kids are gonna leave next, and who their gonna get in trouble next. Spend your time trying to figure out how to beat Bledsoe rather than worrying about what's being said on the message boards. Your right this whole place is a joke. 

Edited September 5, 2017 by BamaRules

[Svfan]

On 9/3/2017 at 0:09 PM, ImaSavage said:

Suprised too. He was the DC of Tate's MS squad, and a very intelligent football man. 

 

On 9/3/2017 at 0:09 PM, ImaSavage said:

Suprised too. He was the DC of Tate's MS squad, and a very intelligent football man. 

Was this the same person that helped get Tate hired? Heard that him Lawson and sanders wanted Tate and now all have left for the valley. They should of took Tate and that principal with them.

[bwhite1965]

13 minutes ago, Svfan said:

 

Was this the same person that helped get Tate hired? Heard that him Lawson and sanders wanted Tate and now all have left for the valley. They should of took Tate and that principal with them.

Now that would have been very good for our program with him leaving. He will have to leave on his own because they will not get rid of him. Shame on Ruehling for even hiring him.

I believe Tate is on the sideline advising Butch tonight.

[bwhite1965]

4 hours ago, Bledsoebtheboys said:

When I was in school grundys girls basketball, men's basketball, baseball and football was all pretty competitive. Oh how the times change. I believe the girls basketball coach was Richards? Maybe? A older man that they eventually ousted I believe. 

Yes, those were great times in Grundy. We got a state championship in girls basketball and we were respected in all sports. People would say I hate playing Grundy. Games were so fun and competitive then. 

I don't think Richards was ousted. He retired from teaching I know and I think left then as well. I've heard he is back coaching now or that's what the Herald said. 

The sports environment here is just totally different. I didn't like watching baseball this past year. Softball was ok to watch and football is just awful. 

[GCHSFAN24]

#BringBackTheBryants

[Svfan]

13 minutes ago, GCHSFAN24 said:

#BringBackTheBryants

 

13 minutes ago, GCHSFAN24 said:

#BringBackTheBryants

They turned around a 1-9 program for you once before. Was almost as successful as ol ken. When they were coaching you had big crowds and 5-6 wins ? Why not hire them back  it looks like they are trying to use Bryant's playbook now to get that 4th win 

[bwhite1965]

22 minutes ago, Svfan said:

 

They turned around a 1-9 program for you once before. Was almost as successful as ol ken. When they were coaching you had big crowds and 5-6 wins ? Why not hire them back  it looks like they are trying to use Bryant's playbook now to get that 4th win 

After how the Bryant's were treated they shouldn't ever want to come back to coach...still confused as to why they were let go.

[Bledsoebtheboys]

1 hour ago, bwhite1965 said:

Yes, those were great times in Grundy. We got a state championship in girls basketball and we were respected in all sports. People would say I hate playing Grundy. Games were so fun and competitive then. 

I don't think Richards was ousted. He retired from teaching I know and I think left then as well. I've heard he is back coaching now or that's what the Herald said. 

The sports environment here is just totally different. I didn't like watching baseball this past year. Softball was ok to watch and football is just awful. 

Good to know he left on his own terms. I was just basing that off heresay. I always thought Picketts son Cory might comeback there and coach one day and he still may but I'm sure it would be hard judging by the things you read on here about the shape of the program. 

[GCHSFAN24]

45 minutes ago, bwhite1965 said:

After how the Bryant's were treated they shouldn't ever want to come back to coach...still confused as to why they were let go.

Confused?? Tate went undefeated in middle school and like Jason said Tate started a witch hunt.  Also breaking news I saw Coach Bryant in Tracy and he didn't have a losers limp!!!!

[ImaSavage]

10 hours ago, Svfan said:

 

Was this the same person that helped get Tate hired? Heard that him Lawson and sanders wanted Tate and now all have left for the valley. They should of took Tate and that principal with them.

I know very little of any of this or the hiring process, all I know is what I experienced.  I've heard other coaches than the 3 that were chosen for final interview applied for the job, and several of them had won state championships.    I also don't think removing his kids should be taken as a sign of approval or disapproval of Tate.  There is much more wrong with Grundy County then just its Football program.  Its football program is a side effect of these problems.

Edited September 5, 2017 by ImaSavage

[ImaSavage]

10 hours ago, Bledsoebtheboys said:

Good to know he left on his own terms. I was just basing that off heresay. I always thought Picketts son Cory might comeback there and coach one day and he still may but I'm sure it would be hard judging by the things you read on here about the shape of the program. 

They need someone who's never stepped foot into the county for any sports, other then to compete against.  I once thought contrary, but Grundy County suffers from one of the worst cases of Blue Crab syndrome I've ever seen.    Its long past time to ditch the Big 8 and have it as a k-5 developmental program.   Its time to build a Middle School that is located near the high school.  Its time to hire an AD that approaches his job like someone running a business.   Its time to Hire a principal that doesn't tell their students, Honors classes are full.     

