WEEK SEVEN PREVIEW: ’Hounds to face undefeated Dogs; Cats host Pirates; Falcs eye Pace

If we busted out the microscope, I’m sure the San Benito Greyhounds wouldn’t be naturally as talented as say a bigger school like Harlingen or Sharyland or schools up North. So one could argue that it is not all the coach’s fault. However, the coach is responsible for instilling a football program. A winning program. An excellent program. A program that strives to be the best it can be. A program that does whatever it takes to do the most with what it has. I don’t see that here in San Benito. The football program lacks that. It lacks pride. It lacks honor. It lacks discipline. It lacks hunger. It lacks passion. I could go on. Coach Gantt does not over see the junior high football practices. In the 90s, varsity football coaches would go daily to check in on junior high athletics, practices, and games. That does not happen now. Coaches give young players nothing to look forward to, strive towards, work hard for. Practices last less than an hour. Players half way into the football season are taking a whole athletics period to figure out how to put on their pants still. Coaches cancel practice at their convenience. Players don’t practice when its raining. The football program is being built. But being built wrong. Its weak. Its failure. The 9th grade Academy doesn’t help either. Freshman should practice with upper classmen so that they know what to look forward to and know how hard they have to practice and know what is required. So that they are trained and groomed into excellence, hard work, winning. By the time they make it to varsity, they are so far behind it is no wonder they struggle against other varsity schools. You can blame it on lack of talent, but the coaches lack of coaching and bringing along the players year by year is the reason for lack of developed talent. Furthermore, the fact that coaches under Gantt do not see this problem is reason to put blame on them too. Its called integrity. Its called doing whats right. Its called a winning spirit. A winning attitude. Standing up for whats right no matter what the cost. It’s nothing personal, but Coach Gantt has to go. All football related coaches as well – from high school to junior high. Its nothing personal, but the players and community deserve whats best and deserve the best chance at winning and success. It’s nothing personal, but the program is broken, soft, weak, and has fallen. Pride Makes A Difference use to be the Greyhound motto. It clearly isn’t anymore.