Dayton Hires Jerry Prieto as HC

[Red Boyou]

11 minutes ago, Razor said:

Supposedly, LW had quite a bit coming back from that 10-3 team, so not sure what led to the 6-5 season in his only year at Lake Worth...based on this post, you would think that Dayton hired Knute Rockne or something

Compared to what Dayton has hired the last 3 times they have. 😂😂

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

6 minutes ago, PlayActionPass said:

Head Coaches do NOT leave schools after back 2 back 10 win seasons if they believe the talent is there to do it for a 3rd time in a row. You better be uber talented at every other position if you are starting a FRESHMAN QB at the 4A level or above. If not, then you are probably not set up for immediate success.

I ran outta likes. +1! 

(I have to add in: problems within the administration would cause them to leave, I've personally seen it in this area few years ago)

[PlayActionPass]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

I ran outta likes. +1! 

(I have to add in: problems within the administration would cause them to leave, I've personally seen it in this area few years ago)

Lots of TRUTH to that.

Administration can make even the most LOYAL coach head for the hills.

[jayhawk]

37 minutes ago, Red Boyou said:

Compared to what Dayton has hired the last 3 times they have. 😂😂

Amen Brother !

[jayhawk]

5 hours ago, 2wedge said:

Foster will still be the focal point of the offense, just from a more dynamic position. He will benefit greatly from the addition of Jr and Dayton could be very very good very quickly. Especially with Prieto getting a jump start on installing his system by starting on March 4. Fun times in bronco land!!

Good analysis-

[Matthew328]

6 hours ago, Rez Ipsa said:

This is huge. The difference in Crosby when he was there was immediate and obvious. Dayton is going to take a massive step forward and make that district a lot more interesting. 

One question: Lake Worth was 10-3 the season before he showed up, with a 6-5 (first round playoff exit) in his one season there. Obviously, a season is just one season, but that’s a significant step back from the year earlier. Any thought or inside info on that year? Graduated a lot of talent? Totally new system? 

A few things from Lake Worth

1) their top returning player who was the district MVP transferred out during the summer (was ruled ineligible and didnt play his senior year)

2) Prieto was hired the Friday before Memorial Day, tough to really implement things getting hired that late

[navydawg31]

6 hours ago, Red Boyou said:

Compared to what Dayton has hired the last 3 times they have. 😂😂

Can you refresh my memory.. who were the last 3 hires?

[jayhawk]

11 minutes ago, navydawg31 said:

Can you refresh my memory.. who were the last 3 hires?

Hancok then Nations both incompetent assistant  coaches from the Stewart era. Then coach Ware ( buddy of Jeff Nation ,assistant coach New Caney) the best of the three but half assed  it his last year  since he had another job lined up.

[Red Boyou]

Sure, Hancock, Nations and Ware.

[MACDADDYPURP]

15 hours ago, jayhawk said:

Hancok then Nations both incompetent assistant  coaches from the Stewart era. Then coach Ware ( buddy of Jeff Nation ,assistant coach New Caney) the best of the three but half assed  it his last year  since he had another job lined up.

 

15 hours ago, Red Boyou said:

Sure, Hancock, Nations and Ware.

Hancock: 9-3, 9-2, 6-6, 7-5, 7-4

Nations: 3-7, 2-7, 0-10, 1-9

Ware: 0-10, 2-8, 7-4, 4-6

I don't think you can group Hancock with the other two tbh 

[Red Boyou]

27 minutes ago, MACDADDYPURP said:

 

Hancock: 9-3, 9-2, 6-6, 7-5, 7-4

Nations: 3-7, 2-7, 0-10, 1-9

Ware: 0-10, 2-8, 7-4, 4-6

I don't think you can group Hancock with the other two tbh 

Personally I think you can just due to the fact that he got the job because he was in the click and by the time he was run off there were less than 30 kids on varsity and would have been less than that the following year. IMO what success he did have was because of the remnants from the Stewart era. No one wanted to play for him (as was shown in his next job) so it was going downhill. But you got your opinion I got mine…… to each their own. 

[jayhawk]

1 hour ago, MACDADDYPURP said:

 

Hancock: 9-3, 9-2, 6-6, 7-5, 7-4

Nations: 3-7, 2-7, 0-10, 1-9

Ware: 0-10, 2-8, 7-4, 4-6

I don't think you can group Hancock with the other two tbh 

Hancock had zero  people skills always running his players in the ground getting into it with the players parents  as well as the fans ! very negative and verbal abusive guy. He won a lot of games  because Stewart was in the back ground babysitting  even during live games he would give Hancock  hand signals  on what to do and laugh at him while saying how dumb he was while talking to liltex and me, 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

5 minutes ago, jayhawk said:

Hancock had zero  people skills always running his players in the ground getting into it with the players parents  as well as the fans ! very negative and verbal abusive guy. He won a lot of games  because Stewart was in the back ground babysitting  even during live games he would give Hancock  hand signals  on what to do and laugh at him while saying how dumb he was while talking to liltex and me, 

I remember those days. 

[jayhawk]

8 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

I remember those days. 

Fun times - still miss that guy -

[Mr. Thornton Melon]

Congrats Dayton !!!

[Cougtalk]

Is this just the football job? No AD? 

[jayhawk]

1 hour ago, Cougtalk said:

Is this just the football job? No AD? 

Just the HC  for some reason -   maybe the school board has something else in mind down the line ? 

[2wedge]

On 3/2/2024 at 11:27 PM, jayhawk said:

Just the HC  for some reason -   maybe the school board has something else in mind down the line ? 

Assistant AD title included. Ware wasn't the AD either during his time there. Jeff Nations had that title and it was given to Geoff McCracken when Nations retired back in December. 

[Old Ape]

So basically Prieto Chunked Crosby the duece and then turned up in DAYTON less than a year later????? Is this how I'm reading this?

[Separation Scientist]

42 minutes ago, Old Ape said:

So basically Prieto Chunked Crosby the duece and then turned up in DAYTON less than a year later????? Is this how I'm reading this?

I can only speculate but it sure seems curious. doesn't it? He could have a vendetta and a score to settle with certain individuals there. Remember this is a guy who wants to stick his thumb in the eye of others at times. He shows little restraint. He might be jumping up and down and spitting on someones turf soon. It would be quite interesting to see how that would be percieved. Or maybe not, maybe it is all just a coincidence and nothing more. Its 50/50 at this point. Certainly its a storyline to keep everyone amused through the offseason!

[Julio2000]

56 minutes ago, Old Ape said:

So basically Prieto Chunked Crosby the duece and then turned up in DAYTON less than a year later????? Is this how I'm reading this?

Perhaps he wants to prove that the Red nation messed up. Or maybe he’s a football coach that wants to succeed in a program that has struggled… to be kind. 
At any rate it looks like Dayton has landed a prize. 

[jayhawk]

13 hours ago, 2wedge said:

Assistant AD title included. Ware wasn't the AD either during his time there. Jeff Nations had that title and it was given to Geoff McCracken when Nations retired back in December. 

Don't know this Geoff McCracken hopefully he's a temp AD - really doesn't matter though if its HC/AD or Assistant AD/HC as long as the money is good! -if little Jerry's dad is happy, I'm happy!  Go Broncos ---- 

[AggiesAreWe]

59 minutes ago, jayhawk said:

Don't know this Geoff McCracken hopefully he's a temp AD - really doesn't matter though if its HC/AD or Assistant AD/HC as long as the money is good! -if little Jerry's dad is happy, I'm happy!  Go Broncos ---- 

McCracken has been in Dayton ISD for quite sometime.

Was the head basketball coach there for many years. Now a school admin.