2 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

This will be their 4th head coaching hire in 8 years and the 7th head coach in the 35 year history of Lex Cath's football program.

Bob Sphire (1991-2005)
Bill Letton (2006-2013)
Mark Perry (2014-2017)
Nigel Smith (2018-2021)
Bert Bathiany (2022)
Nick Baisch (2023-2024)
Current Job Opening (2025-??)

Nigel Smith was a great hire, but then he went for a career 360 and resigned to pursue law school. Bathiany was also a great hire, but he's a Northern Kentuckian and was offered the job back near home at Cincinnati Moeller....that's realistically just too hard for Lex Cath to compete with. Baisch did a good job of keeping the ball rolling at Lex Cath but again, he was offered a job "back home" in Louisville by his alma mater. It's really just a lot of tough luck for Lex Cath in a lot of ways.

Is that the same Mark Perry that's the Offensive Analyst at UK now?

57 minutes ago, Unrivaled97 said:

Is that the same Mark Perry that's the Offensive Analyst at UK now?

Correct!

I am hearing Trenton Fields at East Jessamine, former coach at Lex Cath, is a front runner for this one.

55 minutes ago, CoachR said:

I am hearing Trenton Fields at East Jessamine, former coach at Lex Cath, is a front runner for this one.

I thought there was a connection between the two sides. Fields had a very solid 1st season this year with the Jags, would be a good hire for Catholic. 

1 hour ago, CoachR said:

I am hearing Trenton Fields at East Jessamine, former coach at Lex Cath, is a front runner for this one.

Fields would be a dynamic hire. I hope they are considering him. 

Is David Buchanan a candidate for this position? I remember his name being involved one of the prior years, believe before Bathiany took the helm for a season.

1 minute ago, FlyPattern said:

Is David Buchanan a candidate for this position?

I would love to see it!

I also wonder if Brian Landis would be interested in this position? It was rumored he was wanting the Henry Clay job. If Coach Landis is wanting to move back to the Lexington area, would he want to be in public school only or go the private school route. 

 

If I were making the decision to work at Lex Cath, my first call would be to Chad Pennington, and my second call would be to Chad Pennington. 

After that, I would open up for applicants.  

7 minutes ago, J. Peterman said:

If I were making the decision to work at Lex Cath, my first call would be to Chad Pennington, and my second call would be to Chad Pennington. 

After that, I would open up for applicants.  

Great one, I agree!!

1 hour ago, theguru said:

Great one, I agree!!

You think Pennington wants to coach long term? Won't his son graduate from Sayre this year?

24 minutes ago, 9068 said:

You think Pennington wants to coach long term? Won't his son graduate from Sayre this year?

I don't know about any of that, I had my LexCath hat on!

9 hours ago, FlyPattern said:

I also wonder if Brian Landis would be interested in this position? It was rumored he was wanting the Henry Clay job. If Coach Landis is wanting to move back to the Lexington area, would he want to be in public school only or go the private school route. 

 

That ship has sailed. He was hired at Alpharetta High in Atlanta.

 

Continue to hear Trenton Fields on this one, but that could be a false flag. I am also curious about David Buchanan? Was interested during the last hiring correct? Both would be phenomenal hires for Lexington Catholic. 

They are going after one big name first. If that doesn't work they are going on to a list of applicants.