Who do you think will apply for this job? Is there a time frame for hiring the new coach?

Current AD was the name I heard.

I know there are some of you that are fairly close to GC athletics. What's the deal over there?

Barnum and Bailey.

Really a sad state of affairs for the kids!!!!!!!

Coach Youngman leaving was easy to predict as far back as when he was hired. This was a 1 to 2 year max. thing and he had his own reasons for being in Kentucky and Greenup County was a place that gave an opportunity to him. He never bought a house here and he had at least one assistant that he brought from Illinois living with him, so none of this was ever going to be long term. The position at his new school locates him geographically where he wants to be in Kentucky for the next year for exposure. I do wish him and his family the best of luck because he seems like a good guy. The AD Roger Newton is handling the basketball program in the interm and i know the kids are going to be playing in June starting next week. I do not think Roger will be the coach although he has coached varsity basketball at a couple schools in the past. We'll have to see how it goes.

Roger Newton is more of a possibility in this than i thought. Not saying he will be the coach but he is taking the kids to camp next week and there are those that want him to take the job. His son will be a sophomore at GCHS. There should be more out there in the next week.

Who do you think will apply for this job? Is there a time frame for hiring the new coach?

 

It seems like they need a new coach every other year. Who are the Administrators who are so imcompetent to allow this to happen? And if someone tells me it is the "coaches fault" then the people doing the hiring have no idea how to hire for the long term or the correct strategic reasons.

Rumor has it that a coach was hired today. Anyone know who?

I have heard the same thing. I've heard the players will meet him at camp Thursday. A current boys varsity coach not in the 16th region area. Dont think they want to release a name til things are taken care of on his end. May be something out there today. Coaches often change their minds during these periods so we'll see how it goes. I think this could be a good hire for GC.

Greenup County is in the Scott County team camp starting tomorrow. They have no seniors, 3 juniors, 6 sophs and a bunch of freshman going. No players returning that played significant minutes on varsity last year. Very young, inexperienced team. They play Oldham County and Bullitt East tomorrow. Paintsville, Mercer Co., Estill Co., Jellico TN, Huntington St. Joes and others later in the week.

Roger Newton is more of a possibility in this than i thought. Not saying he will be the coach but he is taking the kids to camp next week and there are those that want him to take the job. His son will be a sophomore at GCHS. There should be more out there in the next week.

 

I have heard the same thing. I've heard the players will meet him at camp Thursday. A current boys varsity coach not in the 16th region area. Dont think they want to release a name til things are taken care of on his end. May be something out there today. Coaches often change their minds during these periods so we'll see how it goes. I think this could be a good hire for GC.

 

 

Is it Newton?

No, its not Roger. Although Roger is taking them down until the new coach can join them. The name i have heard was a coach on the other side of the state for the last couple years so he would be a new name to the 16th. Nothing was announced today but there should be something by Thursday.

Harold Tackett of Logan County is the name i have been hearing.

Harold Tackett of Logan County is the name i have been hearing.

 

What can you tell us about him?