JDHoss Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Wolf1207 said: When jobs come open around here I think these schools should look outward. Some of the most successful coaches from here did not go to the schools they were successful at. I know it goes both ways but Phil Robbins, Ralph Cummins and Greg Mance are good examples. Yep. I remember when Poss Bolling took the vice principle job, and PV went from Don Williams taking the job before backing out to go to Pennington, then Bucky Meade taking the job only to back out when Coach Cummins had a health scare and decided to retire. That left PV with this Robbins guy who (IIRC) most fans were pretty "meh" about, and the rest, as they say, is history. Quote
Unchained Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 I heard yesterday that Keith Warner was leaving Twin Springs and headed to GC Maynman 1 Quote
Union_Fan Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 16 hours ago, Gridiron60 said: Can Union expect a head coach to be named next month’s SB meeting? I would think they’ve had plenty of time for applications & interviews. The announcement timeline will indicate how open this job was. Interviews tend to move slowly when they are truly looking for the right person. If the announcement comes quickly, they already knew who the new coach was going to be long before interviews. Quote
Union_Fan Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 8 hours ago, Unchained said: I heard yesterday that Keith Warner was leaving Twin Springs and headed to GC If that's the case, it's most likely not football related as there is an open administration position at GCH. Unchained 1 Quote
vol_husky Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 11 hours ago, JDHoss said: Yep. I remember when Poss Bolling took the vice principle job, and PV went from Don Williams taking the job before backing out to go to Pennington, then Bucky Meade taking the job only to back out when Coach Cummins had a health scare and decided to retire. That left PV with this Robbins guy who (IIRC) most fans were pretty "meh" about, and the rest, as they say, is history. If I remember correctly, wasn’t Nick Saban Alabama’s second or third choice? Quote
BigWinners Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 3 hours ago, vol_husky said: If I remember correctly, wasn’t Nick Saban Alabama’s second or third choice? RichRod was the first choice but he chose Michigan. Quote
Fairlawncat Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 Spurrier was the second choice, kind of, but never was offered and the conversation was brief. With the first and only phone call to Spurrier after Rich Rod said no, Spurrier quickly said he's not interested and in that same call, he recommended Saban to Alabama. RichRod was the first choice. Quote
redtiger Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 19 hours ago, JDHoss said: Yep. I remember when Poss Bolling took the vice principle job, and PV went from Don Williams taking the job before backing out to go to Pennington, then Bucky Meade taking the job only to back out when Coach Cummins had a health scare and decided to retire. That left PV with this Robbins guy who (IIRC) most fans were pretty "meh" about, and the rest, as they say, is history. Robbins record was less than impressive when he got the job. He was a late in the year hire and so was Barry Jones from my understanding. JDHoss 1 Quote
JDHoss Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 6 hours ago, redtiger said: Robbins record was less than impressive when he got the job. He was a late in the year hire and so was Barry Jones from my understanding. Yes, IIRC, Robbins had a sub .500 record and (I believe) was hired in late June or early July. Quote
cityofRaven Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 I heard there was Travis Turner evidence in the freezer at Reno's so the Wise County powers had it burned down. Mountain Football, JDHoss, VHSLhelper and 3 others 5 1 Quote
Union_Fan Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 1 hour ago, cityofRaven said: I heard there was Travis Turner evidence in the freezer at Reno's so the Wise County powers had it burned down. The Union football playbook. Been frozen in time since the 90's. Quote
tornado99 Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 10 hours ago, Union_Fan said: The Union football playbook. Been frozen in time since the 90's. I bet it only needed 2 pages, one for PV and one for Appy based off 1990s talent. Quote
Union_Fan Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 7 hours ago, tornado99 said: I bet it only needed 2 pages, one for PV and one for Appy based off 1990s talent. True. Unfortunately, fresh out of Joneses. tornado99 1 Quote
Pickett Posted February 23 Report Posted February 23 As far as playbooks go I feel if you examined the majority of top programs in 1/2 A for past 40 years you would find pretty thin playbooks....... Central of Lunenburg,Madison Co,Clintwood,Strasburg,Parry McCluer,Galax,Riverheads and the previously mentioned Appy and PV just to name a few. tornado99 and JDHoss 2 Quote
Wolf1207 Posted February 23 Report Posted February 23 On 2/20/2026 at 8:18 PM, JDHoss said: Yep. I remember when Poss Bolling took the vice principle job, and PV went from Don Williams taking the job before backing out to go to Pennington, then Bucky Meade taking the job only to back out when Coach Cummins had a health scare and decided to retire. That left PV with this Robbins guy who (IIRC) most fans were pretty "meh" about, and the rest, as they say, is history. To think, what PV might have been if Meade would have taken the job! Maynman 1 Quote
1inStripes Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 Should that have been Bobby Meade instead of Bucky Meade? Union_Fan 1 Quote
JDHoss Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 49 minutes ago, 1inStripes said: Should that have been Bobby Meade instead of Bucky Meade? Probably. That's been a day or two. Quote
Packman Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 I heard a rumor that Kevin Saunders has a Second Interview this week for the Union Football Job. Quote
Gridiron60 Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 10 hours ago, Packman said: I heard a rumor that Kevin Saunders has a Second Interview this week for the Union Football Job. He did lead Gretna to a state championship. He has previous ties to the area and plenty of experience. He’s got to be in his 60s by now not that age disqualifies him. I wonder how many and who got second interviews if they’re to that point. Quote
1inStripes Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 7 hours ago, JDHoss said: Probably. That's been a day or two. Was just thinking with the Clintwood reference about a heath issue for Cummings. Bucky Meade was from Norton but was a HC at Pennington and mostly Twin Springs for his career. JDHoss 1 Quote
JDHoss Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 2 hours ago, 1inStripes said: Was just thinking with the Clintwood reference about a heath issue for Cummings. Bucky Meade was from Norton but was a HC at Pennington and mostly Twin Springs for his career. Yeah, I remember Bucky being at Pennington and TS. It was Bobby Quote
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