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Post by 19delta on Aug 6, 2017 18:17:52 GMT -6
or, cut a jersey down the side seams and add some fabric to it That's kind of what I was thinking. Maybe a tailor could do something like that. Not sure if our HFC would go for something like that, though.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 6, 2017 18:16:39 GMT -6
You can't just swap the numbers? The problem is that we need a size large. So a kid who has a size large jersey with an eligible number would then be without a jersey as well. Unless that kid took an ineligible number. Is there anything that could be done in regards to tailoring? Can extra material be sewn into a medium to make it larger?
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Post by 19delta on Aug 6, 2017 18:12:44 GMT -6
you can from my experience small batches like that are usually -expensive -take forever Yeah. That's kind of what I figured.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 6, 2017 17:53:06 GMT -6
Got a kid who will be starting on the offensive line but might play a little fullback so we would like to issue him a second jersey with an eligible number. Problem is that all we have left in eligible numbers are smalls and mediums and there is no way we will get him in one of those (kid is about 200lbs with broad shoulders).
Is it possible to get a single jersey made? Jerseys are from Wilson and the style is Pro Fusion if that helps.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 5, 2017 15:53:18 GMT -6
Here's my point - I wanted a way to clean up the helmets that cleared inspection and didn't get taken to get repainted or buffed. Simple enough - What I posted earlier (rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover + helmet disassembly and soak/scrub in 55-gallon garbage can filled with warm, soapy water) is what I used to do with our youth football helmets. We sent the helmets in every other year for official reconditioning. The year we didn't send them in, we self-reconditioned using the above process.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 5, 2017 8:45:56 GMT -6
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Post by 19delta on Aug 3, 2017 19:11:02 GMT -6
I don't wanna see a guy get fired if he's a good guy and treats kids the right way, but I was an AD and I had a head coach that tweeted everything the team did at every moment I might ask him to back off a little too. It gets to be a little overkill, I mean come on dude we get it...everybody is working pretty hard out here. #relentless #birdgang #mainthingthemainthing #weworkhard #forrealdudewearegettingafteritoverhere #grateful #football #passingcamp #broccolli #jeremiah3:12 #ball Don't forget #embracethegrind!
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Post by 19delta on Aug 3, 2017 14:35:20 GMT -6
I know this district well. Been there. Done that. Got the certified letter of termination to prove it. 😂
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Post by 19delta on Aug 3, 2017 8:02:19 GMT -6
I have been telling parents this: If you aren't going to let your son play football because of CTE, yet let your children ride a bike or snow mobile (since this is MN) without a helmet they you are a hypocrite. I am tired of the fake-news, hype-news not only about concussions but about just about everything else. What about getting a driver's license? www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db37.htmDriving is more dangerous to teenagers than playing football.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 2, 2017 15:12:15 GMT -6
who cares? You can be 2-deep at DLine but if you can't make any of those 6'1" 270lbs players into a Kam Carter that is 6'5" 305lbs. THAT is the only thing a DI program will care about, particularly for just 2 seasons. Exactly. Seeing that he only has 2 years left to get his act together for the NFL and he'll have guys around him who are nearly as talented, he'd be a fool not to take to coaching. If he doesn't straighten up, it's not like Pitt won't be able to compete without him. He's a lottery ticket to them. They may hit the jackpot with him or he might be just another useless waste of time and money they throw away and forget about. Either way, it's no big deal to Pitt. I got that. I was addressing the idea that the reason he was at EMCC was to show college coaches that he could stay out of trouble. While it is true that he didn't get caught smoking weed again, he isn't a good citizen. I guess a lot of his bad attitude could be attributed to the fact that he was the best player on the defense and, regardless of how the coaches felt about him or spoke to him, he was going to play no matter what. Heck... It probably would have resulted in a lot fewer headaches if the coaches would have just handed Carter a game schedule and told him to just show up a half hour before every game! 😂 At Pitt, he probably won't be such a big fish in a little pond. Like you said, he will have to take to coaching and do things the way the coaches want them done. Otherwise, they will take his scholarship away and Carter will have to take his show on the road again for his senior year.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 2, 2017 14:42:05 GMT -6
They helmets are ALL inspected - I was replying to NOT ALL get repainted and cleaned up by our rep. ALL of our helmets go through an inspection at the end of the year, expired helmets are tossed - new ones are brought in. Last year our helmet rep only took a handful of helmets to repaint/recondition. 4 were out of commission. Ok. That just sounds fishy to me. Every high school program of which I have been a part has sent in every single helmet that was used at the end of every year. In fact, at a couple of those schools, it was official district policy to send in every single helmet for reconditioning because helmets that did not have a current NOCSAE sticker couldn't be issued. Also, I have never received a helmet back from a reconditioner that wasn't cleaned up. Even when we didn't get the helmets repainted, they were at least run under a buffer. Maybe I'm still not understanding you. Are you saying that someone from the reconditioning company comes to your school and personally inspects each of your helmets? And then puts a new NOCSAE sticker on each? But doesn't clean up the helmets? What company do you use and how much do they charge for each helmet?
