Stacy Hester was fired today at New Hope
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Damn fine baseball coach that got consumed by small town politics. He will land on his feet and hopefully somewhere close to New Hope.
with him.........This ain't his first brush with these kind of events..........IMO, serves him well........His "hot head" got his "***" fired........
Man, they always had some talent in FB but could just never seem to exploit it (Wayne Harris, Andy Shaw, Andre Harris, etc.). I don't think they ever beat us (Calhoun City) during my playing (picking pine out of my butt) days. Think they were a top 10 team last year we played them (79?), but they had no QB. A pick-6 & a goal-line stand later, we had whupped that Blue Devil arse.
and they will get a good coach to. I'm curious to see if Chris Chism, from Hernando, gets it.
A lot of people think that Eddie Lofton at Clinton will get the Oak Grove job, which has me wondering if Hester will end up at Clinton. I could also see Hester going over to Alabama to coach as well.
A lot of people think that Eddie Lofton at Clinton will get the Oak Grove job, which has me wondering if Hester will end up at Clinton. I could also see Hester going over to Alabama to coach as well.
Oak Grove had an ex-pro- Kary Bridges as their HC, he played at Ole Miss, the old Jackson Generals, and played at Oak Grove. He was selected by Harry Breleand to be his successor after being an assistant there for a couple of years. Basically, he was in over his head- some Oak Grove people's words, not mine, and after they were knocked out very early in the playoffs, he was let go.
So, a lot of it was about wins and losses.
I have heard a rumor that Bridges was going to coach at Laurel or somewhere like that.
So, a lot of it was about wins and losses.
I have heard a rumor that Bridges was going to coach at Laurel or somewhere like that.
hattiesburg is that he was an ******* toward the players. From what I was told, he was very degrading when he would get on the players. As an example, he supposedly got in McMahon's face and was yelling at him telling him that he sucked and couldn't understand why MState would want him. Stupid move considering the McMahons standing in oakgrove. I keep hearing this from everyone i've heard talking about it, so this is probably the case. I haven't seen him in awhile, but when i was around him, he could be very nice, but could also be obnoxious as hell too.
Now, you certainly don't have the right to choke a kid to death or anything we we aren't talking about the scrawny kid playing first chair oboe. These are big *** football players and when stuff starts flying around and a people are hitting each other sometimes the best way to get someone's attention is a nice grab to the throat. If he hurt the kid then sure, he should be gone, but I can think of any number of situations where in the heat of the moment I'm going to do what diffuses the situation and it might be grabbing someone's throat. Life is situational, just hearing one thing someone did is never enough to judge the action on.wbc40 said:
never once happened in any sport I have played or watched.
And if it did happen at my alma mater the coach would be fired on the spot, no questions asked. And would never get a job anywhere nearby.
And if it did happen at my alma mater the coach would be fired on the spot, no questions asked. And would never get a job anywhere nearby.
I witnessed it first hand for years and this bastard got what he deserved. He's had a lot more badass, smartass, dumbass kids pull the same thing and he never laid a hand on them because he had other coaches who wouldn't let it happen. When your main assistant is your son-in-law (volunteer coach) and the other is the shortstops dad (also a volunteer coach who was helping lead the effort to get rid of the bastard), there is no one to step between you and stop a bad situation. Chism would have stepped in and helped prevent it when he was there, but he wasn't and now the "real stacy hester" was in control. Every kid in the dugout wrote their version of what happened on paper and turned it in to the administration. I think, based on yesterday's decision, most know what was written down on those pieces of paper.
Like one poster above said, Hester's antics and bullying arrogant self finally got him fired. Mr. Halford hired his *** and fired his ***. Good riddance. He probably won't want to leave town because of his landscaping business that he works during the day while he is supposed to have been teaching driver's ed. His son-in-law runs his grass cutting business so it will be interesting to see if what the whole family does.
Like one poster above said, Hester's antics and bullying arrogant self finally got him fired. Mr. Halford hired his *** and fired his ***. Good riddance. He probably won't want to leave town because of his landscaping business that he works during the day while he is supposed to have been teaching driver's ed. His son-in-law runs his grass cutting business so it will be interesting to see if what the whole family does.
Tried to choke a kid?? What? I'm not sure where that is coming from, but that's not the story at all. Yeah, he's an arrogant *** and I don't care for him personally, but some of stories flying around are just that...stories. He pissed off a school board member's wife by telling her, "Hush, woman, hush". After that she was heard saying, "It's $$%$%%@ on, now." And she had the connections to do something, and she did.
This all started when Hester and a kid fell into the dug out. Yeah, he had his hands on the kid because he was pulling him out of a fight in an effort to keep the kid from being ejected. I know the kid's family and they have come out publicly and stated that they have NO beef with Hester. Chism spoke to the media that he thought Hester should not have put his hands on him. Word around here (New Hope) is he wants the job.
This all started when Hester and a kid fell into the dug out. Yeah, he had his hands on the kid because he was pulling him out of a fight in an effort to keep the kid from being ejected. I know the kid's family and they have come out publicly and stated that they have NO beef with Hester. Chism spoke to the media that he thought Hester should not have put his hands on him. Word around here (New Hope) is he wants the job.
