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North Hardin had game-changers, offensively or defensively, riding the pine?

 

That's new(s) to me.

I think by not having the best 11 on the field, on both sides of the ball, then this applies. From my understanding, the best 11 are not always on the field. I believe the NH coach tries to 2 platoon as much as possible..if your school doesn't have Trinity or St. X in it's name, I think it's hard to justify that you have 22 individuals who all deserve to start over someone else. I really find that hard to believe. That's just my opinion...

He left after the 2013 season to take the HC position at Paducah. He had been at Warren Central five years. He’s at Murray State now on their staff.

 

Warren Central fired his replacement Howard Feggins after a 6-5 season in January 2015. Admittedly that 6-5 campaign was disappointing given expectations, but still, it was a winning record and Feggins did a lot of things that none of the coaches before or since had done, like make serious inroads in reaching out to alumni and garnering their support. There were some political and idealogical problems behind the scenes, but I’ve never gotten a very clear picture of just what went down. It wasn’t smart in my opinion.

 

His replacement, Clay Stephens was fired after a single season as well in May of 2016. That was the move that put Central where they are now. It caused a mass departure of seniors - of which they did not have many - and ruined what would have at least been a competitive year. They haven’t won since.

 

Point being that Central, while they already had challenges, drastically accelerated their decline with rapid firings and made it impossible for them to arrest their fall. It’s a bad, bad idea for programs in decline to destabilize the HC position.

Seems like they got greedy with Roger's, huh? Feggins had a decent record, that's pretty wild. There had to be more to it being the scenes, like you said.

I have yet to see a valid reason as to why the size of John Hardin keeps shrinking, but:

 

1) You have neighborhoods which used to be in John's district that are now in North's district or now in Central's district.

 

2) You have classrooms at John not even being used.

 

3) You have teachers at North and Central who have to go "carting" because they do not have their own rooms.

 

John Hardin's district has been gerrymandered, plain and simple. When it was built, it was supposed to alleviate issues at North and CH. Instead of redistricting BACK to JH -- which has space aplenty -- the school district renovated NH and has teachers carting at CH and has kids/parents/buses driving through what should be their home district to get to another school.

 

And all of that has NOTHING to do with the coaching/administration/parental support at the individual schools themselves.

Very interesting..

John Hardin will be just fine, we’re having a down year it happens to everyone including John Hardin (2006, 2014 just to name a few).. coach E will be just fine... hopefully Fort Knox will get some armor units back and that will help John Hardin a lot as far as numbers. If the county don’t redistrict John Hardin will be 3a in the next alignment.... I agree some changes need to be made at central office though. They have limited middle school football to where teams can’t play anyone outside the conference and also banned the schools from participating in the middle school state playoffs..

Wow Dawgs...hadn't caught up to those new bans? When did they forbid that? Do you know why? Do you know why they are shrinking JH?

Never fire a coach for on-field product after one season IMO. Look at Warren Central - it worked out gangbusters for them.

What happened to Coach Rogers?

While the decision to redistrict Hardin County schools has definitely played a part in this, solid coaching at the middle and high school levels will always be the deciding factor. Characteristics of a successful coach, I believe, include 2 crucial areas that the coaches should be able to clearly communicate, "the practice and training culture" ( Does practice start the same way everyday, is there a schedule to follow. I believe that the coach should have a detailed and structured idea of how practice should be run). And the biggest thing, " expectations for player behavior" ( from requiring players to address coaches as " coach, or Sir, to locker room protocol, to what happens before practices and games; the less a coach leaves to question, the better players understand what's expected of them, the more accountable they are for their own actions. Included in this should be specific consequences that occur when a player's behavior does not meet the set expectations). Being tough but fair, being involved in players personal lives and being a student of the technical aspects of the Xs and Os of the game play more of a role at this level of football than any other time in a players career and ultimately determine success (wins).

I like this HCP...we think alike!

You are going after the wrong people IMO. Need to look at the administration at central office and in the buildings at both the HS and MS level. These HS programs are going to continue to get worse due to them, specifically the MS administrations. Check out their MS teams, talent is leaving the Hardin Co schools as fast as it possibly can (ask Etown, Larue and Meade Co.)

What about the administrations, plantman?

