Sensabaugh 2.0

[WBNC83]

After everything that's gone down involving GS at Crockett there's no way he'll even get an interview at DB. Didn't he even drag DB into his mess at Crockett by encouraging Crockett players to transfer there? He even took a couple of them over to the DB campus and even tried to get Graham Clark to meet with them (Clark reportedly said no).  DB doesn't want any part of this.

Edited March 15, 2018 by WBNC83

[BlueDevil58]

1 hour ago, WBNC83 said:

After everything that's gone down involving GS at Crockett there's no way he'll even get an interview at DB. Didn't he even drag DB into his mess at Crockett by encouraging Crockett players to transfer there? He even took a couple of them over to the DB campus and even tried to get Graham Clark to meet with them (Clark reportedly said no).  DB doesn't want any part of this.

He nearly got D-B sanctioned by the TSSAA over that with his little stunt, and then following up and openly recruiting for D-B on Facebook by offering them illegal benefits.  When the AD of D-B had to come out and tell him to shut up and leave them alone, he lost any chance he had.  Of course, there were reports that he alienated a lot of the D-B staff in his very brief stint as an assistant there, too.

It honestly wouldn't shock me if GS were to come out and make some crazy conspiracy allegations against D-B and Kingsport when he's not brought in for an interview.  He's got his yes-men and fanboys riding his jock and proclaiming him the greatest coach in NET history and he believes his own hype, as out of touch with reality as it is.

As for who D-B actually hires, Shawn Witten has coveted that job for a long time and has a nice resume, but they can probably attract some fairly big time candidates.  However, D-B isn't the job it once was and being head football coach at any HS in Tennessee isn't as attractive as it once was.  Graham Clark turned town a lot of huge pay raises to stay there over the years, including at least one 6 figure deal to go to a private school in the Nashville area, and fans still spit on him and called for him to be fired.

Meanwhile, I think something like 40% of all head coaching jobs in the state have turned over in the past 2 years due to the way the state is doing things now.  While the D-B job is one of the higher paying gigs in the state and has great facilities and tools to work with, Tennessee has some of the lowest pay in the nation, support for HS football is fading nowadays (especially among administrators and particularly in NET), and some coaches who've been very successful out of state have struggled to compete here when they did make the move.

I expect D-B to interview the coaches on staff and a couple of locals, but eventually hire some flashy offensive wiz with a nice resume, including maybe some college experience, but for him be gone within a disappointing 4 years.

Edited March 15, 2018 by BlueDevil58

[WaCoJaCo]

45 minutes ago, BlueDevil58 said:

He nearly got D-B sanctioned by the TSSAA over that with his little stunt, and then following up and openly recruiting for D-B on Facebook by offering them illegal benefits.  When the AD of D-B had to come out and tell him to shut up and leave them alone, he lost any chance he had.  Of course, there were reports that he alienated a lot of the D-B staff in his very brief stint as an assistant there, too.

It honestly wouldn't shock me if GS were to come out and make some crazy conspiracy allegations against D-B and Kingsport when he's not brought in for an interview.  He's got his yes-men and fanboys riding his jock and proclaiming him the greatest coach in NET history and he believes his own hype, as out of touch with reality as it is.

As for who D-B actually hires, Shawn Witten has coveted that job for a long time and has a nice resume, but they can probably attract some fairly big time candidates.  However, D-B isn't the job it once was and being head football coach at any HS in Tennessee isn't as attractive as it once was.  Graham Clark turned town a lot of huge pay raises to stay there over the years, including at least one 6 figure deal to go to a private school in the Nashville area, and fans still spit on him and called for him to be fired.

Meanwhile, I think something like 40% of all head coaching jobs in the state have turned over in the past 2 years due to the way the state is doing things now.  While the D-B job is one of the higher paying gigs in the state and has great facilities and tools to work with, Tennessee has some of the lowest pay in the nation, support for HS football is fading nowadays (especially among administrators and particularly in NET), and some coaches who've been very successful out of state have struggled to compete here when they did make the move.

I expect D-B to interview the coaches on staff and a couple of locals, but eventually hire some flashy offensive wiz with a nice resume, including maybe some college experience, but for him be gone within a disappointing 4 years.

Well I think I counted 4 times in that one post that you contradicted yourself. And from what I know Clark has never been offered a "huge pay raise" to leave DB. It's a fact that he did "apply" for the job at MBA in Nashville. The Times News ran a big story that basically said Clark had been offered the job. Which prompted the MBA AD to issue a statement saying that Clark had only interviewed but had not been offered the job. All this is what brought about the new field house and turf at the stadium.