Yeah...he said he had his arm around the kid's throat because the kid's shirt-tail popped out of his pants, and they got tied up because they tripped going down the dugout. Ha !
And the kid's dad was livid for the 1st couple of days after it happened, and said he was going to do something about it. I don't know what caused him to do a complete 180 on his feelings over the next couple of weeks.
A former player's dad was on here not long ago, and outlined a rap sheet of all the things he's done over the years, and he should have been gone long before now. He did this to himself, and he deserves exactly what he got.
Link to the WCBI stories.......
http://wcbi.com/sports/
And the kid's dad was livid for the 1st couple of days after it happened, and said he was going to do something about it. I don't know what caused him to do a complete 180 on his feelings over the next couple of weeks.
A former player's dad was on here not long ago, and outlined a rap sheet of all the things he's done over the years, and he should have been gone long before now. He did this to himself, and he deserves exactly what he got.
Link to the WCBI stories.......
http://wcbi.com/sports/
The kid's family met with Hester. The kid's family learned the facts. The kid and his family were at the meeting of support 2 weeks ago. The kid was interviewed by WCBI and WTVA. If he and his family don't have a problem with what went down, maybe it means that the stories going around have been exaggerated. Like I said, the man is an ***. But that does not make him dangerous. And if he is dangerous, then why did the school board vote to allow him to continue teaching?
duuhhh, what coach who was fired from his coaching job would stay at a school just to teach? Hester probably would just to be an *** to the new baseball coach and administration. His interview with WCBI (which can be heard on their site) makes him sound like the idiot he is. He's know this meeting would take place for months and yet he chose to go on to Oklahoma with the team. Now he's going to blame someone else for not calling him. I call ******** and he's still using the media to try and make himself look like the victim.
After threatening the boy like he did, i'm sure the kid would say anything. When you are told that you would never play baseball after high school once I get through with you with the area coaches and an invitation to go to Oklahoma with an all-star team, I'm sure you would do what the kid did. Yet, it's not the story he's telling his teammates who are his friends.
As far as his students go, would you grab a kid by the neck if he/she were driving the drivers ed car with two or three other kids in the back seat? I doubt he would do that. He also want have his money kitty he has always had with the baseball funds to do what he wants with anymore, so he will have to find another fundraising machine for his use.
After threatening the boy like he did, i'm sure the kid would say anything. When you are told that you would never play baseball after high school once I get through with you with the area coaches and an invitation to go to Oklahoma with an all-star team, I'm sure you would do what the kid did. Yet, it's not the story he's telling his teammates who are his friends.
As far as his students go, would you grab a kid by the neck if he/she were driving the drivers ed car with two or three other kids in the back seat? I doubt he would do that. He also want have his money kitty he has always had with the baseball funds to do what he wants with anymore, so he will have to find another fundraising machine for his use.
He won't stay just to teach, that's not my point. My point is if he is indeed a danger to children, then why didn't the school board teminate him all together? Because, the doctor's wife didn't have a beef with him as a teacher.
And you are right, I don't know it all. I don't have a kid on the team. But I know the uncle of the kid in question. He has publicly said they are ok with the situation. He has publicly said he doesn't think the coach is an angel. Even went as far as to call him a "turd" in The Packet. But being railroaded because the doctor's wife has it in for you, ain't right.
There is another thread on here that talks about how we all agree that when your opponents hate your coach, it is a good thing. Alot of people outside of New Hope are weighing in on this because they don't like to face a Hester ball club.
And you are right, I don't know it all. I don't have a kid on the team. But I know the uncle of the kid in question. He has publicly said they are ok with the situation. He has publicly said he doesn't think the coach is an angel. Even went as far as to call him a "turd" in The Packet. But being railroaded because the doctor's wife has it in for you, ain't right.
There is another thread on here that talks about how we all agree that when your opponents hate your coach, it is a good thing. Alot of people outside of New Hope are weighing in on this because they don't like to face a Hester ball club.
Again, you are missing the point of the decision. The situation with the school board members wife has nothing to do with this whole situation. She was just one of the people who had the guts to confront the "turd" and he took offense to being called out by her. It was a simple parent/coach meeting with the administrator and he's the one who has blown that whole situation out of proportion trying to draw attention away from the real reason he has been terminated.
The only reason he has been terminated was for putting his hands on a player which is a no no in any school. He's been fired once for doing it and now a second time. I'm sure schools will take that into consideration when he interviews. Mr. Halford has put up with a lot of crap from Hester and has gone to bat for the man many times, but when he did what he did in that dugout that day, you have to pat the man on the back for taking up for the kids who are in danger.
And, Chris Herring is an idiot and should have kept his mouth shut because he has not dog in this hunt. Mama and daddy were fuming outside the fence after the incident with their son and calling for Hester's head then. Even the Tice kid was visibly upset after the incident. Seems all was OK the next day after Hester met with the family. Yeah, like the player has told his friends, we made a deal because I want to go to Oklahoma.
I won't keep beating a dead horse like most people do on here and the Hester situation is truly a dead horse now.
