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Post by jmorgret07 on May 7, 2019 11:52:10 GMT -5
The Flashes are without a coach just a few months before the season starts.
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Post by truecrimson on May 7, 2019 12:43:42 GMT -5
The Flashes are without a coach just a few months before the season starts. Not a shocker. Most people in the community figured he would only coach 3-4 years here before he landed something else. Stinks that he didn't know sooner so a coach could have been selected and already in place.
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Post by ScarletFever on May 7, 2019 13:23:39 GMT -5
I was told awhile ago but was asked to remain silent. It’s out now so I’m clear.
Not hiring Fox was an absolute disaster that the program may not recover from & now they are left without a football coach in May.
Very slim pickings available with summer right around the corner.
Neat turf thou
Sigh 😔 Time to get that task force back together
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Post by buckeyekid on May 7, 2019 13:26:30 GMT -5
Hello Urban,,,,
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Post by sport24278 on May 7, 2019 13:50:44 GMT -5
I was told awhile ago but was asked to remain silent. It’s out now so I’m clear. Not hiring Fox was an absolute disaster that the program may not recover from & now they are left without a football coach in May. Very slim pickings available with summer right around the corner. Neat turf thou Sigh 😔 Time to get that task force back together what is to keep willard from contacting fox about the job?
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Post by ScarletFever on May 7, 2019 14:02:03 GMT -5
I was told awhile ago but was asked to remain silent. It’s out now so I’m clear. Not hiring Fox was an absolute disaster that the program may not recover from & now they are left without a football coach in May. Very slim pickings available with summer right around the corner. Neat turf thou Sigh 😔 Time to get that task force back together what is to keep willard from contacting fox about the job? Willard is worried about one person in the community getting mad. Oh and also Fox would laugh his *** off and hang up anyway.
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Post by maplecityjake on May 7, 2019 16:16:01 GMT -5
I was told awhile ago but was asked to remain silent. It’s out now so I’m clear. Not hiring Fox was an absolute disaster that the program may not recover from & now they are left without a football coach in May. Very slim pickings available with summer right around the corner. Neat turf thou Sigh 😔 Time to get that task force back together what is to keep willard from contacting fox about the job? Noooooooo!
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Post by wallacefan on May 7, 2019 16:24:38 GMT -5
what is to keep willard from contacting fox about the job? Noooooooo! LOL. Don’t worry. That ship has sailed.....they had their chance.
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Post by maplecityjake on May 7, 2019 16:41:22 GMT -5
LOL. Don’t worry. That ship has sailed.....they had their chance. Everything had a price. Scarlet and rest of task force collecting funds as we speak.
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Post by truecrimson on May 7, 2019 17:42:06 GMT -5
I was told awhile ago but was asked to remain silent. It’s out now so I’m clear. Not hiring Fox was an absolute disaster that the program may not recover from & now they are left without a football coach in May. Very slim pickings available with summer right around the corner. Neat turf thou Sigh 😔 Time to get that task force back together I have a really hard time believing you were in the know but it sounds good for your public social media image. Fox has zero plans to leave Norwalk and we all know that. There are some good candidates that would take this position like DP that now coach at the MS level in Norwalk. He could turn this program back around, and quick.
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Post by kingmartinez on May 7, 2019 18:35:45 GMT -5
He's leaving by choice?
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Post by redskinfan04 on May 7, 2019 19:01:09 GMT -5
I was told awhile ago but was asked to remain silent. It’s out now so I’m clear. Not hiring Fox was an absolute disaster that the program may not recover from & now they are left without a football coach in May. Very slim pickings available with summer right around the corner. Neat turf thou Sigh 😔 Time to get that task force back together I have a really hard time believing you were in the know but it sounds good for your public social media image. Fox has zero plans to leave Norwalk and we all know that. There are some good candidates that would take this position like DP that now coach at the MS level in Norwalk. He could turn this program back around, and quick. Define what you mean by quick? Willard went 5-5 in the river last year and steps up into the bay this year. Quick progress is going hard to come by for Willard.
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Post by truecrimson on May 7, 2019 20:09:34 GMT -5
I have a really hard time believing you were in the know but it sounds good for your public social media image. Fox has zero plans to leave Norwalk and we all know that. There are some good candidates that would take this position like DP that now coach at the MS level in Norwalk. He could turn this program back around, and quick. Define what you mean by quick? Willard went 5-5 in the river last year and steps up into the bay this year. Quick progress is going hard to come by for Willard. I have nothing against BD but again, we all knew this was a short term gig for him. DP knows the system, the kids and parents love him and i guarantee kids that did not or would not play before would come back out. He is great with building character and loves the kids, but holds them accountable too. MM and BD could not turn this around so i think it is time a hometown boy gets his chance. there are others out there from this town that have interest as well, not only DP that would also do a good job.
