We are in to day 145 and still no announcement on who the coach is!!!  Just a lil humor but how many days has it been since the announcement of the opening!!

6 hours ago, Subway5024 said:

We are in to day 145 and still no announcement on who the coach is!!!  Just a lil humor but how many days has it been since the announcement of the opening!!

It was the Thur right before you guys played in the state championship game. 

30 pages was a funny anecdote for a while... it seems the humor has gone out of it now for the folks on Frederica.

1 hour ago, VF111 said:

30 pages was a funny anecdote for a while... it seems the humor has gone out of it now for the folks on Frederica.

It did for sure after page 26. Really thought by then an announcement would be made. This is like going to a concert and waiting on the main act to show up. 

1 minute ago, TimeWillTell said:

It did for sure after page 26. Really thought by then an announcement would be made. This is like going to a concert and waiting on the main act to show up. 

Right, finally...

1 hour ago, theguru said:

Right, finally...

Orange whip? Orange whip?

The grapevine is saying an in house hire. Going to be a lot of grumbling but I think the folks that want a more wide open offense, like me, may be happier.

5 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Orange whip? Orange whip?

Round of orange whips for everyone.

Let’s play “Guess when this job will be filled?”

 

After reading this thread day after day, what is the positive of the coaching hire taking this long? What is the reasoning I would ask. No slight towards the Owensboro folks but does anyone agree this is a insane amount of time?

I think Owensboro is a fine study in the realities of high school coaching hiring in Kentucky now. 

Schools like Owensboro, premier jobs in the present and from days past, where there is a quality town/city to move to, a history of success, a community that values football (or whatever sport we are discussing), a steady flow of high-caliber players, a good youth program, and so on--these places have lists in their minds of the people they will pursue if their head coaching job comes open. These lists are grandiose and include the best of the best names from around the state and even into other states. 

And then their job comes open. And reality arrives. Those top-notch coaches on their list? Yeah, those guys have wives with good jobs where they already are. Their kids have friends in school where they already are. Their parents are close by where they already are. And then the money? Oh, yeah, the money is about the same all across the state, which is to say that there are few, if any, coaching stipends in this state that will even equal the local administrator's pay. And the reality of coaching and not teaching... yeah, not hardly. 

And so the list shrinks to guys who have grown children, are already retired, or haven't cut their teeth yet on the big stages (to be fair, everyone has to be given their first chance), but these hires are not exactly the splash schools are looking for. 

And so you hire the guy in the building who is well-liked and respected but not the big name you wanted. 

And that is the reality of coaching searches in KY now. 

Great post @VF111!

1 hour ago, VF111 said:

I think Owensboro is a fine study in the realities of high school coaching hiring in Kentucky now. 

Schools like Owensboro, premier jobs in the present and from days past, where there is a quality town/city to move to, a history of success, a community that values football (or whatever sport we are discussing), a steady flow of high-caliber players, a good youth program, and so on--these places have lists in their minds of the people they will pursue if their head coaching job comes open. These lists are grandiose and include the best of the best names from around the state and even into other states. 

And then their job comes open. And reality arrives. Those top-notch coaches on their list? Yeah, those guys have wives with good jobs where they already are. Their kids have friends in school where they already are. Their parents are close by where they already are. And then the money? Oh, yeah, the money is about the same all across the state, which is to say that there are few, if any, coaching stipends in this state that will even equal the local administrator's pay. And the reality of coaching and not teaching... yeah, not hardly. 

And so the list shrinks to guys who have grown children, are already retired, or haven't cut their teeth yet on the big stages (to be fair, everyone has to be given their first chance), but these hires are not exactly the splash schools are looking for. 

And so you hire the guy in the building who is well-liked and respected but not the big name you wanted. 

And that is the reality of coaching searches in KY now. 

Nailed it.

 

14 hours ago, VF111 said:

I think Owensboro is a fine study in the realities of high school coaching hiring in Kentucky now. 

Schools like Owensboro, premier jobs in the present and from days past, where there is a quality town/city to move to, a history of success, a community that values football (or whatever sport we are discussing), a steady flow of high-caliber players, a good youth program, and so on--these places have lists in their minds of the people they will pursue if their head coaching job comes open. These lists are grandiose and include the best of the best names from around the state and even into other states. 

And then their job comes open. And reality arrives. Those top-notch coaches on their list? Yeah, those guys have wives with good jobs where they already are. Their kids have friends in school where they already are. Their parents are close by where they already are. And then the money? Oh, yeah, the money is about the same all across the state, which is to say that there are few, if any, coaching stipends in this state that will even equal the local administrator's pay. And the reality of coaching and not teaching... yeah, not hardly. 

And so the list shrinks to guys who have grown children, are already retired, or haven't cut their teeth yet on the big stages (to be fair, everyone has to be given their first chance), but these hires are not exactly the splash schools are looking for. 

And so you hire the guy in the building who is well-liked and respected but not the big name you wanted. 

And that is the reality of coaching searches in KY now. 

Best post on this thread so far. 

Would Owensboro fans prefer Will Barnes or Demarcus Ganaway?