Arm Chair QB

Uhoh... Mama Baear don't like it when you mess with her cubs... Haha. You all fire me up.

I must have missed something, why is Green out?

While Hensley has been known to jump from place to place pretty often, if you get him around home (i.e. in Eastern Ky) he will be in it for the long haul. While his record is sub-par at Dunbar, this year’s team that he is returning should be pretty good (if he stays). With the exception of Trinity and maybe Henry Clay, they can beat anyone on their schedule. So he's had two down years at Dunbar, so what. He has proven he can win on all levels (10-3 in 2005 at Dunbar[6A], 10-2 in 2004[3A] at E. Jessamine, 10-2 in 2003 at East Jessamine, and 8-4 in 2002 at East Jessamine). And keep in mind that all of the competition that he has been playing is 3A and 6A level (with the exception of a few games here and there). He could easily come in and win the district with Pikeville, and compete to win the region against Hazard next year. I know he has been a lot of different places but the man is about as good of a coach as you are going to find. If he goes to Pikeville, they will be darn good in about 2 years. (They will be pretty good this year.) And if he stays at Dunbar this year, a lot of these Hensley bashers that are on here right now, might be singing a different tune....

I'm sorry but Harlan Ind has had winning records 5 of the last 9 years. They have won 2 district titles, came in second in the district twice, and went to the regional finals. I am happy to see the new school. I think it will hurt some of the communities that revolve around their high schools, but that isn't the point. I am looking forward to seeing some possibly good football teams coming out of there, and also seeing some good competition come into the county to play. However, they haven't won a game yet. It is okay to have high hopes about your school but please don't insult another one which has done pretty well considering the talent fluctuations that occur in small 1-A schools. I understand that your opinion of Harlan isn't high, but remember that some of the kids who play on that team (which is definitely in a dip in its power curve right now) still read this site. Good luck this season nevertheless. BTW, do you think HC will ever play David Hensley’s Dunbar team in the near future? He usually schedules a team from E. Kentucky each year (last yr was Corbin, this year M-boro). Could be a nice match up…. Dunbar is definetly looking to be on the rise in the coming years too (they had good JV and freshman teams this past year).

Is this intended to be a shot at Harlan Ind. or at Letcher Co.?

Harp might leave for the Florida job. The University of Florida that is... haha

Any word about what this conference entailed? I think that it would be a good idea for the school and Coach Larkey to try to keep the old coaches on the staff at least for the 1st year. I think it will help iron out any of the underlying tension (I know there isn't much right now LB (haha) but it might possibly show its ugly head in July) that will result from combining the schools. Also, Eric Perry isn't too bad of a D. Coordinator if I do remember... Any word if Jacob Saylor is going to be on the new staff?

Well since Harlan County High School's record is 0-0 in the recent past, I think you may be fighting a losing battle...

I've heard that he has a son who is supposed to take over for him at the rock. Can any of the rock fans back this up (aka, does he even have a son in coaching?)?

Guy Morris? (haha jk)

Agreed... I have lived in NY for the past three years and the football isn't much. I'm sure you will find some "individuals" in the inner city that are great but from top to bottom it is weak...

ttt

This man (not kid) is the real deal. Although he has wonderful atheltic ability, his character is what you build rick solid programs around. Good luck to him at WKU.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mff6uPddUbw So you're telling me there's a chance!

Will this game be carried live on any internet radio feeds? If anyone knows a web site who will be carrying it, can you please post a link for the rest of us? Thanks. Should be a another great game.

5 Christian Co 3 Bath Co 3 Wayne Co 1 Hopkins County Central 1 N. Bullitt 1 Dixie Heights 1 Clay Co 1 Lincoln Co 1 Paul Dunbar 1 Ryle TB = 24

Could Hazard be a legit contender for the class A state championship?

Wow... anyone else shocked that this game is getting out of hand the way that it is?

Sorry about that super... We posted at the same time.

Boyle Co 14, Dunbar 14 - End of the 3rd quarter. Dunbar has about 125 yards offense in the third quarter after having only 95 in the first half. They went for it twice on 4th down their last drive. Biggest difference is that Dunbar hasn't turned the ball over this half after putting it on the ground more times than I can count the first half. Should be a good finish.

I think it is red light #12 in case you get confused. (everyone loves that new fancy system)

I agree. I knew you weren't posting for or against anybody. I was just explaining why I didn't expect Harlan to loose anyone AT FIRST. I wasn't trying to be argumentative LB... :thumb:

I agree with you for the most part. However, I don't think too many parents really decide where they are going to send their kids based solely on athletics. While every parent would like to see their child succeed in all that they do, the reason that the Harlan has "made their living" off of the county is based mainly on academics. I know that there are some exceptions (Charles Thomas in the 90’s, etc). Most parents know when they send their kid to a small school there is a less likely chance that he/she will be on state championship team’s every year. However, not too often in Harlan County do parents have to worry about their D-1 child getting the publicity that comes with being on a good team. You could probably count the kids in Harlan County who have gone D1 (in all three major sports) since 1990 on your fingers and toes. With that being said, I don't think that Harlan Ind. will loose many students to the new school unless (and I emphasize UNLESS) the county can equal or pass Harlan's average ACT, SAT, and CATS scores. Would I like to see the county schools raise the bar academically? YES. If it means that Harlan looses athletes to HCHS for academic reasons, then that means that more children in Harlan County are getting a better opportunity to be successful in the future. Make no mistake; the Harlan County School system has made BIG strides on the academic side of the ball recently. In the lower grades some of them have even surpassed Harlan Ind. However, Harlan High is still in the top 10% of schools in KY every year and the county is far from that. I think that combining the schools will only help to raise the academic bar even more for the county. However, they are still a long way off from equaling Harlan Ind statistically (which is what I think will continue to encourage parents to bring their kids to Harlan from the county). I feel this way because that is the reason that my parents opted to send me and my siblings to Harlan. Did we all play sports while we were there? Of course we did. All of us played football for four years and we helped contribute to some of the successful seasons that Harlan had while we were there. I personally feel like Harlan gave me a step up on academics. Does that mean that I think Harlan, and therefore Harlan students, are better than those from the county? Heck NO. I know many of my friends that went to Cawood, Evarts and Cumberland who are much smarter than I am. I think that a good education can be found anywhere that a student seeks it out. However, at Harlan, many times a good education was forced down my throat whether I liked it or not. Either I did the work, and studied, or I failed. It was that simple. I know there are teachers like that everywhere. I also think that consolidating will boost this same “philosophy” in the county because having one administration to control (and therefore emphasize this philosophy) is much easier than having three from a leadership perspective. Therefore I don’t think Harlan will loose many students to the new high school until people can see that the new high school has made progress equal to that of Harlan’s. Disclaimer: (This post is not meant to offend anyone. It is not an insult to any school system. If anything I am trying to say that the county is headed in the right direction.)

Keep your head up man. As HDE said, you played one heck of a game last week. Just have fun and remember that in football, and in life, play to win all the time. Don't settle for moral victories, you all are still better than that. I have faith in you.

I know this is completely off topic (football thread, basketball question), but when will they host the basketball regional at the new school?