KDOSullivan

Is Coach Roc in trouble job wise? If you were at the game tonight, you would be asking too....It was bad, really bad, like church league 7th graders bad. I try and go to 6-7 Lamar games a year, and this is the worst one I have ever seen. :'(

LU or Nichols would both win your pathetic little JUCO league DickeyV!!!!! :D :D No seriously man....what I saw tonight was TERRIBLE basketball...BTW, Region XIV is the real deal...Seriously, LU or Nicholls St. would NOT FINISH IN THE TOP 8...Thats no joke...Probably even get blown out on several occasions..36 points? To THAT team?? COME ON!!!! I was at the game too....It was bad basketball. It was like Lamar wanted to go ahead and start Spring Break...

Prayers to the family and the people of Deweyville.....As a high school teacher, stories like this make me sick to my stomach. I worry every year that we don't lose a kid.... Unfortunately the good people of South Newton County have lost one of their children, and we in Orange County and South Jasper County will remember you as we go to services in the morning.

doubt if you must but one of mine is on 100% athletic scholarship and and the other is receiving offers as we go along---sometime the dream pays off Well, good for you, I am glad we have this forum so you can toot your own horn. YOU called me out with your expert knowledge----my response was to show you that in this case you are incorrect and I can cite many others as well so.... if that is tooting then toot toot Once again, I am GLAD for your child. But, for most athletes in high school there is no athletic scholarship.

doubt if you must but one of mine is on 100% athletic scholarship and and the other is receiving offers as we go along---sometime the dream pays off Well, good for you, I am glad we have this forum so you can toot your own horn.

Once again, very few kids get athletic scholarships. Academic walks are given all the time. Dream all you want. Come sit in my shoes. Very few of the kids in athletics are going to receive athletic scholarships. There are just not that many, and seriously doubt your kid is that good. I really do. If you really want to dream, dream your kid in medical school, or law school, or some other professional school.

You know, if some of you people cared just a little more of what your kid is going to do in the classroom that the field, you might discover your kid might make one heck of a doctor, or accountant, or engineer. I have been in the education business for 25+ years and so few of the kid I have taught have received an athletic scholarship. I can count on one hand the number who went to the pros on one hand, and they didn't last long, and three of those are now having a hard time earning a living because they always "thought" they would be a pro athlete. They have no degree, no skills to earn one. Forget that year round crap, take your kid fishing, take a trip to Canada for fun, during school make him take an extra math class. Make him take a third or fourth or Spanish or French. Be serious folks, quit that pie in the sky business. Quit blaming the coaches. Have them show up to youth games to scout future talent. Do you know how stupid that sounds? These men have lives outside of sports. They have to teach math or history or science, plus coach. These guys days start at 7am and last until 10pm at night.

well both teams had a few cobwebs to work out and both teams work probably 4 pitchers including Peavy hitting his cousin Hillin lol which got a good laugh from both teams and spectators. I think Buna came out ahead by a few runs but it was only a scrimmage. There was some talk that Spendora was coming over to have sort of a round-robin scrimmage. Did they show?

Going to be a good one....I am pulling for Buna.

And it is sad. I have been in meetings in which a parents has told me " My son was born with a baseball/football in their hands." The kid couldn't even make the team....Then there are the parents who think the purpose of school is for their kid to play ball.....I know I may catch flack for this statement, but I wonder sometimes if we really need high school sports? If you walked in my shoes for a year, you would understand my statement.

Give the coaches ( And teachers ) a break. Your kids are not the only ones on the court/field/class. Trust me, I have been in meetings with parents that have called me everything in the book except a human. I have been in meetings in which my children and spouse have been threatened. I have received phone calls from drunken parents at 3 am and my number is unlisted. I have been in Sunday School class and a parent wanted to talk to me about "Little Johnny." ( Basically, a conference in front of the entire SS Class.)My parents have been approached by "friends" about them talking to me about "helping their grandchild out." ( Passing their grandchild) I have been called out of class to the office because I caught a student cheating and the irate parent is certain " I have made a mistake." I have been threatened with legal action because their child made a "B" and they are certain their kid is an "A" student. I have been threatened because I got onto their kid for making a racist remark. You know, I really like what I do, but I can see a day when I have had enough.

Charles R. Smith Phil Brown David Llewellyn The entire '64 team( I don't know how you would do the last one)

But still, that is a miserable trip. Back to Deweyville after the game at midnight, and then the coaches will be back at the fieldhouse Sat. morning to prepare for the next game...

Thanks for the info, this just doesn't make sense. What's wrong with the current system? Man, I feel sorry for the travel budget.....And you know the price of gas is going to go back up.... Gas and TIME going up... fan attendance going DOWN... Zombies in class on Wednesday morning... And the UIL don't give a flip about any of it. So sad. :'( It is sad....

Thanks for the info, this just doesn't make sense. What's wrong with the current system? Man, I feel sorry for the travel budget.....And you know the price of gas is going to go back up....

I know, I feel sorry for Deweyville's coaches and kids...( And faithful)

It looks like LCM has gotten a good coach, now if they can get the kids to turn out and work at the program. They do in everything else, CC, baseball, softball....

Actually 4 more, Jasper or is there one more I am missing? ???

I am glad it is dead....I saw no purpose.

There is another job probably going to come open, but I am sworn to secrecy. It will not be a shock when it happens...I wish I could tell... :-X

A good portion of that scrutiny that you say they have to endure, is dished out right here on this message board. I am in no way saying that the message board is the problem. We all know the problem. People who feel they have been wronged by such things as playing time is the problem. That, and people who think the coach should be able to win the thoroughbred race riding a donkey. Now, that is putting things into perspective! I guess we all tend to ride our "donkey's" at times while expecting to be winners......! Ain't that the truth...I have ridden a donkey or two in my life... :-\

Licks only for discipline.

Not a job I would want....

The coach would have kept his job if he would have kept his mouth closed. In the school business you need to learn to not disagree with your bosses..... :-\

Good luck Coach. I can never fault a man for making more money.