If you’re twenty-five years old, two years out of college, have a teaching job in your hometown, and working as an assistant coach, then you are way ahead of the game and have plenty of time later to ruin your life as a head coach.

Patience, Grasshopper. 

14 hours ago, Calico Jack said:

I forgot about that instance. 

The reason I said that in the above post is because most coaching families these days have maybe one, and more times than not only two moves or so at the most in them.   When your wife and kids get invested into their jobs/communities/schools then the harder it is to move for a profession that “isn’t about the money, but is about the money” (at least in this state. Georgia, Alabama, Texas, etc? Different situation.  You see a lot more moving and shaking there because more times than not you are getting significant financial incentives to pack your family up and move). 
 

You saw it more in Kentucky back in the “old days” because, well, let’s just call it how it was: the dad was the primary bread winner, so families followed the money.   
 

Nowadays? That isn’t the case and in many cases wives have just as good of a quality + paying job, if not better.   So then it becomes a battle between what your heart says and what your head says. 
 

Point being? There are jobs to be had for first time head coaches.  The question is: How important is it to you and yours?

I know the @theguru has said it before and I couldn’t agree more, but head football coaches should make in and around that 100K salary or more for the job requirements both in the classroom and on the field because they are both full time jobs and don’t ever let anybody tell you different, expectations, figure heads for the community, etc.  

If the pay actually matched the job or other requests/demands were met? You wouldn’t see those who apply then withdraw, or offered then not take or job accepted only to have second thoughts in the coming days later.
 

It’s a total 180 as an assistant compared to a head coach.  They aren’t even in the same breath of discussions.  All those “friends” and boosters that are parents of players you thought you had as an assistant? Be the one who holds the key to whether or not their son starts, gets enough passes, touches or playing time and you’ll find out real quick just how much they care about you. They’ll drop and hang you out to dry like a bad habit and won’t think twice. 

I call these supposed assistant coaches Kling-ons, as they Kling-on to the program any way they can.

On 12/15/2021 at 7:11 AM, DanvilleFan said:

Should Lincoln reach out to Clay Clevenger about this opening?

Nope, just my opinion. 

On 1/6/2022 at 6:40 PM, WestDanville said:

Steven French? 

This would be a great hire. 

48 minutes ago, Porter said:

Nope, just my opinion. 

 

30 minutes ago, Porter said:

This would be a great hire. 

You need to go back at least 10 pages and read the thread.

So... is Jaggers not the guy, now?

12 hours ago, GCHS said:

So... is Jaggers not the guy, now?

Who are you hearing it is now? 

Any word on this one? 

2 hours ago, NotMattJones said:

Any word on this one? 

I haven’t heard anything at all, been really quiet. 

6 hours ago, Big Mck Bearcat said:

Who are you hearing it is now? 

No... I was just asking.  Last week everyone was talking like he is the guy.  Now, there doesn't seem to be any certainty.

49 minutes ago, GCHS said:

No... I was just asking.  Last week everyone was talking like he is the guy.  Now, there doesn't seem to be any certainty.

Not sure, until anything is official, who knows who it is, it’s been super quiet for sure. 

No news?

1 hour ago, Cary Grant said:

No news?

Lemme check…..

No, nothing yet.