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Nickell named coach today by Dunaway. I think this is a good decision.

Adkins still in the game folks... Don't scratch him off, still things going on behind scenes...

I do know Adkins is giving it some very serious consideration, and if the chips fall the way they need to for this to happen, GCHS basketball will never be the same... I know this coach, first class act, completely...

Randy is a great guy and a great coach, played with him at Morehead. Congratulations Randy.

The talent is there and coming up, all GCHS needs to do is find the right fit, they'll get to Rupp... Take your time, be patient, patience is a virtue... Get the right fit, could be right in front of your eyes...

Take your time and hire the right person for GCHS.

Word on the street is that McCoy has not accepted the position at this time.

Duck there's more to it than that with Adkins I assure you.

Positive but if McCoy wants it then it's his

I know them both and either way GCHS can't go wrong. Dunaway will here something today from McCoy..

That's one of the reasons I heard he was interested, either way, McCoy or Adkins, GCHS can't go wrong with either of those quality coaches especially with the talent they have coming back and up, they'll be at Rupp very soon...

Coach Keith Adkins from Campbellsville College has expressed interest in the job... all I can say to that is WOW...

What's the word on the hire? Tim Fraley, heard he had a great interview.

University Heights, was at Pikeville college before that, coached in the mountains for years, great coach, very solid coach and well respected by his peers, has a little baggage but who doesn't? I would say if he wants the job he will get it and Dunaway and committee will get a great hire at GCHS, just my opinion...

Jeff Nickel will be the man.... but don't count out a couple of late candidates, McCoy could interview this week, yes as in Randy... but right now Nickel in my opinion is the top contender...

Tim Fraley will be your coach

Going to be a competitive fall practice, we have a lot of talent, that will make the cream rise to the top

Mason Rister should be in the mix from Greenup County

Who?

One thing we need to continue is keep working hard in the weight room, the boys are getting bigger and stronger, the attitude of the GCHS football program is very positive. Coach Copley stated that we had 27 linemen come out this spring. We have a very talented group of seniors and a few basketball players coming out this spring as well (Mike Hampton, Austin Stringfellow to name a couple), we will be very disciplined, strong and tough this year, looking forward to watching these boys play to their full potential every night. Hopefully the bid will come in where we need it to for our facility upgrade, bleachers, the field and a new fieldhouse/classroom will put our facilities where they need to be for our program, keeping my fingers crossed...:thumb:

Awesome night, great job by the coaches, boosters and administration for putting on a good show.. The boys looked great.. The game was very well attended. Got some pics up on FB....

Really looking forward to the game tomorrow evening and the picnic afterwards!!!!

Because I believe he wants the job to finish what he started, he can reapply just like anyone else, he didn't want to resign, I can tell you that....

I have been told to not post about officiating on this forum but I have finally got to say something because I am tired of this crap... I have been officiating for 25 years been to the show in 3 major sports and officiated many regional finals so I believe that qualifies me to make the following statments: The BBA supervisor has suspended at least 20 officials for missing rules this year, I know because I was one of them. We are held to a very high standard and every night we are officiating a state tournament caliber game, very intense, very athletic and we love it, that's why we do it, for the love of the game. When I go ref a game I usually end up loosing money by the time I get back paying for gas and the time I spend on the road, we most definitely do not referee high school for the money. The referees in question were disciplined but that is a personnel issue and will not be discussed in this forum and that is why you haven't heard anything about it, we are held to a much higher standard than any other officiating group in the state of Kentucky and we love it that way, that is why I continue to drive 2 hours on the average one way to ref a high school game because we have the best basketball in the state night in and night out to officiate and the best officials and we do it for the kids, I know that is why I am there, to give something back to the game that I love and for the kids and that is why all the officials I work with are there as well. If you think these three officials aren't sick over this and it doesn't haunt them then you are sadly mistaken, the last thing a great official wants to do is miss a call, much less one that decides the outcome of a game, but to be chastised, ridiculed and talked about like a dog on here and other public forums is completely uncalled for, instead of doing this we all need to get together to see what we can do to make this situation better for us all. There is no reason we shouldn't be able to have replay monitors starting at the regional tournament, in the regional final in the 11th I saw 15 monitors and 5 of them were running instant replays. Money is the issue I keep hearing come up, well, Title IX there are grants available to do some things with sports for young women and putting sports broadcasting in as part of a curriculum at a school that wants to host the a region would be something that should be able to be done. This would give the students professional training all year during the regular season and maybe bring some professionals in to assist during tournament time. Why not try? Has to be some funding somewhere to get this done... The only thing I am hearing on here is negative comments and reasons why we can't make it better, if high school referees are going to be held accountable to this extent then we need the tools, resources and technology available to get the calls right, if we continue to ridicule officials for missing calls, we all do, we are human and its going to happen again, then we need to do this or you that are complaining get off your butts and get out on the floor with us and try and make a positive difference. I can tell you this, if we don't do something then we are going to start loosing some veteran officials, again I don't do it for the money, I go in the hole every time I get in the car to travel and the majority of us do it for the same reasons, and we will not get younger officials to start officiating after seeing the veteran officials get ridiculed because they are going to say, $50, nah, that's not worth it. The veterans I know are going to continue strapping it on and giving everything we got until we can't physically do it any more for the love of the game. I do say instead of ridicule, chastising and putting down, find something positive out of this experience that will make a difference so it will improve the game for the kids, because that is what it is all about, we all agree on that point.

Long story... and wasn't a good situation, not fair at all...