Rush Propst

[jaredrolltide7]

This could be the biggest bunch of crap ive heard in a long time. Rush is a deffensive guy. He has very little to do with the O. 1 of my friends roomates played at Hoover and he said Rush spends very little time with the Hoover Offense at practive.

 

[TideFan in AU]

Wasn't Rush Propst Eufaula's head coach about 12-13 years ago?

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Yep...

Had a AU plate on the front of his truck then, and, last I heard still had it...

 

[TerryP]

but the fact of the matter is, for better or worse, Propst is one of the best (maybe THE best) HS coach in the state and consistently produces an abnormal amount of Division I talent every year. Coach Shula would do well to stay on RP's good side.

Can you give me some examples of "impact players" in Div. 1 that have come from RP's system?

I fall alongside a multitude who credit a lot of RP's success to the size of the student population at his school, not his coaching acumen.

 

[TerryP]

doesn't go out of its way to cater to CRP, for a variety of reasons, which I'm not going to go into. I would be very surprised if the visit didn't have to do with our commitments there...

You and I see this "supposed change" in the same light, I know.

If RP had a position on our staff we'd find Tim Bowens walking the halls of the Athletic Administration building asking, "Where am I and why am I in this basket?!?!"

 

[brookwood]

I still have

a better feeling that CMS is doing the right thing in keeping his staff intact. I continue to look back at the beginning of the season and see where the "wide-openness" was starting to come to be before Brodie went down.
The real ? in my own mind is about our strength and conditioning. I've heard from several drs that say the types of injuries sustained by Brodie, Ray, and Tim were results of direct hits, BUT some of these docs said that there doesn't seem to be enough in the "strength" side of their conditioning to help protect ligaments and tendons around jointed areas. I like the idea of quickness and things like that in conditioning, but I just feel like there might need to be more done in the way of strength, too. JMHO.

 

[bamaslammer]

This is as dumb a rhumor as Ive ever heard

 

[tidehawk]

We do not -REPEAT - do not want RP on staff. It would not be a good thing (sorry, Martha Stewart fans).

 

[GulfCoastTider]

I don't see Rader leaving anytime soon! But if want to talk about local highschool coaches Joey Jones has done a great job at Mountian Brook and would be a very good OC.

Not a knock on Rush Propst he is a very good coach and has done a great job at Hoover.But if you have been to Hoover and seen the talent they are starting to pour out they will rule the state for years to come. My sons HS is in the same area and plays 6A and we might have 55 players. Hoover could put 200 on the sidelines if they wanted too!

Shula has done a great job recruiting Hoover and the best thing about it is it's only 45 minutes away.

I went to school with Joey Jones. He is a class act and a good coach to have your son play for. However, he is so well set up at Mountain Brook that it will take a hammer and chisel to get him away. He may well be the highest paid coach in HS Football, and he and his family are living in one of the state's most affluent suburbs. Moving to T-Town would almost be a demotion for him.

In any event, elevating a High School coach to a Division I coordinator's position is a risky venture, at best. The X's and O's are still enough alike to not have to worry about that part of the job. But at this level, success depends on a lot more.

 

[TiderinVA]

Terry

How about Chad Jackson, JP Wilson, Curtis Dawson? I'm sure there are others. There are other large high schools in the state. That's no guarantee of greatness athletically.

 

[TiderinVA]

Terry, while I'd never advocate kissing anyone's rear

I do think (as I stated earlier) that it would be a good idea to stay on RP's good side. I'd hate to see that relationship deteriorate into the relationship Spence McCracken had with Bama. Granted, he was an Auburn guy but from what I understand, he HATED Alabama and did everything humanly possible to steer players AWAY from Alabama.

 

[POWERLINEMAN42]

Can you give me some examples of "impact players" in Div. 1 that have come from RP's system?

I fall alongside a multitude who credit a lot of RP's success to the size of the student population at his school, not his coaching acumen.

he is putting out a good bit of talent, and the size factor means nothing. propst won at alma bryant too........face it love him or hate him he is good at what he does at the H.S. level.

 

[rollntider]

Also please note Hoover wasnt winning like this until RP showed up there.