There will be a new football coach and a new era at Troy next season.
Troy officials have fired Gary Griffith last month my
sources have confirmed. Griffith has spent 42 years at Troy High School, 26 of them as a
head coach for the Colts.
Griffith in his 26 years was 145-103 as head coach. His Colts
won the 1994 State Championship finishing at 12-1.
He has coached some great players that went to top notch schools such as Michigan State. Some of which included Kevin Muma,
Justin Losey, and the late Brian Ottney.
Troy has fallen on hard times lately going 7-29 since 2013
and was in the Blue this season. The Colts have lost four straight games to
arch rival Troy Athens and had a bad loss to Royal Oak in the process as well.
The last trip to the playoffs for Troy was in 2009 when they finished 6-4
losing to Warren Mott in the first round.
It is unknown who will replace Griffith as head coach at
Troy but it’s possible former Birmingham Brother Rice coach Dave Sofran could
get a call.
Whomever the new coach is must get the program back on
track. The Colts did not have a freshman football team. It is unusual for as
big of a school as Troy is not to have a freshman team this season.
The Colts moved up because of their enrollment to the White.
Whomever takes over this team will have a tough task not only to get this team
ready for the 2017 season but also to get this program on track as well.
Thoughts.
This comes down to wins and losses that cost Griffith his job. He was 7-29 since 2013 and did not have a Freshman program this year, which to me was very troublesome.
He has had trouble with lack of talent at Troy since the early 2000's and also before going down to the Blue his teams have had to play in the tough Red Division with powerhouses Orion and Clarkston because of their high enrollment.
Football in the late 2000's and 2010's has not been one of the main stays. Troy is an open enrollment within it's school district and the balk of the football talent has gone to Troy Athens. The Colts have a powerhouse soccer program and also one of the best marching bands in the State. So whomever the new coach is will have his work cut out for him.
I don't know whom will be the candidates for this job but if I had to make a list I would say that Dave Sofran has to be on top of my list. He made Birmingham Brother Rice into a playoff team last season after having a tough 2015 season before losing his job last week.
Thoughts.
This comes down to wins and losses that cost Griffith his job. He was 7-29 since 2013 and did not have a Freshman program this year, which to me was very troublesome.
He has had trouble with lack of talent at Troy since the early 2000's and also before going down to the Blue his teams have had to play in the tough Red Division with powerhouses Orion and Clarkston because of their high enrollment.
Football in the late 2000's and 2010's has not been one of the main stays. Troy is an open enrollment within it's school district and the balk of the football talent has gone to Troy Athens. The Colts have a powerhouse soccer program and also one of the best marching bands in the State. So whomever the new coach is will have his work cut out for him.
I don't know whom will be the candidates for this job but if I had to make a list I would say that Dave Sofran has to be on top of my list. He made Birmingham Brother Rice into a playoff team last season after having a tough 2015 season before losing his job last week.
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