Pi

https://twitter.com/acathletics1/status/1645537358861807616?s=46&t=RC8xg8UoeRQxLgcnWkddBQ

where there is Smoke there must be fire. 
 

Congrats chief!

If the administration hasn’t called Eli Florer (best player in school history and currently an assistant at Holmes) every single day since Clouse resigned they don’t actually care about football.

He’s the obvious and only choice. 

On 3/25/2023 at 3:48 AM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Yeesh...Bracken County is really accustomed to having to find a new football coach. The Polar Bears have had 8 head head coaches in the first 20 years of their football program.

2003-2006 Rodney Ollier
2007-2008 Chuck Faust
2009-2010 Andrew McIntosh
2011 Kevin Siple
2012-2016 Mike Sizemore
2017-2018 Dave Brausch
2019-2020 Tim Carver
2021-2022 Simon Clouse

The community of Brooksville has struggled to embrace football, and the coaches (sans Sizemore. To my knowledge he's the only one on this list who actually lived in the county) have struggled to embrace the community. Lack of athletes, and other sports being completely unwilling to share and encourage multi-sport athletes doesn't help.

Being in a brutal district may not make things better.

This team should be loaded. Tate Rice is an excellent QB with plenty of weapons and a GREAT coach in Mike Sizemore.

The 2002 Mason County team. Running clocked the AA state champs that year. Lost by 7 in a frigid battle in Ft Thomas for the semis.

Are we sure it’s not a typo from the basketball job?

24 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

You (and them) might say this, but I am sure that there is a little worry when playing them. 

In the last 2 years? assuredly, Mason County has paid attention to the Polar Bears, but the Polar Bears have talked FAR more about the Royals than the Royals have the Polar Bears. It's still a very lopsided relationship.

But over the course of history? No. There isn't. 

15 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

Yes, yes it is. I am not a fan of people claiming a matchup is no longer a rivalry because on team dominates it win-loss wise. If the stands are packed, teams don't like each other, and games are close majority of the time, then in my eyes it is a rivalry. 

I would venture to guess, that 99% of the time Mason County doesn't worry about Bracken.

But Mason County has been living rent free in Bracken County's head since the day they joined a district together. Bracken thinks about Mason every 2.7 seconds. Mason thinks about Bracken when they're driving north on the AA. 

4 hours ago, Ken Morgan said:

Bob Black is the obvious choice to be Head Coach. He has been part of Eagle Football since the very first practice in 1979. He has played and coached at every level of the Program. From the Youth Level, Middle School, JV and Varsity. Bob was a great player,  a great coach and a great man. #eaglepride

Being a good guy, and even being loyal…

those are not qualifications for HC of a 5A program.

Hard to picture Cal playing second fiddle to an average football program. 

If Cal leaves I don't know how much of the incoming class doesn't go to Kentucky, but I can guarantee that DJ Wagner doesn't end up in Lexington. But he might end up 60 miles west. That would be a real gut punch. 

Reed Sheppard will be at Kentucky no matter who the coach is.

Kentucky does not recruit itself unless it is an in-state kid who has been told his whole life Kentucky is the only thing that matters. Especially in this day and age, kids could care less about program history. That is not the fault of Coach Cal either, it is like this in all aspects of life.

Rupp Arena has never been the loudest arena in America, but what I can't get over lately is how empty it looks as well. 

Just now, El Diablo said:

What’s the score?

7-7

2 hours ago, 9068 said:

Totally agree. I believe 35-40 games wound up with running clocks. With six classes take the top 2. In basketball if you lose in the district you should be finished. Six classes, 16 teams means about half of the teams make the playoffs. For years the second and third rounds have produced some exceptional football. That would be where we would start.

In basketball every team makes it to the district tournament. This is the equivalent. 

4 hours ago, Kenny Powers said:

It may be bad football at times, and I might be in the minority, but kids have a very finite amount of opportunities to suit up and play football. I am all for playing as many games as possible; especially in football where you practice all year long and only get a maximum of 15 opportunities to actually play. An old coach of mine used to say that you have to be a little crazy to want to do all this work to only play such a small number of games. I can't imagine there are many grown men out there that got whipped in the first round of the playoffs in high school and say "I really wish I wouldn't have played that game". 

This is mostly true. The people who "aren't entertained" forget what this is about. Kids.

I'm sure a survey would get you a smattering of answers-- but given the choice between ending the season and one more week? I assume the majority choose one more week.

I'm trying to imagine what I could do with a $31,000 bar tab. 

41 minutes ago, Randy Parker said:

Per Evan Dennison

* Bracken County was 0-9 all-time against Frankfort entering this game, being outscored 569-52 in those 9 outings.

 

I don’t think anyone realizes how massive this is.

It’s not the Frankfort of old, but that’s an amazing accomplishment for the Polar Bears.

27 minutes ago, Purple88 said:

That sucks.  I hope SK can find another team to play.

Do you still have an open week on the calendar later in the year?

Maybe that would give them more time.

Tonight/this week is their bye week. 

FWIW I heard several bluebird players talking at EKU on Saturday that he was surely coming to Ft Thomas.

How does this affect Notre Dame playing ACC teams? 

When you go to college most of the time you tend to know what you want to do. 
Some don’t, but most do. I never understood the gen Ed’s people have to take. Those are nothing more than money makers for the school. The University 101’s of the world are especially awful. You learn nothing, normally a senior at the university “teaches” the class and it’s just a waste a time. But it’s full price. 
 

Part of the student loan debt (justifiably so) is that classes are designed to make money, not educate. 

On 5/4/2022 at 3:51 PM, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Asking because I ran to Arby's today to grab lunch at about 12:45....and stood in line behind a woman who placed 11 separate orders.

If you are ordering 11 separate orders for a quick lunch that needs to be called in ahead of time. 

I think a name that has to be floating around Covington right now is Sam Elsbernd. He's the current coach at Pendleton County, but a Bulldog Alum, and former assistant. His teams play hard, and with the right talent he could really take Holmes somewhere.

13 minutes ago, gbballfan21 said:

It always drove me crazy that the tunnel to the locker rooms and the center of the pressbox weren’t aligned with the 50 yard line! 

I think it was with the old field. But the old field also used a corner of the track (left side of picture) in the grass days.

37 minutes ago, EagleRare20 said:

I thought he just retired from coaching?

I heard rumor that the retirement wasn't his idea. I know nothing but speculation, but he's a great coach and this sport is better with him in it.

Is Dave Buchanan being mentioned for this job?

7 hours ago, brooksville said:

2 bars of LTE should be required to have Region Tournament.  There is no good way to get to Nicholas County. 

Funny. Holmes has all of those, (great service, tons of food options, easy to get to from most of the 10th...) and people still complaining.