[Eagle Pride 90`]

Let's not get carried away on Matney and his arrival at JC. He was offered the JC job prior to Bruce Humphries accepting the job. He turned it down! Why? Because, he saw the talent level at JC was sub-par. He had alot of talent at Sheldon Clark. He had a couple more good years there and then bailed to JC. He thought Sheldon clark would falter but they have done fine without him!!! The timing for his arrival at JC was perfect. The talent was in line and Matney new it. The next guy was gonna win. Matney is an exceptional motivator and coach but to say he turned this program completely around is absurd. The talent level is at an all time high and He was the coach to take advantage of it.

How long have you been around JC? I disagree. My parents graduated from JC, I played there, my brother played there, now I have children there, and there has ALWAYS been talent at JC. I do not know Matney personally (have met him a couple of times), but one thing I know he is a winner. Their program was in the worst shape it was ever in when he arrived. The numbers were way down and he found a way to get them out and motivated to play. I played against his SC teams in the late 80's trust me he built that program because they were as bad as us.I would like to see him stay but if he doesn't the important thing is replacing him with a Quality coach like SC did. The next guy wasn't going to win and the next one won't either if he is not the right man for the job. Your comment about it being absurd that he turned the program around make me feel like you have not been around for the history. If you have maybe I'm looking at it wrong, but you know what they say about oppinions and elbows.