TK has had some teams that were not great throwing the ball. He designed throws that those QB could make and they made it work. He still finds a way to win. He will run it as well. If you pull a LB or 2 they will run it all night.
Dutch Fork vs Gaffney 5A State Championship game
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Why do people believe Coach Knotts gets paid $100,000 per year just off Coaching?
He's also in position for AD and "Offensive Coordinator(was)". Its not only coaching, but all these positions above add up to $100,000.
He's also in position for AD and "Offensive Coordinator(was)". Its not only coaching, but all these positions above add up to $100,000.
He has an assistant AD that has half of the school day set aside for those duties. Also, a full time athletic department secretary that has an office right beside his. If it is football he is very involved. If it non football sports the assistant and secretary handle most of the tasks.
Think his SC salary is now over $112k plus bonuses.
After Joe Cox they were more balanced in their offense attack. Hard to top Chris Leak then Joe Cox.
Gaffney could win more state championship if they recruited like DF. We all know Tommy recruits.
He doesn’t have to recruit. Kids want to play for him.
Exactly. Saying Knotts recruits is like saying they have to sell Maserati's, when in fact they are all sold a year before they are made.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System spent well over $100,000 in legal fees and for investigators trying to prove what you say "we all know", and they found nothing.
Knotts is attracting every athlete in the area. For a coach of that caliber, recruiting is a really cheap strategy.
“Tom Knotts was the first person to put a big emphasis on weight training around here,″ Wertz said. “At one time, Tommy could never beat Richmond. In 1997, Independence went to Richmond and lost a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter. Well, Tommy and (then-Richmond coach) Daryl Barnes were good friends, and Daryl had really adopted the weight-training stuff there. The next summer Tommy went to Richmond and spent time with Daryl, and he adopted the same system.
“That's when Independence got on its roll, and everyone here started chasing Tommy — and sort of followed his blueprint for success.″
“That's when Independence got on its roll, and everyone here started chasing Tommy — and sort of followed his blueprint for success.″
I remember the chatter from SC fans when TK made the move. This is big boy football. They laughed at him. How things have changed.
1997? He was still at West Charlotte then.
I would put Gary Rankin up there.Outside of California’s (De La Salle) 151. I don’t know if they had the same coach throughout their streak? No Coach from any State has accomplished what Tommy Knotts has done. Not just NC coaches.
He was. Couldn’t see myself helping my competition, no matter how good of friends we may be. No way I would’ve allowed Knotts anywhere near my program besides on the field.
Food for thought T. Knotts is 1-4 vs the Great Daryl Barnes and I can name a lot of Hall of Fame coaches win/loss record against D. Barnes. But yes, Tommy is in a league by himself. He changes programs around and I mean fast.
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Yeah but no one beats Shelby at recruiting. So you should know.
I like the stadium they're playing at... That does it, every championship game in NC needs to be at NC A&T. No more debates. 
I thought he was at WC but got to Indy around 1999. My years could be off.
Dutch Fork has benefited greatly from the open enrollment policy in the district.
He got to Indy in 2000 and won the title with Leak as a Freshman they beat Richmond in the 4th Round if I am not mistaken.
Gaffney pulls it out and breaks Dutch Fork streak 22-19. Congratulations to Gaffney.
Beat the brakes off Richmond that game. I remember being there and being stunned.
He's human after all. Congrats GaffneyShould have recruited a better QB. The guy he got from NC wasn’t even good enough to win the job from the previous year’s recruit.
Gaffney recruited a D1 QB from Blue Ridge. He worked out pretty well.
Big breakdowns on D staff. Got caught with ten on the field at end of half but hit player on field. Had too many on field and burned TO on final Gaffney TD.
D Line did not get good push. DF had three INTs and on the fourth down throw in the end zone had the RB on a wheel to the opposite wide open and missed him.
QB fir Gaffney played very well but it was the short pass and yards after catch mostly. DF receivers were having to make the catch many times.
Too many penalties. Same O Lineman back to back had a false start then was ineligible downfield on a huge pass play.
Did not see DF last year. Couple DF coaches not thereJason Barnes is at GA Military. Expect changes.
D Line did not get good push. DF had three INTs and on the fourth down throw in the end zone had the RB on a wheel to the opposite wide open and missed him.
QB fir Gaffney played very well but it was the short pass and yards after catch mostly. DF receivers were having to make the catch many times.
Too many penalties. Same O Lineman back to back had a false start then was ineligible downfield on a huge pass play.
Did not see DF last year. Couple DF coaches not thereJason Barnes is at GA Military. Expect changes.
He lost two games in 1996 and 1997. Close games. Rolled Richmond at the Rock in 2000. That was the changing of the guard.
He was not at Indy. WC literally had no weight room. Indy’s was a room in the basement that could hold about 15 players at a time. No football class in CMS. Had to work around what they had.
Btango- Quick question. Is the competition in DF's conf and area real weak? He seems to just roll people all year but the schools like Fort D and some of the upstate seem to give him real problems. I have seen them play 3-4 times and frankly they dont seem physically dominant. They certainly didnt against Mallard Creek. I think a Vance team with Echols in place would have given them alot of problems.
urban meyer FAST !
*a young tom knotts* similar to a young coach k going up against the already established dean smith
still … 110-6 (5 titles) over 8 years … man, makes you really wanna see what kinda damage DB could do in this era of hs football with more resources.
The most ridiculous comment I've read involving DF & Knotts
how does their’s differ from other counties/school districts? i would image most (if not all) have a similar policy, no ?
dutch fork has benefited greatly from hiring a hall-of-fame coach. you get what you pay for.