SayWhen55 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 14 hours ago, footballinTN said: I have been reading this thread as well as watching Sequoyah from afar. I read in the newspaper that Sequoyah set an all time school record for total offensive yards with over 4,000. I also saw where that Sequoyah played in the #2 district in the state for 4A. I try and listen to Sequoyah's games on the radio, and I know of 4 or 5 games this past year where they were winning at the half and then lost around the same number of games really close. Like 7 or 10 points or less. I checked with teachers I know that work there, the old record for yardage dates back to when Coach Satterfield was there. That sounds like some really awesome potential. Satterfield is the last time Sequoyah had a good coach. A couple of the parents have said on multiple occasions how far behind their kids were in just regular football knowledge. I have been told stories that the players were almost in shell shock when they actually practiced something other than offense the entire practice. They talked about how the players had no experience with special teams, and no real experience working within a defense until Vestal and his crew got there. Kids were having to be taught basic skills to play defense, not just run around hoping to run into someone and make a tackle. One kid told me that he didn't know what to do since he actually had to show up to workouts and practice in the summer, because all he previously had to do was show up in August. The people are constantly complimenting the team because they aren't acting like a bunch of thugs on the field, they are trying to play and win a ballgame. All I can say is that Sequoyah is much better off with Vestal than any of those previous coaches like Bollinger. It would have been a ton more of the same if they had hired any of the assistants as HC. Vestal and his staff seem like they know what they are supposed to coach and how to actually coach. It seems like every kid last year was on a freshman level, even the seniors, and they had to teach the basics instead of building on prior knowledge. I have seen pictures of how much improvement Vestal has done just with the facilities. I remember being in the field house back when White was there and I felt like I needed a tetanus shot when I left. The pictures posted online make it look like a totally different place. I hear you can even catch Vestal there and he'll take you on a tour. I think that as Vestal and his coaches get the bad habits put into these boys from the last group of coaches and change the culture to one of respect, hard work, and discipline, they will be just fine and maybe back to the level of when Satterfield was there. Gotta respect the optimism. Sorry in advance for how it's going to play out. Maybe they can at least snap the streak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayWhen55 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) But then again, why would that individual be honest and upfront, just the same as Weaver or whoever your other source was? Maybe they're trying to prevent the uproar that would follow. Why even bother thinking of any other possibilities? Everyone tells the truth when they speak, no reason to think for yourself, just take the bait and all is well! Edited February 7, 2023 by SayWhen55 Insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman63 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 7 hours ago, SayWhen55 said: Hope you got your 10k. Ask the assistant director if he did indeed apply. I'm sure you can figure out who that person is since you seem to have the pulse of everything going on. Just to let you know that you texting players and all that to just stir the stink is a joke… they all know you and since ole coach is my brother I will in fact say all you have said is lies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballinTN Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 8 hours ago, SayWhen55 said: Hope you got your 10k. Ask the assistant director if he did indeed apply. I'm sure you can figure out who that person is since you seem to have the pulse of everything going on. Monroe County doesn't have an assistant director. I attend church with two of the supervisors and they said Dr. Windsor hasn't named one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman63 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, footballinTN said: Monroe County doesn't have an assistant director. I attend church with two of the supervisors and they said Dr. Windsor hasn't named one. Better check with saywhen55 he seems to know all the things that happen in Monroe county… wonder if he is the assistant director, mayor, possibly the president. Donovan Stewart who knows all that happens in coaching game will tell you that vestal has not applied anywhere and has no intention to leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballinTN Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 8 hours ago, SayWhen55 said: Gotta respect the optimism. Sorry in advance for how it's going to play out. Maybe they can at least snap the streak. Optimism is always a positive thing. I really think that Sequoyah went as far to the bottom they could go with that last set of coaches and everything positive is a win for these kids. That is what the school needs, instead of negativity all the time. They can't even get support from the radio station that calls themselves "The Voice of the Chiefs". The radio station dogs them during games. That is how bad the situation was at Sequoyah. Thank goodness I can use the NFHS site to listen and watch the games. Hopefully there is enough optimism around the school that the athletes will want to participate. People complain