An oxymoronic hire

New head football coach at Ville Platte High is introduced

Suzy Fontenot (right) presents new Ville Platte High School head football coach Chris Bland (center) with a copy of Sharpened Iron: The Tee Cotton Bowl Story. Pictured on the left is Tee Cotton Bowl co-founder Tim Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

By: TONY MARKS Editor Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “oxymoron” as “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness).” In a broader sense, the word is also defined as “something (such as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements.” One example of this is Chris Bland, who is the new head football coach at Ville Platte High. ...

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