I would think when Harlan County High is finished you might be looking for a new head coach in Green Dragon land.

 

 

They might be looking, but they wont be finding. I know JB pretty well, and to say that he is going to coach in the county school system is outside the lines big time. He has had some opportunities to go to some bigger and better places before but he is true to his Alma Mater. No questions asked, he will die bleeding green and possibly still coaching.

 

Also adding to your comments from earlier, he has not only beaten Cawood many times as a 2A school, but he also did it when they were 3A including the first 2-3 games out of the last 7.

Classes have nothing to do with it. The only thing a class denotes is the population of a school. Even though cawood has a bigger population there just isnt alot of people wantin to play ball like they used to

Classes have nothing to do with it. The only thing a class denotes is the population of a school. Even though cawood has a bigger population there just isnt alot of people wantin to play ball like they used to

 

Yea...I respectfully think you are wrong on this one big guy. I mean it’s obvious. When you have a school that has under 250 kids like Harlan compared to a school which has a lot more than 250 (Not sure on the exact numbers, but the difference now is less than it was 7 years ago) it is obvious that you are probably going to have a larger talent base to choose from. I mean look at it this way, if I was to give you 500 high school kids and you gave me 200 kids, you are far more likely to get a higher number of high caliber athletes out of your group than I am. I mean it is just blatantly evident. That's why you have different class championships in football. I think it is fair to say that Harlan, Cumberland or Evarts (or Cawood for that matter) wouldn't have the number of athletes needed to compete with a Rock or Trinity on a year in year out basis. That's why you have a class system. All states with the exception of maybe one other besides our own (correct me if I am wrong HDE) play class championships in basketball now due to this same reason. This is the same reason why a lot of county sports fans are big proponents of the Harlan Co. High School idea. I mean you would have at least a large 3A or small 4A institution and then of course you would have a larger talent base. So to say that class doesn't matter is completely out of the question.

 

Also, while you say there aren’t as many people "wanting to play ball like there used to be" that varies from school to school. I mean with all do respect, if you have a good season the year before, then you are probably going to have a lot more people out the next year because everyone wants to be a winner at heart. However, if you have a 1-11 season the year before, then it is going to be hard to get kids out to play for you. It’s like this at pretty much every state in the union with the exception of maybe Texas where they are going to play regardless. So until you get your program up and going then you are right, there aren't going to be as many kids interested in the program as a 2A school would normally see. I've seen 1A schools dress 40+ before and then I have seen schools like 2A Betsy Lane (just an example) 3 to 4 years ago who may not have had enough to have an inter-squad scrimmage. It is all rides on that one independent variable which is your schools record. If you get that going then the number kind of becomes a dependent one. But don't be so down on your team man, IT IS ONLY ONE GAME!