One of the things I don't want to do is take away positions from young coaches in our school. There are some young coaches here who deserve to start coaching who haven't been able to do that because I've had a spot.

To have my whole family there and my grandkids, it was one of the greatest nights of my life. You can't duplicate that. This has been the greatest job in the world.

I didn't even have an interview. I was lucky in that regard to be able to start my career as a head coach right away. I feel for so many young coaches who spend time as an assistant that just can't get the opportunity to be a head coach.

This is great for the school district and downtown Pine Bluff.

That's really been an enjoyable thing on my part. Those three guys coach with the middle school team. I don't know if the kids know how talented they are, but all three were some of the best in the state. We're very fortunate to have those guys.

When Penn State jumped, that had an impact on the EWL. That's a national-name school leaving the league. It always drew big crowds.