@BullNuts808: Thank-you for calling-out people for using insulting epithets. This message-board shouldn't devolve into the equivalent of a boys' bathroom wall at a high school. The vast majority of posters on this message-board are adults, and should comport themselves accordingly.BullNuts808 wrote:@HS Football Fanatic (from unpaid's D1 thread)
The question is: Would York leave Mililani to coach Iolani? Yes, I know he's an Iolani alumnus. But I have to believe that he'll have a lot more football talent at Mililani than he would at Iolani. Also, is there any guarantee that Iolani would stay in D1? York may be a good coach, but he's not a magician. If he can't recruit enough football talent to Iolani, how will he fare each year against the ILH Big Three? By contrast, can you imagine Mililani ever dropping down to D2? I can't. Also, Mililani's football games are often on TV, because Mililani is a strong OIA D1 school; York gets to showcase himself and his team. Iolani's football games are rarely on TV. Finally, the question arises: Is York a better coach than Look? I personally don't know. Both have done well at their respective schools .
I agree with you about York. He would have to give up a lot by leaving Mililani (but even Matt Wright would be a good candidate). My point would lean more towards changing leadership with Iolani's Football Program. I understand most focus their dislikes towards Iolani as a whole inciting a mystery group of advocates that intentionally keep Iolani in D2 describing them with highly intelligent words like "idiots". I am not an alumnus but have strong relationships with a lot athletes there (Scanlan, Tufonos, Mateaki, Pei, Kealoha) and to blanket Iolani with words as such would be disrespectful. I wouldn't describe any team and/or supporters with something that offensive.
As I said before, only one person benefits from Iolani staying in D2. Only one person with the authority to petition to go back to D2 or stay in D1. There's no one telling this guy to do anything. Its just him. When you are at the twilight of your career its easy to become complacent and go with whatever's convenient even though he's fully capable of being D1 competitive.
I had mentioned in several posts that I'm no fan of Iolani, so it might seem ironic that I'm challenging the claim that they belong in D1. I've done more thinking about it, and I've come to the conclusion that perhaps I'm feeling a little sorry for them after they were massacred by Farrington. Perhaps it's the impression of Iolani football teams that I have in mind: Almost always small physically, and usually small in numbers.
I think when we look at it, Look might be the least-fortunate coach in ILH D1 football. Compared to the coaches of the Big Three, Look seems clearly behind the 8-ball. His school simply doesn't have the numbers to guarantee competitiveness. Personally, I don't blame him for wanting to stay in D2. And look at the lickings his team got from Farrington. Was Look supposed to have enjoyed that? I'm willing to cut the man some slack. If he has become complacent, well, should he retire? He's a '78 Iolani grad, which makes him what, 55 this year? I'm just not so sure that Iolani is "fully capable of being competitive" with the Big Three. In basketball? Yes. In baseball? Yes. In football? I would say, sometimes.