Blackmon Job

[Blaze45]

57 minutes ago, MidStateFan1 said:

Pros: He's very good when it comes to x's and o's and very Innovative. He's also very good at getting players and fans excited.

Cons: Discipline. His North Jackson teams were VERY undisciplined which is perhaps why his record there wasn't very good. If he brings Matt Daniels and other Ravenwood coaches with him, you can expect to have one of the most undisciplined teams in the state. Empowering players can be good, but it can also be a Hughe negative.

Dr, Justus will not let "undisiplined" become the Blackman brand for long... 

Edited January 30, 2021 by Blaze45

[jimmycrackedthatcorn]

1 hour ago, MidStateFan1 said:

Pros: He's very good when it comes to x's and o's and very Innovative. He's also very good at getting players and fans excited.

Cons: Discipline. His North Jackson teams were VERY undisciplined which is perhaps why his record there wasn't very good. If he brings Matt Daniels and other Ravenwood coaches with him, you can expect to have one of the most undisciplined teams in the state. Empowering players can be good, but it can also be a Hughe negative.

So just getting more of the same.

[MidStateFan1]

6 minutes ago, jimmycrackedthatcorn said:

So just getting more of the same.

He will at least be better scheme wise than Kit

[kingofthenorth]

Well after reading this  by what you guys are saying he will not last very long at Blackman. 

[TomLHS]

The guy appears to be a Christmas Turkey.  He is looking at being no better than 4th in the district.  Coaching record for the two years as head coach is 10-14.  Justus spit out the bit with this hire.

[CougarDadx2]

NJ was a tough assignment - program has been neglected for a number of years (they had a one trick pony the year before he took over). Facilities were disgusting. The  kids he inherited were resistant to change, and a fair number did not make it. The second season was better, but still a challenge with both players and parents (one charged the field and assaulted an official). Regardless of what anyone will say, he left the program in better shape than he found it.

Talk with folks at ND, Ravenwood or Madison Academy, you will find almost unanimous endorsement. Go find Booger on this platform and ask him (ND guys mostly in the DII area).

[TomLHS]

I still say that Blackman is a job that deserves someone with a winning recorded as a head coach.  The program has slipped ever since Shadowens was shown the door.  Now with that said, as a Riverdale fan, I am glad they made this choice.

[chs1984]

Like Oakland in the late 80’s, this coach onside kicks nearly 100% of the time. 

[Blaze45]

4 hours ago, CougarDadx2 said:

NJ was a tough assignment - program has been neglected for a number of years (they had a one trick pony the year before he took over). Facilities were disgusting. The  kids he inherited were resistant to change, and a fair number did not make it. The second season was better, but still a challenge with both players and parents (one charged the field and assaulted an official). Regardless of what anyone will say, he left the program in better shape than he found it.

Talk with folks at ND, Ravenwood or Madison Academy, you will find almost unanimous endorsement. Go find Booger on this platform and ask him (ND guys mostly in the DII area).

I agree. Given the talent at NJ and demographics it made for a tough hall. I can see improvement year over year and we gotta remember that we can develope something that sticks and works or get a quick fix that will be gone with the next good offer.

[Doppelganger]

On 1/30/2021 at 5:32 PM, chs1984 said:

Like Oakland in the late 80’s, this coach onside kicks nearly 100% of the time. 

If you are talking about the Oakland kicker Garth Petreli in the late 80's, they never actually onside kick.  He was so good at what he did they actually had him try to kick the ball as hard as he could at one of the nearest upmen on the return team.  If he missed, then it made it down around inside the 15 yard line before returners could get a handle on it.  If it hit the upmen (like it did most of the time), then Oakland would recover it.  It also prevented the front line from blocking because they were too bust dodging the ball.

[Raider1234]

6 minutes ago, Doppelganger said:

If you are talking about the Oakland kicker Garth Petreli in the late 80's, they never actually onside kick.  He was so good at what he did they actually had him try to kick the ball as hard as he could at one of the nearest upmen on the return team.  If he missed, then it made it down around inside the 15 yard line before returners could get a handle on it.  If it hit the upmen (like it did most of the time), then Oakland would recover it.  It also prevented the front line from blocking because they were too bust dodging the ball.

He did set a lot of records at MTSU if I recall, he had a pretty good career in college a good player what i was told and looked up his record there.

[chs1984]

9 hours ago, Doppelganger said:

If you are talking about the Oakland kicker Garth Petreli in the late 80's, they never actually onside kick.  He was so good at what he did they actually had him try to kick the ball as hard as he could at one of the nearest upmen on the return team.  If he missed, then it made it down around inside the 15 yard line before returners could get a handle on it.  If it hit the upmen (like it did most of the time), then Oakland would recover it.  It also prevented the front line from blocking because they were too bust dodging the ball.

In the 1989 semifinal game at Rhea Co. they recovered 3 or 4 kicks.