Chesapeake Head Coaching Search

[dime-a-dozen]

With the BOE electing not to renew the current coaching staff, where do the Panthers turn now?

[greygoose]

Ask avalanche, given his complete break down of the coaches shortcomings should probably apply.

[avalanche]

Ask avalanche, given his complete break down of the coaches shortcomings should probably apply.

This is a moronic comment. I've casually observed and said nothing the past 7 years until this last week. I have been nothing but respectful in speaking about coach, who I know and respect. In every post I speak about what a wonderful human he is. The only thing I have said is that oftentimes change is good after a while. A new vision, and new direction, new voice. I couldn't have been more polite about this topic. The harshest thing I have said is our Oline hasn't looked fundamentally sound in years.

Some of you like to stir the pot rather than offer up an informed opinion. Calling me out is a bad look on you goose. Grow up.

I hope the BOE opens up a coaching search and finds the best candidate for our kids.

[luvtlm]

With the BOE electing not to renew the current coaching staff, where do the Panthers turn now?

What are the football teams numbers like? What's a typical class participation number? Do they have enough athletes and football minds kids to be good?
I'm curious to know if this is a good job that was not coached well or was it a community that overestimates the quality of athelet that's actually there.

[Ohio1979]

With the BOE electing not to renew the current coaching staff, where do the Panthers turn now?

What are the football teams numbers like? What's a typical class participation number? Do they have enough athletes and football minds kids to be good?
I'm curious to know if this is a good job that was not coached well or was it a community that overestimates the quality of athelet that's actually there.

Decent facilities. Seem to be some athletes that play basketball. That doesn’t mean they would play football. Not sure this is a great job but who knows.

The benefits of an outside coach looking at it is- low expectations, nice field, weak conference and a weak out of conference schedule.

[greygoose]

Ask avalanche, given his complete break down of the coaches shortcomings should probably apply.

This is a moronic comment. I've casually observed and said nothing the past 7 years until this last week. I have been nothing but respectful in speaking about coach, who I know and respect. In every post I speak about what a wonderful human he is. The only thing I have said is that oftentimes change is good after a while. A new vision, and new direction, new voice. I couldn't have been more polite about this topic. The harshest thing I have said is our Oline hasn't looked fundamentally sound in years.

Some of you like to stir the pot rather than offer up an informed opinion. Calling me out is a bad look on you goose. Grow up.

I hope the BOE opens up a coaching search and finds the best candidate for our kids.

Dude if you want to dish it out you’ve got to be able to handle a bit of a ribbing. Especially when you sit here and say such comments as “he’s wonderful human being”. Literally that’s the famous shot of he’s a great person but he sucks as the coach that’s the facts if your statement. Then you follow things up with fundamentally not sound, need a new vision all these things are direct shots at the coach just act like saying buuuut he’s a great person and think everyone is going to sit here and say oh well that avalanche is being nice he said he’s a great person. I mean surely you get it right?? It’s the backhanded compliment just own it, heck I’ve called at coaches but I’m not going to say but they’re a great person or great at golf while insulting their profession.

[avalanche]

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Dude if you want to dish it out you’ve got to be able to handle a bit of a ribbing. Especially when you sit here and say such comments as “he’s wonderful human being”. Literally that’s the famous shot of he’s a great person but he sucks as the coach that’s the facts if your statement. Then you follow things up with fundamentally not sound, need a new vision all these things are direct shots at the coach just act like saying buuuut he’s a great person and think everyone is going to sit here and say oh well that avalanche is being nice he said he’s a great person. I mean surely you get it right?? It’s the backhanded compliment just own it, heck I’ve called at coaches but I’m not going to say but they’re a great person or great at golf while insulting their profession.
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Dish out what, compliments? Tact is something that's obviously lost on you. Because I am one of many who have said a change is necessary you felt the need to single me out?

Wait, you don't like that I am being polite and respectful about the coach? You can absolutely believe someone is a great person and a change is still necessary. I have NEVER said he sucks as a coach. You're simply making garbage up now like your posts.

I believe my posts are respectful and thoughtful, meanwhile yours lack any depth and you've yet to bring up a relevant point aside from calling me out.

It's not a back handed compliment. He is a good person, which is a fact. I also personally believe a change is necessary after seven years of being very average. The pressure of being a head coach at the varsity level comes with the expectation you need to win more than you lose. That's reality that seems to be lost on you.

Again, outside of saying the obvious, that the Chesapeake program has struggled for years and that the Oline doesn't look fundamentally sound is about as polite a "shot" as one can take.

If you have a post to make of substance that refutes my points, I will sit and wait. Otherwise, buzz off or add something.

[Area51]

I don’t know the coach personally. But watching for the last 5ish years has been hard. The Peake has had more than enough athletes to be successful and they haven’t been. They seem undisciplined and underprepared so very often. With that being said I’ll politely say, it’s time for a change because the staff they have had has truly underperformed.

[Purpleby2]

I don’t know the coach personally. But watching for the last 5ish years has been hard. The Peake has had more than enough athletes to be successful and they haven’t been. They seem undisciplined and underprepared so very often. With that being said I’ll politely say, it’s time for a change because the staff they have had has truly underperformed.

Area 51 I see you . Well well. You stated you had hardly watched them?? Correct? Also stated Ironton wanted him and his kids? So why, would a Division 5 program, the premier program in SE Ohio, want a man who can’t coach? Why would they want a coach with issues on discipline and being underprepared?

Discipline starts at home and I assure you this staff had discipline. You speak on what you do not know. You have no idea what kids go through and expect coaches to completely be the answer. In most cases, they are critical pieces of the healing of trauma and chaos that kids have. This team was disciplined and a few examples does not negate the core of the team.

