Guys. It seems Colquitt County is happy with their decision. Watch the E:60 show where it shows his off the field crap, but watch what the superintendent said. Very powerful and moving. The Coach and the Community help each other. They help him and give him a second chance and he helps them make their football program a National Power and he has.

 

They have totally forgotten what he has done. The only people that haven't are we who keep replying on this thread.

I would like to know what folks on a Georgia High School message board have to say in response to the headbutt video, as well as how they currently view his past transgressions off the field. Anyone with more time want to research and post a quick summary to what they find?

We don't care that he headbutted a player as motivation. We don't care that he had a second family, in fact, we're happy that he has changed his life for the better.

We don't care that he headbutted a player as motivation. We don't care that he had a second family, in fact, we're happy that he has changed his life for the better.

 

Good deal. When you say "we," are you referring to being a fan of his Colquitt team? Are you a fan of his team or are you a fan of Georgia high school football in general?

Good deal. When you say "we," are you referring to being a fan of his Colquitt team? Are you a fan of his team or are you a fan of Georgia high school football in general?

 

 

No, I coach another team in the state. They have a rabid fan base for sure though.

No, I coach another team in the state. They have a rabid fan base for sure though.

 

Thanks Coach! Really value your opinion since you are in the trenches.

 

If you don't mind, and please correct me if I'm wrong - do you have deep roots in the Lamphley era? I just wonder how he would react to something like this. In my opinion, Lamphley is one of the top 5 guys to ever coach in KY. I guess I could ask him the next time we run into eachother (could have done it at the basketball game last night). Just wondering about his influence on guys coaching today and the way some of them may view the total opposite end of the spectrum.

 

To each his own...and the guys on this board are 100% correct, I'm not qualified to judge Rush although we all have strong opinions. I've enjoyed the views of others in this discussion.

Have to remember that in these areas football is a business too. Its about wins and $$$$. As long as those things are happening, well these type of things are just not issues.

Thanks Coach! Really value your opinion since you are in the trenches.

 

If you don't mind, and please correct me if I'm wrong - do you have deep roots in the Lamphley era? I just wonder how he would react to something like this. In my opinion, Lamphley is one of the top 5 guys to ever coach in KY. I guess I could ask him the next time we run into eachother (could have done it at the basketball game last night). Just wondering about his influence on guys coaching today and the way some of them may view the total opposite end of the spectrum.

 

To each his own...and the guys on this board are 100% correct, I'm not qualified to judge Rush although we all have strong opinions. I've enjoyed the views of others in this discussion.

 

I played for Lampley. The guy is a legend for sure. He would never do anything like this. I've never even heard him cuss let alone do something like this. He would probably roll his eyes and call him an idiot if you talk to him about it.

 

Lampley had a huge influence in my life. I wish I was more like him but you have to be your own self as a coach.

Have to remember that in these areas football is a business too. Its about wins and $$$$. As long as those things are happening, well these type of things are just not issues.

 

 

Yeah, several of the high dollar coaches don't even teach. I think Rush is one of those guys but he may have one period of PE.

I know Rush and when Hoover was on top of their game and a top 5 team in the country year in and year out (they were terrible when he took them over and Colquitt was not prize either) his ego had grown out of control...BUT he was humbled. When I spoke to him a few months after his "resignation" from Hoover he was devastated and admitted things just got out of control, terribly out of control. Having dealt with cancer also changed him...he's not the same guy he was, but is absolutely the same coach he has always been. An intense competitor who demands the best of his players and coaches. He's paid for his personal issues and has resurrected a team, and his personal life. The head butt is no big deal, no worse than slapping a kid on the helmet to get him to wake up and get in the game. The kid was in NO harm and the stitches Rush would have needed will remind him not to do that one again. No harm no foul. He's one of the top coaches in the country...proved it at 2 different schools that he took from mediocre to national power. Love him or hate him, you can't refute what his programs have accomplished. To put it in perspective when Rush took over Hoover they hadn't been better than .500 in several years (3-7, 3-7, 4-6 the 3 years previous to Rush). He took them to 6 title games, winning 5 in his 9 years. Niblett took over Hoover as a national power after Rush and has been there 8 years and only 3 titles.