Carper done at Zanesville

[Browns4life]

Heard today he will be resigning. Heard nothing but positive and great things about him while he was here. But maybe Logan or down 23 might be his new home??

[E High]

They are Struggling in Every Sport. Hard to believe how Great they’ve been and it’s All Gone.

[formerfcfan]

0-10, getting shutout eight times. Next coach is the third HC in as many years.

An external hire is a dead man walking, here.

[Play60Football]

Zanesville is in a rough spot in all aspects of the district. And if this is true, a 4th coach in 4 years, I imagine this is going to hit a rock bottom ZVille hasn't seen probably ever.

[*D1*]

Carp should have stayed at VC. He did a great job there and was loved by the community as far as I can tell. Maybe he can return there. I’m if there’s someone advising him I would suggest you do your best to keep him away from Logan. Maybe Chilly?

[MVLfan]

Rough year to say the least. Very few bright spots in an 0-10 year that was filled with excitement in the preseason. Coach Carper built Vinton County to a brand new level of success, really thought he had a chance at Zanesville to do the same… with time. It’s always tough for a program to go through multiple head coaches in 4 years. So many promises and expectations, all to be flipped after a year or two to new ones. It’s hard on kids, speaking personally for my own child that went through this. It’s tough to be all in, when a coach that preaches to be all in, walks away after a year. Granted, everyone always has their reasons. Wife is Head Volleyball Coach at VC, so there’s likely little to no time with family driving back and forth each day - but he knew that going in.
Would assume he’s taking Logan or Chillicothe, both of which are less than an hour away from MacArthur.

Who fills this job? Clearly to an outsider this would seem like a dark spot. 3 HCs in 4 years. Would likely need to be an on staff assistant to keep kids from leaving to TV/WM/MAY. Or possibly a young, up and coming coach looking to take a “step up?” (Not sure it is a step up at this point). Or a seasoned coach with experience that will bring stability.
- Brownrigg could have had it last year, so I can’t imagine he’s even in the conversation this time around. Maybe offer him an assistant principal job and a house?
- Mike Eddy that just lost the Logan job might be a candidate. He’s a long time HC and Zanesville has a significantly smaller hill to climb with their league.
- Chad Grandstaff??? The last coach to have success at Zanesville and he’s not too far down the road. But, he left for a reason and things were in a much better place then than now.
Time will tell.

[go court house]

Expect Carper to be announced as the new head coach at Chillicothe

[Play60Football]

Rough year to say the least. Very few bright spots in an 0-10 year that was filled with excitement in the preseason. Coach Carper built Vinton County to a brand new level of success, really thought he had a chance at Zanesville to do the same… with time. It’s always tough for a program to go through multiple head coaches in 4 years. So many promises and expectations, all to be flipped after a year or two to new ones. It’s hard on kids, speaking personally for my own child that went through this. It’s tough to be all in, when a coach that preaches to be all in, walks away after a year. Granted, everyone always has their reasons. Wife is Head Volleyball Coach at VC, so there’s likely little to no time with family driving back and forth each day - but he knew that going in.
Would assume he’s taking Logan or Chillicothe, both of which are less than an hour away from MacArthur.

Who fills this job? Clearly to an outsider this would seem like a dark spot. 3 HCs in 4 years. Would likely need to be an on staff assistant to keep kids from leaving to TV/WM/MAY. Or possibly a young, up and coming coach looking to take a “step up?” (Not sure it is a step up at this point). Or a seasoned coach with experience that will bring stability.
- Brownrigg could have had it last year, so I can’t imagine he’s even in the conversation this time around. Maybe offer him an assistant principal job and a house?
- Mike Eddy that just lost the Logan job might be a candidate. He’s a long time HC and Zanesville has a significantly smaller hill to climb with their league.
- Chad Grandstaff??? The last coach to have success at Zanesville and he’s not too far down the road. But, he left for a reason and things were in a much better place then than now.
Time will tell.

Are there any young alumni coaches that are hanging around somewhere? That to me seems like the next logical step. I personally don't see an experienced coach wanting to take it on. Unless its an old "culture" guy to bite the bullet and try to right the ship for a short time being and guide them to a point that a younger up an comer can come into a better situation. That's happened at some schools..... Bring someone like Bartholomew, something like that for an example?
Brownrigg is NOT going to entertain this job. The man is smart, West adores him and the Admin will give him whatever he wants! I've said before you're going to look long and far to find a coach that has a better situation than him. The only thing I think for Brownrigg is the central ohio route to climb the ladder, or he's gonna keep building at West (MVL his whole life). But if he did something similar others have taken, Small, Medium, Large OCC, that would be a path he deserves to take.
Board is another young coach who looks destined for greatness. But again he seems like he's locked into NL for the long haul, married a NL legend... not going anywhere anytime soon.... (He'd also be crazy to even entertain ZVille)
Do you offer Chase Bowman an Admin position and what he needs? Local, experienced, clearly successful at constructing a culture at the hardest places. Money can talk to some! Does he have any left in the tank?
But again for Zanesville, a young alum that is in coaching and wanting to develop his chops makes sense here to me. Knows the culture and what it can be if done right, will have time to connect and build, knows the admin and how it operates, etc. I always felt Grandstaff was the man for ZVille because he's one of them, a natural fit! That ship has sailed IMO, so find another similar!!! Just don't know if they're out there!

[formerfcfan]

What’s the common link between WCH, Chillicothe, and Zanesville being open in the same cycle?

They’re all small exurbs bordered by at least one district with generally better footing for success to happen.

Zanesville is without question the roughest of the three to make something happen. Agreed that the LCL isn’t that big of a hill to climb, although none of Zanesville’s league compatriots have anywhere near the challenges the Blue Devils do. This is a job where the real opportunity to climb back may come with the successor to the next coach.

Next hire inherits a locker room that will be hard to win right off the rip given the turbulence of leadership changes. Have to find a way to keep next year’s upperclassmen incorporated and bought-in, in order to avoid a repeat of this year. At the same time, can’t put all of the eggs in that basket.

Mix that in with the community dynamic, a tough one too, and it’s a balancing act harder to tackle outside of Friday nights.

[Ohio1979]

It is sad to see where the Zanesville Program has fallen. It will take a special coach to get it turned around

[danicalifornia]

Zanesville is in a rough spot in all aspects of the district. And if this is true, a 4th coach in 4 years, I imagine this is going to hit a rock bottom ZVille hasn't seen probably ever.

Tough to hit lower than 2 points per game in a season, but I understand what you mean

Carper is a good coach, but this job is going to take more than a good coach. It’s going to take a good coach who has a massive plan for a turnaround and patience from all involved, because I doubt they will be any better in the near future due to all of the changes. So, it’s going to take some time.

[Super trooper]

He is now the head coach at Chillicothe

[MVLfan]

Hearing the following names out of Zanesville camp as potential replacements for Carper. I added a couple that also make sense if they can’t get their first guys.

-Nate Brownrigg. Their dream boy. The turnaround he has done at West makes him an obvious candidate. He has had success in regular and postseason. Kids all different ages, so doubtful he would want to move them.
-Kevin Board. Has had flashes of really good at New Lex and has put together some prolific offenses. Wife is a NL grad and coach, but wouldn’t be a far drive. Heard Board has ambitions of climbing the coaching ladder, but is this a big enough step up with where NL is and where Zanesville is?
-Mike Eddy. Just got let go by Logan, but has been a head coach at numerous big schools in both Ohio and WV. This is probably more of a backup guy if they can’t get a candidate that they want.
-Chase Bowman. Stepped away from coaching to be AD. Biggest question will be if he’s willing to get back into coaching after being AND if he is plans to move. Did a good job building Morgan but never got them to heights that the other 2 MVL guys above did.
-Chad Grandstaff. The last guy to have success at Zanesville, but stepped away for reasons. Could likely get some of his prospects that transitioned to Rosecrans in MS a couple years back. Currently building Foxfire, but the two levels of competition and football are light years away. This would let him get back to the “big league”.
-Jason Lee. Jason was head coach at Lakewood prior to stepping down and helping Grandstaff at Foxfire. He served as a Zanesville and Granville assistant coach, so he would know the lay of the land in the LCL.
-Nick Bandstra. Current OC for Zanesville, so a guy that knows the kids after a year with them. Would keep some familiarity which would be crucial in being the third HC in 3 years. Has head coaching experience at Bradford HS and assistant experience at several schools.

Anybody that I missed that makes sense?

[Play60Football]

Hearing the following names out of Zanesville camp as potential replacements for Carper. I added a couple that also make sense if they can’t get their first guys.

-Nate Brownrigg. Their dream boy. The turnaround he has done at West makes him an obvious candidate. He has had success in regular and postseason. Kids all different ages, so doubtful he would want to move them.
-Kevin Board. Has had flashes of really good at New Lex and has put together some prolific offenses. Wife is a NL grad and coach, but wouldn’t be a far drive. Heard Board has ambitions of climbing the coaching ladder, but is this a big enough step up with where NL is and where Zanesville is?
-Mike Eddy. Just got let go by Logan, but has been a head coach at numerous big schools in both Ohio and WV. This is probably more of a backup guy if they can’t get a candidate that they want.
-Chase Bowman. Stepped away from coaching to be AD. Biggest question will be if he’s willing to get back into coaching after being AND if he is plans to move. Did a good job building Morgan but never got them to heights that the other 2 MVL guys above did.
-Chad Grandstaff. The last guy to have success at Zanesville, but stepped away for reasons. Could likely get some of his prospects that transitioned to Rosecrans in MS a couple years back. Currently building Foxfire, but the two levels of competition and football are light years away. This would let him get back to the “big league”.
-Jason Lee. Jason was head coach at Lakewood prior to stepping down and helping Grandstaff at Foxfire. He served as a Zanesville and Granville assistant coach, so he would know the lay of the land in the LCL.
-Nick Bandstra. Current OC for Zanesville, so a guy that knows the kids after a year with them. Would keep some familiarity which would be crucial in being the third HC in 3 years. Has head coaching experience at Bradford HS and assistant experience at several schools.

Anybody that I missed that makes sense?

-Nate Brownrigg - He would be nuts

-Kevin Board - He would be nuts (If Board plans to climb the coaching ladder he'll need his legendary wife to agree to leave her hometown and I just don't see that ever happening!)

-Mike Eddy - This is what I predicted could be a possibility for ZVille.... Not him specifically but a veteran to come in and bite the bullet!

-Chase Bowman - If Coach has anything left in him to rebuild I think this would be a great hire. Knows the layout of the area, can obviously get the most out of kids.

-Chad Grandstaff - My opinion is the only man who can win consistently there.

-Jason Lee - ZVille would be crazy!

-Nick Bandstra. ZVille would be crazy! Dude focuses on twitter persona more than anything. Leaves jobs when it gets difficult. Don't see him fitting with the culture at Zanesville.

[buckeyes05]

Carper got lucky with a once in a blue moon team and jumped at a bigger job not long after which says a lot about character. Then runs after one crap season at zanesville. Get your toes buried in the sand and commit not run…. Coach crapper isn’t him

[Mole Master]

Is he really at Chilli?

[Mole Master]

Dont pee your pants

Hire Bandstra