Maybe they should bring Herb Pope in to coach the Basketball team.... oh wait, never mind.
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Maybe they should bring Herb Pope in to coach the Basketball team.... oh wait, never mind.
My old boss's brother used to be an assistant at Aliquippa.He told me Z was a hard ass on his kids. Many of these kids had no discipline in their lives.As far as holding recruiting letters,maybe some of these kids don't have the academics to get into college.Colleges are going to stop by to talk to kids and Coach Z.I don't see how he can keep schools from stopping by the school.I was also told why he wasn't a fan of Paterno and some other college coaches.Some coaches stereotyped his kids and that pissed Z off.
pittdan77
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The "recruiting letters" part might have some merit. I'm aware that HS coaches do this in some places as favors to "preferred" schools. A HS football coach can have a lot of influence in the process. Good and bad.
This is definitely true. I think some people were upset that Kwantel's recruitment didn't blow up like he thought it would. He didn't have committable offers to any of the power programs in the region (OSU, PSU, ND, UM) and ended up at WVU. Some thought Coach Z could have sold him better to those programs (Osu and PSU specifically).
James Franklin at Nit U knows quite well who Kwantel Raines is. If Franklin wanted him badly enough, he would've been on the Quips' sidelines high-fiving everyone and making his presence known. Blaming Coach Z for that is preposterous.
Most of the kids complaining either weren’t good enough or didn’t have the grades.
pittdan77
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Didn't Mike Ditka have a phrase disparaging players that he considered soft... and it was some kind of "Sewickley"? Well, those softies in QV weren't so soft after all.
The minute they leave the school, his job is done and they are responsible for staying off the corner themselves. F'em.
So he was the high school Todd Haley?
He has to "deal with their whole life?" NO! NO he doesn't, the minute they leave the school his job is DONE! He owes NOTHING MORE. He also DOESN'T have to deal with their home life NOT AT ALL, If baby momma is a crack head, but junior is at practice everyday, coach owes nothing.
Perhaps if Raines played up to his 4 star potential against mostly no star Quaker Valley, they would have managed to beat them..
I don't know, I don't think Coach Z was steering kids away from Pitt, and it sure seems like this same wave of parents and entitlement who ran Z out is also believing they are "too good" for Pitt. That they are holding Pitt responsible for maybe not giving Swanson a scholarship when they were recruiting Henry, that they didn't play Pugh, and even Shell is close enough to some of the Quip families.
Again, Pitt isn't even trying with Devonshire (I don't blame them) so obviously someone (maybe even Coach Z) has clued in Narduzzi he would be wasting his time there.
I am now really rooting hard against Aliquippa.
Especially when they are a single A team playing up to AAA. I wonder how many state titles they would have won playing down to their true level?
LOL, sounds like somebody is butt hurt that their son didn't get more playing time and is jealous that the football coach is getting more accolades than some Dbag on the school board.
So are you saying the coach is responsible for the players home life? Or what they do after they leave the school or team? We all went to high school, NONE of my teachers or coaches where involved in my life from the day I left forward, why? Because when s student leaves a team or school their obligation just plain ENDS, their job is OVER. And as long as the student shows up for school, practice and games, the teachers or coach have ZERO OBLIGATION to monitor their "home life".
Stupid post, so playing at the level you're supposed to be at is not "taking on challenges"? Then everyone should play up?
It just sounded like you where saying the coach should stay responsible for players after they leave, maybe I misunderstood you?
True, and so many double A schools have moved down a level in recent years. I'm not too familiar with all the details of that, how did they end up playing up levels? Are they in a similar situation as central regarding male enrollment or did they choose to play up somehow? I was under the impression they strictly look at male or female enrollment numbers depending on the sport and simply classify them that way.
The problem with Single A, is outside of Clairton (and used to be Duquesne) most A schools are like Avella or Leechburg, just rural schools. In all truthfulness unless it is unavoidable (meaning it is in a seriously remote area/county where you don't want kids being bussed 50 miles one way to school) there shouldn't be ANY single A schools. Especially in places like Allegheny County and the immediate/adjacent communities where in some instances you can almost see one HS from another.
I just read the entire thread. Why is Sean Gilbert upset at Pitt over the decision to not allow Zack to play? It was out of the university's hands. Pitt approached the ACC for clearance and the ACC denied Zack clearance to play football. We tried. In regards to a heart condition, there are many issues to consider. The ACC was not willing to take on the risk. Hail2Pitt.
