bglass Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Congrats sounds like a good coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) Glad that it's a done deal, and that both parties really wanted to get started ASAP. From what I've learned about Coach, Milan couldn't have hired a better guy than they got. Usually takes a while for new systems to be implemented, asst. coaches to settle into their roles, and for them to gain the complete trust and confidence of the kids and fans, but I think that all the 3A programs just got put on notice that the 'Dawgs are coming up soon enough. EDIT Sorta sad though... it has definitely been interesting reading some of the "opinions" that have been thrown around as fact regarding the hire... even after being told differently. Edited December 2, 2019 by tradertwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPURPLEMACHINE Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 24 minutes ago, tradertwo said: Glad that it's a done deal, and that both parties really wanted to get started ASAP. From what I've learned about Coach, Milan couldn't have hired a better guy than they got. Usually takes a while for new systems to be implemented, asst. coaches to settle into their roles, and for them to gain the complete trust and confidence of the kids and fans, but I think that all the 3A programs just got put on notice that the 'Dawgs are coming up soon enough. EDIT Sorta sad though... it has definitely been interesting reading some of the "opinions" that have been thrown around as fact regarding the hire... even after being told differently. Yes it has been interesting seeing the opinions of everyone these last couple of weeks. Some had very strong opinions and it was funny seeing how far off they were. But I give credit to Milan administrators for thinking outside the box and going away from the familiar. You would be amazed at how much interest there was from local coaches. But Milan went with a guy that few know of. But he is a professing Christian and makes no bones about. He is quick to tell you it’s all about the kids. And to take a program from 1 and 2 win seasons to 12 and 13 wins speaks volumes. And winning that many games in north Mississippi ain’t easy to do considering the competition. Very excited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenpride Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 hour ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said: Yes it has been interesting seeing the opinions of everyone these last couple of weeks. Some had very strong opinions and it was funny seeing how far off they were. But I give credit to Milan administrators for thinking outside the box and going away from the familiar. You would be amazed at how much interest there was from local coaches. But Milan went with a guy that few know of. But he is a professing Christian and makes no bones about. He is quick to tell you it’s all about the kids. And to take a program from 1 and 2 win seasons to 12 and 13 wins speaks volumes. And winning that many games in north Mississippi ain’t easy to do considering the competition. Very excited. Sounds like he has learned from Ricky Woods, he will have that offense rolling in Milan. He will get the dawgs back in top 3A conversation heading in the playoffs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bglass Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 What level ball was he coaching in Mississippi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdMo Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, bglass said: What level ball was he coaching in Mississippi? 3a. Plus he had to contend with South Panola. They are ranked nationally year in and year out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said: Yes it has been interesting seeing the opinions of everyone these last couple of weeks. Some had very strong opinions and it was funny seeing how far off they were. But I give credit to Milan administrators for thinking outside the box and going away from the familiar. You would be amazed at how much interest there was from local coaches. But Milan went with a guy that few know of. But he is a professing Christian and makes no bones about. He is quick to tell you it’s all about the kids. And to take a program from 1 and 2 win seasons to 12 and 13 wins speaks volumes. And winning that many games in north Mississippi ain’t easy to do considering the competition. Very excited. I knew that Milan wouldn't have had to settle for mediocre under any circumstances, but I've also seen many jobs filled by a "known commodity" when I might've gambled a bit. I believe that Milan took exactly the right approach in making this hire... this guy has shown in a short time that his approach works with the kids, and against very tough competition too. Add to that, I doubt that anyone has an idea of what his limits are. As much as I don't like the word potential, I think his is limitless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchMantel Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said: Yes it has been interesting seeing the opinions of everyone these last couple of weeks. Some had very strong opinions and it was funny seeing how far off they were. But I give credit to Milan administrators for thinking outside the box and going away from the familiar. You would be amazed at how much interest there was from local coaches. But Milan went with a guy that few know of. But he is a professing Christian and makes no bones about. He is quick to tell you it’s all about the kids. And to take a program from 1 and 2 win seasons to 12 and 13 wins speaks volumes. And winning that many games in north Mississippi ain’t easy to do considering the competition. Very excited. Not being crass or negative, just curious. What does a HC job like Milan pay? Just base plus stipend or does the boosters kick in some funds. In all honesty I don’t have a clue about a high-profile coaching job such as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bglass Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 20 minutes ago, BigEdMo said: 3a. Plus he had to contend with South Panola. They are ranked nationally year in and year out. I looked at their schedule but didn’t see South Panola on it. I didn’t know any of the teams they played but he was definitely successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersandcats Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 45 minutes ago, bglass said: I looked at their schedule but didn’t see South Panola on it. I didn’t know any of the teams they played but he was definitely successful. South Panola is I think a 6A school. There is some good football teams in Ms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidTennFootball Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Kudos to Milan. They knew what they wanted in a Head Coach and the didnt mess around, by all appearances, they hit a home run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPURPLEMACHINE Posted December 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Poundtherock23 said: Not being crass or negative, just curious. What does a HC job like Milan pay? Just base plus stipend or does the boosters kick in some funds. In all honesty I don’t have a clue about a high-profile coaching job such as this. I know Morris was making in the mid 80’s. Not sure what pettigrew made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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