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Post by 19delta on Aug 2, 2017 12:27:27 GMT -6
This thread has drug on, so I'm not going to go back and look for these original posts, but I did want to comment on a couple things. Someone posted about Kam (the DT) going to Pitt based off a good bowl game and the QB from last year going to Auburn based off a couple good games. I think it's more the ability to stay out of trouble and stay healthy that got them back to D1, not the couple of good games. There is talent there that landed them at big-time programs in he first place. There would have been D1 schools offering no matter how their seasons went statistically. And then someone commented on the ability of the now fired OC or whoever is next HC to lead EMCC and continue the winning ways. I think that's a relatively simple answer. If whoever that person is has the connections to continue the D1 transfer pipeline, yes they'll probably keep winning. If they don't, they may be able keep winning to some extent but probably not be in the national title picture very often. And I don't get the Kam Carter thing. He was depicted as a real turd in Season 2. Just a complete malcontent. Now maybe that was just part of the story that the filmmakers wanted to tell, but I didn't see anything in Season 2 to suggest that Carter had the maturity and discipline to be anywhere near coachable. Sure, the kid can play. But it didn't appear to me that he learned any kind of lesson at EMCC. Apparently the Pitt staff feels they will succeed where previous coaches have failed.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 2, 2017 6:17:02 GMT -6
Our high school program is a co-op between two small, rural high schools, combined enrollment of a little more than 300 students. Last year, our junior high numbers were so low that we could only field a single junior high team (we usually field separate 7th and 8th graded teams). And, of course, that is going to start impacting the high school program. As it stands right now, we are going to have a tough time of fielding both a varsity and frosh-soph team this fall. I think that right now, we are right around 15 or so freshman and sophomores. That's not much to work with, especially considering that anywhere from 2-4 of those kids will be varsity starters.
Obviously, what we have been doing at the junior high level hasn't been working. This year, we are not going to play tackle football at the junior high level. Instead, our junior high kids are going to lift weights during the week and then play 7-on-7 on Saturday morning against each other (being coached by the HS staff). It's a pretty radical idea and our HFC has taken a ton of flack for it but he has stuck to his guns. He recognized that something had to change and this is what we have decided to do. Junior high football is supposed to be a feeder for the HS program and that clearly hasn't been happening.
The results have been pretty good, so far. We currently have over 20 7th and 8th graders who have been attending at least two days of weight training a week. And, more than a couple of them are kids who probably wouldn't have played if we were still doing tackle football at the junior high level. The hope is that the weight lifting will give these kids some confidence as they get bigger and stronger. Also, we are hoping that this will make high school football something "special"...it will give kids something to look forward to once they are freshman. I give our HFC a lot of credit. It is a pretty radical idea but we had to do something different. I think it is ultimately going to boost our numbers.
