What are Unacceptable Topics

I'll have a go at some of these:

Names: I go by a screen name out of habit, Like several other members of this board I've been involved in coaching sites for a long time and when they started out that's just how it was done,
AOL-style.

Politics: Seen too many coaching boards go to hell when they deteriorated into conservative/liberal, red state/blue state stuff. I know that Huey, Tog, and the other mods have no interest in having that happen here. In fact that's one reason that there is a "here".

Rumors: Yeah, it can be inconsistent, what's deleted and what's not. Generally, if it's negative, it goes. If there's something there that may be a useful topic of discussion, it stays.

Having been a mod, I can tell you that they try to balance between keeping the board the way that they want it to be and not being too tyrannical. There's a Moderator's Board not visible to the general membership. Usually, before drastic action (deleting or locking) is taken, there's a discussion there. Usually, is a thread has any merit, before drastic action mods will try to steer a thread back on course either through nudging messages in the thread or PMs.

OK, I'm tired of typing now.

I use my initials because that's how I sign most everything, too lazy to write-type out full name. It's just quicker.

Some people on here who care know who I am.

And I'm not against posting "real names." I will say however on one board a guy found who I was and got very nasty and very personal because we didn't see eye to eye. It was unpleasant.

let me see if i'm following you...

1) you have somewhat of a problem about how this site - free forum that has survived for 7 and a half years - is being moderated
2) you want to talk about things not related to "the x's & o's of football"


bottom line is this:
I have to think globally - what will keep this site on its path of meeting the goal of being about x's & o's. I have to make decisions that are in the best interest of this mission of my site. Sometimes, that means a thread has to go. Why? Because experience tells me that it will not be productive or it will lead to other, similar threads that won't be productive. So, tough decisions have to be made. Liken it to the head coach saying "this is how we're going to run my program" and he sets the plan.

Do all like threads get deleted? no. Why? because there aren't enough moderators to read everything. Because, well, we're not trying to be pricks and delete stuff. Some threads stay because something good may come from it - but others have to go because, well, we can't read about EVERY feel good story out there ... this is an x's & o's site.

I could go on, but it isn't necessary. Not to be rude, but I run the site the way I see fit. Moderators have instructions and they do a great job, imo, of filtering what needs to be filtered and so on. I'm not going to explain the what's in, what's out ... but in a nutshell, if it's x's & o's then you can bet it's good. if it's "who do you think they will hire" it's gone. and, like i said, bottom line ... if we don't think it belongs, we get rid of it. Sorry that offends you.

I know there have been threads about the politics of school districts and how that pertains to coaching. Those threads, in my opinion, are valuable information for coaches.

As for the core of politics, conservative/liberal, leave that $hit at the door as far as I'm concerned. I come to Huey to get away from that garbage.



I'm certain there was a difference between the two threads started about each of the Kelly's. The one about Chip Kelly is was I would characterize as rumor driven, "gasoline on the fire" type stuff.

I was actually surprised to see that from some coaches on this board. Clearly nothing productive was going to come from the thread out of the first few that chimed in.

The thread on Brian Kelly, I distinctly recall being about a his background with a "citation" from an article posted online. There were numerous "meaningful" encounters that significant people in his life at the time communicated about.

It was not anecdotal evidence from a single "short lived" personal encounter that anybody had with that person. So that's the difference for me.



My last name is Davis and the "hfc" stands for "head football coach" or "head f-ing coach." Depends on the day and if I've upset anybody.

I'm from Michigan and that's been listed from the time I first got on the forum. There are people on here that know who I am through PMs.

This is my board. reelsportreplay.proboards.com/index.cgi

I'm in Northern CA. My board has been around longer than Huey's (had a different host starting in 2001. The power of Huey's board is evident.

The things about my board that is different....

1. Notice the amount of members. Low 100. Why? I delete people often. I'm the only moderator...and don't have time to deal with crap...so I just delete people.

2. Most of the coaches (including heavy hitting Sacramento-area coaches) play each other...and aren't ones to be giving out secrets.

3. I used to have Huey's format using positions etc. and talking specifics...but as stated in #2 people weren't really giving up stuff because the board is so localized.

4. We talk about anything. Rumors, etc. Most lurkers don't jump in because they know they are dealing with football coaches. If I lurked on a doctor's website...I wouldn't jump in either...cuz I don't know what are best practices...as an example.

5. Hidden boards. I have 3 hidden boards on my site. The first one is specifically for FOOTBALL TALK (I'll get into why they are hidden in a second). The second one is called "Black Ops". This one is for the coaches on the board to open up more about certain situations at their school. The third one is called "Wussification" in which all talk about things the dumb down society or weaken society or sports. Example being the doctor in Connecticut saying football should be banned...things like that.

Why are they hidden? 2 reasons. 1. You must have posted 125 posts to see the hidden boards. That means you are contributing and I can tell "what you're about". 2. The lurkers get good information from these coaches on the regular boards. I have told the regular guys...if they want a more personal experience post in the hidden section. Also, I had a guy take some of my posts and copy and paste them as his own on another board. I'm more careful in the public area...and more direct in the private area.

Again, you can see the number of people that have joined my board...I'm no threat to Huey...and that is not the point of my posting my link. If you want to come over there and see what we are doing...fine....be a "guest" or join. Happy Message Boarding.

I see the General Board as an exception because great discussions about program organization, practice organization, game day organization, etc. big picture type issues are discussed there. I honestly feel like that's a lot of the head coaching related topics that get grouped in there.

Obviously they don't pertain directly to the x's and o's but they do impact them and, consequently, the success and failure of programs. The OCs, DCs, STCs, position group coaches, S & C coaches, youth coaches, technology coordinators, and career seekers all have specific sections.

While there are obviously many coaches that wear many hats and have interest in several of those areas, there are just some topics that do not belong in those sections.

That, to me, is what the General Board is for. Of course, the infusion of some different topics is good but I've got to believe it was never intended to bash other coaches.

Im kinda glad people don't put names on here (and maybe thats because my name carries no cache to begin with). But if people started attaching names to ideas then it would be more about the poster's credentials and less about the content.

I give guys credit for using their real names on here, but I will never do that. This is a great board and I check it several times a day. Many great coaches and not only that nut great men. BUT it's still the internet and you never know who you are dealing with. It's sad to say but these days I would rather be safe than sorry with people knowing who I am. Don't want someone I pi$$ off, or some weirdo, or some nut job being able to track me down. Maybe I am paranoid. Maybe I just don't trust everyone like I use to. Just the way I feel.

My youngest brother just came through his first season coaching, and he asked me how to become a better coach.........

I sent him a link to this board.

Sound advice to a coach just getting started.

As a head coach, I can appreciate this rationale.

I love this site. I check it all the time. I will check certain subjects and read as far back as this site began. Another thing I like to do (stalkerish) I will click on a member and read all the stuff that person posts. DQSA for example, is one I read alot of just because he has so much useful information. I think if its religion or politics its out. I dint mind talking religion but it always turns out bad. Politics, I'm with davishfc, I come to this board to get away from that crap. This board is by far the best football site I have been to.

Best board on the web for football...I've had a few posts locked or deleted in the last seven years and in hindsight, never had an issue with it.

What I've done is go to PMs with a few coaches I've grown closer to to chat about the NFL, rumors on coaching changes, who is better Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady etc.

But in all these years, I've never had Huey or a moderator be rude to me or do something that I strongly disagreed with.

Personally, I am a fan of Lochness.