Let the names and discussion begin.

Well, let's start eliminating some names first. It won't be Jerry Combs or Al Holland.

Heard that Combs had the super on his side.

Tim Parks, Shannon Hoskins are both former players and have some experience coaching. Don't know if it's enough experience to take this job over though. Coach Messer was also a former player, and has a very good shot at ths job.

I am going to say Todd Messer at Clinton County. A former Tiger.

Combs= more of Spurlock... won't happen. Also, no head coaching experience. Shannon Hoskins with no head coaching experience won't happen either.

Steve Wright?

I think the timing is right for a Steve Wright hire but not sure if it'll happen or not. A lot of questions still to be answered.

I think the timing is right for a Steve Wright hire but not sure if it'll happen or not. A lot of questions still to be answered.

 

Don't see it happening. He can't afford to leave the job that he has.

Booher already has applied and been in town.

Booher already has applied and been in town.

 

Heard he had a interview for the Holmes job coming up soon.

Steve Wright?

 

While I would not be shocked to see Wright leave SL, I would be surprised if it were to Clay County for various reasons.

While I would not be shocked to see Wright leave SL, I would be surprised if it were to Clay County for various reasons.

 

And those reasons are?

And those reasons are?

 

Can't list them all on here or in a PM, but here are a few.

 

1. He has a sweet deal at SL. Isn't in the classroom, makes good money, has been there a long time. It would take a pretty sweet deal for him to leave and I am not sure Clay could/would give that to him.

 

2. He defines the South Laurel program having been the only coach at SL. He was the coach at Laurel County before it became SL, but since it became SL in 1992, he has been living in noone's shadow. Granted that Laurel Co did win the 1981 state title, the full credit for that was not given to Coach Broughton, but Paul Andrews, Joe Karr and a stellar cast of solid players around them. Not too many years later, Broughton moved on and away from Laurel County. Bobby Keith is still there and casts a long shadow in Clay County. A coach who has done what Wright has done would probably not want to step out of his own shadow into someone elses. Real or not, that is the perception from many.

 

Granted, it would not shock me to see Coach Wright leave after this past season. He loses a lot of talent, will have a young team next year, his son Eric graduated and a change would not be totally unexpected. IF he leaves (I am not saying it will happen), I just don't see it being Clay County.

Can't list them all on here or in a PM, but here are a few.

 

1. He has a sweet deal at SL. Isn't in the classroom, makes good money, has been there a long time. It would take a pretty sweet deal for him to leave and I am not sure Clay could/would give that to him.

 

2. He defines the South Laurel program having been the only coach at SL. He was the coach at Laurel County before it became SL, but since it became SL in 1992, he has been living in noone's shadow. Granted that Laurel Co did win the 1981 state title, the full credit for that was not given to Coach Broughton, but Paul Andrews, Joe Karr and a stellar cast of solid players around them. Not too many years later, Broughton moved on and away from Laurel County. Bobby Keith is still there and casts a long shadow in Clay County. A coach who has done what Wright has done would probably not want to step out of his own shadow into someone elses. Real or not, that is the perception from many.

 

Granted, it would not shock me to see Coach Wright leave after this past season. He loses a lot of talent, will have a young team next year, his son Eric graduated and a change would not be totally unexpected. IF he leaves (I am not saying it will happen), I just don't see it being Clay County.

 

Me either.