Frecriss, The last three coaches that bhs has had did have understanding of the situation at barberton.Flossie knew about the community before he got here,however when the talent dried up the last three seasons he struggled with nothaving atheletes to coach,plus some of his actions were not good.Glaze came from springfield and he also understood what he was getting into,he had one good team in his five seasons and he won with that team.The other four were extremeley young,starting two freshman qb's in back to back years.As much as I don not like staats he coached at mifflin which is a inner city school,plus he was at bedford ,he didnt warm up to the community or utilize tha talent that was there for him.We cannot continue to blame the coaches for the lack of talent and commitment,I think that is a reflection of the community as it stands right now,while a few do care very much,it is not like it once was.But if a new coach can somehow pull everyone together and if the town will have patience,good things could happen for the magics
I don't know about that. Flossie's last year, he had (not counting freshman): Mike McElrafth(Youngstown State), Quinten Walton(Baldwin Wallace), Antonio Pittman(Ohio State), Zach Leskanic(West Virginia State-Baseball), Steve Hymes(Ohio Weslyan), Josh Huffman(Mount Union), James Zellia(Marietta), Mike Gibson(Wooster), Dan Starkey(Had offers from MAC. Grades put him in Jr. College), Brandon Derr(Hiram), Brad Watts(Waynesburg), Chris Coleman(Wooster), and Steve Wilmoth(Otterbein).
Others who did not play in college included: Duane Welch, Nate Hershberger, Mike Tarsis(RIP) and Troy Dumas.
Seems like there were enough athletes to make this better than a 3-7 team.
Ultimately, Flossie failed because he let the fans get the best of him. Anyone who comes here to coach needs to understand that the fans are going to be a pain in the arse. That's just the way it is here. Some coaches can deal with it and others can't.
As for Glaze, what kind of program is being run if a freshman is starting at QB two years in a row? This is exactly my point about developing talent.
Staats failed because of his own ego. If he could have put that in check and brougt in real assistants rather than his yes man idiot Grimsly, things may have been a little better. He also ignored every aspect of the program other than Varsity starters.
And, none of the three understood the community.