In reference to John Hardin, I believe that you need to give a new coach at least 3 years to implement his philosophy and style of play. With being said, the John Hardin freshman team was not one of the more talented teams to come through John and struggled mightily this year, Bluegrass middle school barely had 15 kids to start summer practices and only added a handful after that in a season which they struggled too. In addition, the re-disticting several years ago has really stripped John of some talented players. If you have been around this program for a while you get the feeling that John Hardin might fall off of the edge of the cliff in the next few years and really have some lean years ahead. I hope not but things don't look bright for the forseeable future. Being around some of the parents of players this year, I am told that some players that haven't been getting playing time this year have quit leaving only about 30 for the trip to Knox Central. Lets see what a new coaching staff can do to keep John Hardin afloat before asking for their heads.

North Hardin- Can't figure this program out? J.T. Alton produces some good athletes that move on to North as well as North middle. They have size and speed but seem to be lacking some leadership on this years team and lack an identity. A change is something that might need to me evaluated in the off season. They have made the playoffs the last few years but have failed to beat Central Hardin since 2008 and haven't won a district crown in even longer.

I know that lack of discipline in these 2 programs has been a problem over the last few years. I can honestly say that strict discipline and a zero tolerance policy as well as an aggressive off season weightlifting program at Central Hardin are starting to pay off for this program.

But John hasn't been this bad with their record, ever. They had more wins their first year as a football program than they did this year. Just seems odd with the way I've heard some things go down over there. Does anyone know the story with the redistricting situation? A while ago, JH and NH were similar in size...why the shift from the district? I really hope JH can get things turned around. They had a solid run...playing some good old school football!

As for NH, all I can think about is this 29% win percentage since the current HC took over. I've heard there's been a lot of turnover on the coaching staff over the years there as well, and not for good reason. I do agree that a more strict discipline and better weightlifting would probably do both of these programs some good. Some coaches these days have gotten away from the old school discipline and toughness.

I saw X play against Male, made me eat crow...they impressed me, and want a rematch with The Big T!

Way too many!

I know this is his first season with the bulldogs, but if I did my research right...this is the lowest win total (with a 5-5 record) JH has had since their first season in 2001 - when they had 3. They can't be that down can they? I've heard rumblings of some discord amongst the program over there. Also, the head coach didn't hire the young alumni, Jeremy Harness (former Murray State standout), who had to take his coaching talent to Central Hardin...just doesn't seem quite right to run off an alum.

NH's coach has ran the show since 2012, so he has a larger sample size than the JH coach. In 6 seasons, he has an average record of 3-8 with a 29% win percentage. Something just isn't adding up here. NH looked had a pretty solid record against a solid schedule last year, but that was this coach's peak thus far. So what say you? Will the JH coach get things right? Will the NH coach finally push the right buttons next season or has he used his grace?

What are Coach Brown at Etown and the coach at CH doing well, that JH and NH could take notes on?

Interesting sufficed lol I'm sure they are at JH and NH. How long if a leash does the coach get at John? They couldn't score against Moore? I know JH fans won't take too much of that, but that's what happens when one of your own tries to coach at their alma mater and gets shafted but ends up coaching a district champion in the same county, instead. But what do I know...I'm washed up, apparently. Most people don't believe in reaping and sowing anymore. How much more leash does the coach at North get?

Congrats to CH! CH capitalized on NH's inability to finish plays on d (i.e. poor tackling) and took advantage. NH left way too many points on the field with some interesting calls. CH continued their dominance in this district. Doesn't look like they want to relinquish it anytime soon!

I am with you ColonelMike.....as in Scott Co.'s program year in-year out.

I am, too. Scott County is the first program that came to my mind as well. They are a machine. The system is pretty, I get it. 40+ passing attempts/game. It looks beautiful when ran smoothly, it can look like music to see a qb pick apart a defense and find gaps in the zone!

But @ColonelMike said it best...

"It's not quite as flashy as the spread, but it can be every bit as exciting. And I've found that kids get excited by success. With average players, you can have success with this offense if they are smart and execute. With really talented players, this can actually be a very big play offense.

But maybe the best thing about this offense, is that it can be run with almost any mix of talent. It doesn't require you do much to modify it for the talent mix. I wouldn't want to change my scheme up too much every year. Consistency - whatever the scheme - is a proven recipe for success. My middle school feeder programs would run it, my freshman team would run it, and my JV team would run it."

Kids are excited by wins and stats...let's be honest. They like to win ballgames and see yards like video games. This offense can have teams churn out 400+ yards/game with some crazy insane plays. When kids start seeing that happen, that's a selling point without a coach having to speak that out loud.

