And by the way, besides the coaching aspect, Jeff Hester is one of my favorite people I've ever been around, and I didn't play football. Even today if I'm out mowing my yard and he drives by he'll stop and talk for a minute and will always ask how my parents and sister are doing. Those things stick with people for a long time.

If they get Hester, then they will have Perry as well. I think Perry enjoyed working at Boyle this year. Jeff will have a much more experienced staff this time around if he so chooses and that will help significantly with W-L ledger. Go Rebs

 

People are going to have a hard time scoring on Boyle still, that's for sure. Defensive mad scientists. lol

Good point, Harry. Jeff Hester was 14-28 in four years at Garrard County with one playoff berth. Hester had been defensive coordinator under Jerry Perry when Garrard had their best run in school history, going 65-18 over a seven year period, that included region runners-up to Bardstown in 1993 and Harrodsburg in 1995. Hester's problems at Garrard were three-fold:

 

1. Talent and class sizes were very low his first two seasons. Perry left at the right time and it took the 2000 graduating class (Hester's third team) to really get back to good football.

 

2. Hester inherited a brutal district. Gone were the 1A days of Carroll, Owen and Henry. In came Boyle, Danville, Lexington Catholic and Bourbon County. The four years of Hester's term at Garrard saw his district produce three state champions ('97 Bourbon, '99-'00 Boyle), a state runner-up that blew it ('98 Danville), and a Lexington Catholic program that was ranked #1 at some point during all four seasons.

 

3. For all his talents as a defensive coach, Hester never seemed to have a good offensive mind on his staff. The offense often struggled and seemed to go stagnant if the original game plan didn't work. I suspect that if Jeff gets this Boyle job he will surround himself with a better offensive coordinator and that won't be a problem.

 

Great points.

 

In 1998, that LexCath team was loaded. They might have been the 2nd best team in the entire state that year behind Highlands. Ehh, well, maybe the 3rd best. Male was loaded that year, too.

 

They were for sure the best team in 2A. Danville plays them 10 times, they probably win once or twice. The same for Caldwell vs. Danville, if they play 10 times, Caldwell wins a couple.

 

But, like they say. You don't have to be the best team, just the best team that night.

The big thing to understand in this hiring is BOYLE DOES NOT NEED TO BE FIXED!!! Its not broken (concept ever shrinking Admiral Nation would not understand at all)

Jeff Hester and his family are quality people. Hope he gets a chance to be the head coach if he wants it.

I was way off on Hester's record. I think I confused it with Perry.

I have heard that Chuck Smith is not coming back to Boyle County.

 

I've heard the same thing.

Jeff Hester deserves a shot. Love the guy like a brother.

You said it, but really said it with this.

 

I told a buddy the same things the other night. Jeff Hester is one of these guys that if you don't like him, you probably need to look at yourself.

 

I didn't like him when we were opponents in 1982 and he and some of his Garrard County teammates showed up to heckle our Homecoming bon fire and pep rally the week that we were playing them. LOL

 

We've all grown up since then. Jeff is a great coach and a very likeable person........with 31+ years behind us.

I didn't like him when we were opponents in 1982 and he and some of his Garrard County teammates showed up to heckle our Homecoming bon fire and pep rally the week that we were playing them. LOL

 

We've all grown up since then. Jeff is a great coach and a very likeable person........with 31+ years behind us.

 

Man Network, you sure hold grudges. I never hold grudges that long. :lol2:

Man Network, you sure hold grudges. I never hold grudges that long. :lol2:

Yeah, you only hold them for 27 years :laugh:

Man Network, you sure hold grudges. I never hold grudges that long. :lol2:

 

No grudge here. My grudge's are never about football.

Chuck Smith will be the new coach. You heard it here first. What will Madison Cent think about that.

Chuck Smith will be the new coach. You heard it here first. What will Madison Cent think about that.

 

 

I have heard similar things from multiple people and I still have yet to hear that he officially isn't coming back.

I also heard Sam Harp's name mentioned but that was at a Danville/Boyle County freshman basketball game. Someone mentioned that Harp has double retirement going on and that him coming back to coach in Kentucky isn't likely at all.

 

Makes for some fun conversation though. :lol2: