[JustTrying]

I've heard through a friend that the coach will not be back next year. I was just wondering if this holds any truth?

[poco_chick4]

Yea i dont think that he's coming back...The couach from the middle school is suppose to be moving up to coach high school!! He's a hard coach but hes good, he coached a championship team in Florida....But as long as u think u can handle conditioning they should have a decent next year....irateSho

[DEVILOLOGIST]

I would take a shot at them...

[bigbill2]

Yea coach left .. it was very sad .. he was a great man .. as far as the new coach goes im sure that they will find someone .. Coach Rose is a good coach but i think that the admin will go outta county on this one

[thecoacher]

Coach Jones is a good guy. I hate to see this happen. If things are the way they sound, it will not be any better with a new coach. You have to have administrative support to be successful. You must be able to choose your own staff. You also have to have buy in from the athletes. If only 3 or 4 kids are showing up for lifting, it sounds like they do not want to do better.

[thecoacher]

Sorry, double post.

[Getum-Choppin]

Coach Jones did resign for a fact this week.
Coach was considering leaving due to the lack of support but remained due to his loyalty to the kids. He made his decision after he was told he would not be getting any coaches hired and the non-dedication from his players.
The admin. at this point would not even tell coach is he was going to be rehired but that they hadn't made up their mind. SO, COACH MADE THE DECISION FOR THEM.
Coach asked for 1 football coach to be hired this season( just 1) and he was told "IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN".
All students who were footballplayers or who were going to play football were called into a class room this week, 60 showed up BUT ONLY 2 TO 3 HAVE SHOWED UP IN THE WEIGHT ROOM SINCE LAST SEASON. But that's what happens when the the players were told by the admin. that "You guys don't have to lift, Coach Jones cant make you lift".
The final nail was the petition that a some people came up with on their own. It was to keep coach but it was taken to all the admin. and the admin thought coach was behind it and he got the blame.
Nobody has ever had a winning record at Powell,EVER, but coach Jones had back to back 4-6 seasons and in 04 was a 1 game away form playoffs. You lost a good coach who's main concern was the kids. So it's the same ole song in Powell county. Good coach gone once again. This is my last post on Powell football indefinatley.
It's not even worth speaking of.

[Truthbeknown]

Will Coach Jones still be teaching at Powell County? Do you think he would want to continue his coaching career at another school? Would it take a Head Coach position for him to be interested in coaching again? Sounds like he would be a good addition to any staff.

[Getum-Choppin]

I will comment on Coach Jones so I'm not breakig my word here(lol).
I know at least 3 schools are showing interest in Coach Bruce Jones.
I don't forsee him being where he's at in any way,shape or form.
Bruce is a die-hard football guy so the man will continue coaching, No doubt.
If a school could get this coach as a coordinator, It would only benefit that school.
Your talking about a coach who has been part of Paris state championship teams and has had the highest win percentage at a school right now that has no football tradition at all. I see him pursuing a Head coaching position and with support the man would win. I don't think a coordinator position would be ruled out all together either.
If you could get Bruce Jones as an assistant coach, You better get him. He will give 100% and he is a very hard working coach. Bear Bryant couldn't win in the situation he was in.

[JustTrying]

Coach Jones did resign for a fact this week.
Coach was considering leaving due to the lack of support but remained due to his loyalty to the kids. He made his decision after he was told he would not be getting any coaches hired and the non-dedication from his players.
The admin. at this point would not even tell coach is he was going to be rehired but that they hadn't made up their mind. SO, COACH MADE THE DECISION FOR THEM.
Coach asked for 1 football coach to be hired this season( just 1) and he was told "IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN".
All students who were footballplayers or who were going to play football were called into a class room this week, 60 showed up BUT ONLY 2 TO 3 HAVE SHOWED UP IN THE WEIGHT ROOM SINCE LAST SEASON. But that's what happens when the the players were told by the admin. that "You guys don't have to lift, Coach Jones cant make you lift".
The final nail was the petition that a some people came up with on their own. It was to keep coach but it was taken to all the admin. and the admin thought coach was behind it and he got the blame.
Nobody has ever had a winning record at Powell,EVER, but coach Jones had back to back 4-6 seasons and in 04 was a 1 game away form playoffs. You lost a good coach who's main concern was the kids. So it's the same ole song in Powell county. Good coach gone once again. This is my last post on Powell football indefinatley.
It's not even worth speaking of.

