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FWIW, Q had an offer from EKU (as a freshman) before leaving Garrard. They also sent another kid to EKU on scholarship this year. Your entire second paragraph is just false.

For some reason, I thought SW already had turf???

Academics shouldn't be different. If a family want their kid to transfer for academic purposes, they should - and already can, to some degree. Sports, however, are different. Are sports a right or a privilege? If they are a right, then there should be no strings attached (grades, drug testing, etc.). If they are a privilege (as they are treated under current rules), then I see no problem with having to sit a year if you transfer. If the reasons for the move are not athletic in nature, then what is the problem with waiting?

This is a really good point... The places that have all 6 are elite in the state of Kentucky. But, I will say this - many programs on the "list" didn't have those things before - they gained them over time. I agree with your premise thought, you can overcome not having a couple of things on the list, but you better be building them, if you want to be a top-notch program.

A lot of similarities to the Garrard hire, and process, as well.

The HC stipend is only $6,000, but I am pretty sure there are extended days on top of that.

No... I was just asking. Last week everyone was talking like he is the guy. Now, there doesn't seem to be any certainty.

So... is Jaggers not the guy, now?

Unfortunately, this seems to be indicative of the way more & more administrations handle the hiring process. An administrator has the right (and duty) to hire the coach they want, and with whom they are comfortable. However, it seems that if a coach on the current staff applies for a job, they should get the courtesy of an interview (especially if they are coordinator level). At the very least, a conversation would seem appropriate. As fewer administrators are former coaches, maybe they underestimate the value of the interview process for coaches in their career development. They get to see how the process goes, what questions are asked, what qualities are valued by admin, etc. Also, even if you already know who you want, it is possible someone else is really impressive... and if another principal you know is looking for a coach, it might lead to a conversations about the guy you interviewed, opening another opportunity for him. I will say this, if Josh Jaggers is the guy, he is a solid hire. He is a good coach, and will do well at Lincoln, IMO.

I think there is a pretty wide gulf between the jobs that people connect to Josh and those he actually applies for. Not saying that is the case here, but he doesn't apply or go after a lot of the jobs people connect him to.

Not according to the document from the last alignment. They were close, but Boyle had a higher male enrollment. The latest numbers that I can find show that Boyle's enrollment has grown since, and PT's has declined (to be fair, those are overall numbers, not male enrollment). Of course none of this is certain. I could wind up being wrong, but just putting forward my best guess. As far as relative strength of the classes - you are right that Boyle & Johnson Central were probably a lot better than anyone in 3A this year. I don't think that really addresses the issue of which is the toughest path. Reasonable people can disagree. I have already hijacked the thread enough, but my whole point to begin with was that the idea that one job is better/worse based upon another school's alignment is flawed logic.

A team cannot "drop down" by choice, unless they are the smallest team in a class & someone else chooses to "move up." Boyle's enrollment numbers have increased since the last alignment, so they will probably be in 4A, proper, in the new alignment (as they were already one of the largest 3A schools). Lexington Catholic is not far behind them. I would still argue that 4A is an easier path to the title, so they could choose to continue to play up, even if they are 3A. Now, it is entirely possible that they split - the rivalry seems to have lost some heat. All this could wind up being wrong, because the enrollment numbers will be skewed because of COVID. Beyond that we don't "know" what the realignment will look like. In the area, we can know that Garrard, Mercer, & Casey will remain 3A, Danville will still be 2A, and Lincoln will still be 4A. The question marks for this area are Rockcastle & Boyle.

That is not how realignment works.

I know that Coach Rowland has moved into administration. I would assume Coach Harris will apply. Seems like Clevenger's & Jaggers' names have come up for every coaching vacancy in the area.

My guess is that, since fans are not representatives of the school (as band members and cheerleaders would be), they are not considered "Persons subject to the rules."

Nice to see a young assistant get a shot.

That was maybe 2001? Garrard was not in the Salt River at the time - they were in another conference. They had a runner-up in the same conference in maybe 2004 or 5. They won the Salt River in 2008 & had a runner up in 2011. I I think maybe they have won their new conference once.

Why not just use CalPreps, instead?

An interesting question to ask would be this: If I want my child to repeat his grade, and my current district will not let him, is it a transfer for "athletic reasons?" Even if an athlete plays a sport at the new school, "the rules" seems to make the "for athletic reasons" argument much weaker.

This is not my understanding, having read the law. It is broad, but the way I read it, they can keep credits, but can choose to repeat classes. My guess is elective-type credits will remain that same & students will primarily repeat core classes (Math, Science, English, & Social Studies) while getting to option to take more electives and CTE classes. This could be a boon to some of our vocational/CTE students to gain more opportunities for certifications, as well as for elementary students to reinforce their learning in the basics.

They do not come any better than Coach Hester. Great coach, father, husband, and friend.

Man... some really big jobs are open, right now!

Garrard will have Western Hills at Home on 9/6 & Will have McCreary Central at home on 10/4.

This is true, no system will please EVERYONE... but, 90% of coaches who participated voted AGAINST playing within the district. That isn't everyone, but 9 or 10 coaches agreeing on something should be listened to. They did not have "wide variety of thoughts and opinions." This is just the usual, disingenuous deflection from KHSAA.