Socially Distanced

This is a very good assessment imo!

Big wins this week and next and everyone will forget about the ongoing drama with coaches and playcalling. At least until playoffs....

We could also look at the fact PT had a total of 2 drives in the first 1.5 quarters of second half and had no first downs, multiple incomplete passes and only used 45 seconds. Time of possession for Mayfield after halftime and questionable PT play calling won the Birds the game...... again. PT is still very young and will get better. Mayfield coaches made halftime adjustments (as they normally do).

A lot of talk from Paducah about this team and the next year or so as well.... it's time to put up or shut up! Hard to go against Mayfield at home. I would give them the edge.

Is there an option to do that virtually?

Exactly.

It was and continues to be a huge mistake. Combined little league in some grades as well. Never able to build the numbers or depth of a 6A program.

Best summary of the current state of affairs!

Mccracken does have 1200 more students than Mayfield. Larger fan base to buy tickets. Does that mean their games are more meaningful cause they sell more tickets? Probably a poor example because typically PT has smaller support section than either of those schools.

Highlands. Bigger than the experts think!

I don't see it as being more important than Mayfield. Similar to Mayfield-Graves game it has a lot of local interest but there is not substitute for a 100yr old rivalry.

I got the Bluebirds in 2022!

@theguru told me last year to wait a year before jumping on Highlands bandwagon.... just waiting for the word!

Beechwood and LCA are still top tier. Mayfield leads the sexond tier of teams.

This is PT chance to live up to the hype. Lots of kids back not just this year but next year and the year after.

Turf is supposed to be done Friday. PT 56 Mccracken 14

I can go along with that. Hoptown having both schools together should have a higher ceiling.

Hopefully Shumpert stays on.. those 2 guys are really good coaches!

Both guys are top notch guys and really good coaches. Couldn't go wrong with either. Hopefully they keep the staff together.

Graves gets a ton of coverage from local sports radio host that also does Eagles radio. Outside of his hype they are basically a solid region team, haven't been the favorites in a really long time but they are usually a tough out on game night.

Mccracken has the resources and the talent in their district to be a top 10 6A school on a consistent basis and possibly a top 4-6 range team every couple of years. BTW that is exactly the same outlook for new Hoptown school whenever they open. Nothing more or less. I think Smith will go with what he is comfortable with. Probably learned quickly at PT that letting others influence your decisions could be costly.

A topic for another day.... is there any job in west ky- in any sport that would actually get a person to relocate from outside the market?

Whatever the hoops might be/have been.... they were/are always gonna jump them for Morris. Truth is most of the rumors about possible coaches are coming from people inside the program that (kind of) want to see some things change-- but they all know at the end of the day it is Morris job as long as he wants to be there and honestly he has earned that!

Given the people running things at McCracken I would look for a quick and easy hire. Long coaching searches take time and research which is not the way they operate. That being said they have a couple guys on staff that are really strong candidates.

Very good hire... left all the drama behind him on to the next chapter.