[BoyWonder14]

You can say what you want. Short could very well be a “lifer” at Betsy Layne if politics didn’t get in the way. Wolfe County was a bounce going one way or the other from winning the 14th and BL beat them. Lost to JC by 4 with their best player hurt for the entire 4th quarter. You can go down the line. Like I said, I’m not against Newsome, he seems like a good guy and a good coach. But let’s stop acting like Betsy Layne would be like Kentucky when they replaced Billy Gillespie with coach Cal. They should have beaten Pburg, but both players and coaches made mistakes.

All the close games in the world don’t matter if you choke against Pburg two years in a row. I’m sure B. Short is a good man but the one who calls the shots is use to winning while being the coach at BL. Going on 7 or 8 years since they’ve made the Region tournament and with the loss last year to Pburg is getting the powers to be upset. Especially BL being way more talented. Higher ups love Newsome and are eager to get back to Region. They believe Newsome gives them a better shot than Short. They also believe Newsome would retire as BL coach 20+ years from now and he is connected with Stumbo since he is from Mud Creek and he’s a Bobcat thru and thru. They believe he will be involved with both feeders and help those programs and make it an easier transition for when those kids get to him. I hate that they are gonna force Short out but it’s now or never and they want Newsome there for a very long time.

On the flip side it may cause some players to transfer (players who are starters). I believe they are willing to risk that to have Newsome in place for the long haul.