There seems to be a lot interesting considerations for the Bullitt East job. Chris Mason, from Boyle county, came to BE a year or so ago. Coach Miller from Fairdale came last year as an assistant coach. Then there are the constant rumors about Mark Sander, who has ties to some of the kids at BE now.

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Logan County went the middle school route. It looks like he's close to the community though so maybe he can get everyone on board and buy into what he's planning on doing.

As I have said before on this thread Chris Mason is not interested in the job. With all his responsibilities as Assistant Principal he would not have the time. I have talked to him personally. He told me that 7 rings is enough.

Charger nation you have to have an inside scoop... is this a done deal already???

 

Where is Rick Grimes when you need him, he knows a lot about Bullitt County.

Lucas to Ballard?

Lucas to Ballard?

 

Conjecture, or is this something you've heard?

Heard this from several Louisville Coaches

By no means confirmed but as Dad would say" you need to have the next one lined up before you get rid of the one you have."

By no means confirmed but as Dad would say" you need to have the next one lined up before you get rid of the one you have."

 

Yes, if you were getting rid of one. Mike left on his own. He led them to the semi's a year ago...this was his call, not admin. I wouldn't think they had one lined up as this was a shock to most. Recruiting won't easier at Ballard than Manual will it? Manual is one of only a small handful that COULD (we know the issues) pull from anywhere in the county...Ballard can only provide transportation for those in their network correct?

Not talking about Mike more about Dr Lucas. I believe if Mike wanted a job he will never long for one. If or when he wants back in. Good guy GREAT COACH

Waggner seems to be able to pull kids why not Ballard. Plus, in the super district you have Male,St Xavier, to compete with along with PRP and Butler. The other district has Trinity

Waggner seems to be able to pull kids why not Ballard. Plus, in the super district you have Male,St Xavier, to compete with along with PRP and Butler. The other district has Trinity

 

I wouldn't think being in a district with Trinity is a plus...push maybe. It is open enrollment, but kids have to find their own way out of network is my understanding of JCPS (limited knowledge mind you). I don't see Ballard as a better option than Manual. IMO. Still a good job in Louisville though, that's for sure.

I think outside of Male,Trinity,and St Xavier. It is the best coaching Opportunity in Louisville.

I agree that ballard is the best public school coaching job in louisville outside of Male. They have high academic standards with the ability to get in students. Manual could easily be the top school if administration can get out of the way.

Ballard is a great head football coaching job. Kids leave academically ready for college, your teaching schedule (though a full-load) is primarily kids who are respectful and well-behaved, and there's a good number of athletes who live in the resides area. In addition the AD allows you to run your program the way you think you should (a HUGE plus) and while we all wish we had a turf field and indoor practice bubble, the facilities are adequate.

 

However, to say we could "get who we wanted" is not the case. Because we are over-capacity as a school, if a student outside our network wanted to come to Ballard they had to submit a form to the BOARD stating there was a legitimate (non-athletic, non-academic) reason it was better for them to be at Ballard than their home school/network. And the decision about who gets in is made at the BOARD level -- the school gets virtually no say like they did in days gone by.

 

Even if they DID get in, they'd have to figure out how to get to school (and home as well as there's not usually an 'activity bus'). We had a kid who was arguably the best athlete in the 9th grade in Jefferson County told us he'd applied and got in, but 1st day of school said he would not be coming due to transportation issues. Similar situation happened with DeMichael Jackson--now starting RB at SEMO--back in '09.

 

In basketball it's not as big an issue because you might need to get 2-3 'out-of-network' kids per class...but football requires greater numbers so you need more like 10-12 of those kids per year.

 

Being in district with Trinity isn't a huge negative -- got to play them eventually and I think you'll only be able to compete with them if you play them at all levels over several years so your kids and coaches learn their way of doing things. What's TOUGH is having to be cross-district from St. X, Manual, Male, PRP, and Butler. That means your first round is going to be tough--even if you win the district, the 2nd round and 3rd rounds will be against two top-3 6A teams in back-to-back weeks. Not impossible, but you'd better have linemen STACKED in all 3 of your top classes to survive (getting skilled players hasn't been an issue; getting the QUANTITY of linemen needed has).

 

All that being said, the potential is there--we've beaten Male, got within a point of X, and a lost to Trinity by 7 when they both had really good teams. But to go from being competitive to beating the top 3, one must be willing to 'beat the bushes' and convince kids (i.e., make 13-year-olds and their daddies 'feel the love,' something admittedly I wasn't want to do) and their parents to apply, hope they get in (not automatic like in the early 2000's when Principals got a say), then figure out a way to convince them to transport their kid daily (some parents refuse to let their 14-year-old son ride public transportation--something I totally understand).

 

Further, I would hope it's also a good job because the seeds are planted with kids who understand about working a full off-season on agility/speed/quickness/toughness, the importance of film watching, and numbers in each class above 25. Mainly it's that there are TREMENDOUS kids to work with--not to mention a great PARENT organization that has been nothing but supportive of me the whole time I've been here.