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WinstonCountyGrad
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Posted - 04/29/2025 :  07:51:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Looks like he was formally approved yesterday.

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Addison19
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Posted - 04/29/2025 :  09:08:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I dont know how this will go over in the community, last time Addison did not hire someone that played there, he was gone after one year
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WinstonCountyGrad
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Posted - 04/29/2025 :  10:18:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I bet if he wins that will make the transition much smoother.

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WCGuru1
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91 Posts

Posted - 04/29/2025 :  12:55:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hastings is a good coach.
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jtoddo
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22 Posts

Posted - 04/29/2025 :  22:05:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
He has a meeting scheduled with the team on the 6th.

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WCGuru1
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91 Posts

Posted - 05/07/2025 :  07:47:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jtoddo

He has a meeting scheduled with the team on the 6th.




how did the meeting go?
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jtoddo
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Posted - 05/12/2025 :  20:48:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Spoke with several players and they seemed to like the first impression. Got a workout schedule and it seems to be player friendly. Guess we won't know anything until week 0, when Addison travels to Lynn to play Coach Hastings old team in the jamboree. This will have the atmosphere of a playoff game. ha
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Rooks26
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Posted - 05/21/2025 :  13:39:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
How is Double Springs supposed to be this year? I figure they lost a lot from last years team.
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jtoddo
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Posted - 05/21/2025 :  17:57:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I know they lost their good qb and rb and i believe some linemen. WCHS guru should be able to answer their question pretty good. I think they will be not quite as good as last year just due to the really good players they lost.
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Addison19
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Posted - 05/28/2025 :  14:37:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
How good will the bulldogs be this year
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jtoddo
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Posted - 05/28/2025 :  18:41:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hard to say with a new coach and all. I think with their schedule, minimum 6 wins. Hackleburg lost like their entire team to graduation, Meek lost alot of lineman but has good skill guys back. Decatur Heritage will be loaded, Good Hope should be good as well though I think they take a step back. Right now I say 8-2 best case and off to the playoffs. Worst case 6-4 still going to the playoffs. Meek is my early pick to win the region with Addison second this year. Addison does get them at home so who knows.
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WCGuru1
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91 Posts

Posted - 05/29/2025 :  10:29:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jtoddo

I know they lost their good qb and rb and i believe some linemen. WCHS guru should be able to answer their question pretty good. I think they will be not quite as good as last year just due to the really good players they lost.



I feel we still have a pretty good team. WC lost some really good players last season no doubt. We still have good athletes and returning players that were all region last year. Coaching staff always does a great job.

Aiden Benson will be a beast DL/OL for Meek.
Hastings is a solid hire by Addison.
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jtoddo
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Posted - 05/29/2025 :  13:13:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That Benson kid from Meek is a freak of nature. Big, strong and very surprisingly fast. He will dominate especially in 1A.
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Rooks26
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Posted - 05/30/2025 :  09:08:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
We have some good athletes coming back and did not lose a ton of seniors at Addison. I think the hope here is that we get back to the Addison of old that has kind of been questionable the last 5 years on physicality and technique that we had been known for over the years. I think for some it was the little things that we haven't done that we used to do, gang tackling, jogging on and off field, lack of physicality, and getting after it at practice or that practice is harder than the game. Hoping that the new staff pushes those things. I think if you do the little things right, winning takes care of itself.
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Originally posted by WCGuru1

quote:
Originally posted by jtoddo

I know they lost their good qb and rb and i believe some linemen. WCHS guru should be able to answer their question pretty good. I think they will be not quite as good as last year just due to the really good players they lost.



I feel we still have a pretty good team. WC lost some really good players last season no doubt. We still have good athletes and returning players that were all region last year. Coaching staff always does a great job.

Aiden Benson will be a beast DL/OL for Meek.
Hastings is a solid hire by Addison.

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Addison19
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5 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2025 :  14:34:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I think the last team that had some discipline was that 2018 team that went to the quarterfinals.
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Originally posted by Rooks26

We have some good athletes coming back and did not lose a ton of seniors at Addison. I think the hope here is that we get back to the Addison of old that has kind of been questionable the last 5 years on physicality and technique that we had been known for over the years. I think for some it was the little things that we haven't done that we used to do, gang tackling, jogging on and off field, lack of physicality, and getting after it at practice or that practice is harder than the game. Hoping that the new staff pushes those things. I think if you do the little things right, winning takes care of itself.
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Originally posted by WCGuru1

quote:
Originally posted by jtoddo

I know they lost their good qb and rb and i believe some linemen. WCHS guru should be able to answer their question pretty good. I think they will be not quite as good as last year just due to the really good players they lost.



I feel we still have a pretty good team. WC lost some really good players last season no doubt. We still have good athletes and returning players that were all region last year. Coaching staff always does a great job.

Aiden Benson will be a beast DL/OL for Meek.
Hastings is a solid hire by Addison.



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Rooks26
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Posted - 06/02/2025 :  09:52:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah that was a good group. Had some discipline and technique. I am not sure what has been the change of the last few years. Hope to see it get back.
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Originally posted by Addison19

I think the last team that had some discipline was that 2018 team that went to the quarterfinals.
quote:
Originally posted by Rooks26

We have some good athletes coming back and did not lose a ton of seniors at Addison. I think the hope here is that we get back to the Addison of old that has kind of been questionable the last 5 years on physicality and technique that we had been known for over the years. I think for some it was the little things that we haven't done that we used to do, gang tackling, jogging on and off field, lack of physicality, and getting after it at practice or that practice is harder than the game. Hoping that the new staff pushes those things. I think if you do the little things right, winning takes care of itself.
quote:
Originally posted by WCGuru1

quote:
Originally posted by jtoddo

I know they lost their good qb and rb and i believe some linemen. WCHS guru should be able to answer their question pretty good. I think they will be not quite as good as last year just due to the really good players they lost.



I feel we still have a pretty good team. WC lost some really good players last season no doubt. We still have good athletes and returning players that were all region last year. Coaching staff always does a great job.

Aiden Benson will be a beast DL/OL for Meek.
Hastings is a solid hire by Addison.





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Addison19
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5 Posts

Posted - 06/02/2025 :  10:23:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Does anyone know where David Smothers is gonna go or if he will even coach next year?
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Rooks26
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Posted - 06/02/2025 :  12:34:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I haven't heard other than he would possibly be elementary P.E. at Addison. Haven't heard if he plans to coach anywhere else.
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Originally posted by Addison19

Does anyone know where David Smothers is gonna go or if he will even coach next year?

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