Great football mind and person. I hope he gets the job.

If JTA does not get the job it would be the worst thing that could happen for the kids and the school. JTA, Joe, and Milt P. (and BMR) care more about seeing kids achieve on and off the field than most (not all) of the other coaches. I would put these three coaches up against any out there with their combined knowledge of football and how to impart that knowledge to kids.

Jim Tom Allen will get this job. Just wondering, where is Chuke?

Just wondering, where is Chuke?

Chuke is at the Job Corps in Pburg.

Chuke is at the Job Corps in Pburg.

 

Is he ever going to get back in coaching? He does have a good football mind.

Jim Tom Allen was named head coach yesterday. :dancingpa

 

Great choice IMO. I know I can't wait for practice to start! Congraduations Coach Allen.

What is Coach Allen's background ? Is this the same guy who was coaching at Pikeville College a couple of years ago ?

What is Coach Allen's background ? Is this the same guy who was coaching at Pikeville College a couple of years ago ?

 

yes, he has coached at Paintsville since around 1998 (maybe longer than that.) Coached at Pikeville College for one year.

Congratulations to Coach Allen. That choice will keep some continuity in the program. I believe it is a good fit all around.

Jim Tom Allen is the perfect choice to lead Paintsville into the future and more importantly, take the program to the next level.

 

Given time he will have Paintsville at the top of class A.

 

GOOD LUCK BUDDY!

 

Coacher

No, I think the answer is much simpler. Paintsville historically (>20 yrs) and in BMR's high school days, was much more a football school. I believe Coach Runyon just wanted the school to maintain its football presence in general and thought he could do the job. Maybe he didn't realize the extent of the workload, however... :sssh:

 

As far as Central goes, the county school has always been the more self-conscious if their sports teams dropped below the standard of the original city school.

 

That's not meant to be a cut - Central should generally have better teams than Paintsville (more students, better facilities, more $$$) and that hasn't been the case since Central's inception.

 

 

:bunny:

 

First of all, I believe the county had high schools just as early, if not earlier than Paintsville(Meade, Flat Gap and Oil Springs were all High Schools). So your comment about Paintsville being original is a little out of line. Regardless of what some self-involved PHS fans think, we do not measure ourselves by you. We want our athletes to do well for themselves and no one else.

Just curious, but is it a requirement that coaches at Paintsville go by three names?

 

:jump:

 

Now that's comedy!:laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol:

First of all, I believe the county had high schools just as early, if not earlier than Paintsville(Meade, Flat Gap and Oil Springs were all High Schools). So your comment about Paintsville being original is a little out of line. Regardless of what some self-involved PHS fans think, we do not measure ourselves by you. We want our athletes to do well for themselves and no one else.

 

Maybe I am a "self-involved PHS fan"...just not the same PHS you imply.

 

LOL, surely you don't dispute the fact Paintsville is the "original city school"... ?!? :sssh: