OlDawg

Always someone who thinks—despite all evidence to the contrary—things will be different for them. My brother lives in Steiner Ranch. Feeds into Vandegrift. Niece & nephew graduated from Vandegrift. Barbers Hill is nothing like that area. Barbers Hill is like Deer Park. The Vandegrift/Lake Travis area is on a different level from many aspects.

If I were a parent of a player still, I wouldn’t want my son playing for a ‘yes man.’ I would prefer someone older who didn’t have to ‘play the game’, but could teach my son about life and still cared about winning—with character & pride. (If I had to choose between the two.) Of course, I’d also prefer a Super who hired & trusted to let the hire do their job without interference. Authority doesn’t give respect. Respect is earned when respect is given.

Another thing about Stump—positive or negative—is I believe his ex QB son is already helping him send in/call plays. So, there could be a smooth succession plan if the BH Super didn’t get in the way again. If he does, it may be easier to get a new Super than a new pedigreed coach. Get a good 5 years from Pops, then transition to his son with some continuity. I think Pops is a couple years younger than me, and he still looks like he’s in great shape. Just a thought… In my old fart mind, it could make sense for all concerned. I did see some young men in our game that had some talent. Hope they don’t get discouraged with all of this stuff. (If they do, LP is open enrollment. 😜)

I think he’s at the stage where he wouldn’t care if the Super wanted him to play his kid, he is also at the stage where politics wouldn’t mean too much to him, and it would stroke the BH Super’s ego to have a ‘big name hire’—which it just seems like he needs by his history. Stump would get a decent raise, not have to move, and would actually have a good looking young soph QB to work with in his system. The BH QB (left-handed soph I saw in PO’s) could be a game changer given the right coaching staff. Fired off bullets, and left-handed QB’s seem to be hard to deal with for whatever reason. BH may not have what is at Atascocita. But, their cupboard didn’t look bare.

May sound crazy. But, Stump would be an interesting choice. It would be a pay raise, and he knows the area, people and competition. From BH perspective, if they do move to 6A, he has the experience there and in the district they may move into… Of course, I wouldn’t expect him to be a long term hire. Another 5 year guy.

Pretty sure it was AJ Highsmith. Awesome QB. Pretty much was the miracle man at HT.

Word gets around.

My money is apparently on whoever will suck up & play the Super’s kid.

Crosby may be willing to make a swap. 🤣

Mike McCarthy might become available. He’s used to dealing with heavy handed bosses, and said 2 days ago to the press, ‘He’s a builder.’

Sounds like a problem if true. May find it harder to lure big name like they seem to want to do with just throwing around $$$ if there’s an Admin issue. That’s 2 name coaches in a fairly short span that thought it was a dream job to wind up not staying all that long. Not a coach. But, if I was one, I might be a bit leery.

Wow. Sure seem to go through ex SC coaches a lot. Tough crowd. Hard to build a program for growth with no continuity.

I kind of like the idea of having a DEC type committee from another classification reviewing interdistrict transfers with a UIL rep included. If the number of requested interdistrict transfers is more than 10 per school year, kick it to a specifically funded UIL panel where coaches and others don’t get overwhelmed. UIL would need a little more funding as I understand there’s somewhere around 15,000+ transfer requests per year. If the requests are within a multi school ISD, split them up & have them be reviewed by another ISD, or the UIL panel. Still require a PAPF for all transfer requests just like the new rules stipulate. Don’t need to go back to the pre-1981 blanket policy. Just me thinking out loud based on my limited knowledge.

Yes. 1981 it changed from the ‘sit a year’, possibly more policy that had been around since the ‘40’s. Not saying I agree or disagree. I can see good & bad for both. Just providing you the facts you kind of asked about. I think money has infected the game more than at any time in the past from varying parties. Well aware of the 60’s & 70’s. LOL

1940’s - 1981 is your proof. No winning lawsuit changed it. (UIL just got tired of fighting over it.) Liberal ideas in the schools changed it. In an effort to be more accommodating, a can of worms was opened wider as was predicted. In my previous post, I linked to four articles that provided the history of this argument. Informative. I dare say the situation has gotten a lot worse since the articles were written in 2015 which is why UIL & partners/stakeholders have decided something needs to change.

[Hidden Content] Old articles (2015), but still apply. Four part series. Just select 1-4 for full story. Good info. It does also say—as I thought I remembered when I played sports in HS in the 70’s—that prior to 1981, automatic sit out a year. Period.

Agree. But, that’s just me.

That’s what I’m saying though. Participation in a UIL governed activity isn’t a right. It’s a privilege. And, they’re not forcing anyone to do—or not do—anything. The student could participate in any number of private leagues/organizations. So, I’d be curious if the courts would actually consider it discrimination. I honestly don’t know. But, it would seem to be a gray area to me. Of course, school vouchers may make a lot of this moot. School transportation is gonna be a nightmare though. I can see a bunch of lawsuits over lack of bussing. Typically, when people get one thing, they’ll want more. Human nature.

I agree with most of the points you’ve made. But, not sure on this one. Extracurricular participation isn’t guaranteed by the State. Only education at a public school. While the UIL has recently been ruled a pseudo government agency & thus protected from lawsuits, it doesn’t mean they—or their regulated activites— are a part of the ‘education of every child’ guarantee. Prior to 1981, wasn’t there a blanket policy? I seem to remember there being one when I was in school in the 70’s.

It appears BMT ISD does have open enrollment according to this registration link. They just set deadlines as any other open enrollment district. [Hidden Content] I can understand students transferring out as BMT ISD is rated 1140 out of 1201 school districts in Texas. Not sure if they’re a PEG school district or not. Would have to check. Definitely seem to be borderline. If they are, the State allows transfers out with basically no questions asked. [Hidden Content]

Any personnel having direct contact with students are required to undergo a background check by TEA. A district doesn’t leave this legal requirement up to a coach. If they do, they’re culpable of a lot more than what we’re discussing here. Again, he was with the program for 2 years. He was sanctioned for 3 years for recruiting (attempting). He said no one else knew. These are facts and admissions. I happen to think he was protecting someone. But, that’s just conjecture on my part. Overall, this episode doesn’t affect me at all. As I said earlier, NS may be a sacrificial lamb to make a point. No way to confirm. But—obviously—this issue runs a lot deeper than just a single incident at one school.

This is really kind of silly or naive of you. You expect people to believe that an administration that approves hires didn’t do a background check thorough enough to know that a coach they were hiring was running an outside recruiting service, that there would be no conflict of interest, and there was no chance of ‘bleed-over’ knowing that recruiting of high school athletes was against the rules. Got it. 😂😂😅 Also, he was with the program for 2 years. Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against NS. People that know me can vouch for that fact. But, this whole episode was UIL whitewashing over something they knew they had a problem with for years, and just finding the easiest scapegoat that wouldn’t also put them on the hook for lax enforcement.

One year they had a title. Yes. No dominating after that until Kay. I’m well aware of their history.

NS hasn’t been dominating for 20+ years. Didn’t even win district in 2011 or 2012. In fact, finished 3rd.

I believe NS had a major microscope on their program due to recruiting violations that were caught. Seriously doubt if they’d be doing much right away. They’re the Astros of TXHSFB. An example.