Grundy can honestly be summed up through my softball experiences in Altamont.      When I first joined the ole Altamont Softball league there were enough kids for 3 teams.   The teams were drawn up through the wackiest thought process I had ever heard.  First coach got to pick their entire team, 2nd coach got to pick their entire team, 3rd team got what was left.       The first team, as you can imagine walloped the entire league.  The 2nd team occasionally was competitive with the first, and always beat the last.  The last didn't win a game.      When my father asked the League officials about their thought process to fairly choosing teams it was stated "This is the way its always been done, and its the older boys turn to win."      The Grundy County Mantra "Its their turn to win".  If only I had known that winning was about taking turns, and not about better preparation, not about losing to better competitors, not about making yourself better, but just waiting on my turn to succeed.     

Grundy County is going to have to address many ugly truth's about itself before it can succeed again. Some of these are going to be unpopular but ultimately its what many schools outside ours do.     

1. The Big 8 Program needs to be abolished and turned into a developmental program for k-5.   Allowing more individual coaching time with younger athletes will result in a higher amount of athletes being able to perform at high levels later in their youth.  Motor skills are important, and Grundy County is one school system that does very little to address this. 

2.  There needs to be a middle school built in proximity to the current High School. 

3.   There needs to be an addition of low cost athletic programs that supplement other sports by developing athletic potential.  Powerlifting & Track and field are at the top of that list.   

4.  There needs to be an addition of an ACTUAL dual enrollment program for kids seeking to further themselves in college.   

5.  Kids need to be given more classroom option's and extracurricular activities.   

6.  A weight room that is not the field house needs to be established inside the actual High school.

7.  Satellite learning centers:  With internet access, with tutors, teachers, etc  need to be placed near or in the Elementary schools to help with the logistical difficulties of navigating this wide open county.   They need to be based around advancing writing, math, and comprehension of literature. 

8.  Should probably explore going to a year round system.   

9. Should base advancement off the abilities of kids that display mastery, allowing teachers more time to address students that have learning disabilities, or  developmental shortcomings. 

10.  Should be searching inside the school system for maintenance of itself.   Kids whom are in vocational settings should be doing tasks around campus, and schools, that they are capable of doing.   This provides free on the job training, giving kids who do not want to attend college or vocational school skills they can use to compete with in the workforce.  It also instills a sense of pride for the facilities that we have.

11.  Should develop a school newspaper for the journalism classes to promote a sense of self pride, led by the kids for the kids. 

12.  Should double down on policy's that deal with Nepotism, as well as think about expanding them in some capacities.

13. Should make the director of schools an elected position with a short term and minimal educational requirements being at least a Masters Degree.  

14.  Should hire a sports training staff that is to assist in the development of Student Athletes workout programs for purposes of pre-hab work, as well as having representatives of this staff on the sidelines at all sporting events.  The staff should have its own facilities, and will be responsible for development of rehabilitation of any athlete injured during a sporting event. They and they alone will have the final say as to whether a kid is capable of competing while injured.  (This is one I'm very partial to, because I'd likely not have a seizure disorder resulting from a buttload of untreated concussions I had as a freshman during my first fall football camp.)   You get 0 extra points for competing hurt, and all those people who pat you on the back for playing hurt as a kid, are not there in life later on to help you get out of bed in the morning or to help you pay for your healthcare.   Unhealthy Athletes do not perform as well as healthy ones.   You would  also see a decrease in shoulder, knee, back, ankle  and other common injuries in sports, with proper lifting programs, and prehab work.    (Many of these injuries are a result of a lack of upper back, lower back, and hamstring work in their workouts) 


I got more, but honestly, I'm tired of trying to say what the rest of the world does to people on the Island that is Grundy County.       People will say, "We can't afford a lot of this", and to those people I would say, but you can afford a bright and new shiney jail with all the bells and whistles  to put all the ones you failed in eh ????    

The reality is, you're at the point you CAN'T afford to not do it.   

Edited September 5, 2017 by ImaSavage

[TheAmbassador]

3 hours ago, ImaSavage said:

I know very little of any of this or the hiring process, all I know is what I experienced.  I've heard other coaches than the 3 that were chosen for final interview applied for the job, and several of them had won state championships.    I also don't think removing his kids should be taken as a sign of approval or disapproval of Tate.  There is much more wrong with Grundy County then just its Football program.  Its football program is a side effect of these problems.

Who else applied when this guy got the job? I heard some too, but not sure if it was legit or not. We know Coach Grider didn't apply. Don't even try that with us. LMBO