New Colonel

I didn't say it was right now, I said whenever it becomes available. And having D1 kids definitely makes those D1 coaches come around, but there are definitely coaches that do a MUCH better job of getting eyes on their players. And IMO, it seems the Cincy coaches do a much better job of that than on this side of the river overall. And yes, recruiting has changed dramatically over the past decade, not just with social media, but with the camps and clinics. NKY should have a bigger advantage with many schools having Spring Football, something that Ohio does not have. (I know Beechwood doesn't, or hasn't in the past, not sure about this year). And the point I was trying to make with Volker is, he will always be up on the latest trends with recruiting since his brother is a D-1 College coordinator. He's always going to be in the loop and always be a step ahead of 95% of high school coaches with regards to recruiting, which is only going to help Beechwood for the foreseeable future.

I've heard similar things over at Dixie with college coaches. I don't want this to come off the wrong way, but I wonder how much of it has to do with these former Ohio coaches. The Cincy schools seem to do a MUCH better job in getting eyes on their players. Now, Volker's connections in the college football world are probably more than anyone else in the area. It really helps out when your brother is a D-1 college coordinator. It allows you to stay on top of the the most recent developments in recruiting and to stay on top of them. This trend will continue in Ft. Mitchell as long as Volker is there. Keeping him should be top priority, especially when the time comes in the near future when the Elder job opens up.

Wow. Just wow.

They try to pass too much, and try exotic plays in situations where it doesn't make sense. And I have seen coaches disagreeing with each other on the sidelines about what play to call while the players are waiting and visibly agitated which leads to delay of game penalties.

They should redo the defense since their defensive coordinator Chris Mobley left to take the Head Coaching job across the river at Gamble Montessori High School in February, then a month later accepted another Head Coaching job at Purcell Marian in Cincinnati. Dixie needs to do figure out what kind of team they want to be. They can be an absolute force if they decide to make better decisions regarding scheme, especially on defense. Their defensive scheme lost them games last year, plain and simple. Against teams that were close to their talent level, or above, they would run press man coverage and get absolutely torched. The Beechwood game especially was the biggest example of that. But they kept running press man zero. People in the stand would be yelling, well, here comes a big play because they are in press and bingo, it would happen. They have really good numbers and really solid buy-in from the kids from what I'm hearing. They have some solid looking dudes. I would love to see Gregg moved to RB and just feed that beast of a human the ball 30+ times a game. He's simply too big and strong to not run the ball that much, and they have a backup QB who IMHO is more accurate with the ball. I love the idea of going quick, no huddle.... more snaps and means more opportunities to score. But, there's no need to be "cute" all the time. There's nothing wrong with smash mouth football, and smash mouth is VERY affective when you can combine it with quick tempo. I wouldn't call Dixie a "pitbull" by any means, but they have the ability to definitely become one. They need to get out of their own way first. And when they do get over the hump, they have the ability to stay there for quite a while as I know there is talent & numbers in the Middle School coming up. Hopefully this season can be a statement season for Coach Burke and the Colonels.

Thanks, I didn't know they did it last year. I know they are in different classifications. From a coach's standpoint it seems odd to me to have that scrimmage knowing that both of you are going to be even more vanilla and extra careful not to tip your hat too much knowing you will see each other again. But I get finding teams at your competition level wanting to scrimmage you and I guess that's the most important aspect. Highlands wouldn't get anything scrimmaging someone like Dayton and Dayton wouldn't get anything from that scrimmage either (not throwing shade at them).

It's strange to me to see a team schedule a scrimmage against a team you will see in the regular season.

Seems like an absolute slam dunk hire. Crazy praise from Mueller which says all I need to know. Makes you wonder why Scott didn't promote him to be the guy......but oh well.... Boone County's gain. Best of luck, and Rebel faithful be patient. This won't be an overnight transition. There will most likely be growing pains, and he'll probably anger some along the way.... but such needs to be done to rid Boone County of it's losing ways. Great job with this hire!!!

Didn't realize he was that high. Anyways, most of my feelings about Mixon is just how he is as a human being in general. And #1 rusher during that time just signed with the Ravens.

Good riddance to Mixon. He has under-produced the past few years. He has negativity associated with him due to his antics off the field. He is slow in hitting the hole, can't run outside, and can't block to save his life. He was bringing the team down. We will see what Bengals do with RB spot by signing Zach Moss, a backup that we will pay 4 million a year. I don't understand what the Bengals are doing right now.

I think one thing needs to be stated clearly here..... Playoffs in Kentucky are WAY broken and simply making the playoffs should NOT be the goal of any team..... PERIOD. Making the playoffs in Kentucky is about as low of a bar as it gets (unless you're Indiana). I've done some looking at last year's numbers to prove my point, I double checked them but still could be slightly off, so if I goofed slightly, someone please correct me. I believe there are 222 schools playing football according to KHSAA. There are 6 classes, with 32 teams each making the playoffs (Exceptions for the 31 teams in 1A and 3A ). That’s 190 teams out of 222 making the playoffs. You have over an 85% chance of making the playoffs in Kentucky. Like I stated it’s not that difficult. In 2023 across all classes…. 4 teams won ZERO games that made the playoffs 9 teams won only 1 game that made the playoffs 15 teams won only 2 games that made the playoffs 15 teams won only 3 games that made the playoffs 15 teams won only 4 games that made the playoffs. So, out of 190 playoff teams, 58 had losing records. 30.5% of your teams had losing records in the KY playoff system. In 2023….. 34 teams were 5-5 and made the playoffs (I didn’t count teams that were 5-4). So, out of 190 playoff teams, over 48% of your playoff teams didn’t even have a winning season. Let that sink in. Only about half of the entire state’s playoff teams had winning records. And there are people that think making it to the playoffs is going to “bring in numbers.” It’s really, really bad at the lower levels where in both 1A and 2A Brackets You had only 12 teams that had a winning record in each bracket…… TWELVE! 12 out of 31 and 12 out of 32 I’m really surprised that way more teams don’t opt out of District play just so they can hopefully win more games. Winning games increases rosters…. Simply making Kentucky’s ridiculous “playoff” system doesn’t really help any program in any way since over 85% of teams make the post season.

I can get behind this. Teams definitely need to schedule better.

Focus on getting as many wins as possible. That's what gets numbers up. Not going 1-9 with your only win being a district win and making the playoffs. Look, you can go 0-10 in some rare cases and still make the playoffs in some Districts..... so big deal, you made the playoffs..... you think that's going to increase your roster numbers? Dropping out of district and winning maybe 3, 4, or heck even 5 would be much more beneficial for your program than winning 0, 1 or 2 and making the playoffs because it's so watered down. Kids want to win. Simply ask them. Ask them if they'd rather win 1 game, make the playoffs, and get beat down 60-0 in first round..... or would they rather win 3+ games. I promise you the vast majority would rather win 3+ games.

Great conversation and I see it both ways. But let's be completely honest, making the playoffs in KY isn't difficult, and if that's your crowning achievement as a football program, you have HUGE issues and dropping out of district play would definitely be beneficial as getting absolutely curb-stomped by a top tier team in round 1 isn't going to help your program in any way.

You are quite correct with the rural districts in KY and the pay. The same is true in every state.... ridiculously low pay. What district did you come from and where are you in NKY? Hopefully it's a better situation for you and your family here in NKY.