18 minutes ago, FLYGUY said:

If I was the kids and coaches at Danville I think I would listen to Peach... he the best you could find... and a notable, respected coach..... Too many people seem to want to like him since when did that make a good football team? ........ You wont get a better one if he can't find success there. 

This is also true. Peach was choice #3 out of their applicants.  

This is per Larry Vaught’s Facebook page. 

I don't know what happened but that guy sounds like one of those guys that don't listen.. I know all kinds of ex-college, ex-pro players who cant even coach youth league well. 

1 hour ago, FLYGUY said:

If I was the kids and coaches at Danville I think I would listen to Peach... he the best you could find... and a notable, respected coach..... Too many people seem to want to like him since when did that make a good football team? ........ You wont get a better one if he can't find success there. 

Listening should go both ways in coaching, and listening is something different than being controlled. I know nothing about the Danville situation, nor do I know anything about coach Peach, but if he is over-controlling his staff, that may be why he is just a good coach and not a great coach. I can tell you from personal experience that I have been around both a good and a great. The difference was one was willing to give the guys he hired a voice and allowed them to coach. You hire people for a reason, but if you are going to control how and what they do, then you really just wanted to hire another coach just like yourself. I say all of that to say that it can't just be that the kids and coaches shut up and listen to Peach because if they do, I promise it will never work out for any of them at Danville. I am not saying what you said is wrong, and this was not written to argue, just a statement for a talking point. Also, I want to say again I know nothing about Danville and what has happened, nor do I know anything about coach Peach.

IMO, the mistake Mark made was hiring him.  As an assistant, yes express what you think is best but ultimately the Head Coach makes the final decision and you roll with it after you leave the office. 

9 hours ago, WKY_Football said:

There were rumors around Western KY last year that Peach, while a heck of a coach, was a total control freak. It seems that those rumors may be more than just rumors. 

I don't know many head coaches that aren't at least to some extent, control freaks. They may delegate certain tasks, but you better be performing those tasks exactly the way the coach wants them to be done. Some call that holding people accountable.

1 hour ago, WestDanville said:

This is per Larry Vaught’s Facebook page. 

Going to throw this out there cause it seems to happen a lot. Anytime someone says "but," it usually means that a statement is coming that contradicts what they just said. In this article, McCombs says that Peach is the head coach and can run things his way, "BUT" I was a DC and know football. To me, this shows that the breakdown was on defense and that McCombs may have wanted to be the primary defense signal-caller and run the style he wanted to run. As the head coach, Peach should have the final say in that, and maybe McCombs didn't like that.

14 minutes ago, CAT DIESEL POWER said:

Going to throw this out there cause it seems to happen a lot. Anytime someone says "but," it usually means that a statement is coming that contradicts what they just said. In this article, McCombs says that Peach is the head coach and can run things his way, "BUT" I was a DC and know football. To me, this shows that the breakdown was on defense and that McCombs may have wanted to be the primary defense signal-caller and run the style he wanted to run. As the head coach, Peach should have the final say in that, and maybe McCombs didn't like that.

This is the vibe I got from that statement as well. For the kids sake I hope they return to the team and Danville can move on from this. 

McCombs is a stand up guy and knows that side of the ball. Peach should let him do his job, why did he hire him?  

2 hours ago, The Flea Market said:

What is one to to if he is a total control freak? It works when winning but when you lose you get called out?

They're 1-0 this season.

1 hour ago, WestDanville said:

This is also true. Peach was choice #3 out of their applicants.  

I was about to say the same thing.  

21 minutes ago, The Flea Market said:

McCombs is a stand up guy and knows that side of the ball. Peach should let him do his job, why did he hire him?  

Yes, McCombs was completely stand-up in his approach to not receiving the Christian County job. 

2 hours ago, CAT DIESEL POWER said:

Going to throw this out there cause it seems to happen a lot. Anytime someone says "but," it usually means that a statement is coming that contradicts what they just said. In this article, McCombs says that Peach is the head coach and can run things his way, "BUT" I was a DC and know football. To me, this shows that the breakdown was on defense and that McCombs may have wanted to be the primary defense signal-caller and run the style he wanted to run. As the head coach, Peach should have the final say in that, and maybe McCombs didn't like that.

I was always told "everything that was said before it is negated when you use the word 'but'."

I'm not trying to tell you you're wrong, but...

No offense intended, but...

Or in this case:

It's [Peach's] team. [Peach's] show. But...

1 hour ago, ACHS15 said:

Yes, McCombs was completely stand-up in his approach to not receiving the Christian County job. 

Is this sarcasm?  If so good job! 

The bottom line is if you are the DC and the head coach has a problem with something you are doing on that side of the ball and he tells you to do it a different way you do it a different way.  Same at your day job.  If my principal tells me to change the way I am teaching in my classroom and I refuse to do it differently I should expect to be let go or face disciplinary actions.  If you want to do things your way then get a head coaching job and you can run the show.  The head coach sits in that seat so it is his call because he is the one that has to do the coaches show and explain why things went wrong not the DC.  Now if the head coach is wrong in changing the way you want to do something he should take the heat for it.  If he throws you under the bus then you are working for a bad head coach.  Bottom line is if you want full control of a program then go be a head coach.