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Post by quasimodo on May 8, 2019 7:26:20 GMT -5
Too bad Willard doesn't have a successful former head coach in the building who took a team to the state championship? If they did, they could pursue him. And it would be even better if he was a great guy, with a great reputation, and was a Willard grad.
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Post by ScarletFever on May 8, 2019 14:01:32 GMT -5
Too bad Willard doesn't have a successful former head coach in the building who took a team to the state championship? If they did, they could pursue him. And it would be even better if he was a great guy, with a great reputation, and was a Willard grad. 🤣 On a sidenote some of the direct messages some of you are sending me are killing me 😂Keep up the good work 👍🏼
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Post by areafan1 on May 8, 2019 23:14:43 GMT -5
I also hear this a month ago. Was told he wants to work at Ohio Northern and is coaching at Riverdale, who is not a very good team. Devier never been a very good coach wherever he's been and a user to wait this long.
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Post by buckeyekid on May 10, 2019 6:54:49 GMT -5
Devier has a doctorate now,,why would he want to stay and teach at Willard? He wants to teach in college, can't blame a guy for that. It's called career advancement, and it happens everywhere. He'll be coaching closer at a HS closer to where he lives and works,,which is at Ohio Northern. I think he did all he could at WHS, improved the program from where it was.
Regarding other coaches and the woulda coulda shoulda, I know there was criteria that played in,,,and I'm pretty sure it was legit based on conversations I've had with people from a couple towns and schools. The conspiracy theory is BS. You are where you are for a reason, not because of a personal agenda of one person. That would not be allowed as the decisions are made by multiple people, not just one or two.
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Post by truecrimson on May 10, 2019 7:18:00 GMT -5
Devier has a doctorate now,,why would he want to stay and teach at Willard? He wants to teach in college, can't blame a guy for that. It's called career advancement, and it happens everywhere. He'll be coaching closer at a HS closer to where he lives and works,,which is at Ohio Northern. I think he did all he could at WHS, improved the program from where it was. Regarding other coaches and the woulda coulda shoulda, I know there was criteria that played in,,,and I'm pretty sure it was legit based on conversations I've had with people from a couple towns and schools. The conspiracy theory is BS. You are where you are for a reason, not because of a personal agenda of one person. That would not be allowed as the decisions are made by multiple people, not just one or two. As I stated before, we all knew this would be short lived and as far as your comment about "turning the program around", if you say so. You and Scarlet need to have a sparring match to see who knows the most and tell everyone you do. If there were 45 kids playing instead of 30 I would say it is turning around. The parrot kid moving back is the reason he won 5 games last year, not because he turned anything around. They will keep people out of coaching that apply that do not rub elbows with them, fact. Devier got what he wanted, a placeholder until he found something better and I guess if the people making the decisions are okay with that, so be it. This time around I hope someone doesn't come in and cast a spell over this hiring committee and they fall into the same trap they did with him, that would be sad because the school and kids playing deserve better. Am I sore, yes because these programs deserve coaches that are fully committed and here for the long haul.
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Post by buckeyekid on May 10, 2019 8:53:46 GMT -5
Getting a coach to be here for the "long haul" that's tricky. Situations have to be right for everyone involved, their family situations etc etc. The one thing that some on this board are in a major way is ---"hind site central" essentially waiting till the show is over and then crowing,,,"told ya so". Meanwhile you never hear another word if things go the other way. For instance,,in hoops a couple of us said Parrot's arrival would help turn the hoops program into a winner---while others crowed,,oh "he's never been on a winner before" ,,,,"kids are now quitting and that will hurt us" blah blah,,,,we now know how that went. Obviously Parrot being here helped Devier, and had Triplett been able to play, who knows how much better we could have been. Point being, I think the program is in a better place now than before him.
I have no idea how the head coaching search, will go. Just a guess mind you,,but I think we'll be surprised.
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Post by truecrimson on May 10, 2019 9:52:04 GMT -5
Getting a coach to be here for the "long haul" that's tricky. Situations have to be right for everyone involved, their family situations etc etc. The one thing that some on this board are in a major way is ---"hind site central" essentially waiting till the show is over and then crowing,,,"told ya so". Meanwhile you never hear another word if things go the other way. For instance,,in hoops a couple of us said Parrot's arrival would help turn the hoops program into a winner---while others crowed,,oh "he's never been on a winner before" ,,,,"kids are now quitting and that will hurt us" blah blah,,,,we now know how that went. Obviously Parrot being here helped Devier, and had Triplett been able to play, who knows how much better we could have been. Point being, I think the program is in a better place now than before him. I have no idea how the head coaching search, will go. Just a guess mind you,,but I think we'll be surprised. Not sure who is crowing. Point I'm making is we need to give this due diligence and make a sound selection. We have a beautiful field and good kids and they deserve the best coach possible, not these constant recycled coaches that prove they do not have what it takes to improve the system. Parrot has one more year and the next coach coming in needs to start building a solid foundation that the last two coaches have failed to do, IMO. I think you and Scarlet should be on the selection committee.
