Now that Smith Cotton has been forced to play Class 4/5 schools, the saga is real. They can’t hide any longer. Last time they made a legitimate push was in 2008 finishing 4th behind Webb, Hellas, and Kearney. They simply can’t compete in Class 5 especially with their coach. It’s embarrassing for sure.
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Is your kid not getting enough playing time there or something?
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BAZINGA..............
You have a legitimate point, but you took it way too far, which the other posters here validated. Anyone who follows SC at all knows you have to view this in context. SC had like one winning season from the Stub Dow era of the late 1950s to Mark Johnson era of of the mid 2000s. That is over FIFTY YEARS. I think it was under Greg Cook in 1973. To be more accurate about your point, they were most recently playing Clas 3 and 4 teams, and no Class 5 teams at all. Not as bad as Springfield Central before they rejoined the OC. Which btw, you can see how THAT turned out. Lol. The culture of losing is still entrenched at Central, and could certainly return to SC, as they still struggle with schools their size in boy’s basketball as well. I think their approach is legitimate, but is not above criticism. To me, the father of this approach is Bill Snyder at K-State…it has certainly worked there. You have to establish a culture of winning, or at least competing. SC is barely doing that in football…not at all in boy’s basketball. The need another “super coach” like Dow and Johnson. There has been talk about re-establishing the old CMC, which is great, but SC is not ready. Probably the only original member who is not so. If Rock Bridge is added, I doubt there is a sport in which SC could compete with Rock Bridge in. Maybe in a few years? I wish them well!
It's the annual "The coaches at Smith-Cotton suck, and always have since Coach Whoever" post.
Now waiting for the same annual post from California Pintos fans, and then we can move on.
Now waiting for the same annual post from California Pintos fans, and then we can move on.
Really nice to see the schedule that Smith-Cotton put together this year. Definitely one of the better schedules they've faced in a long time. Struggled, but can't compete with the top schools if you don't know what its like to play them.
Coach Mcfail has done a fine job with them. The offensive coordinator, Mike Franklin, is young and still learning. They will be fine.
The fact is Sedalia has always struggled with sports. Its a town of 20,000 people in rural Central Missouri that is traditionally poverty stricken. The kids often grow up here not knowing what it takes to be successful. Like most schools, talent is cyclical here and all it takes is a group of kids to really by into the system and a few kids with some talent (think Solomon Watkins). A 5-6 season against the schedule they played isn't something to frown at. Just something to build on moving forward.
SCs soccer and baseball team has traditionally fielded pretty good teams, but much like football tend to struggle with the bigger schools.
Coach Mcfail has done a fine job with them. The offensive coordinator, Mike Franklin, is young and still learning. They will be fine.
The fact is Sedalia has always struggled with sports. Its a town of 20,000 people in rural Central Missouri that is traditionally poverty stricken. The kids often grow up here not knowing what it takes to be successful. Like most schools, talent is cyclical here and all it takes is a group of kids to really by into the system and a few kids with some talent (think Solomon Watkins). A 5-6 season against the schedule they played isn't something to frown at. Just something to build on moving forward.
SCs soccer and baseball team has traditionally fielded pretty good teams, but much like football tend to struggle with the bigger schools.
I always thought Smith Cotton had decent skill kids but never seemed to have the line play necessary to compete. Maybe it was just my perception as an outsider.
Depends on the year....Back in the early 2000s they had very strong line play (averaged something like 280 across the board). They were a split-veer, ISO-type team. Then that shifted into the later 2000s when the skill kids were very good (think Solomon Watkins), so we went to a spread type, run first attack (Oregon/West Virginia type). Bottom line is we are a rural town of 20,000 people that have always had very limited success in sports and little support. Sedalia didn't know what it takes to win (my Dad had 5 people show up to his first weights session in 1999). Luckily, we have seen a shift from that and we have seen some success. But the fact is....we probably won't ever see a State championship in Football or basketball because we simply don't have enough talent in school.
