If Turner loses to JI Burton this year that puts us in . . .

[AHS95]

i may be wrong but is the defense coach the one that was there last year? i sont know so if im wrong im wrong just wondering i aint talking bad about any coach im just saying there needs to be some position coaches it appears to me that the scheme or coaching need a lot of work and i agree the play calling wasnt to good huff should not be put in a position to have to throw the ball its not his stong side. i aint here to bash people i am a fan just like you biggin im just putting my opinion out there just as you and everyone else on here does dont take it personal

[Counts]

huff should not be put in a position to have to throw the ball its not his stong side.

Against a quality team you HAVE to mix up the play calling so Huff WILL have to pass wheather it is his strong suit or not (IMHO He throws a nice ball but could have benifited from throwing a few shorter routes insted of Deep all the time giveing the pass rush a chance to get to him)

[UnIoNfAn]

As far as position coaches go at Union, here is the problem IMO too many cheifs and not enough indians. Rodger Austin may be a wonderful man but he has as much business on the football field as I do being a rocket scientist. With the behind the scenes politics that must be going on there Union may end up like Lee high. A team that should have very well won 4 state championships but politics got in the way. Travis Turner is young and good. He will experience growing pains just like any other first time head coach. Look at Phill Robbins, He never won a state game until the right combo of position coaches fell together. Barry Jones is 80% of why Phill Robbins won 7 state championships at Powell Valley, not to mention Bob Coughlin, Jim Huff, and other men who helped (key word "helped"). Union has way too many coaches IMO. Cut it back to Turner, Dorton, Morris, and MCKinney, and beg Barry Jones like a bum looking for a dollar to come and mentor the Defensive coaches! Tell Rodger Austin thanks but no thanks, Let JW Salyers keep up with stats and worry about base ball. And as for all the Helpers, just go to the house and let Turner do his job. We have people on the practice field and game field that know as much about coaching football as I do (and i dont coach nuthin). Union has the ability to be a good team and seeing that these kids are working out again they can do what other teams havent in the past 10 years, but its gonna take weeding out what doesnt need to be there both coaching and players to get there.

[AHS95]

you are 100% right i agree with you. austin is a good person but he is at most a special teams coach as he was when i played in the mid 90s.

[1forall]

Austin is a better coach then Turner. The only reason Travis got that job was Ted Thompson and Phillip Bates. What they should have done was bring in new people that had no ties to Appy and PV to coach.

[R13]

What does Phillip Bates have to do with BSG/Appy?

[Biggin]

I agree that it seems UHS has an awful lot of coaches over there now. I dont know enough about any particular coach to call them out on doing a poor job (except McKinney, who is terrible and sucks and cant even spell football and smells like mashed potatoes :P ). Travis runs the whole show and he will catch the flames for his staff.

UHS has to throw the ball, theres no way around it. You simply cannot win running the ball every snap. I agree with Counts, you don't have the launch the ball 40 yards on every passing down. Short routes can give a quarterback confidence, stem the pass rush, and keep the chains moving. Look at the NFL now; its a short pass dominated league because its incredibly tough to stop. Its much easier to defend vertical routes and deep routes with the right coverage, especially at the high school level.

[1forall]

What does Phillip Bates have to do with BSG/Appy?

School Board and he is the Uncle of Travis.