Tom Swittel- A Hall of Fame Coach?

Did I hear right?

No really did I?

Why on earth does the WIAA see it reasonable to have Wauwatosa East Head Football Coach Tom Swittel into its Hall of Fame of coaches when he has only coached 14 years and has no conference championships to go along with it. How about he has never sniffed the third round of the playoffs. I think this is an absurd nomination and no way, shape, or form deserving.

Now to Swittel, I give him a lot of credit for making to the playoffs on a somewhat consistent basis with some of those teams having little depth. He did although in the last couple years have Jeff Donovan- Starting QB at UW-Whitewater at the helm So those years he had the depth on offense he needed to win football games and did so. You really can only point out last year as a surprise year with not much depth around them.

Another good thing about Swittel is he did create the Red Raider Junior Football Program whose one of the best in the southeastern area although its funny because they always have huge numbers yet they never seem to result in the High School. Hmm... isnt that a reflection of the Hall of Fame head coach?

Finally, this is a personal gripe but why doesnt this Hall of Fame coach play the rival Wauwatosa West Trojans. People at UWEC know about TE because of Jerry Smith and their state title in basketball although when I tell them we dont play in football, they are shocked.

The Hall of Famer's comments on this... "Well we have nothing to gain playing Tosa West". Although you do when you are playing Milwaukee Malcolm X, right. Now that you got your plaque and why dont you play Tosa West in an annual rivalry.

Just a thought for the Hall of Famer.

-Charlie.