FORREST 2023

[GeneralForrest]

Forrest will win 1 game. Community. Will be close for most of it. 1-9 finish. Coach Eli finally leaves. Promote the middle school staff 

[cascadehomer]

17 minutes ago, GeneralForrest said:

Forrest will win 1 game. Community. Will be close for most of it. 1-9 finish. Coach Eli finally leaves. Promote the middle school staff 

Possibly -but I could also see a five game winning streak before losing the final four games…(community will be 30 to 0)

[GeneralForrest]

17 minutes ago, cascadehomer said:

Possibly -but I could also see a five game winning streak before losing the final four games…(community will be 30 to 0)

i felt so positive after last years eagleville game. even the cornersville game. but once loretto scored 1000 on us i was like this seasons over 

[GeneralForrest]

forrest watertown commentary- 

forrest looks like a team that was given uniforms to try on, and told to go pretend they are in a football movie. are they even aware there is an actual game happening

[RocketHouse]

Bump to have a place to talk about Forrest without cluttering the Smith County thread. BTW, the Owls are an impressive 2A football team. Best of luck. 

[ClassPrideTradition97]

looks like we got an early Christmas present and ole General finally got his wish...

Coach Stephenson is out...

[GeneralForrest]

12 minutes ago, ClassPrideTradition97 said:

looks like we got an early Christmas present and ole General finally got his wish...

Coach Stephenson is out...

says who 

[ClassPrideTradition97]

Cannot say who the source is general as they are a minor. They have a very good source who told them Stephenson was relieved of his duties.

[GeneralForrest]

5 minutes ago, ClassPrideTradition97 said:

Cannot say who the source is general as they are a minor. They have a very good source who told them Stephenson was relieved of his duties.

got it- thanks

[tradertwo]

42 minutes ago, GeneralForrest said:

got it- thanks

First domino down... many to follow?

Edited November 6, 2023 by tradertwo

[GeneralForrest]

2 hours ago, tradertwo said:

First domino down... many to follow?

there are people on his staff that i think could still add a ton of value. Johnson and Russell are tremendous and the kids adore them from what i am told.

if a new guy comes from outside he will likely want to choose his own staff. but J & R have earned respect. 

idk if this will even happen. there's tons of gossip today. but if it does, i will post the ideal candidate resume. other people can post actual names. i wont be doing that 

[MiltonG]

You don’t win you get let go. That’s the way it goes in the coaching business. Can’t argue the ending to this situation. 
 

But I will speak to a few observations. Winning the DRVC MS championship does not guarantee success, and is crazy to think it will translate to high school success when most of the teams in that conference are smaller and are bad in high school as well. Secondly, I highly doubt the new coach gets to name his staff. I doubt there are any open positions since most of the former head coaches and assistants still hold a teaching spot. Third, it just amazes me how quickly people turn on a coach who has the 2 ( I believe) best seasons in the history of the program and then go after him with 2 bad seasons with mostly young talent, that might run off some quality coaches idk. Lastly, when has Chapel Hill ever been an elite football program? They have had good football players with good tradition but never elite. 

In no way am I supporting or against the decision made.

Good luck I hope you land a good coach.