kystraydog

I agree here. It's a no brainer and all you have to do is the math. A huge school isn't gonna be able to play every kid but I am sure everyone has worked just as hard.:thumb:

I thought Greenup would have dominated this game but I guess no one told the Polar Bears.

I think she was in the early 90's. Between her and Tammy Jo the dance team is 13 time National Champs. They just love what they do. My neice said if dancing was any easier they would call it football. :lol:

It hurts me to say this but I say Fairview by 10. I hope I am wrong.

Greenup by 17. I see alot of Greenup underclassmen getting plenty of playing time.

You are right RAM. My family lives, eats and sleeps Russell but would love for all the area teams to do well and make it to state. This lil piece of the state rarely gets any respect. Would be nice to have Russell, Raceland and Greenup going to state in their own classes at the same time. :fire:

You see alot of Greenup, Russell and Raceland fans on here. Shows they love their team and the love has been spreading to each others team as well.

I went to Russell while my wife went to Greenup. I live in Greenup but my son goes to Russell and wife teaches at Russell. We started him there in kindergarden. It wasn't for sports. If my son doesn't ever start or if Russell goes 0-10 he will still remain there. If anything it was for academics and the thought that we would be moving down that way. Wifes mother got sick and we wife wants to stay as close by to her house as she can is the reason we haven't moved yet. I always root for Greenup when Russell isn't playing them. My wife has kin that play football and basketball in the Greenup system and my neice is on the Greenup dance team. I want Greenup to prosper in everything they do and I am sure they will get a good football coach.

Wait till you see his son in a few years. whew:thumb:

Yes I remember those games...barely. I played on the cowboys and in my last year my head grew and my dad didn't want to buy a helmet for one year so Ivan let me wear a high school helmet. I felt like a dufuss with all my buddies wearing dallas attire and me in my maroon helmet. We might have faired a lil better if we could have gotton a kid off the Redskins nicknamed "CAPTAIN CRUNCH":fight: He was the hardest hitter growing up in our league since Darryl Conley. Not gonna call him out but he knows who he is.

JV started off a bit slow as did the Fresman game that night against Russell, but once they settled down they did pretty good. With first game jitters I thought they shot well.

No Russell has always had one middle school as far back as I can remember. The middle school consists of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. All the kids from middle school were put on 4 or more separate teams in the JFL system and played among themselves. At the time there were so many kids playing. You didn't have soccer and other activities that kids are involved in today. At the end of the year I can even remember the winner of the league actually would play McKell on Russells own high school field just as a bonus game. Some of the old timers from McKell might remember kicking our butts every year also. But that was way back in the 80's. Numbers got low and they made grade teams. Finding schools who played just certain grades was hard at first but finally came around. Having grade teams is nice don't get me wrong, but there will still be animosity among parents in my opinion. Wasn't aware of Wurtland losing their team next year. Maybe it will be like the movie "Remember the Titans" in which they merged 2 good teams and made 1 great team.

I am not against it totally especially if the numbers are declining. I just don't think it is a solution is all. If they do combine they will have a great team. I know kids on the team and I will be tickled to death and hope they win everygame (except against Russell haha). But everything comes with a price. Russell combined and alot of people have mixed feelings about it after the fact. There are pros and cons to it all and no side is actually wrong or right. Its just all about opinions.

Lets all get along.....Gimme the crow. I will eat it. I am used to it by now. I am usually always wrong when I post on this site.

I don't have a dog in this fight as well. Other than my niece and nephew attending Greenup and both being involved in some type of sport I have no ties to Greenup. Just alot of friends and realitives who have kids in the system. Wife has cousins who play for McKell so I only wish the best for the school and football team. Might have to do some irrigation of the practice field if all that comes about. Doesn't it hold alot of water and stay swampy?

I think the JFL also practices in the front lawn also.

I have to agree with SIDELINEDOC and LifeisFB on this one. Russell began doing this a few years ago because of low numbers. We had to do it because the lack of kids playing. Well our numbers are getting a lil stronger and they still have it to where you have a 6th grade team...a seventh grade team and an 8th. Yea Russell kids have a fairly strong team...winning their share amount of games but at what expense. You think it would bring parents closer and some it does, but oh to be that fly on the wall. There are more parents upset with it more than for it. Our 6th,7th,and 8th used to make up 4 or more JLF teams. We never came together till our Fresman year and the high school never suffered because of it.

:sssh:I should have read your post first. You said it better than me.:lol:

I like speed and strength.....anymore your big linemen between the tackles are not the size they used to be years ago and the speed of the game is picking up.

agrees 100%

Belfry will come out the winner by 3 TDs

Coach Riffe.....I believe he was with Gary when he was first at Greenup....Now he at Fairview with Nate.

I have a friend who I would love to see coaching GCHS. He was an assistant with McPeek when he was at Greenup and now is an assistant at Fairview. He is happy where he is at, but if the stars were alligned maybe he would consider it.

Not trying to knock Greenup County School system but they have never spent money wisely. I think it was about 6 or 7 years ago they had bought new furniture. Must have worn out quick. I know they spent alot on the Board of Education building when they had cheaper and better options that could have saved then thousands. But I must admit I do commend them in getting the school tennis courts and a soccer field. They have needed them for quite some time.

I checked the KY certified vacancies and I dont even think it shows Greenup looking for the coach as of yet. I could be wrong but here is the link to all KY teaching vacancies including coaches. http://apps.kde.state.ky.us/keps/job_search/index.cfm