@OleMiss
Professor - proudly serving as the Official Leadership Development Creator for
@misshsaa
and
@MACoaches
- who also writes, speaks, and coaches leaders.
Classy move by
@DavidCutcliffe
&
@chriscutcliffe
showing up to Guyton Hall yesterday morning for Dr. Andy Mullins’ final lecture.
Best lines by
@davidcutcliffe
to the class: “I’m a teacher. My son’s a teacher. And THIS is the master teacher!”
After chipping away at this project for more than five years, I'm so excited to share the cover art for my new book, Draw the Line.
I can't thank Jeff Traylor and his long-time staff at Gilmer enough for their help bringing this to life.
Coming June 28, 2022
🎨: Rebecca Davis
In honor of basketball practice beginning, I had to post one of the classiest moves I’ve ever seen a staff make. This is why they’re the champs. Best culture in college basketball.
#JOY
@BaylorMBB
I asked UTSA Head Coach Jeff Traylor if he’s learned anything about his team through the first three games of the 2022 season: “Nah. I always knew who they were”
"Draw the Line: Jeff Traylor, the Gilmer Buckeyes, and a Season Deep in the Heart of East Texas" is now out!
Order the book:
Visit the website and learn more about the story:
Watch the Official Trailer:
It was truly an honor to spend time with President Bush &
@laurawbush
, and hear firsthand how they served and continue to serve our country.
I must admit, as a native Texan, I was looking forward to this module the most. They did not disappoint.
@PLSprogram
@TheBushCenter
As you can tell, the boys still haven’t watched the Book of Manning.
Oh well, their dad thought this 📸 was too cool. Thanks for being so gracious,
@EliManning
!
So this is my favorite ep we’ve done thus far. For this one, we got my father, Bruce Taylor.
In this 20-min interview, he talks about
-memories from a 40+ year coaching career
-
@ohschargers
' state championship season
-and why he still loves to coach
🎙️:
I am so proud to be Bruce Taylor’s son.
Thanks so much to
@BarbersHillSoup
,
@coachwesterberg
, and the rest of
@BHISD
who thought up the idea of surprising he and my mom with a pep rally on dad’s last day at Barbers Hill. AMAZING video footage in this link.
Our latest guest on the Coach & Doc podcast is a legitimate candidate for the Mt. Rushmore of
#TXHSFB
Coaches.
Coach Scott Surratt of the
@CarthageDawgs
, a 7-time state champion, joined us this week to give us insight into the culture he built.
🎙️link:
Powerful interview with
@OleMiss
' David Magee (
@dmagee_writer
) about his new memoir, "Dear William." As a young father, this grabbed my attention in a big way.
Bestselling author
@dmagee_writer
on opening up about his family’s trauma and losing his son to an overdose: “That’s why I went that deep in revealing what was a very honest story about just an average American family. I mean, we’re nobody. We’re just everybody.”
Huge thanks to my colleagues in charge of
@OleMissEdSchool
’s Education Edge magazine. I had a blast being interviewed about my experience as a
@PLSprogram
Scholar!
Proud to announce the final speaker for the North MS Coaching Clinic on Feb. 28-29th in Oxford.
@HailStateFB
’s Tony Hughes is a living LEGEND in the state and one of the most respected coaches in the
@SEC
.
Sign-up at this link to hear him and others:
Last week we got to chat with the “King” of
#LoboNation
. In this episode, Coach talks about his upcoming role as President of
@THSCAcoaches
; what the 2019 season was like after they won it the previous yr; and what he learned from Pat Collins.
🎙 link:
Here’s just one of many amazing moments from my time as a Presidential Leadership Scholar this year.
One quote that stands out from this particular session w/
@BillClinton
: “It doesn’t take long to live a life.”
📷 by Grant Miller for
@PLSprogram
Thanks to ESPN’s Richard Cross (
@RichardCrossSTM
) for the shout-out of my book, Draw the Line.
I still believe what
@CoachTraylor
and his long-time staff at Gilmer did (and he continues to do with
@UTSAFTBL
) is one of the greatest stories in sports.
