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In 1994, Sean Alexander played in this game and he went on to be an NFL MVP. It is the elitist, "I am too good to play in this game is what has led to it's demise over the years." I can definitely understand a D1 kid choosing not to play, but small college kids should and mostly will play. Last I checked, Highlands has only 1 player from this years graduating class playing any college football at any level. Why in the heck wouldn't all of the other kids from Highlands want the chance to strap on the equipment and play this great game one last time? Football is unique from every other sport. Once a player's career is over, they will never really have a chance to play tackle football again. There are many pick up basketball leagues, adult baseball/softball leagues, and flag football leagues, but it is rare to be able to play tackle football again in equipment. Hopefully the young men participating will enjoy and take advantage of this opportunity!

Why do people insist on making excuses for kids with tough upbringings? It gets them no where and teaches them nothing about being successful the real world. When they graduate, no employers are going to care if they had a tough upbringing. Employers are going to care about 2 things: 1. Do they work hard? & 2. Are they accountable enough to show up and be on time every day? Some Holmes folks have stated that the new coach has created the expectations that kids act right in school, go to class on time, work out in the weight room with teammates after school on certain days and attend academic study table a couple times a week. All are needed expectations at all schools, but the academic study table aspect is a must at a place like Holmes. When kids do not meet the expectations, the coach goes and finds them to ask what they are doing and why they did not meet the expectations. Transferring seems to be easier than meeting expectations and working to become an accountable, college ready athlete.

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I predict if Barker chooses UK, he will redshirt in 2014. That will make Towles a Senior and Barker will be a redshirt freshman in 2015. There will really only be a 1 year overlap.

This thread should be renamed 'Promote yourself, your kid or your relative as the top NKY player by position.'

Rather than "witch hunt", it is more a lesson of 'those who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones.'

Why would they call people they are not going to interview? They will most likely send letters after the choice is made to the applicants thanking them for the application, but informing them they were not selected. The school does not owe any applicant a phone call unless they were interviewed and not selected.

We are in agreement.

You can't really believe that the way to motivate even the most talented 10% of 5th grade players is to tear them to shreds. There are many other techniques that can be used. "Aggressively challenging" is a very politically correct way to say it. I like that.

Sorry, but not in 5th grade.

I understand that people in NKY are talking about it, but the article does not clarify anything. It went from him being rumored as leaving to being rumored as staying.

Why would this even be in the newspaper? Is there absolutely nothing to write about? I could see writing a story about a kid actually transferring, but not to announce that the coach thinks the kid isn't going to transfer. Hopefully the weather breaks so the enquirer can write about baseball. I remember an article in the enquirer a few years ago about Chane Behanan and the Aiken coach saying the same thing. 3 months later he was in Western KY playing basketball at a different high school.

Looks like we posted at nearly the same time.

I found a Matt Schmitz in Tennesee. Played QB at Austin Peay and coached at Tennessee Tech. Could that be him?

The bold text is a myth.