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PLEASE HIRE A LOCAL COACH!!!

If we hire another national coach with no ties and loyalty to UTC we will continue to be a stepping stone. This will eventually hurt recruiting (who wants to commit their last 4 years of wrestling to a coach who will only be there for 2 years) and I can guarantee you it's hurting financial support and booster support right now. 4 coaches in 7 years has burned a lot of supporters and there are lots of discouraged people and families who have bought into this great tradition we have here in Chattanooga. However, 4 coaches in 7 years is not tradition and it is not UTC. We have local talent, we have great coaches, we have some of the most loyal fans in the nation and I am tired of supporting a coach that has zero ties to UTC but a great resume. We need to hire someone with local ties that the fans, administration, boosters and wrestlers can get behind and know the coach is here to stay i.e. Jim Morgan, Ethan Reeves. I vote for Heath Eslinger and/or Lloyd Rodgers. Two of the hardest working individuals I've seen in the practice room while competing and now coaching and passing on that work ethic to their wrestlers. Please, please hire someone local so we can get back to what UTC is known for...........TRADITION!!!