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CatsUp
1/30/2026 1:11 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Sorry for my late response. I have been actively recruiting the regional campus teams for immediate impact players (LOL). OUZ has a promising 5'1" guard that shoots 29% from 3 and 70% from the stripe. Better than we have now but I need to digest the 5"1" side of things.

Volunteer assistant? I guess I have to start somewhere. Maybe a side hustle mopping up floors at the Cat's Eye.
I'm very impressed, may have to work you into a graduate assistant position, or maybe even a paid position. Scouting the branches like that is almost reminiscent of Jim Snyder's going into Perry County and signing two guards from Corning High School -- Jerry Jackson and Charlie Gill -- who helped us get to the Elite 8. Keep it up, and we may have to change your screenname to Diamond-in-rough-finder-Cat.
OCF, Just curious. I know there weren’t near the number of divisions (2?) in those days but did Corning make any noise at all in the high school tournament during their time there? Maybe the drop off after those two was too much to overcome.

My apologies for asking here as I do not mean to delay the valuable work. Please carry on with the building of our exciting new organization.
Yes, there were two division, A and AA Athens High was AA and highly ranked in the early to mid 1960s. Corning was probably A. I don't think they advanced very far in the tournament, though Jerry Jackson's obit mentions specifically that he received some Big Ten offers. So, he wasn't totally under the radar.
OK OCF. Thanks. A whole different challenge with just two divisions. Not quite like “Indiana challenging” was during that time but tough enough.
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OhioCatFan
2/8/2026 2:58 PM
Well, it's now prudent to add yet another assistant coach to the best coaching staff ever assembled in the USA:

Assistant in charge of discipline: No-nonesense Ted Thompson

He's been enforcing discipline among the unruly posters on this board for years. By comparison this should be a cakewalk.

For the record, here are the previous appointments:

Head Coach: FearLeon
Assistant in charge of teaching fundamentals: shabamon
Assistant in charge of explaining rules to players: BTC
Assistant in charge of recruiting: TheOptimist
Assistant in charge of player development: GraftzZ06
Assistant in charge of translating head coach's coachspeak: M.D.W.S.T.
General Manager: FJC31
Assistant GM: Diamond Cat
Last Edited: 2/8/2026 7:32:13 PM by OhioCatFan
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FearLeon
2/8/2026 4:53 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Well, it's now prudent to add yet another assistant coach to the best coaching staff ever assembled in the USA:

Assistant in charge of discipline: No-nonesense Ted Thompson

He's been enforcing discipline among the unruly posters on this board for years. By comparison this should be a cakewalk.

For the record, here are the previous appointments:

Head Coach: FearLeon
Assistant in charge of teaching fundamentals: shabamon
Assistant in charge of explaining rules to players: BTC
Assistant in charge of recruiting: TheOptimist
Assistant in charge of player development: GraftzZ06
Assistant in charge of translating head coach's coachspeak: M.D.W.S.T
+1,000,000 on Ted appointment

#DisciplineCzar
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FearLeon
2/8/2026 5:36 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Well, it's now prudent to add yet another assistant coach to the best coaching staff ever assembled in the USA:

Assistant in charge of discipline: No-nonesense Ted Thompson

He's been enforcing discipline among the unruly posters on this board for years. By comparison this should be a cakewalk.

For the record, here are the previous appointments:

Head Coach: FearLeon
Assistant in charge of teaching fundamentals: shabamon
Assistant in charge of explaining rules to players: BTC
Assistant in charge of recruiting: TheOptimist
Assistant in charge of player development: GraftzZ06
Assistant in charge of translating head coach's coachspeak: M.D.W.S.T
Don’t forget….

GM: FJC31
Assistant GM: Diamond Cat
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OhioCatFan
2/8/2026 7:31 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Well, it's now prudent to add yet another assistant coach to the best coaching staff ever assembled in the USA:

Assistant in charge of discipline: No-nonesense Ted Thompson

He's been enforcing discipline among the unruly posters on this board for years. By comparison this should be a cakewalk.

For the record, here are the previous appointments:

Head Coach: FearLeon
Assistant in charge of teaching fundamentals: shabamon
Assistant in charge of explaining rules to players: BTC
Assistant in charge of recruiting: TheOptimist
Assistant in charge of player development: GraftzZ06
Assistant in charge of translating head coach's coachspeak: M.D.W.S.T
Don’t forget….

GM: FJC31
Assistant GM: Diamond Cat
Yes, they are crucial parts of the team! Clerical error on my part. Corrected. Thanks.
Last Edited: 2/8/2026 7:36:03 PM by OhioCatFan
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uagamer
2/9/2026 11:43 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Well, it's now prudent to add yet another assistant coach to the best coaching staff ever assembled in the USA:

Assistant in charge of discipline: No-nonesense Ted Thompson

He's been enforcing discipline among the unruly posters on this board for years. By comparison this should be a cakewalk.

For the record, here are the previous appointments:

Head Coach: FearLeon
Assistant in charge of teaching fundamentals: shabamon
Assistant in charge of explaining rules to players: BTC
Assistant in charge of recruiting: TheOptimist
Assistant in charge of player development: GraftzZ06
Assistant in charge of translating head coach's coachspeak: M.D.W.S.T
Don’t forget….

GM: FJC31
Assistant GM: Diamond Cat
Yes, they are crucial parts of the team! Clerical error on my part. Corrected. Thanks.
You also forgot my earlier post on this the thread about new Play-by-play broadcaster, while we're at it maybe there could be a new color guy too
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OhioCatFan
2/10/2026 12:21 AM
uagamer wrote:expand_more
Well, it's now prudent to add yet another assistant coach to the best coaching staff ever assembled in the USA:

Assistant in charge of discipline: No-nonesense Ted Thompson

He's been enforcing discipline among the unruly posters on this board for years. By comparison this should be a cakewalk.

For the record, here are the previous appointments:

Head Coach: FearLeon
Assistant in charge of teaching fundamentals: shabamon
Assistant in charge of explaining rules to players: BTC
Assistant in charge of recruiting: TheOptimist
Assistant in charge of player development: GraftzZ06
Assistant in charge of translating head coach's coachspeak: M.D.W.S.T
Don’t forget….

GM: FJC31
Assistant GM: Diamond Cat
Yes, they are crucial parts of the team! Clerical error on my part. Corrected. Thanks.
You also forgot my earlier post on this the thread about new Play-by-play broadcaster, while we're at it maybe there could be a new color guy too
I didn't so much forget it, as I just want to focus on coaches here not broadcasters.
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