Oh give me a break on the DJ interview. This has to be a token.

 

How so? He is a good man with a great background in the sport. Can he coach? I don't know but I would be alright with this hire.

How so? He is a good man with a great background in the sport. Can he coach? I don't know but I would be alright with this hire.

 

I don't know DJ personally, I take your word on his character. However I am not for sure if he has ever coached at any level and besides it has been stated earlier that he isn't yet certified. To turn a program like Mercer over to someone with no Head Coaching experience would really be surprising. Maybe they just interviewed him just to give him experience at going through the process.

 

Will a decision be made before the dead period?

Mason and Jaggers are good friends. Jaggers hired Mason after he was let go by Nelson County. They are very loyall to one another.Mason lives in Danville and his wife works at Danville High school and his kids go to school there. You were told wrong.

 

Sorry, in reading my post I used poor wording, I didn't mean to imply he was leaving because of Jaggers. Just that the head coach opening would keep him at Mercer. He lives in Boyle, his kids go to school there, wife works there.

Looks like Weaver is their man. Wow! Didn't see this one coming!

Looks like Weaver is their man. Wow! Didn't see this one coming!

 

http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=50977&format=html

Maybe Jaggers will go after the Madisonville job. Heard he has been contacting people out West.

I feel that is a slap in Mason's face.

Whats it going to take for someone to give Dave Thomas a chance to make a name for himself in KY.

What is it with the Madisonville job that causes so much turnover? This is just really strange situation, will Weaver even meet his players before the season? Also isn't this a lateral move for Weaver? Is he in a better situation at Mercer than Madisonville? In speaking with their coaches in the off season they thought their sophomore class had a chance to be special.

 

I was kind of hoping they would give Mason a shot. I know the kids were wanted him and the staff was behind him. I thought they might show some loyalty and give him a look. Oh well interesting to see which assistants hang around.

 

I bet Clevenger is sweating bullets rumor has it he didn't even alert the Henderson administration that he was interviewing at Mercer. Now he has to go back, that could be a tough situation.

What is it with the Madisonville job that causes so much turnover? This is just really strange situation, will Weaver even meet his players before the season? Also isn't this a lateral move for Weaver? Is he in a better situation at Mercer than Madisonville? In speaking with their coaches in the off season they thought their sophomore class had a chance to be special.

 

I was kind of hoping they would give Mason a shot. I know the kids were wanted him and the staff was behind him. I thought they might show some loyalty and give him a look. Oh well interesting to see which assistants hang around.

 

I bet Clevenger is sweating bullets rumor has it he didn't even alert the Henderson administration that he was interviewing at Mercer. Now he has to go back, that could be a tough situation.

 

 

Confusion, I bet you're correct about Clevenger. The funny thing was Jaggers contacted the AD at Henderson asking for the Henderson job! How Busch League is that!?

Wow never saw this one coming his name wasn't even mentioned was it?

Yes, his name was out there one of the 5 they interviewed. Honestly I thought the job would go to either Mason or Clevenger. In reading the quotes from the principal he wanted someone that knew what Mercer had been through during consolidation and then picks a guys from the other end of the state. Then before he makes the offer he is already talking about the things that could be "deal breakers in the hire" like the hiring of assistant coaches or hiring of a spouse.

Yes, his name was out there one of the 5 they interviewed. Honestly I thought the job would go to either Mason or Clevenger. In reading the quotes from the principal he wanted someone that knew what Mercer had been through during consolidation and then picks a guys from the other end of the state. Then before he makes the offer he is already talking about the things that could be "deal breakers in the hire" like the hiring of assistant coaches or hiring of a spouse.

 

That's Yates. A lot of double talk!

I am sort of shocked by this. I thought that they would go with the guy from Tenn or Clevenger.

Oh well, time to move on and get the program started on the right foot.:dancingpa

The disheartening part about it all is that according to the amnews the candidates were not notified that a selection had been made. Which I could be wrong but you would think it would be a courtesy to call the other finalist and let them know instead of them hearing it from someone else.

 

I agree though time to move on and hopefully the community can come together and keep the program moving forward.

Best of luck to Coach Weaver.