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Highlands really hasn't got much to gain from the match-up.

Ive been thinking. (this gets dangerous) 1. Can Ashland succeed with the Wishbone with a new OL? 2. Will Ashland be able to succeed against Highlands and CovCath going to a more one dimensional offense? What I want to know is why? Why is coach love choosing the wishbone? That will determine the amount of its success. Does he know it inside and out, every adjustment, every technique, the ins and outs of calling the game in it? If the answer is yes he can win. Does it fit the current and future personnel at Ashland High School? If the answer is yes to both he can win. If it is being done to be Macho, old school, or just because I said so, then no it will not win.

This is HUGE. Will the parents and boosters who were saying what a great hire coach was stay with him on this? Will the kids buy in? Think of all the excitement right now around U.K. football. Stoops is winning the dinner table. Now think what an effect negative people can have on a high school team. Coaches losing the dinner table happens all the time in high school, and the coach looks bad because of it when in reality it was the parents souring the season all along behind the scenes.

Moving from coordinator to the big chair makes a lot of sense to lots of assistants. NKY is also a desirable place to live.

What did Rietz run?

If they interviewed Boston , did he not tell them what he wanted to run offensively? Did he say veer, Franklin, wing-t or something else? If they are holding the veer against him maybe that's what he said, I don't know. If I was being interviewed I would very carefully lay out my plan. One thought from an outsider, maybe they are pretty certain that they want someone with previous head coaching experience. I don't know if that was ever stated as a criteria. Boston might be a fantastic choice but I'm thinking they must be wanting head coaching experience.

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1. Do you need anything? 2. How can I give the program my money? 3. Is there anything I can take off your plate and accomplish so you don't have to?

I was told they run a pretty balanced version of the west coast/ pro style offense not a spread.

My first question is "will he bring the BG offensive system with him"?

Griffith knows his stuff.

The other thread made me think of something. 1 way people measure college and NFL coaches is by their coaching tree. You look at all the people that either played or coached for a guy and then went on to become a successful head coach in his own right. I will start with the first one that came to my mind and that is Ron Finley. Coach at Russel co and then Campbellsville University. There are so many Ron Finley disciples out there some people have begun calling them the Campbellsville mafia. Can some of you guys help me fill out his tree and start other trees?

We have heard that Hilton and Jaggers have won Titles at more than one school. Anyone else?

I think the reason so many of the guys I polled picked Chuck Smith is WHERE he did it. I have met Mueller and Beatty as have most of the guys I talked too and they are tremendous, maybe even the correct answer to this questions. However they have not and will never get a chance to win a Championship at a county school. Most coaches have a great deal of respect for that, its not detracting from the other greats. Fans of Trinity and Highlands are so blessed to be where they are, some things are taken for granted, some will never know or understand what the environment is like at a county school with no tradition.

I polled 17 High School Head Coaches yesterday on who is the greatest Head coach in Ky history. I got 14 for Chuck, 2 for Dale Mueller, and 1 Joe Jaggers.