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Guys,
Has Hammond already been canned? That's the idea I am getting. He's not done that good of a job, but playing in the 57th isn't easy. His entire assistant coaches have left the team and his brother and nephew is helping. Then his nephew resigned (sounds fishy).
Harless will not take the job. Here's what my sources are telling me.
Les Trimble, former JCHS coach now at Lawrence, will be a candidate. Rodney Rowe may consider, but he'll need an administration job.
Here's a name to look out for - Mike Smith.
Smith led Tolsia to a state championship in 1996, I believe. His teams were tough and aggressive. He demands respect and he has no connections. The one coach SC had without connections (Sam Sparks) was ran out of town the same year he won the 15th Region title.
Don't blame Superintendent Blackburn. He is trying to correct the entire athletic program that has been the subject of good ol' boy politics for decades.
As for Jim Matney, he left because of the lack of support. Is he a good coach?
Just ask the number of writers and coaches across the state that named him the AP coach of the year.