Underperformed? You had a rusher for over 1100 yards and a QB with over a 1000 yards passing. A team that averaged over 350 games offensively.. facts!

Enough athletes? What does that mean? You are truly clueless. I can not understand how, you, who didn’t attend many games can make this synopsis. Other than you have an agenda against Todd.

[Purpleby2]

I don’t know the coach personally. But watching for the last 5ish years has been hard. The Peake has had more than enough athletes to be successful and they haven’t been. They seem undisciplined and underprepared so very often. With that being said I’ll politely say, it’s time for a change because the staff they have had has truly underperformed.

Area 51 I see you . Well well. You stated you had hardly watched them?? Correct? Also stated Ironton wanted him and his kids? So why, would a Division 5 program, the premier program in SE Ohio, want a man who can’t coach? Why would they want a coach with issues on discipline and being underprepared?

Discipline starts at home and I assure you this staff had discipline. You speak on what you do not know. You have no idea what kids go through and expect coaches to completely be the answer. In most cases, they are critical pieces of the healing of trauma and chaos that kids have. This team was disciplined and a few examples does not negate the core of the team.

Underperformed? You had a rusher for over 1100 yards and a QB with over a 1000 yards passing. A team that averaged over 350 games offensively.. facts!

Enough athletes? What does that mean? You are truly clueless. I can not understand how, you, who didn’t attend many games can make this synopsis. Other than you have an agenda against Todd.

[Rza1]

Not sure why there's any kinda controversy here.. panthers had lost 24 straight in the OVC before their win at s.p. this year... a change is due.

[avalanche]

Not sure why there's any kinda controversy here.. panthers had lost 24 straight in the OVC before their win at s.p. this year... a change is due.

Because I am guessing one poster in this thread is related to the coach.

I've yet to see a single poster outside of one say it's not time for a change of direction.

It's the reality of being a head coach. You have to win more than you lose.

[BigBall103]

I could be wrong but I think whoever is the next head coach will have a rough time the next couple years, I don’t keep up much with middle school/little league so they may have some talent coming but I don’t see them being much better with current staff or future staff

[RJShifko]

Any official names yet?

I have heard one name as a rumor here in Proctorville that I think would be a huge move.

The Peake job should be a good job. The P3 program they have built in with the school is great. I know Coach Knipp had the kids following a workout program they were working with AP Prep everything is in place for this to be a good job.

Will the new coach be able to put in his own scheme using different sets and formations if so I think Peake attracts a few guys that could be solid there.

Coach Knipp I think did a nice job stabilizing the program worked his butt off to win and do it the right way. I am sure he is disappointed with the results wasn’t for a lack of effort or care for the kids I would consider him one of the good guys in this area coaching high school football in the tri state

[BigSpoon]

Id say Coach Knipp will be on staff at Ironton soon. Pendleton and him have a great relationship. Id say he will be transferring his kids to Ironton regardless

[ohiofootball000]

Coach Morrow from SG. Would love to see him at Peake.

SG losing a lot so this would be a great opportunity for him.

[Buddy681]

To all the people on here saying this was deserved, it most definitely was not. What Coach Knipp did at Chesapeake was awesome. Not only did he turn the senior class into a group of studs, but he made them better young men. Not even the senior class, but the program as a whole. He wasn’t just teaching them the fundamentals of football. He taught them the fundamentals of life, and he taught them lessons that will be better for them down the road.

This year, the team went 5 and 5, with loss to a phenomenal West team in the playoffs, where they posted nearly 500 yards of offense may I add. This is the best team Chesapeake has had in years. I don’t quite understand why Chesapeake would make the decision to fire Coach Knipp right after he made the playoffs. That just doesn’t quite make sense in my mind.

[dime-a-dozen]

I was able to attend every home game this year and catch 1-2 away games in the internet. Definitely been a lot of attitude problems the last 2-3 years. A lot of unsportsmanlike conducts, and a lot of silly penalties. When I speak discipline I’m not just talking about acting out, I’m also talking about being a discipline football player who can play fundamentally sound and discipline football. I didn’t see much discipline football this year either. To see a poster wonder why Chesapeake decided to move on is wild. They lost TWENTY FOUR conference games in a row, also their 5 huge wins this year were all against teams with sub .500 records, three of which only had 1 win all year, ZERO of them made the playoffs, not to mention Chesapeake Football was a healthy football program during the Phil Davis and Andy Clark eras. This era unfortunately has been hard to watch, and not healthy in the slightest. Also the majority of the weight lifting was done by the P3 program which is ran by volunteers, most of which are not coaches. The new coaching staff will definitely have to pour a new foundation.

[avalanche]

To all the people on here saying this was deserved, it most definitely was not. What Coach Knipp did at Chesapeake was awesome. Not only did he turn the senior class into a group of studs, but he made them better young men. Not even the senior class, but the program as a whole. He wasn’t just teaching them the fundamentals of football. He taught them the fundamentals of life, and he taught them lessons that will be better for them down the road.

This year, the team went 5 and 5, with loss to a phenomenal West team in the playoffs, where they posted nearly 500 yards of offense may I add. This is the best team Chesapeake has had in years. I don’t quite understand why Chesapeake would make the decision to fire Coach Knipp right after he made the playoffs. That just doesn’t quite make sense in my mind.

Teams with 1-9 records made the playoffs this year. The OHSAA expanding the playoffs beyond 8 teams is a joke. No way a 5-5 team should be in the playoffs unless you play in the GCL.

If 5-5 is the best team in years, you shouldn't be so confused why a change was necessary.

No offense to you, but the program needs a change. I also agree with you, coach is a very good person.

[Ohio1979]

I saw on the other thread someone say knipp had to build this program. Im sorry but was he not handed a pretty solid program after clark left? This place wasnt a dumpster fire like a lot of the jobs around here.