FWIW - Renaissance football coaching staff fired.
FWIW, my brother who goes to Renaissance told me that a number of football players told him that the entire football coaching staff has been fired after another losing season. Journalism teacher confirmed it today to the kids on newspaper staff and they're running the story tomorrow in the school paper. Coach Watts always got so little out of lots of talent, and it amazes me it took this long.
I don't know what kind of impact this has on future recruits from Renaissance, but no longer having an irrational, grudge-holding coaching staff has to help. Chris Norman, Dana Dixon, Mylan Hicks are all current Spartans from Renaissance, and obviously Lawrence Thomas is headed there next year. Renaissance did send one player (Derek Knight) to Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia, but not since Carson Butler and Andre Criswell has a Phoenix played for Michigan.
October 25th, 2010 at 8:44 PM ^
Ron English? (too soon?)
October 25th, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
...15 years. It's hard to believe a school where the kids used to be called Rena-nerds is putting out D-I talent in football and hoops. Man times have changed in DPS sports.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:00 PM ^
WOOT!
October 26th, 2010 at 4:04 AM ^
I had the opportunity to coach with and against this staff. The original HC of Rennaissance was coach Hill. (RIP) He was a good coach, and someone I thought had decent knowledge of the game. The group of coaches that have taken over for him are awful. When I volunteered with them before leaving to coach at Fredrick Douglass, they were still teaching kids on the JV team to block with their fists together like the old electric football sets. I know that this will be positive for the kids that go there, whether a recruit ever goes to M or not. I'm glad the Principal/AD had the good sense to make the change.