KyPreps1965

Oxendine at North Hardin is a kid to keep an eye on.

Very surprising score!

Who else are you hearing?

Who are you hearing?

...and RIP to Coach Jaggers, was a great man from all the things I've heard about him!

Like I said, it's one game to test your teams moxie...I'm all for it! Gotta get in the ring with them at some point. Anything can happen in a game, they'll never be neck and neck with them in talent, there's no perfect time.

That is true, but I don't think one game will do that to a mentally strong team.

I hear you, but I think it sends a message to the kiddos that they're trending up and you believe in them as a coach. What can it hurt?

Eviston should do it!!! I'm surprised he hasn't!

This program hasn't been the same since they got rid of this man...the record speaks for itself.

No sure why Harding doesn't get my hype? The kid is LEGIT.

My God!!! Praying for them!!

Tank!!! Congrats to the big hoss!

Great story about what seems like a solid, humble young man!

Thanks for the clarification.

Good question, not sure why he left for erown. If I had to guess, because more autonomy. And young Mr. Young couldn't lay off the Mary Jane...why is he relevant to this? And how are the two connected?

They run the program and directly impact it. Why are you ignoring that fact?

Come on now, Rambo....we both know good and well the effects a head coach has on a program, without being a super. They are the immediate top.

The HC determines the culture of a team. I don't think that's debatable. At what point do you hold the coach accountable? Like I said earlier, no dogs in the fight here. I couldn't care less about someone's child pt who didn't get to play. I'm talking about facts here, like the first post on this thread addressed. When is a 29% win percentage acceptable after 6 seasons and almost all the losses to tops teams are non competitive? Too much talent in NH and JH for them to be mediocre, on a consistent basis. I hope JH comes around next season, but I doubt that happens if things stay the same at NH. I will say this, I'm happy for Coach Brown at etown and Coach Jaggers at Larue, classy men. They held the area up on the gridiron this fall!

With all due respect, that's laughable...everyone on etown just about has a defensive position they play, and just about all their best players play both ways. A simple look at the roster breakdown can refute that. Close to all of NH's players are o/d specific. Etown's have an o and d position, and if I had stats, I'd be willing to bet they have several kids contribute on both sides of the ball, along with Larue County. Etown roster- Roster - Elizabethtown Panthers Football (KY) | MaxPreps NH roster - Roster - North Hardin Trojans Football (Radcliff, KY) Answer me this..when Etown was at it's peak, in the mid 2000's with their big 3 and the French brothers, did their best guys play both ways - Duncan, Deaderick, the French brothers, do I need to keep going? All I'm saying is, in my opinion, I think the best guys need to be on the field the most. In some situations I'd take a solid guy at 80% over a backup if I can.

Internal concerns wasn't good word choice...I was referring to coaching style of not having kids playing both ways. I don't have any irons in the fire..my children are way past high school. I'm just a Hardin County sports fan, who can't understand why the best 11 don't get on the field. Prime example...no reason why the big DT shouldn't be playing on the offensive line as well. No justification. None. That boy is too daggone big to not go both ways! I'm sure he's not the only one, though. Maybe the coach has his rationale, but it's doing him a disservice.

It's one thing to schedule tough competition...it's another thing to be competitive in those games. Which hasn't been the case. Running clocks midway through the 2nd quarter don't justify playing those games, in my opinion.

Very true...we shall see.

Aside from what the poster above said about his son, because there's no way to know his son's skill level, from what I hear, there have been several players over the coach's tenure that should have been starting/playing significantly both ways. My nephew who went to a few games this year and graduated a few years ago, talks about this amongst former players. He said there were several kids this year on d who should've played o, also - especially on the line. He would know better than you and I would about internal concerns.

Have to clean up the mess, I admire a coach who isn't afraid to get rid of cancers regardless of their skill level! It's an old school way of thinking that has dissipated over the years...love it. I think he does just need more time.