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Holmes played in three straight final fours from 2007-2009. No school has done it since. I am not sure when it happened last before then, but I would think it is not something you have seen very often over the course of the state tournament.

Who are the actual candidates that are being interviewed?

It was going to be tough for the next guy to do this job under the best of circumstances simply because following a legend is very tough. With what I just said and what else is going on, good luck to the next guy.

Deion throws up another 4-8/5-7 this year and no one has to worry about that.

There's an alum with Head Coaching experience, teaching creds and a passion for the school. The first call if I'm the AD needs to be Sam Elsbernd. He's battle tested and earned this chance, and would do great!

The bottom line is the lines have to be drawn somewhere. I know we have a lot of 8th, 9th, and 10th region traditionalist out there. Sometimes this stuff happens, but the 9th region isn't going to have 24-25 teams in it.

Is this because of when the game is being played (Thursday night, last game, during UK game) or because of wanting them in the same region?

That won't ever happen for two reasons: Girls state tourney starts tomorrow Have to keep the cash cow away from the SEC Tourney dates. That is the reason for the W-TH-M-TU format for boys games (in most regions).

When is the last time these two schools have made the state tournament?

I think this is why some people still think the tournament should be in the high schools. You don't pay to park, you aren't paying $5 for a soda or popcorn. No "fees" on tickets. NKU is a great arena and is much more comfortable for everyone, but you are paying stadium prices there.

There needs to be more that factors into classifying teams than boys in school. The above example of Grant County is a good start. “good old days” don’t exist anymore. Times are different. Every class has 5ish teams that are actually in the running for a state title.

Was having a talk with a friend of mine the other day about this and he made the comment of just how expensive it is to take a family to a regional tournament game. He made a good point. It’s like going to the movies. The tickets are reasonable, but after that it’s not. No one wants to pay concert and college game prices for concessions and parking. The ninth region has had more success in the state tourney since moving the tournament to NKU, but I’ve found the atmosphere to be pretty weak. Some of the games there just seem lifeless.

I seen where part of the bracket is posted. Anyone with ties to the 15th Region have any idea what is going on/how this is going to work?

On paper? No. But the closest school in 2aD5 to a school in 2AD6 is at minimum a 2.5 hour bus ride.

Drastically different demeanors.