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Is there anyone on the now (former) staff that could step in? You never know sometimes the answers are right in front of you?

If they select someone from the original group of candidates, it makes it a tough sell for the new coach. How could you expect the kids to by in right away when they know you weren't the first choice.

Any news on hiring coaches to fill out his staff? I'm sure the players are itching to get back to offseason workouts.

Congratulations to Coach James! Also, congratulations to Highlands and to the committee for their selection. It will be interesting to see how quickly this transition takes place. 

Looks like things could be changing. Traditionally Highlands hasn't worn any colors that recognized  special causes on the field. Just the blue and white from what I recall. 

Let's keep things in perspective here. There is NO way hiring a new coach hinges on the opinion of a senior to be player. I'm sure he's there to observe and learn the process. This is not uncommon. There have been advance level students sit in on hiring teachers for English, Math and Science. I'm sure they'll hire the best candidate possible. 

3 hours ago, oldgrappler said:

Stefanski is coach of the year.

I agree 100%! 

I guess we're getting close. Lickert, Bathiany, Reed and whatever is going on with Wolfe. How many are left, 3?

57 minutes ago, JoeTuck33 said:

I understand it just being a committee, which I would assume will ultimately make a recommendation. Most schools from what I understand the Principal officially hires? Even with all that being said, I find it wild that a HS student would have input. Also find it odd that there are said to be 10-12 members. That’s a lot of minds to come to a consensus. I’ve typically heard of 3-5 on a hiring committee if this nature. 
 

Ultimately I’m sure they will find a great candidate, just an odd situation in my mind. 

Good point. Maybe having 10-12 committee members is a reason a new coach hasn't been selected? Or the pool of candidates is shallow. 

Does anyone know an accurate number of coaches that received interviews? I've heard anywhere from 8 to 11.

I'm not sure if this is rumor or fact but I was told today two of the former assistant coaches have already received coaching positions at another school. I believe one of them had several years at Highlands coaching football?

15 hours ago, Jack of all Trades said:

Things I might look for in an interview are discussing philosophies and how you will institute them, discipline and how it will be addressed, expectations of the kids and the administration and most importantly what kind of human being are they.  Just some random thoughts off the top of my head.

You sound like an individual that should be on the interview "committee". Have the interviews began or just scheduled at this point? 

I heard the selection committee to hire the new head coach has been set. Interviews expected to begin early next week.

13 hours ago, barrel said:

There are a lot of opinions and factors that make it interesting. 
 

When you look at a number of different top level programs the HC has a job that allows them to spend more time of football. That of course is not the case everywhere but it is a factor. Would/does HHS place a HC in such a position? 
 

A very passionate fan base is a double edge sword. HHS has a very passionate fan base. Such fan bases can be extremely beneficial but can be detrimental if the coach doesn’t align with certain portions of the fan base. 
 

That same fan base at times appears to have varying opinions about the talent currently playing and available. Muller did a great job of convincing high school students that football was more important than a car or other distractions. 
 

The same fan base appears to want a certain style of offense. So if Rick Darlington, Tim Murphy, Rick Stewart, Kelley Lee, or Roger Holmes applied for the job would they want those individuals over some others? Scott Co is one of two or three programs that has won 10 games or more for over 10 years running Belly, Belly Sweep, Tackle Trap, Quick Pitch and Power. 
 

HHS is one of the top in all time wins which I believe Male and Valdosta HS but how many people know that or can name the top 5 without googling it? When a person goes through each state how many of the top programs can they name? How many can name the winningest program in each state?

The combination of factors between expectations, and environmental factors make it a very interesting scenario. One doesn’t see all the different combinations on a regular basis. Maybe the word is intriguing instead of interesting though they can mean the same thing. 

You make a valid point about time spent solely on football for the HC's. I'm not exactly sure but I believe Coach Mueller taught one or two AP classes a day. Both classes were early in the morning which left him a lot of time preparing for football. Yes, he was also the AD but he had a full-time secretary that handled a "ton" of the workload. Coach Weinrich had a full schedule teaching 6 plus classes per day.

Any new developments? Has a timeline been developed to get a new coach in place?

By now everyone knows the status of Weinrich, but what about the rest of the staff? Not sure how a situation like this works.

Just to be clear, this was HHS Freshman vs NCC Froshmore. Great game by both teams. Lots of fans from both sides in attendance. HHS Freshman complete their season 8-1.