TF North coach leaves for LWE
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If you leave a head coach job to be an assistant, unless it's because of time commitment due to family/other, then normally it's to take over the reigns but a job like LWE head coach would attract a lot of interest
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I can see the Z-Man checking out. He'll never beat Loyola or Mount Carmel.
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This is what so many people here forget about. 90% of public school coaches are also teachers. People treat HS like it's college or the NFL when it comes to coaches.
Looks like he's actually taking a pay cut by a hair as far as straight teacher salary goes
Happy for Anthony he sort of indicated this could be happening....will make an excellent assistant for Z and beyond. Second time around with LWE
Any way a guy with a TFN bloodline whose ethnic last name starts with "T" and ends with "K" could be the replacement? I heard this somewhere and wanted to "run it up the flagpole."
Considering Mr Pignatiello lives in Frankfort , sounds like a no brainer. Closer to home, his kids will go to east.
The reality is that, with talent disparities growing, it'll be tough for a public school to ever beat those programs again, barring some crazy influx of talent into a district, even for those suburbs that are growing rapidly (I'm not saying it can't happen).
Add to that that Frankfort property taxes are high, and it's a far commute to many places; if you have a really talented kid, you're better off heading to Loyola, MC, Rice, Marist, Fenwick, etc., rather than picking up the family and moving (if just for football).
He hasn't officially announced anything but it's pretty well known this is his last season. Stepping down now that all of his sons will have graduated after the 2026 season etc.
It'll have to be a public with loose adherence to address rules that a dozen good O & D linemen decide to congregate to at the same time. I could see one of the top Chicago programs doing it the easiest, but the team would be like a co-op of MP, Kenwood, and Simeon. Or maybe ESL can acquire the top 11 guys from Edwardsville and Belleville.
Chicago Public schools do not have a residency rule
there is nothing stopping the CPS coaches from cherry picking from other teams
there is nothing stopping the CPS coaches from cherry picking from other teams
Correct. Thats why I can see them doing it easier than suburban or down state schools.
I'm not so sure that's entirely true. While the selective enrollment schools can take kids from all over the city, they do have to pass admission exams. The neighborhood schools like Taft or Mather or Senn have to take the kids that live in their boundaries. Now, that doesn't necessarily stop kids from getting into the selective enrollment schools due to "principle discretion," or some actual shady stuff going on, but the idea that CPS kids can go wherever they want is not true. Now, the combo team of MP, Kenwood, and Simeon would include Kenwood and Simeon - two selective enrollment schools that have been known to play fast and loose with the rules. MP is still a neighborhood school.