Also, there's something to say about what Coach McKee has done with his time there...and I know everyone doesn't like the man for whatever their rationale is, but you can't deny his system he has in place. Everyone in their county runs the Wing-T lol

Agree with this 100%. If you have the talent at your school to run the Spread and throw it all over the field and maybe even a QB with enough speed and intelligence to run some RPO’s out of the Spread. That offense is the best offense their is in the game and gives the defense the most fits if properly called and ran but it requires the right personnel to run it and if your at a school where the talent pool is extremely thin you might not have the right personnel to run it so it would depend where you are and what type of athletes you have at the school. A great coach can adjust to his players and put them in the proper system to help them succeed.

Those are a lot of big IF's lol but if you have the jimmies and joes, then I say go for it! You make a great point, though...a great coach adjusts to his players instead of making his players fit a specific scheme.

You must evaluate your talent and choose your system accordingly. I'd prefer the spread offense because you will attract more offensive players due to it being more fun!

 

Better skill people, better linemen-more interest and knowledge: many successful college programs utilize the spread attack. You must have the skill people to run the attack.

 

Passing game is not learned overnight.

See, here's the thing with that. When you say spread, what do you mean? You can run the Wing-T out of the spread, of a million other offenses you know what I mean?

And I've seen fun offenses from under center....I believe a lot of us a bought into what the System was selling. I do think it has the potential to get more skill kids out, but if you don't have the lineman to block for a qb that you may or may not have, then it doesn't matter what skill kids you have or how many kids you have on a team. You only need 11 on each side...doesn't take a whole army. To be successful in the System, it's predicated on a solid qb, and those aren't a dime a dozen in high school. A lot easier to find kids who can be solid runners than to find and make a solid thrower in my opinion.

Thanks for sharing your input!

It would be the wing-t or triple option for me...I'm old school I'd get my offensive linemen big and strong in the weight room and get a solid stable of backs. If I had a qb who could throw, great! If not, we'd keep the D honest with about 10 throws per game!

What say you? You're the OC of a school of your choice...what's your offense?

While I've admittedly only read a few pages of this dialogue, it's interesting to see the breakdown of the family and out of wedlock births being pointed out as issues with the plight of the poor minority communities (Actually all communities). It's been proven again & again that the lack of a stable & caring family is the root cause of most of societies' ills; but yet it's seldom heard as even a contributing factor?

 

Why are the role models--the preachers, the athletes, the entertainers, Hollywood, etc. not out there shouting from the rooftops to these kids to curb this type of behavior instead of glamorizing it in some cases (music, self behavior, etc.)? I know there's a few exceptions to this, but come on; the handwriting is on the wall, if only someone would look, instead of trying to look for someone to blame other than self of course??

 

As someone alluded to earlier, at the risk of not bringing the P word into this; but simply stating facts--This seems to date to the great war on poverty in the 60's, which in an attempt to help those in the unfortunate circumstances of being a single parent with small children; the government essentially started rewarding this type situation. Frustrating!!

There's a lot of people in positions of role modeling, doing just that, but that doesn't get the news and views like it should. I think it's always genuine when it's in the new, anyway, so just because we may see it from celebs doesn't mean it's genuine.

I think people tend to forget that African Americans fought and died in the Civil War, World War's, Korean War, all to come back home and not be able to vote. Or have to take a literacy test, that a Caucasian man didn't. That's White privilege, is that today's case, No...

but we're only talking 50 years since the Civil Rights movement, and African Americans were literally made equal. There's along ways to go, but a group of humans that were at one time oppressed are all the sudden supposed to make ground in 50 years.

Good points. I'm not ever expecting perfection, nothing close to unity...seeing that we love in an imperfect, fallen world. But if more people were outwardly empathetic, that'd go a long way!

That was extremely powerful. Thanks for sharing.

More than welcome. She has had more time to sit, think about it, and put it into words being that she is a writer by trade. But she hits several nails on the head.

Check out this article....I'll paste the contents!

What I Told My White Friend When He Asked For My Black Opinion On White Privilege | HuffPost

"Recently, I was tagged in a post by an old high school friend, asking me and a few others a very public, direct question about white privilege and racism. I feel compelled not only to publish his query but also my response to it, as it may be a helpful discourse for more than just a handful of folks on Facebook.

Here’s his post:

To all of my Black or mixed race FB friends, I must profess a blissful ignorance of this “White Privilege” of which I’m apparently guilty of possessing. By not being able to fully put myself in the shoes of someone from a background/race/religion/gender/nationality/body type that differs from my own makes me part of the problem, according to what I’m now hearing. Despite my treating everyone with respect and humor my entire life (as far as I know), I’m somehow complicit in the misfortune of others. I’m not saying I’m colorblind, but whatever racism/sexism/other -ism my life experience has instilled in me stays within me, and is not manifested in the way I treat others (which is not the case with far too many, I know).

So that I may be enlightened, can you please share with me some examples of institutional racism that have made an indelible mark upon you? If I am to understand this, I need people I know personally to show me how I’m missing what’s going on. Personal examples only. I’m not trying to be insensitive, I only want to understand (but not from the media). I apologize if this comes off as crass or offends anyone.

Here’s my response:

Hi, J. First off, I hope you don’t mind that I’ve quoted your post and made it part of mine. I think the heart of what you’ve asked of your friends of color is extremely important and I think my response needs much more space than as a reply on your feed. I truly thank you for wanting to understand what you are having a hard time understanding.

Coincidentally, over the last few days I have been thinking about sharing some of the incidents of prejudice/racism I’ve experienced in my lifetime, In fact, I just spoke with my sister Lesa about how to best do this yesterday, because I realized many of my friends ― especially the white ones ― have no idea what I’ve experienced/dealt with unless they were present (and aware) when it happened.

There are two reasons for this:

1) Not only as a human being do I suppress the painful and uncomfortable in an effort to make it go away, I was also taught within my community (I was raised in the ‘70s and ‘80s ― it’s shifted somewhat now) and by society at large NOT to make a fuss, speak out or rock the boat. To just “deal with it,” lest more trouble follow (which sadly, it often does).

2) Fear of being questioned or dismissed with “Are you sure that’s what you heard?” or “Are you sure that’s what they meant?” and being angered and upset all over again by well-meaning-but-hurtful and essentially unsupportive responses.

So, again, I’m glad you asked, because I really want to answer. But as I do, please know a few things first:

1) This is not even close to the whole list. I’m cherrypicking because none of us have all day.

2) I’ve been really lucky. Most of what I share below is mild compared to what others in my family and community have endured.

3) I’m going to go in chronological order so you might begin to glimpse the tonnage and why what many white folks might feel is a “Where did all of this come from?” moment in society has been festering individually and collectively for the LIFETIME of pretty much every black or brown person living in America today regardless of wealth or opportunity.

4) Some of what I share covers sexism, too ― intersectionality is another term I’m sure you’ve heard and want to put quotes around, but it’s a real thing, too, just like white privilege. But you’ve requested a focus on personal experiences with racism, so here it goes:

1. When I was 3, my family moved into an upper-middle class, all-white neighborhood to be closer to my Dad’s new job. We had a big backyard, so my parents built a pool. Not the only pool on the block, but the only one neighborhood boys started throwing rocks into. White boys.

One day my mom ID’d one as the boy from across the street, went to his house, told his mother and fortunately, his mother believed mine. My mom not only got an apology, but also had that boy jump in our pool and retrieve every single rock. No more rocks after that.

Then Mom ― a primary school teacher and always the educator ― even invited him to come over to swim sometime if he asked permission. Everyone became friends. This one has a happy ending because my mom was and is ***Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post*** about matters like these, but I hope you can see that the white privilege in this situation is being able to move into a “nice” neighborhood and be accepted not harassed, made to feel unwelcome, or prone to acts of vandalism and hostility.

2. When my older sister was 5, a white boy named Mark called her a “nigger” after she beat him in a race at school. She didn’t know what it meant but in her gut, she knew it was bad. This was the first time I’d seen my father the kind of angry that has nowhere to go. I somehow understood it was because not only had some boy verbally assaulted his daughter and gotten away with it, it had way too early introduced her (and me) to that term and the reality of what it meant: that some white people would be cruel and careless with black people’s feelings just because of our skin color. Or our achievement.

If it’s unclear in any way, the point here is if you’ve NEVER had a defining moment in your childhood or your life where you realize your skin color alone makes other people hate you, you have white privilege.

3. Sophomore year of high school. I had Mr. Melrose for Algebra 2. Some time within the first few weeks of class, he points out that I’m “the only spook” in the class. This was meant to be funny. It wasn’t. So, I doubt it will surprise you I was relieved when he took medical leave after suffering a heart attack and was replaced by a sub for the rest of the semester.

The point here is, if you’ve never been “the only one” of your race in a class, at a party, on a job, etc. and/or it’s been pointed out in a “playful” fashion by the authority figure in said situation, you have white privilege.