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Post by buckeyekid on May 10, 2019 10:16:09 GMT -5
I would be happy to be on that committee if they asked. Having played at Willard and in College for all 4 years, I think I could bring a unique perspective to the group if they wanted another opinion. I have no dog in the fight ---kids are grown.
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Post by truecrimson on May 10, 2019 11:31:46 GMT -5
I would be happy to be on that committee if they asked. Having played at Willard and in College for all 4 years, I think I could bring a unique perspective to the group if they wanted another opinion. I have no dog in the fight ---kids are grown. You still have a dog in the fight if you are part of the village. I doubt you'll be sought after, they don't want you or Scarlet's input, you may make too much sense and they can't have that.
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Post by clb6110 on May 10, 2019 16:20:34 GMT -5
I don't get the rift with BD. I don't know him and have never had a boy play football. However I do follow all Willard sports including football. Certainly both he and Joe B benefited from having Copper Parrot move back home to Willard. He's a nice athlete and what coach doesn't appreciate nice athletes an their team? I smell sour grapes with those bashing the decision process and the hiring of Devier. BTW I'm 1000% in on Buckeyekid being on the committee.
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Post by ScarletFever on May 11, 2019 17:41:12 GMT -5
Buckeye Kid should be on any committee.
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Post by ScarletFever on May 11, 2019 17:50:00 GMT -5
True Crimson I don’t mind you coming at me. You actually make a lot of good points and are direct, though i did know this coaching move was coming (quite a few did)
Hopefully Willard comes out smelling like a rose here and a great candidate presents himself. I totally agree with you there are great kids in the program that deserve it.
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Post by ScarletFever on May 12, 2019 0:01:14 GMT -5
Rereading some of the above nonsense holy hell, Baghdad Bob would be proud.
Ok back to the silly show. 👍🏼
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Post by truecrimson on May 12, 2019 16:42:55 GMT -5
I don't get the rift with BD. I don't know him and have never had a boy play football. However I do follow all Willard sports including football. Certainly both he and Joe B benefited from having Copper Parrot move back home to Willard. He's a nice athlete and what coach doesn't appreciate nice athletes an their team? I smell sour grapes with those bashing the decision process and the hiring of Devier. BTW I'm 1000% in on Buckeyekid being on the committee. The rift is people on here telling us that they knew a month ago, A MONTH AGO! If he knew a month ago and sat on it then that is bush league because that is valuable time lost that could have been used in the search for a coach. As they say, and I’m sure you can relate, drain the swamp. I would love to see a person like Frye come in and take the program over, he would get my vote.
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Post by truecrimson on May 12, 2019 16:45:18 GMT -5
True Crimson I don’t mind you coming at me. You actually make a lot of good points and are direct, though i did know this coaching move was coming (quite a few did) Hopefully Willard comes out smelling like a rose here and a great candidate presents himself. I totally agree with you there are great kids in the program that deserve it. Then why the delay announcing it and losing precious time that could have been used in trying to find a good coach? If you knew, the admin had to know and now they are between a rock and hard place. I’m sure they’ll get a few good candidates and hopefully they have time to get in and rally the troops.
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Post by ScarletFever on May 13, 2019 15:00:49 GMT -5
True Crimson I don’t mind you coming at me. You actually make a lot of good points and are direct, though i did know this coaching move was coming (quite a few did) Hopefully Willard comes out smelling like a rose here and a great candidate presents himself. I totally agree with you there are great kids in the program that deserve it. Then why the delay announcing it and losing precious time that could have been used in trying to find a good coach? If you knew, the admin had to know and now they are between a rock and hard place. I’m sure they’ll get a few good candidates and hopefully they have time to get in and rally the troops. I’d believe it was coach’s right to leave how and when he wanted when he was certain other things fell into place and was 100% the right decision, and he chose now. Oh To the dude that posted fox and Ratliff would have also gone 5-5 🤣🤣🤣 holy hell. Surprisingly though that was nowhere near the goofiest thing I read in the above posts. Some people think they are way way way more intelligent than they actually are.
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Post by notsofast on May 15, 2019 14:41:53 GMT -5
It is interesting the cult following that Fox has among some in Willard. If you do some research, you'd find Devier is 3-2 head-to-head verse Fox. I would agree that regardless of the coach the last 5+ years of Willard football were an uphill battle. My understanding is Rat will never coach at Willard, a decision that is totally his own. I've been told he is approached by administration each time the football job opens and he quickly declines. As for a coach leaving in May, you usually don't leave a job until you have another one secured. Devier resigned at Willard May 6 and wasn't BOE approved at Riverdale until May 13. Fair to say he was looking out for Willard as much as he could by resigning before even being officially hired at Riverdale. Now, he may have known about the ONU position early. But, my guess is staying in coaching was part of the decision to leave Willard.
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