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The only reason he has been terminated was for putting his hands on a player which is a no no in any school. He's been fired once for doing it and now a second time. I'm sure schools will take that into consideration when he interviews. Mr. Halford has put up with a lot of crap from Hester and has gone to bat for the man many times, but when he did what he did in that dugout that day, you have to pat the man on the back for taking up for the kids who are in danger.
And, Chris Herring is an idiot and should have kept his mouth shut because he has not dog in this hunt. Mama and daddy were fuming outside the fence after the incident with their son and calling for Hester's head then. Even the Tice kid was visibly upset after the incident. Seems all was OK the next day after Hester met with the family. Yeah, like the player has told his friends, we made a deal because I want to go to Oklahoma.
I won't keep beating a dead horse like most people do on here and the Hester situation is truly a dead horse now.
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wbc40 said:
the one I choked for a second had just punched an 11th grade girl in the face in the lunchroom...I really didnt give a **** at the time what I did to him
I kicked one for smarting off to me in the weightroom when he was an immature 10th grader. He was being a little **** and I gave him an attention getter. 2 years later he was the leader of our defense. He hugged me and thanked me for all I had done for him at the athletic banquet. To this day he remains one of my favorite players that I coached.
Many of you have no idea what kids of today say or do. All you see is the coach reacting to something they have done. Sometimes they really get out of line, and you have to do something that you wouldnt normally do- yet it is still needed. There are times a teenager needs to realize an older man just might whip his *** if he doesnt do what he is supposed to do or gets too far out of line. Thats one of the main problems in schools today, kids don't think anything can be done to them and they can get away with doing whatever they want.
cajundawg said:
Yep, I it is written exactly as I intended. His W/L record is unquestioned; however, some think there is more to coaching than W/L's. I am one of those. He would never last beyond the High School level because his tactics of intimidation would not be successful....with umpires or assistants or players. For a long time he got away with his crap; finally it caught up with him. I do really wish him well and hope he straightens things out for himself.
Coach34, you did that kid a great favor and it is too bad our system has gotten so lawyer oriented. Many kids need to be put in line and are forever grateful to the person who did it. That said, it is a good thing you didn't kick or grab the wrong child.
"I really didnt give a **** at the time what I did to him."
It's apparent your reaction was out of anger. I hope you aren't still coaching.
It's apparent your reaction was out of anger. I hope you aren't still coaching.
"It's apparent your reaction was out of anger. I hope you aren't still coaching."
instead we need coaches that will just talk to a student who just punched a girl in the face during lunch. I should have just waited till he was done and then asked him to come with me and lets talk about why he punched her. Then he could tell me how punching her made him feel, and I could reason with this young man and explain to his 17 year old *** about how punching her was wrong. I could then ask him to please not do that anymore.
I preferred my method of dragging his *** out of the cafeteria by his head and shirt into the principles office where we suspended him for 3 days and had the sherriff take him home.
instead we need coaches that will just talk to a student who just punched a girl in the face during lunch. I should have just waited till he was done and then asked him to come with me and lets talk about why he punched her. Then he could tell me how punching her made him feel, and I could reason with this young man and explain to his 17 year old *** about how punching her was wrong. I could then ask him to please not do that anymore.
I preferred my method of dragging his *** out of the cafeteria by his head and shirt into the principles office where we suspended him for 3 days and had the sherriff take him home.
You simply don't get it and no amount of arguing with you is going to change that. So I'm not even going to try. Just know this, if my kid ever did something immature and stupid and a coach responded in kind, I would hold both accountable.
I saw Coach Hince fling an all-State tackle about 10 feet after he screwed up something in practice. The tackle jumped up, said something, then went back to the drill. Far as I know nothing was said about it afterwards.
In the heat of the moment, I see nothing wrong with that. However, intimidating and throwing high school kids around as a general coaching method is not advisable. Nowadays, if some coach tries to push players around and intimidate them all the time, the players might just kick the crap out of them.
In the heat of the moment, I see nothing wrong with that. However, intimidating and throwing high school kids around as a general coaching method is not advisable. Nowadays, if some coach tries to push players around and intimidate them all the time, the players might just kick the crap out of them.
You are right about the dead horse, so this shall be my last post on the subject.
This was a discussion. I don't mind if you disagree...in fact it's the whole reason I look at SPS. However, when you started naming names other than Hester's you made it personal (which is kind of ridiculous on a forum). Chris has every right to weigh in. He is a former New Hope and Hester player. He lives in New Hope. And last I checked was an American citizen, which gives him the right of free speech. I would love to be there when you called him an idiot to his face.
One last thing, maybe the whining kid you are getting your info from will get more playing time under the new coach.
Good day.
This was a discussion. I don't mind if you disagree...in fact it's the whole reason I look at SPS. However, when you started naming names other than Hester's you made it personal (which is kind of ridiculous on a forum). Chris has every right to weigh in. He is a former New Hope and Hester player. He lives in New Hope. And last I checked was an American citizen, which gives him the right of free speech. I would love to be there when you called him an idiot to his face.
One last thing, maybe the whining kid you are getting your info from will get more playing time under the new coach.
Good day.