4. When we started getting our college acceptances senior year, I remember some white male classmates ***Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post*** that another black classmate had gotten into UCLA while they didn’t. They said that affirmative action had given him “their spot” and it wasn’t fair. An actual friend of theirs. Who’d worked his ***Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post*** off.

The point here is, if you’ve never been on the receiving end of the assumption that when you’ve achieved something it’s only because it was taken away from a white person who “deserved it,” that is white privilege.

5. When I got accepted to Harvard (as a fellow AP student you were witness to what an academic beast I was in high school, yes?), three separate times I encountered white strangers as I prepped for my maiden trip to Cambridge that rankle to this day.

The first was the white doctor giving me a physical at Kaiser:

Me: “I need to send an immunization report to my college so I can matriculate.”

Doctor: “Where are you going?”

Me: “Harvard.”

Doctor: “You mean the one in Massachusetts?”

The second was in a store, looking for supplies I needed from Harvard’s suggested “what to bring with you” list:

Store employee: “Where are you going?”

Me: “Harvard.”

Store employee: “You mean the one in Massachusetts?”

The third was at UPS, shipping off boxes of said “what to bring” to Harvard. I was in line behind a white boy mailing boxes to Princeton and in front of a white woman sending her child’s boxes to wherever:Woman, to the boy: “What college are you going to?”

Boy: “Princeton.”

Woman: “Congratulations!”

Woman, to me: “Where are you sending your boxes?”

Me: “Harvard.”

Woman: “You mean the one in Massachusetts?”

I think: “No b****, the one downtown next to the liquor store.”

But I say, gesturing to my LABELED boxes: “Yes, the one in Massachusetts.”

Then she says congratulations but it’s too f****** late.

The point here is, if no one has ever questioned your intellectual capabilities or attendance at an elite institution based solely on your skin color, that is white privilege.

6. In my freshman college tutorial, our small group of 4-5 was assigned to read Thoreau, Emerson, Malcolm X, Joseph Conrad, Dreiser, etc. When it was the week to discuss The Autobiography of Malcolm X, one white boy boldly claimed he couldn’t even get through it because he couldn’t relate and didn’t think he should be forced to read it. I don’t remember the words I said, but I still remember the feeling ― I think it’s what doctors refer to as “chandelier pain” ― as soon as a sensitive area on a patient is touched, they shoot through the roof. That’s what I felt.

I know I said something like my whole life I’ve had to read “things that don’t have anything to do with me or that I relate to” but I find a way anyway because that’s what learning is about ― trying to understand other people’s perspectives.

The point here is, the canon of literature studied in the United States, as well as the majority of television and movies, have focused primarily on the works or achievements of white men. So if you have never experienced or considered how damaging it is/was/could be to grow up without myriad role models and images in school that reflect you in your required reading material or in the mainstream media, that is white privilege.

7. All seniors at Harvard are invited to a fancy, seated group lunch with our respective dorm Masters. (Yes, they were called “Masters” up until this February when they changed it to “Faculty Deans,” but that’s just a tasty little side dish to the main course of this remembrance). While we were being served by the Dunster House cafeteria staff ― the black ladies from Haiti and Boston that ran the line daily; I still remember Jackie’s kindness and warmth to this day ― Master Sally mused out loud how proud they must be to be serving the nation’s best and brightest. I don’t know if they heard her, but I did and it made me uncomfortable and sick.

The point here is, if you’ve never been blindsided when you are just trying to enjoy a meal by a well-paid faculty member’s patronizing and racist assumptions about how grateful black people must feel to be in their presence, you have white privilege.

8. While writing on a television show in my 30s, my new white male boss ― who had only known me for a few days ― had unbeknownst to me told another writer on staff he thought I was conceited, didn’t know as much I thought I did, and didn’t have the talent I thought I had. And what exactly had happened in those few days? I disagreed with a pitch where he suggested our lead female character carelessly leave a pot holder on the stove and burn down her apartment. This character being a professional caterer.

When what he said about me was revealed months later (by then he’d come to respect and rely on me), he apologized for prejudging me because I was black and female. I told him (not unkindly, but with a head shake and a smile) that he was ignorant for doing so and clearly had a lot to learn. It was a good talk because he was remorseful and open.

But the point here is, if you’ve never been on the receiving end of a boss’s prejudiced, uninformed “how dare she question my ideas” badmouthing based solely on his ego and your race, you have white privilege.