The interesting thing is that I think we are ahead of the curve. I know that at least a couple of area schools have contacted our HFC and have expressed interest in what we are doing. I would not be surprised if we had a handful of schools doing something like this in regards to JH football within the next 5 years.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 1, 2017 9:03:13 GMT -6
#2 He has an eye for talent. He obviously has an eye for coaching talent and hires what appears to me to be good coaches. He has an eye for player talent, not only is he a recruiter but an evaluator. As I recall, JUCO recruiting is a mass media effort. Coaches don't have a big budget for bringing in talent, they aren't like DIII schools that rely on enticing kids to play for them to cover tuition income requirements for the school. Coach Stephens doesn't have to sell anything, because it sells itself. I'm sure most of these DI programs are referring players to him, parking athletes for academic remediation (see Dennis / Brad Franchione). Buddy might stop by Mississippi high schools in the fall, but imagine his cupboard stays full because of the reputation he has built. The players that go there are looking at playing 1 season, 2 if they have to because they all plan to move onto big things. But that wasn't true of EMCC prior to Buddy getting there, given the relative lack of winning. It was his hiring that put EMCC on the map. He has to be given credit for that, right? I would be interested in the process that led to EMCC becoming so dominant. Did the school become a national power solely because of Buddy? Or did the school administration decide that they wanted to become a national power so they hired the right HC and then gave him the autonomy and resources he needed to establish such prominence?
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Post by 19delta on Aug 1, 2017 8:35:37 GMT -6
If this was a model program with great leadership and student-athletes, it wouldn't be on TV.
Any more than other "reality" shows like the Kardashians, "Real Housewives," or "Jersey Shore."
My suggestion? Just stop watching.
And hope everybody else does, too.
Same with "Friday Night Tykes" (is that still on?) and anything that has LaVar Ball on it.
I enjoy the show. For me, it appears to be a largely unfiltered view into how the sausage gets made. It is pretty clear that Buddy has little, if any, editorial control over the film makers. Again...it's not for me. I wouldn't want to coach there but it is fascinating to get such an intimate peek into how an elite CFB program functions.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 1, 2017 8:18:07 GMT -6
Owning a nine-year overall coaching record of 87-12 (.879) at East Mississippi. Stephens enters the 2017 campaign set to challenge the NJCAA’s all-time standard for highest career winning percentage among football coaches with a minimum of 100 career games coached that is currently held by former Butler coach Troy Morrell (154-22 for .875 win% from 2000-14). With EMCC’s three national titles coming during a four-year span (2011, 2013 & 2014) Stephens arrived on the Scooba campus in December 2007 after spending the previous seven seasons as an assistant coach at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss. During Stephens’ stint at PRCC, the Wildcats posted a composite record of 60‐12 (.833), including an NJCAA championship in 2004 and four consecutive MACJC state titles (2003-06). East miss record before he arrived 2007 4-5 2006. 3-6 2005. 2-5 Over last 17 years as a coach he is 147-24. With 4 national championships. Right or wrong, what he does works at that level. Agreed with all of this. No doubt that the guy knows how to recruit and win games. He gets it done on the field. But I still wouldn't want to work for him.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 1, 2017 8:14:35 GMT -6
I don't know if this gets lost in the rush to pick sides on this program, but can anyone else relate to how the head coach starts off the season (with a new perspective) then once the season grinds on him, he falls back into his old habits after the midway point? Something about old dogs and new tricks?
