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You can absolutely throw out of the Wing T. The play action stuff is legendary....waggle, belly keep, down pass etc. The great part is the blocking is the same as the regular run series these plays are based on, so it's easy for the line. You can also easily incorporate the screen and quick game. These plays all are also a lot of fun for kids to run, along with the misdirection that comes with this offense. Plus, the wing t allows you to easily spread the ball around and get all your players touches in open space. I've never seen kids complain about or not enjoy running the wing t. And as I mentioned before, I've seen plenty of teams run bad, ugly spread offenses, which leads to turnovers, and big blowouts due to not being able to extend drives because incomplete passes don't run time off the clock.

That's a great question. Whether Wing T, spread, or whatever, if it's poorly run, or you are lacking talent, you're not going to win. I've seen plenty of teams look terrible passing the ball, and not be able to adjust when someone shuts down the passing game. And watching a team struggle to throw the ball and keep doing it is just as ugly, if not uglier than watching a team keep running ball without the ability to pass. I am biased toward the wing T. I grew up and played football in Delaware, and my first two years of high school were spent playing for a former Tubby Raymond assistant. For those who think you can't pass out of the wing, we consistently led the state in passing yards. That being said, I've played and coached in several different systems, and had success and failure in different systems. Those successes and failures have primarily been related to talent level and depth. That being said, the one time I feel one of my teams over achieved in winning a championship, it was when we ran a version of the single wing, an old school offense. Of course I've also won running a spread offense too, but with superior talent. I don't think any system is inherently "better" than another. As other have mentioned how you coach and adapt it to your team is what's important.

You simply cannot compare the football you see on TV on Saturday's and Sundays with High School football on Friday nights. The talent level, feel for the game, and athleticism is vastly superior, which opens up all sorts of possibilities on offense. People who expect a high school offense to be able to run the same concepts and balance the pro's and power 5 teams run are going to be sorely disappointed, and why you hear people complain about "systems".

Any offense can be guilty of putting round pegs into square holes. Spread type offenses are just as guilty, and require not only good athletes, but also guys who are great decision makers, especially at the QB position….things you don’t always have at smaller schools.

I suspect they will, and you'll continue to see less and less of the old school, unique offenses going forward. Bottom line though, no offense is unstoppable. Most high school football games are decided first by talent, then coaching (regardless of what system you run). What you run is far less important than the talent you have and who is running the show.

So is it the talent that's the issue or the system? If the wing t helps less talented teams win, it shouldn't be a surprise if they then lose to more talented teams. High School football is so much about the talent that you have....there are dominant teams that run single wing, wing t, and other old school offenses. The top tier teams separate from the lesser talented teams because of their roster, not the offense they run. Not only that, the wing can be pretty versatile and you see elements of it still at all levels. And it's great for small schools who may not have the talent at the QB position all the time to consistently run a more wide open offense. Walton wasn't going to beat Beechwood the last several years regardless of the system they ran.

It really is a daily struggle, and an occasional slip isn't the end of the world. I've been pretty clean for about 2.5 months, but I have a vacation coming up in a couple of weeks and two cruises planned this winter...that's where the challenge will be, because I know I will not be eating clean those weeks.

I don't know if its as bad as cocaine, but I've come to believe that sugar is addictive. I quit caffeine about 15 months ago which was also really hard to kick, and came with some pretty rough side affects, mostly just feeling awful, drained and headaches (which I rarely get). I've cut way back on sugar and processed foods since March and am now almost under 200 (I played college baseball at 190-195). It's still really tough because I still have a sweet tooth, so instead of processed sugars, I've been eating fruit (oranges, apples, berries) to get something sweet into my system, usually 2-3 servings per day. I also usually add a low carb, zero sugar protein shake before dinner to make me feel full and be able to eat sensibly and not crave some dessert. High fiber fruits help minimize any blood sugar spikes for me, so that's an added bonus.

I felt like this would be an interesting tournament. Any one of 5 or 6 teams could have won this tournament.

Yes, the timing isn't great. But we also don't know what other personal factors may have played into this situation beyond the commute. What if there's a family reason that wasn't there in November that is there now? Someone could be sick, or maybe his wife got a promotion or any other multitude of things that could have happened between the end of the season and now. I just had to give up a high school coaching gig a few months before the season started because of a work opportunity that suddenly became available, and wouldn't have been available had I waited until the end of the season. And yes the timing sucked, but it was the best decision for me and my family. Which when it's all said and done, that's who you have to answer to at the end of the day and who is most important in your life..... your family.

Again, I get the frustration. And yes, they've had some talent. But in all of those years, the only year I think he had the most talent and lost was Luke Maile's senior year. In all those other years, there have been more talented teams in the region. I'm guessing you're talking about Kevin Gray as the other coach, but he's had some very talented teams at Beechwood, none of which I'd say have over achieved. I agree he's a very good coach, but he just got beat in the region tourney by a team that was 8 games under .500 for the year. Highlands and Beechwood have owned the 9th region for most of the last decade and that's not because Krumps can't coach anymore.

I'm not sure that with the history of that program that they wouldn't get at least a few high level candidates. But what happens when whoever they hire doesn't win region for another 5 years? Even if you do win there, people seem to get impatient..just ask Eddie Eviston and Rurthsatz. You've also got the unique problem with the teachers retirement system, which would likely prevent (or least make them think twice) any established public school teacher from taking the job. Unless Krumps commits a crime against humanity, he should be able to coach there until he's ready to leave.

Be careful what you ask for. While I understand their recent lack of region titles is frustrating, the reality is outside of Luke Maile's senior year well over a decade ago, I don't know that they've had the best team in the region. Baseball is a funny game, especially in a single elimination tourney when you can run up on someone's number 1 guy. Yes, some of Krump's in-game decisions are quite old school, but I don't know that a different coach would have gotten better results in the time since their last region championship. Winning 20 games year after year IS hard to do. To say he's got to go after losing to a really good Ryle team that will likely win region and could make some noise at state is a little harsh.

Not surprised at this one. As I said earlier, every matchup in the first round could be an upset.

I think this job will have a very large net cast for candidates, well beyond NKY. The retirement issue is a big problem for Sullivan, so I'd say he is a longshot at best for this job. Aside from Sullivan, I don't know that there's a big enough name in NKY for this job.