quote:Originally posted by VaDad:
When the AD fired the last head coach who had finished with the #10 team in the state, he stated he wanted to take the program in a different direction. He was successful. It is definitely headed in a different direction; DOWN. Part time coaches who are both incompetent and uncaring have destroyed a good program.
Your comments are spot on. The fact that the AD waited until the first week of school to tell the head coach that his contract was not being renewed for the year was a hint of his intent. Then he drug his heels and didn't hire a replacement until halfway through the winter sports season. Not taking up for the new coaching staff but they started off in a hole. Then they proceeded to dig an even deeper hole.
The bottom line is the school looks at varsity athletics as seasonal participation events rather than a competitive way to advance the school's image. They would attract more quality athletes if they made a commitment to stronger programs. But that's not what the school seems to want.