9. On my very first date with my now husband, I climbed into his car and saw baby wipes on the passenger side floor. He said he didn’t have kids, they were just there to clean up messes in the car. I twisted to secure my seatbelt and saw a stuffed animal in the rear window. I gave him a look. He said “I promise, I don’t have kids. That’s only there so I don’t get stopped by the police.”

He then told me that when he drove home from work late at night, he was getting stopped by cops constantly because he was a black man in a luxury car, and they assumed it was either stolen or he was a drug dealer. When he told a cop friend about this, he told Warren to put a stuffed animal in the rear window because it would change “his profile” to that of a family man and he was much less likely to be stopped.

The point here is, if you’ve never had to mask the fruits of your success with a floppy-eared, stuffed bunny rabbit so you won’t get harassed by the cops on the way home from your gainful employment (or never had a first date start this way), you have white privilege.

10. Six years ago, I started a Facebook page that has grown into a website called Good Black News because I was shocked to find there were no sites dedicated solely to publishing the positive things black people do.

And let me explain here how biased the coverage of mainstream media is in case you don’t already have a clue ― as I curate, I can’t tell you how often I have to swap out a story’s photo to make it as positive as the content. Photos published of black folks in mainstream media are very often sullen or angry-looking. Even when it’s a positive story!

I also have to constantly alter headlines to 1) include a person’s name and not have it just be “Black Man Wins Settlement” or “Carnegie Hall Gets 1st Black Board Member” or 2) rephrase it from a subtle subjugator like “ABC taps Viola Davis as Series Lead” to “Viola Davis Lands Lead on ABC Show” as is done for say, Jennifer Aniston or Steven Spielberg.

I also receive a fair amount of highly offensive racist ***Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post******Word Filter Violation - Edit Your Post***. I don’t even respond. I block and delete ASAP.

The point here is, not having to rewrite stories, headlines or swap photos while being trolled by racists when all you’re trying to do on a daily basis is promote positivity and share stories of hope and achievement and justice, that is white privilege.

Okay, J, there’s more but I’m exhausted. And my kids need dinner. Remembering and reliving many of these moments has been a strain and a drain (and again, this ain’t even the half or the worst of it). But I hope my experiences shed some light for you on how institutional and personal racism have affected the entire life of a friend of yours to whom you’ve only been respectful and kind.

I hope what I’ve shared makes you realize it’s not just strangers but people you know and care for who have suffered and are suffering because we are excluded from the privilege you have to not be judged, questioned or assaulted in any way because of your race.

As to you “being part of the problem,” trust me, nobody is mad at you for being white. Nobody. Just like nobody should be mad at me for being black. Or female. Or whatever. But what IS being asked of you is to acknowledge that white privilege DOES exist and to not only to treat people of races that differ from yours “with respect and humor,” but also to stand up for fair treatment and justice, to not let “jokes” or “off-color” comments by friends, co-workers or family slide by without challenge, and to continually make an effort to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, so we may all cherish and respect our unique and special contributions to society as much as we do our common ground.

With much love and respect,

Lori"

End of story...this helps explain white privilege and the lack of for those who aren't white.

What he said Central has been flirting with 2k for some time now.

Central is in a terrible region and could make a decent playoff run based off that alone. They are no where near the same team as the past couple of years with Reece Iller and Barbour. They have no skill player speed this year on offense like years past. Hobbs is a good player for them at QB. What's happening at John is crazy. The school is shrinking in size big time. I have heard as low as 850 students. They could be 3A next time the state aligns. I'm not sure when that happens. North graduated a ton plus they are young this year. They have a good QB and nice freshman back, but 6A ball is won up front in the lines. Oxindine is a man but can't do it alone. Plus a nasty schedule leads for a less than desired record. Etown has a nice team this year and should for the next 3-4 years. They have a good group of kids coming through right now. I remember just a few years back the Panthers were struggling to break .500 too. As we all know players will make good coaches and the talent level overall in this area is down from what it has been the past few years. I've watched several games this year and it looks to me the numbers of players on each team is down as well although I could be wrong there.

Not sure what's been going on in previous years, but back in the mid 2000s, John and North were the same size, and Central was a bit smaller. Central is almost the biggest school in the state, and John was built to reduce it's size. Also, I do remember Central, North, and John playing most of their best players both ways, but I don't think that is the case anymore at all 3 schools. Oxendine should be playing both ways, along with several others, no question about it.

What is the talent level at John Hardin this year? What was expected?

Coach Lewis left for a reason...

@Nathaniel Bryan

No way JH should be that small, right? And NH hasn't even been competitive with their schedule.