You are probably right if they just bring in a offensive wiz as head coach and don't make changes on the defense side. He won't be successful. DB hasn't had much of a problem scoring points. They've been terrible on defense since Darrell Watson left us.

Edited March 15, 2018 by WaCoJaCo

[Bucsback]

Looks like GS has just been canned according to his FB! Dang I really didn't see that coming. LOL Now he is fully focused on getting the DB job and his lawsuit. Call me crazy, but I sometimes feel bad for him because of the way he sets himself up for total failure. Really doesn't GS have any friends at all that can talk to him and tell him to stay quite sometimes? or all of them just yes men? Anyway just like WaCo said, we are just beating a dead horse.

[WBNC83]

The chance that GS ever gets another high school coaching job in TN is slim to none. He's tainted goods.

[formerblazer]

 Well it’s going to be hard for GS to get the head job when they attached a licensed teacher position with the ball.  He isn’t even qualified.  Is Witten even a licensed teacher?

Edited March 16, 2018 by formerblazer

[Red Rebels]

17 hours ago, BlueDevil58 said:

Meanwhile, I think something like 40% of all head coaching jobs in the state have turned over in the past 2 years due to the way the state is doing things now. 

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[BlueDevil58]

I saw it listed somewhere that over 60 of the state's 300ish (or 20%) of the head football coaching jobs have already turned over this year alone and it's only March.  That's about 20% already and there are typically a handful that open up in the summer, too.  Last year, it was about 18% and that included Maryville.  So maybe the 40% estimate was on the high end, but over 1/3 will have turned over within 2 years by the time next season starts.   That is a fact.

[blazer1set]

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2018/03/16/Sensabaugh-trial-set-for-Sep-10.html?ci=stream&lp=5&p=1

Gerald Sensabaugh’s lawsuit against the Washington County school system is scheduled for trial about a year-and-a-half from now, but a U.S. District judge ordered both parties to consider letting a magistrate judge handle the case in an order filed in federal court Thursday.

The trial is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2019, in Knoxville, according to the documents. Along with the court date and instructions for pretrial, U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves ordered that both parties discuss consenting to a magistrate judge’s authority on the matter.

Magistrate judges are appointed by a majority vote of district judges, and function like assistants to district judges. Because a district judge’s docket can easily fill with felony criminal trials due to the right to a speedy trial, magistrate judges can take over cases such as civil disputes to lighten the load for district judges and get an earlier trial for those involved in the case.

Included in the order is a consent to magistrate judge form, which must be returned within 45 days of the order.
 
On Friday, the Washington County school board filed a motion to dismiss Sensabaugh’s lawsuit, which alleges the school board and Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton violated his free speech rights when they disciplined him last fall for raising concerns about the school system on social media.

The motion to dismiss the lawsuits states that Sensabaugh’s discipline — suspension with pay — doesn’t count as adverse action against him as it doesn’t affect his wages or benefits, and therefore his constitutional rights weren’t violated by the disciplinary action.

If Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton chose to terminate Sensabaugh, his termination would legally constitute as adverse action against him.

Coincidentally, Sensabaugh’s deadline to respond to an investigative report by attorney Phillip Baker, which recommended Sensabaugh’s termination, was Friday. The report alleged that Sensabaugh engaged in unprofessional, insubordinate, threatening and retaliatory behavior toward supervisors, staff and students while serving as head coach of the school’s football team.

Sensabaugh did not respond to the report.

Halliburton said in a letter to Sensabaugh that if he did not respond to the report, she would make a decision on his employment based on the findings of the Baker report.

[WaCoJaCo]

30 minutes ago, BlueDevil58 said:

I saw it listed somewhere that over 60 of the state's 300ish (or 20%) of the head football coaching jobs have already turned over this year alone and it's only March.  That's about 20% already and there are typically a handful that open up in the summer, too.  Last year, it was about 18% and that included Maryville.  So maybe the 40% estimate was on the high end, but over 1/3 will have turned over within 2 years by the time next season starts.   That is a fact.

So it's a fact because you "saw it listed somewhere"

[Bucsback]

12 minutes ago, blazer1set said:

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2018/03/16/Sensabaugh-trial-set-for-Sep-10.html?ci=stream&lp=5&p=1

Gerald Sensabaugh’s lawsuit against the Washington County school system is scheduled for trial about a year-and-a-half from now, but a U.S. District judge ordered both parties to consider letting a magistrate judge handle the case in an order filed in federal court Thursday.

