4 hours ago, Boyd_Blue said:

The scary thing is every rumor that had been floated has come true with this administration so far.

That is a scary thought!  You like at least some of the rumors to be false so you can have some plausible deniability with the others. ?‍♀️

It was going to be tough for the next guy to do this job under the best of circumstances simply because following a legend is very tough. 
 

With what I just said and what else is going on, good luck to the next guy. 

2 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

How good is their football team?  I would think that if Dumphord considered it he’d look for a school with good football and basketball.  That might be a place like Somerset.  

I think Somerset would gladly take him for both sports. if that is the case Somerset could make another run at it adding him. 

13 minutes ago, ElitePatriot said:

I think Somerset would gladly take him for both sports. if that is the case Somerset could make another run at it adding him. 

I have heard Boyle or Corbin are the two places he might have already been looking at for football reasons. 

52 minutes ago, BasketballFan24 said:

I have heard Boyle or Corbin are the two places he might have already been looking at for football reasons. 

Pulaski has a good quarterback returning and from what I understand he’s a receiver.  They have a new coach in place and better basketball than Boyle.  I’m not sure about Corbin.

2 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

Pulaski has a good quarterback returning and from what I understand he’s a receiver.  They have a new coach in place and better basketball than Boyle.  I’m not sure about Corbin.

Pulaski is not a perennial favorite to play on the big stage of a state football championship and Boyle and Corbin are. He can play with a lot of D1 talent at those schools that will get him seen by a lot of good college coaches. He is a D1 football talent and probably not for basketball. 

Dumphord has a good relationship with the FB coach and is popular among his teammates. He has some looks from D1 colleges and has an amazing running back at Eastern that I'm sure is promoting him every chance he gets.  He also has a good support system in Wayne County.  I can't see him or any of his family picking up and moving to Corbin or Boyle.  He also has family in Paris I think.

Thanks for the update.

Spoke with someone in Wayne this morning that is pretty close to the situation and is pretty level headed who has a much different take on the narrative that is out there on the news outlets and twitter.  They speculated about a lot of things but these stood out to me.  I'm just relaying info, I'm not saying I agree or disagree with any of it.

He said the situation was handled about as poorly as it could be from the administration's stand point.  It was as crooked as it could be in how Neal was put in the super's chair first of all. Then to have a staffer go to Woods' house to fire him was cowardly at the very least. No one at central office or the high school knew Woods was being fired until they started getting calls, texts and emails.  Releasing a press release that made absolutely no sense just added fuel to the fire and put staffers in a very bad spot.  I think every one can agree on this.  That being said...

Woods has a 60% (183-124) winning % over the last 10 years.  55% over the last 5 years.  Wayne hasn't beat Pulaski (a rival) in those 10 years.

Woods has a haircut policy that he goes over every year in a 3 hour meeting.  There is a D1 running back who is also a very good basketball player that could not play for Woods just a few seasons ago because he would not cut his hair short enough or let it return to it's natural color.  His hair looked just like any average African American that you see on any basketball team in America.  He's a great kid to boot and has been very successful in college.  The community absolutely loves this kid and would have liked to have seen him on the court.  He apparently had a monster summer ball season with the team when the haircut policy is not in affect.

Wayne consistently has to pull up 7th and 8th graders to complete the roster for Varsity and JV despite having a student body of around 1,000 kids.  Older kids get "run off" before they mature and have a chance to contribute.  Wayne's losses this year and past years can be attributed to the fact that they just aren't as physical as the other teams.  Also, Wayne is an easy scout for other teams in the region.

Mandatory practice on Christmas night of this season.  The district wanted no students on campus on Christmas day or night.

As I said, I'm just relaying info.  I chose not to relay some of the wilder speculation about the program and it's inner workings.

 

2 hours ago, Boyd_Blue said:

Wayne consistently has to pull up 7th and 8th graders to complete the roster for Varsity and JV despite having a student body of around 1,000 kids.  Older kids get "run off" before they mature and have a chance to contribute.  

 

This isn't a good sign.  As far as I'm concerned, a well run program will regularly get players to their senior year, especially if it's a fairly large school.  You have to develop your players.  This is a common method among girl's coaches, play the top 1 or 2 in each class starting at the 7th grade.  The problem is, especially in boy's basketball, is that you'll miss out on kids who grow and mature a little later.  

In a school of 1,000 kids you'd have about 125 boys per class.  I can't be convinced that you couldn't find at least 3 or 4 per class who can play high school basketball.  

 

What kind of interest does this job draw?  Any early names in the pot? 
 

Great career for Coach Woods. Unfortunate situation in Monticello. 

Any news on this one? Seems like spring break has maybe calmed the turmoil a bit. 

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They are hiring the assistant principal, he has no high school coaching experience but he will be the next coach, believe his name is Jarred Parmley. 

51 minutes ago, FlyPattern said:

They are hiring the assistant principal, he has no high school coaching experience but he will be the next coach, believe his name is Jarred Parmley. 

As in literally no high school experience? No even as an assistant? If so, I would assume that’s an interim.