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Post by 19delta on Jul 31, 2017 4:56:57 GMT -6
Football is hard. It takes a lot of commitment, discipline, and effort to be good. Sadly, there are fewer and fewer kid who are willing to do it.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 31, 2017 4:52:23 GMT -6
If you are going to be an African American with controversial opinions, you had better be Reggie Jackson or Muhammed Ali. Which is F***ED. UP. Yeah. It really is.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 30, 2017 15:40:51 GMT -6
At that level, though, everyone is "self serving" to one extent or another. Buddy's excesses are just the cost of doing business. It's not for me. I wouldn't want to work for the guy. But I also understand why there are plenty of people who do. I'm sure Buddy didn't have to look too long to replace the coaches who left. I'm not sure that people are fighting to have a chance to work for Buddy Stephens at a JC in Scooba, Mississippi. Last year's DC is at a HS, the OC is in admin now, and Brittany Wagner quit without really having a job. "Last Chance U" isn't exactly a recruiting video. I would bet that they had plenty of applications. And Wagner didn't quit because of Buddy. She started her own business.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 30, 2017 13:53:10 GMT -6
Buddy seems like a real turd burger, would have hated him as a Coach and now as a boss. Seems to be a self serving ego maniac with little to no self control and is very disconnected from how society functions... very do as I say not as I do example and from my calculations everything a "leader" is not. At that level, though, everyone is "self serving" to one extent or another. Buddy's excesses are just the cost of doing business. It's not for me. I wouldn't want to work for the guy. But I also understand why there are plenty of people who do. I'm sure Buddy didn't have to look too long to replace the coaches who left.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 30, 2017 12:05:55 GMT -6
He shouldn't have struck her. But if the reports about what she said to him are true, that significantly mitigates any reservations I have about him. She supposedly / allegedly called him a "N..."? Yes.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 30, 2017 10:12:33 GMT -6
I'm an old white guy. So I wouldn't even pretend to know how common it is. But that is one of the ugliest words in the English language (I understand that the black kids use the word with each other. I don't like that either but context is important) and I don't find it surprising that a black man being called that word by some white woman would have a visceral reaction to it. Look... The kid got punished pretty severely. However, if I was a scout from another college, I would probably summarize what happened as an anomaly and would be willing to take a chance on the kid. The way he was depicted during the season was as a hardworking kid with a great attitude. Now, that might have just been good editing but if there isn't a pattern of violent behavior towards women there, I don't think he's a bad kid. I generally agree, but if I am top tier team in a power 5 conference, i am going to pass on him because I can get kids with that talent without the baggage. I could see where a mid or low level power 5 school or a non-power 5 school could take the risk and it pay off big. However, if he is a bust you a little egg on your face and if it happens again you have real problems, especially in today's social media world. I think that also explains why Colin Kaepernick had such a hard time finding a gig. The general consensus was that he simply wasn't talented enough to warrant the baggage he came with. If you are going to be an African American with controversial opinions, you had better be Reggie Jackson or Muhammed Ali.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 30, 2017 4:47:07 GMT -6
if the reports about what she said to him are true do you find it a coincidence that De'Andre Johnson and Joe Mixon BOTH encountered girls that have an affinity with hurling racial epithets? Is this a common occurrence today, so much so that it justifies violence? I honestly don't have a problem with De'Andre or Joe's response to someone being violent towards them (if you don't want to be hit, do hit anyone else). I don't think words are a justification for it, though. I'm an old white guy. So I wouldn't even pretend to know how common it is. But that is one of the ugliest words in the English language (I understand that the black kids use the word with each other. I don't like that either but context is important) and I don't find it surprising that a black man being called that word by some white woman would have a visceral reaction to it. Look... The kid got punished pretty severely. However, if I was a scout from another college, I would probably summarize what happened as an anomaly and would be willing to take a chance on the kid. The way he was depicted during the season was as a hardworking kid with a great attitude. Now, that might have just been good editing but if there isn't a pattern of violent behavior towards women there, I don't think he's a bad kid.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 29, 2017 21:38:48 GMT -6
Me too. De'Andre was a guy who was always motivating and never pointing fingers. Always putting the blame on himself when he made mistakes and always motivating in a positive way (unlike Buddy). He's at FAU this season with Kiffin so that should be an interesting story to follow Too bad he made such a terrible decision & reacted violently hitting the girl at the bar. Either it was clearly out of character & he has learned from it or people surrounding him (parents, that sports psychologist, etc.) has taught him all the right things to say & do. I'd say that with his level of consistency in words & actions that is who he genuinely now is...at least based on what we saw in the show. He shouldn't have struck her. But if the reports about what she said to him are true, that significantly mitigates any reservations I have about him.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 29, 2017 21:30:15 GMT -6
I have worked for coaches that chew my butt out. I have worked for coaches that scream and yell at kids, put their hands on kids. I have worked for coaches that will do anything to win. Buddy is all of that wrapped up into one. He said he looked at himself after season one and said he needed to change. What is he going to do after season two?, stop coaching? He thinks he is gods gift to coaching. And after the last episode, you saw his true colors. Telling a coach he is sending him to the both and talking to players about a coach. I would love to put 70 on him. I just finished up Season 2. If anything, I think Buddy comes off even worse than he did in Season 1. In Season 1, he came off as an oaf but generally harmless. This season has revealed his true, ugly self. Bad guy. Doesn't care about kids. I would imagine that at the highest levels of football, guys like Buddy are pretty much the rule.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 28, 2017 21:04:21 GMT -6
We do, but only the ones that really need it. We have a handful that didn't get it done. Use rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover to get the decal adhesive off. Then, fill a 50-gallon garbage can with warm, soapy water. Use dish soap. I would disassemble each helmet and give each component a good soak and scrub. That should get them cleaned up. With all that being said, aren't you a little worried about liability if a kid gets injured while wearing an expired helmet?
