This has indeed happened.
Cool! So has every school employee more responsible (principal, vice principal, every counselor that was assigned to a football player, every teacher that taught a football player) been let go or forced out yet? If not, why should they start with the football coach?
If you want to fire the guy for football reasons, then be my guest. But to bring in academics in an attempt to pile on and make this look like it’s not just about wins and losses is really lame.[/QUOTE]
Its about the program! Academics and athletics.....
I'm not sure how much you know about Grant or if you've ever seen the inner workings of a top flight program (H.S/college). A lot of top flight H.S coaches run their football programs like a college program... That way when the kids get to college they are prepared academically and athletically.
The program itself has year around...mandatory tutoring, study hall, S.A.T/A.C.T training, weightlifting, skills training, peer counseling, gang intervention, etc. The coach is the one who implements this program. This is how certain programs become factories. They offer prospects a can't lose path to college. If you adhere to the program, you will get a scholarship!
I've seen programs like this with my own two eyes. So I know that they exist.
Parents are looking for this type of program! Especially fathers and uncles who played collegiately/professionally and know that they exist.
As I stated in an earlier post, Grant hired a coach by the name of Reggie Harris. He began implementing the program that I speak of above. He saw Grant as a hotbed for HS talent, so he having worked at programs similar to Grant, brought a new culture that the Pacers hadn't seen before.
When he came on the scene, a ton of kids began going to college, the Pacers started playing in showcase games, kids started getting national recognition, several kids became H.S All-Americans, etc. As a result, Sac was put on the map!
