Kevin, I would gladly commend any effort or coaching that I see. I believe that Bilicheck would lose games but we would be very competitive. That's all I want to see is a competitive team. I am very impressed how the fans have handled this catastrophic season. Me, not so much. It breaks my heart.
Bill Belichick, Bear Bryant, or Nick Saban would not be competitive playing small, inexperienced 9th and 10th graders against the Concords and East Montgomerys we have played. And don't forget, we were actually playing tit for tat early in the game against Chatham, but our lack of size and depth caught up with us.
I have heard we let a few good men get away in the hiring process. I cant confirm but I have heard from a very reliable source. I still cant believe we hired our second NS coach in a row and this one had a worse record than the last. He took a NS team that returned 17 starters and got embarrassed by all the county teams. He was then let go after 2 or 3 seasons from NS. To say the least I am not impressed so far.
Dang, Susan. Did Jim Mason dump you at the altar or something? You never miss a chance to remind everyone that he did not fare well at North Stanly. Do you realize how toxic the NSHS situation was when he came into it? Every daddy with a voice spent all their spare time telling the coach of the day how it was supposed to be done, and the coaches got NO backing from the administration. AHS has a pretty experienced coaching staff this year--every coach there has been part of successful programs--and players who want to play and learn the game. However, it is going to take some time to build these "young 'uns" into football players. And don't forget, quite a few experienced athletes who would have been our team leaders this year flew the AHS coop in 2015 thanks to open enrollment. Eliminate that and AHS has the athletes this year to compete...and even then not at the level of the Gaster years.