Well said, ST5.:thumb:

 

I will be shocked if the Knox County system hires anyone with any true credentials for LC.

IMO I am seeing a young and controllable coach or a relative/friend/friend of a friend/God- Knows- What kind of hire.

 

As I said earlier, common sense seems to be dead in Knox County and you are wasting your time if you even try to make an educated guess at what they are capable of doing at and for LC in general.

I picture a "did they really do that" type of scenario in the end. I do not see them hiring any of the assistants as the new Head Coach over there. I still say that the new coach will have some sort of Laurel County ties. The pattern seems to run that way for LC in general now. I guess the academic and sporting prowess north of here is just that awesome.....

It will be a high school football Billy Gillespie version type hire in the end probably.....

I don't see coach Farris going to Lynn Camp, or I would be surprised. I also don't see any of the assistant coaches getting the job. I do think Shane Sams would be the favorite. I could see Greg Duncum, or Bart Elam. Personally I would love to see Larry Parker take over, but there is no chance of that happening.

LCHS footbal coach fired » Local News » TheTimesTribune.com, Corbin, KYAfter 34 years of coaching David Mitchell was fired today at LC. Sad day. Coach Mitchell is Lynn Camp football, its sad that he can't go out the way he should.

 

Coach Mitchell will be very hard to replace...

Could one of you posters stating this is polictical explain this to me? I fail to see how the superintendent gains anything politically by firing a popular longtime football coach.

Could one of you posters stating this is polictical explain this to me? I fail to see how the superintendent gains anything politically by firing a popular longtime football coach.

 

 

I can't speak to this directly but I can see where things have been heading for sometime. I have personally heard individuals in the administration make the comment that it was time for a change, and "Coach Mitchell needs to be gone" Honestly with some of the negative things that have gone on at Lynn Camp HS in past years, it appears to me they are choking on a gnat when they have swallowed elephants two at a time in the past......

I can't speak to this directly but I can see where things have been heading for sometime. I have personally heard individuals in the administration make the comment that it was time for a change, and "Coach Mitchell needs to be gone" Honestly with some of the negative things that have gone on at Lynn Camp HS in past years, it appears to me they are choking on a gnat when they have swallowed elephants two at a time in the past......

 

Thanks, but I still dont see the politics of the situation. At least, not political gain.

 

Since David was already retired, replacing him will most likely require creating a teaching position for the new coach at a time when the system is scrambling to avoid mass layoffs of the teachers they already have. As I said, I just don't see the political benefit of firing him.

EVERYTHING has some sort of political connotation in the LC/KC systems. Even when it is something like this, you can bet your farm that the wheels turned before decisions were made about how this would benefit someone.

EVERYTHING has some sort of political connotation in the LC/KC systems. Even when it is something like this, you can bet your farm that the wheels turned before decisions were made about how this would benefit someone.

 

Well, let me know when you find it cause I see nothing but negatives.

We will have to wait and see who they hire.

 

If it is a friend, relative or aquantince of the administration (or a Laurel County tie) your question will be answered. And that individual would think that the firing of Mitchell was a positive.

 

Negatives do not factor into the incompetence that is the Knox educational system!

 

You are giving way too much credit to the thought processes of these individuals that run our system right now. Power hungry, inexperienced and ill advised would all be in a description if I were to be asked about it all. I love the fact that Knox County felt they had scored a HUGE "get" when they hired Hulett........LOL!

Laurel County laughed as a whole at our idiocy at that point.

He promised that Lynn Camp Schools would be #1 in the state academically over two years ago in a meeting at the school in front of parents, teachers, God and everyone else.

 

We must be backing up to get a running start at that goal.

 

BUT:

 

As bad as it has been getting all across the county, the puppet board voted a full endorsement on how he performs his job last year and gave him a LARGE $$$$$$ raise. I am going to guess that if the state comes in and takes over, the board will see fit to raise him to 500k a year.......

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We will have to wait and see who they hire.

 

If it is a friend, relative or aquantince of the administration (or a Laurel County tie) your question will be answered. And that individual would think that the firing of Mitchell was a positive.

 

Negatives do not factor into the incompetence that is the Knox educational system!

 

You are giving way too much credit to the thought processes of these individuals that run our system right now. Power hungry, inexperienced and ill advised would all be in a description if I were to be asked about it all. I love the fact that Knox County felt they had scored a HUGE "get" when they hired Hulett........LOL!

Laurel County laughed as a whole at our idiocy at that point.

He promised that Lynn Camp Schools would be #1 in the state academically over two years ago in a meeting at the school in front of parents, teachers, God and everyone else.

 

We must be backing up to get a running start at that goal.

 

BUT:

 

As bad as it has been getting all across the county, the puppet board voted a full endorsement on how he performs his job last year and gave him a LARGE $$$$$$ raise. I am going to guess that if the state comes in and takes over, the board will see fit to raise him to 500k a year.......

 

Your a long time Lynn Camp backer. Who do you think should get the job? From what I understand it could be a done deal this week.

Your a long time Lynn Camp backer. Who do you think should get the job? From what I understand it could be a done deal this week.

 

I would like to know myself.

Job is posted this week from my understanding, BUT I would believe someone is the front runner. I still say it will be someone with Laurel County ties. I will not waiver on that until proven wrong. It seems like that is all that is hired for western Knox County jobs anymore due to something.

Duncam and Sams both have the Laurel ties with North Laurel. I would think Greg would be an early favorite if I was guessing.

Possibly someone close to the administrators or a family member of someone with most of the pull would have Laurel ties.

Parker will not get the job IMO.

I have heard from a few people who may put in for it, but politics will win the day with this one. Whoever breaks out the chapstick the fastest would be my guess.....

Job is posted this week from my understanding, BUT I would believe someone is the front runner. I still say it will be someone with Laurel County ties. I will not waiver on that until proven wrong. It seems like that is all that is hired for western Knox County jobs anymore due to something.

Duncam and Sams both have the Laurel ties with North Laurel. I would think Greg would be an early favorite if I was guessing.

Possibly someone close to the administrators or a family member of someone with most of the pull would have Laurel ties.

Parker will not get the job IMO.

I have heard from a few people who may put in for it, but politics will win the day with this one. Whoever breaks out the chapstick the fastest would be my guess.....

 

Greg had on his FB page that he was coming out of retirement. I think that would be a steal for Lynn Camp. Sams could make a run at it, I think without a big turn around at NL Larkey and Company could be shown the door, so Sams would be looking.

Well good for Greg......