and gripe and moan about how bad things are. People should try being supportive and giving the kids a reason to want to play. It really speaks volumes of negativity when the athletes refuse to play. That starts at the top with coaching. I hear parents saying all the time how that with Vestal their kids actually have a chance to play and that status has nothing to do with it. That is why I think Vestal is going to do good. He doesn't know anybody and is building his own relationships. When you hear words like Cancer and Constant Negativity about a group of coaches, it is definitely time to clean house and start over. Even if Vestal does leave, it happens. The key is to remember that it's the kids that are most important. The KIDS. They need to have our support. They need to know that there are going to people there other than their parents to support them. Community. And so far, it seems like the Community is coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayWhen55 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, footballinTN said: Optimism is always a positive thing. I really think that Sequoyah went as far to the bottom they could go with that last set of coaches and everything positive is a win for these kids. That is what the school needs, instead of negativity all the time. They can't even get support from the radio station that calls themselves "The Voice of the Chiefs". The radio station dogs them during games. That is how bad the situation was at Sequoyah. Thank goodness I can use the NFHS site to listen and watch the games. Hopefully there is enough optimism around the school that the athletes will want to participate. People complain and gripe and moan about how bad things are. People should try being supportive and giving the kids a reason to want to play. It really speaks volumes of negativity when the athletes refuse to play. That starts at the top with coaching. I hear parents saying all the time how that with Vestal their kids actually have a chance to play and that status has nothing to do with it. That is why I think Vestal is going to do good. He doesn't know anybody and is building his own relationships. When you hear words like Cancer and Constant Negativity about a group of coaches, it is definitely time to clean house and start over. Even if Vestal does leave, it happens. The key is to remember that it's the kids that are most important. The KIDS. They need to have our support. They need to know that there are going to people there other than their parents to support them. Community. And so far, it seems like the Community is coming back. Someone on here wanted to note that there hasn't been a decent staff since Satterfield. My point to you and anyone else is you had coaches on the previous staff who got their start under Bill and was on the staff the last time Sequoyah reached the 2nd round of the playoffs in 2012, I believe? You had a head coach with connections everywhere and a track record that showed experience in the SEC while as a GA at Tennessee under John Chavis and Monte Kiffin and also had a stint in an off field capacity at the Cleveland Browns I think as a QB Analyst. So you all say Bolinger doesn't know football? Doesn't understand that he needs a strong supporting cast around him? He was told "No" a minimum of 12 times, when trying to bring in QUALITY coaches. The previous staff, which was already left short-handed, was also asked to stay after high school practice and coach the middle school one year. If YOU weren't front and center to witness all of this, you are only a skeptic at best. Edited February 7, 2023 by SayWhen55 spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayWhen55 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Sandman63 said: Better check with saywhen55 he seems to know all the things that happen in Monroe county… wonder if he is the assistant director, mayor, possibly the president. Donovan Stewart who knows all that happens in coaching game will tell you that vestal has not applied anywhere and has no intention to leave. It's the mayor's brother if that helps. Last time I name dropped your panties got in a wad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballinTN Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) That's Mark Ingram. He's a school board member for Madisonville. Derek Dooley had an impressive resume. Still didn't mean he could coach. I heard Bollinger is coaching at William Blount as an assistant. Good place to learn and it is great he is taking the initiative to do so. He'll be really good in the future because of it. Edited February 7, 2023 by footballinTN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayWhen55 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 That would be Mark Ingram. Yall know better than anyone else, understood. No, Vestal didn't post someone's job prematurely either and lie about it being from a "Sequoyah High School" in Georgia. don't even have the stomach to be straight up about that, he was FRAMED. Nor did he lie about knowing an equipment manager at UTK who could get kids a full scholarship for just to be a manager. Dude had know idea who your brother was. LIES LIES LIES lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayWhen55 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Unfortunately there were more confirmations on the application itself coming out of Sweetwater. To think this wouldn't get out is hilarious. Thankfully it's just fake news right? And someone's got to play the victim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayWhen55 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Oh don't forget the sequoyah AD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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