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Post by mghs on Feb 6, 2024 22:56:48 GMT -6
I bet there is technical difficulties on Feb. 12......
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Post by mosooner on Feb 7, 2024 9:14:12 GMT -6
This will not be pretty, no matter how it turns out
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Post by jordanearl on Feb 7, 2024 9:17:39 GMT -6
if i was fired at work by my boss,, even if all my coworkers stood up for me, and got my job back. no way could i ever feel comfortable knowing i wasn't wanted.
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Post by mghs on Feb 7, 2024 23:38:11 GMT -6
Ding Ding Ding Jordan is the winner..... while the petition and support is all Great. Why would Tpayne want to continue his duties with a School Board and Administration always hovering over him and just looking for a reason to send him packing!!! At this stage him moving on is really the only option unless he just loves WS that much and wants to hang around and run the weight room. Which if I recall he has already said he was not staying for that position.
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Post by dew on Feb 8, 2024 8:13:57 GMT -6
I bet there is technical difficulties on Feb. 12...... Would not be surprised...
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Post by dew on Feb 8, 2024 8:20:14 GMT -6
Ding Ding Ding Jordan is the winner..... while the petition and support is all Great. Why would Tpayne want to continue his duties with a School Board and Administration always hovering over him and just looking for a reason to send him packing!!! At this stage him moving on is really the only option unless he just loves WS that much and wants to hang around and run the weight room. Which if I recall he has already said he was not staying for that position. I get your points well and I would be the same. The only thing this does do is show how much the community is upset with the administration right now and it shows we have a voice. Whether or not that voice gets heard is the issue. What is really going to be interesting is how many coaches are kept in their positions should they start losing even more. And, that my friends is very possible as I understand most our junior programs are struggling bad especially on the girls side of things (except maybe softball and I have no clue on that one). If said coaches are kept (and no, I don't have an opinion on whether or not they should be) then the admins aren't following their own formula thus proving more that it's politics. And if that happens then the admin(s) have all the power (not the board or the public) and Willow has just became nothing more than a tax-paid private school..... And I won't support that
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Post by mghs on Feb 8, 2024 23:11:30 GMT -6
IN a lot of way's School Boards to a degree have been neutered in most Districts.
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Post by mosooner on Feb 9, 2024 9:05:45 GMT -6
Assuming Willow does have an open forum for the public to speak, or was put on the agenda: Most likely, the 2 or 3 minutes that they get to speak will be all you get to hear about this. All the board "discussion" will be done in CLOSED SESSION.
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Post by mghs on Feb 9, 2024 9:08:08 GMT -6
They always are and I don’t disagree with that policy. It also protects the employees as well.
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Post by bmac on Feb 9, 2024 22:39:35 GMT -6
it's all an embarrassment!!! so sad to see all ths bs going on how it's went down. even if this so called petition has enough signatures then what.... they gonna be like ohhh man wer sorry here's your job back. then why in the frickin world would he except it. so some think they've won against the man. it's freaking embarrassing! how in the world you suppose to get someone here w any sense that's gonna wanna put up w all this crap!
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Post by mghs on Feb 10, 2024 11:50:22 GMT -6
Lot of Hungry Coaches …but not sure they have a track record of success.
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Post by bmac on Feb 10, 2024 17:20:15 GMT -6
have to be starving to wanna take it
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Post by sca4life on Feb 11, 2024 0:52:32 GMT -6
I seriously doubt if the WS board will allow any of them to speak in open session. I’ve heard several media sources will be there to cover, so could be interesting. Had heard Willow made a big push to bring in Swofford and his wife. Sounds like he’s going to Grove though. Wouldn’t be a hard decision between those two teams.
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Post by dew on Feb 13, 2024 21:55:24 GMT -6
So the board last night let the petition be presented and a few speak, then went to closed session as expected. The board was in closed session along with the administration. That may be legal but the administration gets to present their case while everyone else goes home. I've been informed Coach Payne didn't get his job back and of course with that is many kids who are saying they won't come out next year. We shall see on that I guess.
For those from Willow who read this and claim they don't know about this site or be a part of it - just know that yes I may still attend a few home games. But if we're down huge I won't stay through all 4 quarters. After 35 years being known as Mr dedicated Bear Fan, my days of that are over. I wish the kids the best of luck and hope/pray they find successes in the future. The wind is out of my sails folks.
For those who are regularly on this forum. If (and I wouldn't be surprised if it does) this kills football at Willow I have already decided that I may tour the SCA a bit. I'll pick a game of the week, sit neutral as I have friends from just about all towns, and enjoy some close games. Whether or not that happens this message board will stay put and nothing will change. We'll keep going as normal as possible here.
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Post by mghs on Feb 13, 2024 23:21:09 GMT -6
You could Join the Dark Side Dew!!!!
But in all seriousness I get where you are coming from. It's hard enough to field a winning team even if everyone in the community is rowing the boat in the right direction. But it's near impossible to have a competitive squad when some of the Folks are sabotaging and drilling holes in the bottom of the boat.
Do you think that players will actually not play next year? Normally I'd say that is a huge mistake and they should play for the new coach, but emotionally I get it. If you have bought into a coach and his program and suffered and fought threw a season like last year in preparations of better season's to come and then the Leader is taken out from within it's only normal to and human to go into self preservation mode and walk away from the Risk of starting over again at the bottom with nothing but the unknown ahead.
Thanks for keeping the board open as well Dew....
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