[baseball1974]

Having a top notch program is so much more than coaching. It all starts at the top. If the Superintendent supports football and wants it to be Sucessful, then it's going to be, if they don't, you won't. I'm amazed that so many people don't get that. A good measuring stick is this. Look at the top programs around you and ask yourself HONESTLY, do you have what they have, are you doing what they are doing? If you don't have what they have or not doing what they are, then you aren't going to be as good as they are regardless of who the coach is.

All this is is a bunch of excuses. Every great coach has their own way of doings, but one thing that is solid amongst every single one of them is that the buck stops with them. They will never blame the players. They will never blame the community. They will never blame the superintendent. They will never blame the administration (especially if their apart of it). They will never blame the facilities. They will never blame the parents, and they will never blame the other coaches. They take full responsibility for everything that goes wrong with their program. Haywood didn't have what he has now when he started, and neither did any of the rest. The reason they have facilities, community support, parent support, and even administrative support, is due to the fact that he built a winning atmosphere and culture in football and that is what brought all the extra things and support. If you want more community support then go win in the post season. If you want a superintendent to be proud of football then give him a reason to be. To say it doesn't matter who the coach is beyond the truth on any level. That means more than anything. Accepting responsibility and letting the players know that any loss falls on you, it shows them you'll hold yourself accountable and in return they expect to be held accountable as well. Blaming your declining program on things you don't have is very juvenile and no coach with any integrity would have that reasoning.