I don't believe that at all. Why would an admin. tell a young kid to not better themselves. From what I know Coach Jones is a great person, but not even close enough to being the right person for the job. Great person though and probably will be a great assistant coach somewhere. I appoligize if this makes people upset, but the truth hurts.

[baseballking]

Yea i agree with getum-choppin .. Powell co has definitly lost my support too .. I mean they have talent , but who doesnt .. Rice is overrated, Crowe is scared, the line is lazy, no heart ... no one can catch .. imo powell co needs to do alot of work

[bigbill2]

thanks for the support guys .. its not like were not going through enough trouble ... i guess that were too OVERRATED AND SCARED AND LAZY .. i dont care what ne one says we work hard .. the 1-9 record.. no one looks at the teams we play .. we played Russell and even tho we was down and out of it before it started we didnt think that .. im just saying u got to look behind the scenes before u judge us .. the people that do play cannot make ppl come out for weight lifting .. as far as 3 or 4 for weightlifting i guarantee that will change after basketball season

[stroked]

see this is also one of the reasons why coach jones is leaving, everyone complaining about everything. people who have no clue what is going on, i only know 2 ppl that has posted on here that actually knows what happenend in the powell county field house in the past 3 years. powell county football has been around for close to 20 years, not like everyone in powell county wants to play football. it wasnt coach jones fault that 20 kids wanted to be apart of the team this season. not like he can hold a gun to their head and tell them to play. and as for over rated goes, how can you be over rated as a first year quarterback, and as for being scared, crowe did a great job for this being his first year playing high school. and i am apart of the lazy o-line you talked about and i guarentee you we worked and took more crap throughout the entire season than any one. and if no one can catch how come rice is one of the leading passers in the state. you have to have another person on the end of the ball to accomplish that. and matt sebey was mentioned as one of the best recievers in the state. powell dont need alot of help, they do need help but in a few years if they get support and some more players powell can be a threat to some schools. the new district can be just what is needed for powell county. and as for billy rice being over rated, i think he is under rated, he done great for his situation and all the crap he went through and he will only get better, he has 2 more years, and if he works hard and continues to show he wants it, he can lead the state in scoring and passing. who ever is the new coach will allready have a building block for the team.

[Estillfootballgirl]

Lol...Wonder If He Wants To Come Help Out At Estill???? Ha Ha:BigLaugh:

[Getum-Choppin]

About Big Bill, All coach ever said was positive things about this young man.
Coach Jones said he was the leader of the football team and always positive.
Trust me Bill, Coach always bragged on you son and you would have been his qb.
I talk to coach all the time and he always had great things to say about Bill.
About Matt, Sebey had alot of talent and did a great job. Coach always said Matt gave 100% on the football field.
Stroked, About the line, Truth does hurt my friend and you guys took the year off.
I only talk of what I know for a fact and if coach Jones didnt do your drills himself You guys loafed and it showed. You didnt want anybody to make you guys work this season and once again it showed. With the size you guys had, You did nothing this year and you let coach Jones down. Hey, You got what you wanted, You didn't get a line coach who would bust your asses, You got a push-over and once again it showed.
Coach Jones couldnt do it all and he had no help or dedication at all, and if you dont believe me then you dont believe coach.

[stroked]

well seein as im the only player who didnt miss a practice throughout the entire off season, pre season and season i know a lil bit bout dedication, i lived football, there was a lack of dedication i know, having 15 players at practice will do nothing for a program. i know the line didnt live up to their potential this year, we did the best we could with what we had. its not our fault that we didnt get pushed in practice, when i looked around i saw only maybe 4 or 5 players that actually wanted to be there. and that showed every friday night. coach jones did a great job with what he had, i dont think vince lombardi could have done any better with the team this year.

[The College One]

coach jones was the best coach powell has ever said. if it wasnt for him, powell county football would still be in the dumps. two years he led THE STATE in total defense. now if that man is not right for the job then i must not know much about football. now Just Trying, your right. he aint the right man for the job cause hes the perfect man for the job. he brought the biggest and best group of players out from the school. he was a great man. we will miss him. peace. love. hate, coach jones.

[Getum-Choppin]

well seein as im the only player who didnt miss a practice throughout the entire off season, pre season and season i know a lil bit bout dedication, i lived football, there was a lack of dedication i know, having 15 players at practice will do nothing for a program. i know the line didnt live up to their potential this year, we did the best we could with what we had. its not our fault that we didnt get pushed in practice, when i looked around i saw only maybe 4 or 5 players that actually wanted to be there. and that showed every friday night. coach jones did a great job with what he had, i dont think vince lombardi could have done any better with the team this year.

it's not your fault you didn't get pushed, HMMMMMMMMMM.
As I recall you lineman threatened to quit and not play if coach Jones brought certain coaches back who would bust your asses at practice. That's right, You linemen threatened not to play and would boycott if he brought back certain coaches. These certain coaches could and would have helped coach Jones.
You thought about yourselves and not coach and now, WELL...........HE'S GONE.