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Post by 19delta on Jul 28, 2017 15:49:03 GMT -6
Don't you send your helmets in for reconditioning?
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Post by 19delta on Jul 27, 2017 11:35:25 GMT -6
Background Information: I moved to a new State this past year and was hired a few months ago on to the local HS football staff as a Varsity Assistant Coach (and JV Coach). I am still learning the new system this program runs, both offensively and defensively (more familiar with the D than I am the O) Have had 7v7's and lifting along with some small walkthroughs with the HS team, but we will not begin our pre-season practices until early next month. Just the other day I was asked by the Varsity Head Coach if I would be interested in being the head coach of the 8th-grade program, remaining on the Varsity staff as an assistant, but giving up my JV duties in order to focus on the youth program. Apparently, this youth program has gone through allot of back and forth over these past years. It was at one time run by the local Rec. department, but they flaked and didn't want to deal with it anymore and dumped it on the High School if they wanted to keep it going. A coach on the HS staff took over last year when that happened and helped keep it afloat. Well, wouldn't you know, we went through the same thing again this year, and the Rec. center dumped the program right before the pre-season was nearing. I know how essential a youth program can be to the development of young players coming through your system, and as such, I do not want to have these kids lose out on playing this season. I have agreed to take over the program, but I have very limited time to prepare practice plans, drills, find assistants to help me, etc. I will also be a teaching intern this year at the same school I will be Coaching in. Because of this, I am already spread as thin as can be in terms of my time (God bless my Girlfriend). If anyone out there in the Football Coaching Profession could lend me any ideas, plans, I would be grateful. - Games are on Wednesdays, so I am not sure how to formulate practices with an odd game day. - How to break up practices when It may only be me, or 2 other men. First off, what are the HFC's expectations for the program? Does he expect you to be competitive and win? Or does he primarily want you to focus on skill development and player retention? Assuming it is the latter and not the former, I would go into the season with the idea of playing as many kids as possible. One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was that if you aren't going to be really good, play a lot of kids because that will at least keep the parents happy! As far as assistants go, are there any paid positions or are you pretty much looking at volunteers? If you are looking at volunteers, perhaps there would be a couple dads willing to help out (choose daddy coaches wisely!). Regarding practice plan and drills...I would beg the HFC to set up a "clinic" for you in which he shows you some of the basic drills he does with the high school kids that you can use or modify for your 8th graders. I would also ask him for help in designing a practice plan. Given your situation and your willingness to contribute, I would expect the HFC to be sympathetic to your situation and would be willing to provide these things for you. If none of that is possible, buy the book, "Winning Youth Football" by Dave Cisar. This is, hands down, the BEST guide to running a youth football program I have ever read. If Dave Cisar can't help you, you are pretty much hopeless! Good luck, Coach. I applaud you for your enthusiasm and willingness to take on so much responsibility!
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Post by 19delta on Jul 26, 2017 14:26:03 GMT -6
Has anyone purchased a Zero 01? Anyone know someone who has?
Have prices come down? Is it still $1500/helmet?
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