I was expecting this to happen, he didn't really act like himself this year when we played. JV night he showed up late and didn't talk much and he was very quiet on varsity night. Kinda made me think then. But I always liked Southern, he always respected our kids and I respected him so much for that. It'll be weird not seeing him coach, he was at SC as long as I've been at NS (17 years.)
Whoever gets it will have a rebuilding period ahead of him. They had very few juniors this year and for a little bit it was only 3 or so they had out. Much like Elkin they had a ton of seniors, but unlike Elkin they made the most of their season. Their JV team had a rough year last year going winless for the first time at SC at any level since 1990.. Southern could see what was coming.
It'll be interesting to see who they go with. I'm like Thunderstruck I'm expecting that AD to get it, but I'm not sold on him either. They gotta be careful here, one bad move and a lot of Southern's work will be wiped away and it'll be a mess. They don't wanna be like South Stokes. South made a terrible hire in 2023 and it about near nuked their program, they've fixed it since but SC has a lot depending on this hire. Either they make a good hire and stay consistent, or not and it'll he a hard few years.