[Getum-Choppin]

Your not fooling anybody but yourself Stroked. Hey, Why in the heck didn't one of you seniors step up and make sure they busted their butts at line practice? One of you senior lineman should have stepped up and took over the drill if your line coach was standing around day dreaming about what's gonna happen on the "Days of our lives" today. You wanted the year off, Your last year. No way you wanted a mean ole coach doing the line who would put a foot in your hind parts when you decided" I don't feel like getting in a stance today". I don't wanna go through the chutes today, WHAAAAAAAA, WHAAAAA, WHAAA, I need my BA-BA coach. You didnt wanna be pushed and you threatened to quit if coach brought in a coach that would. SO YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED AND YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESEVED, 1-9. No guts and coach Jones paid for your lack of guts. NO GUTS.

[stroked]

i never once said i was going to quit, i would have cared less if you would have came back and coached, it would have helped. im not denying that. your just mad because you didnt get to come back, and im not worried about it any more because that is the past. hopefully who ever the new coach is will be as good as coach jones, cause this is what the thread is about, not the lineman, and i did not want to take a year off, i would have loved to be apart of your practice when you was there but it didnt happen that way, and before you go and say i wouldnt make it, i know i would have, so enough on your complaining about the line coach, about seniors who wouldnt step up on the line, there was only 3 senior linemen, my self included, and we helped during every practice. we tried and tried, this year just wasnt our year, and what kind of person thinks a team deserves a 1-9 season, thats sad, real sad your a sad man.

[Getum-Choppin]

i never once said i was going to quit, i would have cared less if you would have came back and coached, it would have helped. im not denying that. your just mad because you didnt get to come back, and im not worried about it any more because that is the past. hopefully who ever the new coach is will be as good as coach jones, cause this is what the thread is about, not the lineman, and i did not want to take a year off, i would have loved to be apart of your practice when you was there but it didnt happen that way, and before you go and say i wouldnt make it, i know i would have, so enough on your complaining about the line coach, about seniors who wouldnt step up on the line, there was only 3 senior linemen, my self included, and we helped during every practice. we tried and tried, this year just wasnt our year, and what kind of person thinks a team deserves a 1-9 season, thats sad, real sad your a sad man.

Stroked, You've really hurt my feelings. I'm so strickened with grief I can barely type. STROKED, HEY I TALK TO COACH SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I KNOW RIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH HOW HARD YOU GUYS WORKED. I never one time heard how that O-line was working hard or busting their asses, NOT ONE TIME. Why don't you go ask coach Mon. how hard the O-line worked last season. AND YES, IF YOU LOAFED YOUR ASSES AT PRACTICE, You deserves 0-10 actually. Coach Jones didn't but you did. Hey the bottom line is the effort you guys showed was a part pf the determing factor as to Coache's decision. SPARE ME the sob story man, Coach is a friend of mine, I k now the truth as to how hard you guys worked on the line. Coach would be over doing the backs and would have to go to the O-line drill cause you guys were standing around doing absolutely nothing. Your not fooling anyone son. ASK COACH MONDAY, HOW HARD DID THE LINE WORK THIS YEAR, ASK HIM, and I'm sure he will tell you pretty much the exact and this discussion will be over.

[Getum-Choppin]

I'm not a bit sad buddy, I'm glad.... Glad I didn't go through what coach did last season. The actual sad thing is " No dedication and no work ethic an most of all.....NO GUTS made a good coach look really bad. Give yourself a pat on the back Stroked.

[Daddy #62]

it's not your fault you didn't get pushed, HMMMMMMMMMM.
As I recall you lineman threatened to quit and not play if coach Jones brought certain coaches back who would bust your asses at practice. That's right, You linemen threatened not to play and would boycott if he brought back certain coaches. These certain coaches could and would have helped coach Jones.
You thought about yourselves and not coach and now, WELL...........HE'S GONE.

... I'm part of Tight end/O-line group and nobody said that they would quit. As a matter fact I was hoping that our old line coach would come back last year because it helped us out alot. The only people who didn't want certain people back were seniors my sophomore year.

