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Post by brandon on Dec 20, 2016 11:56:06 GMT -6
From what I am hearing, Coach Wallace is expected to announce his retirement later this afternoon. Stand by.
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Post by 1949lions on Dec 22, 2016 12:57:04 GMT -6
About to announce Willis as the replacement.
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Post by lions09 on Dec 22, 2016 13:23:03 GMT -6
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Post by lions09 on Dec 22, 2016 14:05:27 GMT -6
Very good press conference. I'm happy about this hire and wish Coach Willis the best of luck.
Roar Lions!
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Post by gouna on Dec 22, 2016 14:09:51 GMT -6
I believe Coach Willis is a good guy and is indeed full of integrity and work ethic. However, this is a big risk by the AD. Took zero time to look outside where we have plenty of proven D1 coordinators (Edenfield, Ingram, Milwee, etc) and/or proven HC candidates (Will Hall). Basically picked a guy that has been at 2 D2 schools and has 5 years experience as a D2 coordinator.
Only time will tell, but this was the safe, easy, non-confrontational hire. If wrong, our number of lean years just increased.
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Post by brandon on Dec 23, 2016 9:21:46 GMT -6
I believe Coach Willis is a good guy and is indeed full of integrity and work ethic. However, this is a big risk by the AD. Took zero time to look outside where we have plenty of proven D1 coordinators (Edenfield, Ingram, Milwee, etc) and/or proven HC candidates (Will Hall). Basically picked a guy that has been at 2 D2 schools and has 5 years experience as a D2 coordinator. Only time will tell, but this was the safe, easy, non-confrontational hire. If wrong, our number of lean years just increased. You know, at first I felt the same way, and I guess the feeling is lingering. But after the press conference, I take away an extremely good feeling about this guy. He seems like he genuinely loves Florence and UNA. We will need that because he will take pride and give 100% to the program. That will go far. He seems like a stand up person and I am going to do my best to try to meet him in the near future. He seems like a face to face guy, a lot like Wallace is. Hudspeth is like that too, all you had to do was nock on his door and he was glad to talk to even the fans. Like me. I respect that. That being said, I think he has an opportunity to get new fans in the area, and that will never be more important than it is now. |
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