BreckTxLonghorn
05-30-2008, 11:30 AM
From the Abilene Reporter News:
If Breckenridge doesn't hurry up and hire a long-term football coach so it can get a stable system in place, it will be years before the Buckaroos get a whiff of postseason play again.
BHS graduate and former assistant coach Donny Funderburg was a top candidate for the head coaching position, and was recommended for the job by Superintendent Connie Martin and Athletic Director Robert O'Dell.
But at a school board meeting Tuesday, his possible hire was shot down by a 4-3 vote. Board president Bryan Woodward, Mike Herrington, Skip Griffith and Koby Killion voted against the hiring, while Todd Pennartz, Mark McCullough and Alissa Atkinson voted for the hiring. The board will reconvene Monday to consider another candidate.
The board members who voted against hiring Funderburg have not yet released a reason for going against the recommendations of the superintendent and athletic director. Martin declined to release a reason.
According to a source close to the team, Funderburg had a healthy amount of support in the community and there are more than a few Breckenridge fans who are angry over this.
I don't blame them.
A pair of head coaches in Stan Howard and Jeff Berry have already been shown the door over the past two years. If this sort of thing continues, it's going to destroy one of Texas' most storied programs.
Sometimes you can be too picky for your own good. And the last thing you want your program to become is unattractive in the eyes of quality coaches.
Settle on one man, settle on one system, and give that man enough time to build a foundation. Otherwise, BHS will be lucky if it can hire Larry, Moe and Curly to wear the headsets.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/may/28/another-bollinger-has-snyder-eyeing-state/
I totally agree with this. I'm sure there are a lot of good coaches, but Funderburg knows the town, is liked by the community, and has proven he can win at other schools (coached at Mart during the Quan days, state championship at Lake Travis).
I like how the schoolboard would give no reason. To me, if you can't give a reason publicly, it means you either have no reason, or you know its not a good one. Here's hoping they reconsider, or they have a HUGE ace up their sleeves. Upfortunately, I think it may be neither.
If Breckenridge doesn't hurry up and hire a long-term football coach so it can get a stable system in place, it will be years before the Buckaroos get a whiff of postseason play again.
BHS graduate and former assistant coach Donny Funderburg was a top candidate for the head coaching position, and was recommended for the job by Superintendent Connie Martin and Athletic Director Robert O'Dell.
But at a school board meeting Tuesday, his possible hire was shot down by a 4-3 vote. Board president Bryan Woodward, Mike Herrington, Skip Griffith and Koby Killion voted against the hiring, while Todd Pennartz, Mark McCullough and Alissa Atkinson voted for the hiring. The board will reconvene Monday to consider another candidate.
The board members who voted against hiring Funderburg have not yet released a reason for going against the recommendations of the superintendent and athletic director. Martin declined to release a reason.
According to a source close to the team, Funderburg had a healthy amount of support in the community and there are more than a few Breckenridge fans who are angry over this.
I don't blame them.
A pair of head coaches in Stan Howard and Jeff Berry have already been shown the door over the past two years. If this sort of thing continues, it's going to destroy one of Texas' most storied programs.
Sometimes you can be too picky for your own good. And the last thing you want your program to become is unattractive in the eyes of quality coaches.
Settle on one man, settle on one system, and give that man enough time to build a foundation. Otherwise, BHS will be lucky if it can hire Larry, Moe and Curly to wear the headsets.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/may/28/another-bollinger-has-snyder-eyeing-state/
I totally agree with this. I'm sure there are a lot of good coaches, but Funderburg knows the town, is liked by the community, and has proven he can win at other schools (coached at Mart during the Quan days, state championship at Lake Travis).
I like how the schoolboard would give no reason. To me, if you can't give a reason publicly, it means you either have no reason, or you know its not a good one. Here's hoping they reconsider, or they have a HUGE ace up their sleeves. Upfortunately, I think it may be neither.