Gold72

Blaming the refs for the Bell Game is the ultimate loser mentality. Great coaches win rivalry games; they don’t rely on a whistle to do it for them. He couldn’t beat Valley because he got out-schemed, plain and simple. And great job "utilizing the weight room" to the point where the roster literally shrank every single year because the kids didn’t want to play for him. Stabilizing things against TRC cupcakes is one thing, but if he thinks he can coast on that in the NLC, he is in for a brutal awakening. There are no free passes against Warsaw, Mishawaka, or NorthWood. But the biggest joke is defending his character. He's clearly not a Rochester guy, because a real Rochester guy wouldn't look those kids in the eye and lie to them. He told his own players he was retiring to spend time with family, only to immediately jump to Plymouth. Let's not forget he already tried to bail on Rochester for Maconaquah back in '24, too.

The Wing-T is a classic, fun system to watch, but a scheme is only as good as the guy running it. To be honest, the gloss wears off fast. He can stack up wins against the cupcakes on the schedule, but he flat-out can't win the big games. He’s just not a program builder—under his watch, the roster actually shrank every single year because players didn't want to play for him. His game management is agonizing, too; he runs a basic six-play playbook, yet somehow it still takes him 20 seconds just to get a call in. Sure, he managed to win a TRC title, but let’s be real—the conference is loaded with cupcakes. If you want to know how he handles actual pressure, ask him how many times he beat Valley. Spoiler alert: it’s exactly zero. He got flat-out outcoached every single time. Jumping from the TRC to the NLC is going to be a massive wake-up call for him. The NLC doesn't hand out cupcake games, and without those easy wins, it’s going to make for a very long—or more likely, very short—tenure for Plymouth. Those highlights look great on paper, but we are just incredibly glad he’s their problem now and completely out of our hair.

What Teams are the kids saying?

Curious, the one who abstained from voting was it North Miami? Been some talk of them moving a to smaller conference. Do you think that will happen? Also curious if Lewis Cass will be Rochesters new rival in conference. We have a history of some hard fought games.

Maybe Puntheball can comment on the reasoning. Me personally I am fine staying put but I hope we can replace Valley with another competitive school all around and if North Miami leaves like some think on this forum I would like to see us grab another tough conference opponent for all sports. I am curious to what powers the TRC holds. Are the able to block a team from leaving. Is their a contract the teams have to sign with their respective leagues?

Going back to Rochester's NLC days Plymouth was our rival. We revived it again back in the early 2000's but it too eventually died off again. It is only a matter of time before it will with Valley as well.