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I was told they had multiple games with double digit drops.

You realize that has nothing to do with him and his claim as the best QB, right? That's a team thing. All the college coaches calling seem to disagree with your assessment.

You realize a 4.7 40 isn't exactly blazing in college. And it also pays to be shifty. I haven't seen too many shifty 6' 6" Qb's.

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The BOE doesn't have any say over extra curricular hires.

Different districts have them to varying degrees.

Those statements above are pressure. I wish the kid the best and look forward to watching him play. I just think putting stock in freshman and youth league football sets kids and parents up for disappointment down the road.

Listen, the kid looks good for an 8th grader. But in classic youth league fashion he's also one of the biggest kids on the field. The defenses take terrible angles and don't fight through blocks. He's going to have a big adjustment in two years. Now, I hope he makes it and I wish him all the success in the world. I hope he has his pick of D1 offers and has a great high school career. But there are a lot of small school youth programs on that film. And if you show me the coach that timed him as a 4.62 40 I'll show you a coach that can't time 40's. Derrick Henry ran a 4.56 40 at the combine. You're son is not within 1 tenth of a second of Derrick Henry. Putting all that pressure on kids at that age by saying they are a generational talent is crazy. There is no place to go from there but down. Just let kids be kids. Let their play in high school speak for itself. Putting all this emphasis on freshman football is silly. Put stock in youth league film is silly. If he's making runs like that against varsity competition as a sophomore then you're on to something. Otherwise, you're just setting him up for failure.

On average, yes. Lexington and Louisville produce most of the D1 talent in Ky. It's crazy to say an 8th grader is in the top 2 or 3 of his position because you haven't seen everyone at his position. Not everyone travels for middle school football. And history has shown that NKY doesn't produce D1 talent consistently. So why put that pressure on a kid. Just let him develop and see what he is. Parents making statements like that at this age is what sets kids up for failure during their junior and senior seasons.

The coaches at New Cath can't type email addresses into Hudl? That's all it takes.

Lets also remember that most kids that are good in middle often have a hard time adjusting when they get older because everyone else develops and catches up physically. A lot of their parents have a hard time with this too. I would hardly call anyone in NKY one of the top 2 or 3 in the state at their position when you haven't seen all the other kids in the state. I'll guarantee there are at least 5 kids in Louisville alone that are better right now but you never saw them because they didn't travel. People should stop trying to project what kids "will" be and just let them be what they are.

I think Boone will be better, but I don't know that their W/L record will change much. But if they can somehow find 1 or 2 wins it will be an improvement.

I would disagree and think they're not in a big hurry.

This is 100% correct! There are 1 or 2 kids a year that would benefit from more exposure in Cincinnati. But most NKY stars would be role players at best across the river. It's a talent game and NKY lacks the elite talent. It's more suited to NAIA level competition.

Not if he has stiff hips and can't change direction. It also depends on what his body looks like. Don't know if that applies to who you're talking about but those are big things for lineman.

I've used the guardian caps before and they work well. They are for use in practice and go a long way in preventing excessive head-to-head contact, especially for lineman. They are not allowed to be worn in games.

I think quite a few will play college ball at some level, which is not an easy thing to do. Everyone wants to trumpet their guy as a D1 player over the summer tends to get humbled this time of year. If you don't have an offer going into your senior year you probably aren't getting one. I think I heard of quite a few guys going to play at a few of the NAIA school in Kentucky but their names escape me at the moment.

People tried to say earlier in the year these guys weren't D1. Good high school football players, but not D1 caliber athletes (and there is nothing wrong with that). People called others crazy, but it was proven out over the long run. NKY, despite what some people think, just doesn't produce D1 football players.

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If they didn't have offers from a D1 school going into the season and didn't pick up any during the season it's highly doubtful they get one now. They might have options at the D2, D3, or NAIA levels (which still play really good football at a lot of places).

What happened?

It's not illegal for boosters to pay coaches. They just have to do it through the school system. The school system creates a position, head football coach $50,000 stipend, and the boosters give the money to the school to purchase that position. Kentucky just doesn't have booster clubs or individuals willing or able to write those kind of checks.

When you put a kid in and they dog it in practice so you will take them out. They obviously have an entitled mentality that's being developed at home (as noted by the nonsense above) and feel like they know where they should play. So the coaches move on to the kids that want to play and get them ready and let the others sit on the sidelines and be bit players.

Ryle had a great season but some kids parents obviously have daddy goggles on. Many of the kids you mentioned refused to play other positions. Some avoided practice in the spring, when players were being tried out on both sides, because they didn't want to play anywhere else. Some kids couldn't learn the plays/alignments and that kept them off the field. Some kids skipped workouts and didn't progress. Some kids didn't rise up to the challenge when there was competition at their position. Just because a kid is a great athlete and looks good in JV games doesn't mean they're football smart and can contribute on Friday's. You can't make kids learn football. You can teach them, but ultimately, it's on them to make the improvements and some of the players you mentioned above didn't do that.

Looks like someone's daddy whose son didn't get enough playing time got an account.