Montgomery County baseball coach Gene Combs has resigned and will move on. I'm not quite sure what has happened but I'm confident he resigned before the AD could fire him since he has fired every other coach in the School System. The Indians won 22 games this season and have all the players coming back except for catcher Ryan Toy. Two players coming back are Sam Lee and Blake Thomas who are two of the best players in the 10th region. I can't see Combs walking away from a team like this on his own. Montgomery County may realize someday that they will not get a top notch coach like Combs who would want to work under this AD and adminastration. I called MCHS and informed them I wanted to talk to the AD about this situation and they hung up on me after saying "he won't talk to you" Combs wins 22 games and AD runs the coach out of town? Didn't he run Tony Wise off after a 23 wins season? I think maybe the AD should get a job out of athletics because you don't fire coaches after good seasons like they had. Coach Combs just had close to 400 wins in his career and two Regional Title under his belt. If I had a son playing for MC I think I would look at other options because the MC AD don't have a clue how to run an Athletics Department. Good Luck coach Combs where ever you end up at,you won't be unemployed long. Shaking my head on this one.

I agree with everything you say about this siruation. This actually happened a couple weeks ago. The AD has come in and destroyed MC Athletics after being hired by his buddy Josh Powell who is Superintendent. This AD has never been sucessful at anything and many will tell you he was lost at the 10thbaseball Region basketball tournament and Phil Rison had to bail him out. Coach Combs will be coaching next year because their are to many schools who want a good coach who will develope players. MC adminastration is getting laughed at over this one.

I'm hearing that Combs got 5 offers from other schools the day he resigned. I wonder what MC think's about this guy coming in and firing a coach who may be elected to the KY sports hall of fame someday? Montgomery Countains I would like to hear what you think about this move? I don't like it and I have dealt with Coach Combs several times getting information about his players and I found him to be very personable and I really liked him.

Why would anyone want to coach at Montgomery County right now?

Why would anyone want to coach at Montgomery County right now?

 

Who is the A/D at Montgomery County?

Do they have another $200k for a new coach?

Do they have another $200k for a new coach?

 

I don't want to get off topic, so maybe you can start a thread in the basketball forum, but if you are inferring that's what they are paying Happy there's zero chance.

Great timing with Montgomery County hosting the 10th Region baseball tournament next week.

The Moco kids are the ones that will suffer from his resigning.

Edited May 25, 201214 yr by gold sunrise

Gold Sunrise I agree that this move is only going to hurt the kids. The AD had it out for Combs from day one because Combs couldn't get a schedule to him of baseball games in Winter time when the schedule wasn't made. The AD is staying two years while he collects his $85,000 a year while padding his retirement. The man treats people like dirt and several teachers knew combs woukd be a short timer under this clown. Happy was paid me close to$188,00 which included a high paying position for his wife plus $20,000 to put down on a house. I hear MC may try to get former UK baseball coach Keith Madison but he wont answer to the AD...lol

Coach Combs is a very devoted baseball Coach. The time he give of himself to the boys and to the baseball field is above and be on his requirements as a coach. Coach Combs has bit of a temper sometimes but I thank all people do. Like the old saying goes you can't be eveything to everybody but at least he try. I beleave who ever hires him will get a good Coach.

I don't want to get off topic, so maybe you can start a thread in the basketball forum, but if you are inferring that's what they are paying Happy there's zero chance.

 

No clue what they're paying him. Just having a little fun based on what others posted about Happy's pay.

This kentucky baseball source guy is crazy haha.

No clue what they're paying him. Just having a little fun based on what others posted about Happy's pay.

 

That's totally my bad. Usually a better reader than that, and should have seen the context better. My fault.

OMG!!!!! I read through this thread. Are we talking about HS coaching salaries here, and county schools to boot that my state taxes are probably helping pay for? :eyeonyou:

 

Isnt this the same HS that has the 35,000 seat basketball arena?..........................