[Daddy #62]

it's not your fault you didn't get pushed, HMMMMMMMMMM.
As I recall you lineman threatened to quit and not play if coach Jones brought certain coaches back who would bust your asses at practice. That's right, You linemen threatened not to play and would boycott if he brought back certain coaches. These certain coaches could and would have helped coach Jones.
You thought about yourselves and not coach and now, WELL...........HE'S GONE.

... I'm part of the lazy o-line too and nobody said that they would quit. As a matter fact I was hoping that our old line coach would come back last year because it helped us out alot. The only people who didn't want certain people back were the Seniors my sophomore year. But you didn't hear this from no one. I wish Coach Jones would of stay because we would have a really good season. All the linemen got in there at practice and busted our ***. yeah we could have done better but look at the line. We have young people on the line. So next year we should have a pretty good line and since our line was so young they will have been here longer over the next few years so they will know the offense well and play better.

[qb destroyer]

it is not fair to blame the line for coach jones's resignation. some of those kids played with heart. it was a mixture of problems that has lead to the resignation of coach jones a great coach. the main problem being an administration that thinks the world revolves around a round ball that bounces on wood. there is only 2 seniors returning next year. did you know only 10 of the members of the team were not first year players last year? so, powell county lost a great coach. lets move on encourage the young men to return do their best and give the new coach a 110% effort.

[JustTrying]

hey getum choppin, why didn't you come back and coach this season? Just wondering because it sounds like you really care alot about powell football.

[Getum-Choppin]

Just Trying,
I'm gonna clarify some things up first hand. I know how good these guys could have been. I had them when they were sophomores and with the exception of Russell and Flemming, Probably one of the BEST o-lines I have ever coached. Now, What I say about the line goes for the senior linemen, The underclass men I don't know.
You can't tell me a line with that size and strength could have and should have been that bad. They were huge! All they had to do was fire off the ball and asses should have hit the ground. I know how good these guys were and if they stunk or had no talent or size I'd ever say a word. But they were good and 2 years ago when they had to walk a fine line and o-line practice was fire and brimstone, These guys were football players and took it to people. We fired off the ball, We knew how to block, We knew who to block and we got after people all night because our line practice was so hard, IT MADE THE GAMES SEAM EASY. We weren't great, BUT we never quit and had pride. I made those linmen accountable for their efforts and I graded each and every game film. If 1 linemen didn't make the grade, They all paid. I preach UNITY every day and that's what an o-line is, A unit, Not an individual. We won, We lost as a unit and by making them accountable( the film never lies) THEY GOT BETTER. I was hard and You do down-ups a whole practice if you loafed.( That's where Getum-Choppin was derived). The only unforgivable sin to me was LACK OF EFFORT. Bust your *** and mess up, I'll work with you till we get it right. Go half speed and mess up, Well........
Your gonna have a very bad day. A few of the SEIOR LINEMEN, went to coach and threatened to quit when he asked me to come back and help him. Their mommys went to the upper and it caused coach alot of grief. I told coach that if they were gonna try to cause him problems cause of it, Forget it and good luck. I could take Elam and Ledford and make all-staters. Thes particular guys were selfish and coach only had like 18 players and these big babys threatening to quit when coach offered me a job.
HEY, yOU KNEW HOW HARD IT WOULD BE, NO MORE LOAFING AND STANDING AROUND AND TAKING IT EASY. It would have been hell, But you'd have been prepared and ready for war. NO WAY YOU'D BEEN 1-9, NO WAY, I wouldn't have allowed it and you would have known better than to allow 1-9 to happen.

[JustTrying]

I don't play football. It sounds like something else is going on, because I can feel the tension. These are just kids in high school and you, an adult, are yelling and cursing, and tryiing to embarass high school kids. That is pretty sad. Powell has never had aq great football team and its not the fault of any of the coaches. We have never taken the field and the other team be scared. If you coached at Russell, I would have stayed there as an assistant. Get over yourself. These are high school kids that have a lot of things going on and you as a coach should understand that.

[Daddy #62]

the line we be the best again because we can and we will. we ain't taking nothing less.

[bigE]

one thing i want to make perfectly clear is that coach jones is not the best coach powell has ever had. Tom Posey, Phillip Stockdale, Bruce Reynolds, and even Dave Collins can be in the mix and he was only an assistant. Granted Posey had some off the field issues but other than that he took powell to their first ever playoff appearance in 1997 and i believe he won 10 games in his 3 year tenure as well. I do know in1998 they won 5 which is the school record. Powell county has not always been as terrible as people make them out.