[valley blue]

After reading the posts here and hearing the talk around the community I wonder if the coaches that interviewed were aware of the turmoil surrouunding our fb program. I have always thought a new coach could bring his own asssistants as well. People he already knows and trusts. It would be difficult to come into a program not being wanted in the first place or to be from somewhere else and have no ties or knowledge of your staff. Too much risk there for most coaches. Micheal is already in place but actually may not want the position at this time. I do however think he may have planned on a future as head coach here. Which would be a great thing for us. Maybe not so much for interested coaches as their stint here may not be as long as they would want.

I agree pikewildkat that Roberts has a future at SV but may not be ready for the HC position at this time, otherwise he would have applied. Roberts is the logical choice but all I am saying is if he doesn't want it you can't make him take it. I do not agree that a new HC will be able to bring in his own assistants. I just don't think Valley has the teaching positions open for a new coach to hire whomever he wants. From what I have heard there are non tenured teachers in Pike County that will not be hired back and the school system is hurting just like everyone else with the current economy.

Whoever the new coach is the community needs to get behind him for the sake of the kids. If parents bad mouth someone before they are even hired how do you expect the players to respect their new coach. Saunders was thick skinned and didn't care what they said about him and I think the kids respected him for that.