Was this a power play by Wallace to buy him 1 more year?  If things were getting dicey with the president, this could have been a smart move by an old veteran.  It would be hard to fire a guy who just announced he had more year and then he was done.  

It allows Wallace to go out on his own terms (Which he has totally earned)!

13 minutes ago, okie1 said:

Was this a power play by Wallace to buy him 1 more year?  If things were getting dicey with the president, this could have been a smart move by an old veteran.  It would be hard to fire a guy who just announced he had more year and then he was done.  

It allows Wallace to go out on his own terms (Which he has totally earned)!

Have no idea... but if he did... Love to see an old guy draw a line in the sand. ?

Thankful for this opportunity. Coach Wallace will be remembered as one of the best of the best. 

Working toward 2023, How I spent the 2022 Season... Thank you Coach Kevin Wallace & the St. Xavier Tigers!

1 hour ago, okie1 said:

Was this a power play by Wallace to buy him 1 more year?  If things were getting dicey with the president, this could have been a smart move by an old veteran.  It would be hard to fire a guy who just announced he had more year and then he was done.  

It allows Wallace to go out on his own terms (Which he has totally earned)!

Looks like it with how came out in media outlets and not a school release.

20 hours ago, thsrocks said:

If Jason Frakes says its true, it must be true! This is reported on his C-J by-line with quotes. I suppose the St. Xavier school president's job is safe for now and leading the nationwide search for Wallace's future replacement. 

Bob Beatty is available and good for ten more years.

4 hours ago, okie1 said:

Was this a power play by Wallace to buy him 1 more year?  If things were getting dicey with the president, this could have been a smart move by an old veteran.  It would be hard to fire a guy who just announced he had more year and then he was done.  

It allows Wallace to go out on his own terms (Which he has totally earned)!

Mike Glaser pleaded for one more year and was turned away.....

If Coach Wallace is being "forced" out, I'd tell the powers at St. X to be careful what you wish for...

Hire Glaser back...

8 hours ago, okie1 said:

Was this a power play by Wallace to buy him 1 more year?  If things were getting dicey with the president, this could have been a smart move by an old veteran.  It would be hard to fire a guy who just announced he had more year and then he was done.  

It allows Wallace to go out on his own terms (Which he has totally earned)!

I realize the Bluegrass Preps crowd is sophisticated, urbane, cosmopolitan, erudite, etc. and my not relate to the following but I think it is applicable.

I was watching wresting when Randy "Macho Man" Savage made his WWF debut.  Jesse "The Body" Ventura was on the mic singing his praises.  Of course, Macho Man was in the ring against a jobber/jabroni.  Macho Man grabbed his opponent's head and ran from one turnbuckle to the other rubbing the opponent's head on the top rope the entire length of the rope.  Jesse was very impressed and said "that is a move straight outta Jesse "The Body's" book".  This is the highest praise.

I consider Kevin Wallace announcing his retirement a year in advance is a move "straight outta Jesse "The Body's" book".

For the sophisticated crowd I consider Coach Wallace's announcement "princely".

12 hours ago, Rocks and Cards said:

I realize the Bluegrass Preps crowd is sophisticated, urbane, cosmopolitan, erudite, etc. and my not relate to the following but I think it is applicable.

I was watching wresting when Randy "Macho Man" Savage made his WWF debut.  Jesse "The Body" Ventura was on the mic singing his praises.  Of course, Macho Man was in the ring against a jobber/jabroni.  Macho Man grabbed his opponent's head and ran from one turnbuckle to the other rubbing the opponent's head on the top rope the entire length of the rope.  Jesse was very impressed and said "that is a move straight outta Jesse "The Body's" book".  This is the highest praise.

I consider Kevin Wallace announcing his retirement a year in advance is a move "straight outta Jesse "The Body's" book".

For the sophisticated crowd I consider Coach Wallace's announcement "princely".

Now you did it. A WWF analogy makes me think this whole thread is fake. Is Pamela Ewing awake or still dreaming?

15 hours ago, VF111 said:

Hire Glaser back...

Too much success on the basketball court these days to step away. 

35 minutes ago, LongTimeReader said:

Too much success on the basketball court these days to step away. 

I think behind the scenes Coach may be lobbying for the job again.

On 12/16/2024 at 12:07 PM, theguru said:

On Beechwood and Highlands, here is a post from four years ago that discusses it:

My first thought here ... Highlands to Beechwood isn't an apples to apples comparison at this time. If Coach Rash leaves--and there is a 4 to 6 year downturn in the program at Beechwood I would venture to say that there is a high likelihood that you would be correct. We truly don't know--and won't know until Coach Rash leaves. Hopefully that won't happen for a few more years at least!

At the same time--the Beechwood faithful seemed to pick up on the impact of Ginger Webb much, much, much quicker than what the Highlands faithful did. (Which is really interesting -- because it directly impacted the players that both programs were taking in -- and then no longer taking in). Beechwood seemed to eventually figure that out -- then went to work fixing it (not as quickly as people would have liked). You still have Highlands people who don't have a clue of what really happened. Then you compound that with the fact that the "Fort Thomas Mafia" is apparently absolutely convinced that they have had enough talent to be just as good as they used to be since all this happened -- makes me think that any new, informed coach coming into Highlands better double check and make sure that there are no more Ginger Webb's waiting in the wing--simply because you have a component of the population who isn't seeing the forest through the trees.  Nothing against the homegrown talent--but it is abundantly clear that you need a few kids from outside of your city limits to push you over the limits. (I don't think anyone from Beechwood would disagree with that -- after Ginger left--but there were probably quite a few who may have felt that way before she completely choked out athletics in general -- and not just football at Beechwood). 

If my Ginger Webb diatribe doesn't make sense -- here it is in a nutshell -- Ginger closed off the pipeline of great players coming from out of district. I think the faithful liked that a little too much -- and it was/is significantly easier to blame that on the previous coach/staff by saying "the talent is there" -- Ha, ha! Malarkey! (I think there is a great base of talent there--but the ones who put things over the top are no longer coming--and when they do--they leave--Pretty QUICKLY!)  I think Dale saw the writing on the wall and realized with Aunt Ginger involved -- that things were not going to be manageable for him either. So he left--and left in a pretty interesting way (not questioning the family motives--but I think the timing is something he probably would have worked around differently a few years earlier). If you can prove me wrong--fire at will. 

Whether it is Beechwood, Highlands or Po Dunk U -- Coaches have more options today than they used to. If you are good--you have a little more power to set your own course. I simply don't think that is possible at Highlands right now. And I don't think it is possible until the "faithful" takes a long look in the mirror and admits that they need to go backward before they go forward. If they make that commitment upfront to a great coach--they have a chance to get someone of top caliber. If they continue to walk around without acknowledging reality --- I think it will be tough sledding. 

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It is in this thread if anyone wants to go back and read the whole thing:

 

Was this around the time Highlands went after Eddie James from Franklin County?

1 hour ago, LongTimeReader said:

Too much success on the basketball court these days to step away. 

I sat behind St. X's bench at KOB and Coach Glaser talks to those kids the whole game motivating them. He looks like he's enjoying coaching basketball.

23 minutes ago, Wildcat1993 said:

Was this around the time Highlands went after Eddie James from Franklin County?

It was before Coach James/Highlands.