#DrawTheLine
📚
"Draw the Line" officially releases tomorrow, June 28th.
This project has been a labor of love, and I'm so proud of how it turned out.
Pre-Order here:
Watch the book's Official Trailer here:
When I coached in East Texas, I had no idea who this person was. Thankfully, a great group of people have enlightened me since then, and it's pretty cool to see one of the best coaches on any level and in any sport get to reunite with his friends to do what they always do. Win.
We’ve received so much great feedback about our last podcast episode with Coach John King.
If you haven’t listened yet, carve out 20 minutes and hear from one of the best around. 👇
🎙 link:
So excited about the release of our latest podcast interview w/
@MeanGreenMBB
Asst. Coach, Jareem Dowling.
Great topics covered in this ep include:
-the impact Bill Lewit had on him
-his year outside of college 🏀
-why he loves his current staff
🎙️Link:
Last night’s book signing was special. Got to really see how attached the community of Gilmer is to
@CoachTraylor
and the entire current/former Buckeye football staff.
An amazing experience.
Can’t wait to share the pictures & video!
#DrawTheLine
📚
“Want me to tell y’all the real story of how we got Odessa Permian to come to Marshall??? Alright, I’ll tell y’all. So I’m out in San Angelo with Bum Phillips…”
Dennis Parker. Amazing.
🎥 of full speech coming soon.
#DrawTheLine
📚
Every single person I’ve met since being named
@OxfordSD
's Scholar in Residence has been incredibly kind, welcoming, and generous. This is a great school district with a fantastic leadership team. I’m honored to get to be a small part of it.
I still believe one of the most important parts of the
#DrawTheLine
story takes place in Jacksonville.
I can’t thank
@jville_isd
enough for putting on a 1st class event focusing on the lead characters: Danny Long, Wayne Coleman, Matt Turner, Jeff Traylor, and the McCown family.
Was cleaning some things out and ran across my old degree plan from
@Baylor
. Coaches help people reach places they couldn’t get to on their own. If I didn’t have
@TrenaWilkerson
coaching me throughout my doctorate, I’m not a professor today at
@OleMissRebels
.
#EveryoneNeedsACoach
Last week we were fortunate enough to chat with
@AStateRedWolves
Assoc. AD & SWA, Amy Holt. In this ep, Amy talks about her life as an AD; what all she learned from Roy Williams; and how she transitioned from
@KansasTennis
HC to her current role.
🎙 link:
Chris Jans again proves why he's a high-major coach in a mid-major league.
New Mexico State over Mississippi State in Jackson.
Bulldogs will have to rip through the SEC to get back to the NCAA Tournament.
Junior college coaches are doing very well at the division one level when they get the opportunity. A few names: Dana Altman, Kermit Davis, brad underwood, Chris Jans, Steve Forbes, Ryan Ridder and their are others. just need the opportunity and they win!
#juniorcollegecoaches
Last night at
@TEDxUnivMS21
, we spoke about “How to Build a Thick Institution,” and used the
@ohschargers
🏈 team as the vehicle to drive home our overarching point.
➡️ You don’t have to manipulate or abuse people to deliver championship-level results.
Last day in the office with a Legend. Enjoy retirement, Doc. Thanks for giving me and many others “the opportunity to make a difference in kids’ lives.”
Book Release Day‼️
Our goal for this project was simple:
Gift other leaders and teams with a clear framework that would help them redesign their organizations for better productivity, connectedness, and sustainability.
#ThickInstitutions
1⃣ of my favorite experiences from when we lived in Waco was getting to spend an afternoon with Dave Campbell at the
@TXSportsHOF
doing research for my dissertation.
My father and I looked forward to reading his magazine EVERY SINGLE SUMMER for as long as I can remember.
RIP 🐐
Dr. Josh Childs (
@jaycee43public
) and I with our “It Just Means More”
@SEC
faculty 📸.
Was a blast to be a guest of the
@uiltexas
during their state championship week in Arlington to fellowship and share ideas on how to better support high school coaches.
@OleMiss
🤝
@UTAustin