The trial is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2019, in Knoxville, according to the documents. Along with the court date and instructions for pretrial, U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves ordered that both parties discuss consenting to a magistrate judge’s authority on the matter.

Magistrate judges are appointed by a majority vote of district judges, and function like assistants to district judges. Because a district judge’s docket can easily fill with felony criminal trials due to the right to a speedy trial, magistrate judges can take over cases such as civil disputes to lighten the load for district judges and get an earlier trial for those involved in the case.

Included in the order is a consent to magistrate judge form, which must be returned within 45 days of the order.
 
On Friday, the Washington County school board filed a motion to dismiss Sensabaugh’s lawsuit, which alleges the school board and Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton violated his free speech rights when they disciplined him last fall for raising concerns about the school system on social media.

The motion to dismiss the lawsuits states that Sensabaugh’s discipline — suspension with pay — doesn’t count as adverse action against him as it doesn’t affect his wages or benefits, and therefore his constitutional rights weren’t violated by the disciplinary action.

If Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton chose to terminate Sensabaugh, his termination would legally constitute as adverse action against him.

Coincidentally, Sensabaugh’s deadline to respond to an investigative report by attorney Phillip Baker, which recommended Sensabaugh’s termination, was Friday. The report alleged that Sensabaugh engaged in unprofessional, insubordinate, threatening and retaliatory behavior toward supervisors, staff and students while serving as head coach of the school’s football team.

Sensabaugh did not respond to the report.

Halliburton said in a letter to Sensabaugh that if he did not respond to the report, she would make a decision on his employment based on the findings of the Baker report.

What a waste of time and money! I believe a lawsuit was his intent this whole time to help pay for his new house. Considering how he has already perjured himself in the Federal Lawsuit by swearing that he never cussed anyone, it might be something fun to watch. I'm sure the investigation team of the school already has several other (unknown to the public) issues that will definitely pop up during this trail. If GS ain't careful he may just land in jail or maybe leave the court with a big fine for perjury or contempt of court. IMO he needs to dropped the suit, learn from past lessons/failings of being an employee of a public institution and try to recoup some of his reputation. Especially if he wants into politics. But we all know how he is going to be and what he is going to do. GS loves the spotlight and stage. Wait a minute, I think he calls it his platform. lol 

[WaCoJaCo]

28 minutes ago, blazer1set said:

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Education/2018/03/16/Sensabaugh-trial-set-for-Sep-10.html?ci=stream&lp=5&p=1

Gerald Sensabaugh’s lawsuit against the Washington County school system is scheduled for trial about a year-and-a-half from now, but a U.S. District judge ordered both parties to consider letting a magistrate judge handle the case in an order filed in federal court Thursday.

The trial is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2019, in Knoxville, according to the documents. Along with the court date and instructions for pretrial, U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves ordered that both parties discuss consenting to a magistrate judge’s authority on the matter.

Magistrate judges are appointed by a majority vote of district judges, and function like assistants to district judges. Because a district judge’s docket can easily fill with felony criminal trials due to the right to a speedy trial, magistrate judges can take over cases such as civil disputes to lighten the load for district judges and get an earlier trial for those involved in the case.

Included in the order is a consent to magistrate judge form, which must be returned within 45 days of the order.
 
On Friday, the Washington County school board filed a motion to dismiss Sensabaugh’s lawsuit, which alleges the school board and Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton violated his free speech rights when they disciplined him last fall for raising concerns about the school system on social media.

The motion to dismiss the lawsuits states that Sensabaugh’s discipline — suspension with pay — doesn’t count as adverse action against him as it doesn’t affect his wages or benefits, and therefore his constitutional rights weren’t violated by the disciplinary action.

If Director of Schools Kimber Halliburton chose to terminate Sensabaugh, his termination would legally constitute as adverse action against him.

Coincidentally, Sensabaugh’s deadline to respond to an investigative report by attorney Phillip Baker, which recommended Sensabaugh’s termination, was Friday. The report alleged that Sensabaugh engaged in unprofessional, insubordinate, threatening and retaliatory behavior toward supervisors, staff and students while serving as head coach of the school’s football team.

Sensabaugh did not respond to the report.

Halliburton said in a letter to Sensabaugh that if he did not respond to the report, she would make a decision on his employment based on the findings of the Baker report.

Sensabaugh's problems aside, Washington County had better get this lawsuit dismissed. If Sensabaugh gets the right lawyer (not from the area) and questions some of these "officials" under oath, it could spell trouble for them.