🏈 Rush Propst has already quit his new job at the USA Academy.

[TerryP]

“As many of you know, on January 2, 2020, I was introduced as the Head Football Coach for the new Ultimate Student Athletes Academy,” Propst’s statement reads. "At the time of the press conference, while I believed we had reached agreement on a majority of terms, we had not and have not entered into an employment contract. Due to a variety of factors outside of my control, I have informed USA Academy that I will no longer consider a position with USA Academy.

 

[JoshB]

Rush Propst leaves USA Academy, won’t coach new school’s football team

USA Academy announced Propst's hiring less than two months ago amid much fanfare.

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[rick4bama]

Keep up the great work!!

 

[alabama mike]

He could always go to ut and help out Pruitt. Just saying...........

 

[TerryP]

He could always go to ut and help out Pruitt. Just saying...........

I've heard he's returning to the state of Georgia and coaching Valdosta. I don't know if it's true or false. It would be a smart move by Rush to avoid that football factory "Auburn interests" are trying to build at USA.

 

[alabama mike]

I've heard he's returning to the state of Georgia and coaching Valdosta. I don't know if it's true or false. It would be a smart move by Rush to avoid that football factory "Auburn interests" are trying to build at USA.

As you are well aware, Valdosta does have a rich, football tradition.

 

[TerryP]

As you are well aware, Valdosta does have a rich, football tradition.

I'm talking about the Wildcats, not the Blazers, in case anyone's missed that.

Valdosta High School ... sorry if there's been confusion there.

You're right, Mike, hell of a football school in Valdosta. I don't keep track of their numbers but I'd guess they're somewhere close to 50 state titles now?

 

[JoshB]

I've heard he's returning to the state of Georgia and coaching Valdosta. I don't know if it's true or false. It would be a smart move by Rush to avoid that football factory "Auburn interests" are trying to build at USA.

I've been told they don't even have any buildings built or began building at the site of this so-called academy.

 

[TerryP]

I've been told they don't even have any buildings built or began building at the site of this so-called academy.

I've read the same.

 

[TerryP]

@BamaBoyJosh, what are you saying here, Josh? A little doubt on what's being reported?

 

[UAgrad93]

Rush Propst, greatest HS football coach in history of the game. Don't believe me? Just ask him!!!

 

[BamaFan334]

I'm talking about the Wildcats, not the Blazers, in case anyone's missed that.

Valdosta High School ... sorry if there's been confusion there.

You're right, Mike, hell of a football school in Valdosta. I don't keep track of their numbers but I'd guess they're somewhere close to 50 state titles now?

Still Title Town by Sports Illustrated due to Valdosta, Lowndes, and Valdosta State. The Wildcats are the ones that built the base for which the others have piled onto. Killer program and was what every other program in Georgia wanted to be for years.

 

[JoshB]

@BamaBoyJosh, what are you saying here, Josh? A little doubt on what's being reported?

Just a little lol

 

[No Huddle]

We beat that Rush ass when he was at Colquitt County.

 

[rick4bama]

I'm talking about the Wildcats, not the Blazers, in case anyone's missed that.

Valdosta High School ... sorry if there's been confusion there.

You're right, Mike, hell of a football school in Valdosta. I don't keep track of their numbers but I'd guess they're somewhere close to 50 state titles now?

"From 1913-2016, the Wildcats have won six national championships in football, 24 state championships, and 42 regional championships. Valdosta High plays its home games at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in downtown Valdosta."

 

[No Huddle]

Remember the Titans were the number 2 team in the country. Valdosta was number 1

 

[JoshB]

Remember the Titans were the number 2 team in the country. Valdosta was number 1

Sunshine, Gary, Julius and company would have whooped that ass, though.

 

[RollllTide!]

"From 1913-2016, the Wildcats have won six national championships in football, 24 state championships, and 42 regional championships. Valdosta High plays its home games at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in downtown Valdosta."

I grew up just north of there. Wright Bazemore had a system that included baby football rattles for every boy born in the hospital there. Also gave bedroom shoes to grandparents of players. He had all the peewee leagues learn his plays and the jr high schools did the same. He was known for scouting the other teams and recruiting players from outside the area. Dowling bag company would have a job for a dad of a promising player. His reputation was legend. Lots of stories about Bazemore that may or may not be true, but he was a legend around there.

 

[TerryP]

Q: Why did you leave USA Academy?

Propst: “There were enormous philosophical differences about how to build a football program. That’s the main reason. There were others, but philosophical differences was No. 1, and No. 2, I did not feel comfortable about not having a physical plant secured.

“We’re less than six months away from an Aug. 22 first game with a schedule (DeVaughn) put together. I didn’t put the schedule together. He put the schedule together. That was a problem, too. I don’t know a football coach in America – do you know of one? – who doesn’t control his schedule. In high school football, usually the head football coach does. I’ve never known of anyone who didn’t have control of their own schedule.

“With that, you throw in (playing) IMG (Fla.) and St. Frances (Md.) and Good Counsel (Md.) and some of these schools, and you don’t even have a building to go to work in? That’s tough sledding.

“The other thing, I’ve been over there a couple of times. I didn’t have an office. I didn’t have a place to sit down and work. This thing went down Jan. 2 and here it was approaching March 2, last week, I didn’t see anything changing in two months.

“Here’s the other thing, the month of January and the months of February, March and April are critical months in the development of a football program. Well, not a single kid was in, so that’s alarming to me. The other thing that was alarming to me was all these re-class kids.

“I’m not saying it’s right, wrong or indifferent, but I wasn’t sure about dealing with re-class kids. They’re older kids. They’ve already completed their eligibility in high school and they re-class, and if they did not play on the varsity in a varsity game as a freshman, they could re-class and play in this private league. But nobody does that. The teams we’re playing don’t have re-class kids.

“I was OK with a few to get started, but I didn’t want to base our whole program on re-class kids. All of a sudden, these kids come in and six months later they’re gone, and I didn’t see that as the right thing. Some of the teams we were playing were concerned with that – really concerned with that – and I would be, too. You’re putting your kids who are 10th-graders or 11th-graders and you’re putting them up against kids who have already finished playing high school football.”

Why Rush Propst left USA Academy before ever coaching a game

Propst announced his departure last week, as the new private school plans to play a national-level schedule this fall

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[UAgrad93]

Rush never had an issue about going and recruiting kids to Hoover, he even ventured down to Sylacauga and got a few, but now using re-class kids goes outside the lines for him.