What does Lawrence County need to do to improve in 2008? What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.

Who did Salmons keep as assistants? How has spring ball been looking?

Will Boone Goldsmith still be there playing QB?

Meet the coaches was held last night. Appears that Blake Preece and Joey Cecil are staying onboard. Coaches Skinner and Wilcoxson have joined the coaching staff for the upcoming season. Had a great turnout and the kids are very motivated about the changes. I'm wishing Coach Salmons and staff the very best!

I was talking to one of the coaches earlier and was told that LC has a LOT of kids out for the first time in years. Around 45 kids were out for spring ball without the baseball and basketball boys being out.

Meet the coaches was held last night. Appears that Blake Preece and Joey Cecil are staying onboard.

Good....I'm glad to see these guys stick around....they are quality coaches and even better people. I wish LC nothing but the best next year. :thumb:

I hope the numbers stay up once two a days get here.

 

Good luck in 2008.

TTT Anything new?

I was talking to one of the coaches earlier and was told that LC has a LOT of kids out for the first time in years. Around 45 kids were out for spring ball without the baseball and basketball boys being out.

 

That is great news. .. I'm sure if the community and the administration stay positive with these kids, the current coaching staff will restore the Bulldog Pride that we are so accustomed to seeing. It won't come easy so fans will have to be patient, but one thing that is guaranteed is the kids and current staff will give 100%.

I wish the Bulldogs great success in 08.

How many players have transferred in?

How many from last years squad have transferred out?

It is very encouraging to see that this staff will have another year to see how their offensive scheme can work. I think with time and with some good health this years offense should really show us what this scheme can do.

 

Most importantly this staff will help these young men learn to be respectful and hard working young men. That's what's really important. Good luck!

What scheme do they run?

Lawrence runs a spread offense, or at least they did last season and the same o-coordinator is here this year. The problem with that is that LC has run the belly for so long that even when the varsity switched to the spread the freshman coach stuck with the belly. This is an example of the lack of support for this offense that this community has. The fans and obviously some feeder system coaches haven't bought into the idea that we can win with anything other than the belly. At least they hadn't last season. We'll see what we get this year.

 

The spread may not be the most popular offense in eastern kentucky, but at least when we get into the playoffs and start seeing lex and louis teams they won't be able to just stack the line and stop our only option. This is what has historically happened. Maybe some people around here don't remember the brick wall called Highlands that our "greatest offense ever" ran into a few years ago. I surely remember and I know that our o-coordinator remembers. Oh and before you tell me we scored on them, go back and watch the film, we scored on their second and third string players after they were up by a thousand or so points.

 

This system really might not be the solution, but you'll never know if you can't really get full support from everyone involved. I hope with the change at head coach that people really support this system and give it a chance.

Who will be running the QB slot for the Dogs?

This is pure speculation on my part but I think LC will be doing more power football and go to the spread when the situation calls for it.