LoneRanger

They played Belfry in the 1st round of the playoffs. Unavoidable there, but not sure about Lawrence.

Would it be safe to say that interviews are complete & they are prepared to offer someone else if Graham turns them down?

Would be interesting to hear a name attached to this candidate from Texas as it seems nearly every job open in the state someone from Texas has applied for it. Also, there are many mistakes made in coaching hires, but hiring Kenny Turner would not be a mistake, particularly in NKY.

Congrats to a fine young man and UC is getting a solid play maker.

Don't be so quick to throw that 0-9 record out there as a reason against Coach Turner. If you are in the coaching and teaching profession you know that there are a lot of things that impact the outcome of a season. Further if you want to look at his record, you might want to check out the 51-21 record that he produced prior to this season, and the fact that his 6 playoff wins are more than any other coach at Madison Central. Bryan Station would be getting an excellent coach but more importantly a fine man to lead their program if they hire Coach Turner.

For the record during the 7 season tenure of the previous coaching staff there were 22 young men who continued their playing careers. This is not counting several others who had opportunity. Many of the coaches that cycled through that staff over the last several years had college playing experience. At least 2 of the coaches had coached at the 1-AA level. "Marketing Athletes" is a small but important part of the broader goal for high school coaches, which is developing young men who have the character and ability to successfully move on to college or the work force whether or not they decide to continue to play the game.

This kid can definitely play. Nice list of early offers. Good luck. (Go Blue! :popcorn:)

It seems to me that this issue just puts too much on the officials and creates more situations where the official can be questioned for why they make a certain determination and why they don't make another. This rule makes that even more difficult because it states that there is to be no one in the box area while the ball is live. How are officials supposed to be watching all that is happening ON THE FIELD, which should be their main concern to Officiate the GAME, and still police the sideline as well. I think we all can completely understand if a coach is on the field, no matter who that coach is, they should move back and be on the sideline area. However, that sideline area should be reserved for Coaches, Players and Team Personel and they should be allowed to do their jobs without intrusion. Sideline management should be left up to the Coaching Staff and the School Administration, not further burdening the Officiating Crew with sideline supervision duties.:irked:

There's a young man named Larry Warford at Madison Central who has already committed to the University of Kentucky, I would think he deserves a mention.

There are many instances where a kid was living with mother/father/family in one county and moves in with father/mother/family in another county and is ruled ineligible. There are many complications that make moves like this difficult situations for everyone involved; the kid, the school the kid is leaving and the school the kid is trying to go to. Proving that the move was not for "Athletic Purposes" is difficult. Sometimes it is harder to prove the truth that to disprove false accusations.

Earl Browning, Director of the Nike Clinic stated before Coach Meyer spoke that over 1200 coaches were in attendance representing 14 states... As with any profession, continuos improvement is vital in becoming (or staying) successful. I believe it was Coach Eddie Robinson that once said something to the effect of, "When a Coach stops learning about his profession, he should step aside or retire." (Paraphased)

Congrats to Coach Parkey and the Rockastle Football Program. I am impressed with the Rockcastle administration for realizing that in this case, continuity is very important, and the importance of not wasting any time in naming a successor.

What Southern needs is someone without an agenda. Someone who knows the program from it's beginning. Someone who loves the School, the Program and the Community. Someone who will work with the other coaches in the school to make sure that the best in the school are representing the school in every sport that they choose to participate in. Someone who will not turn this into a political race, but do what ever is needed to be the caretaker of the Program, and with time and effort turn the Program into what it was intended to be when the school opened.

Who ever recruits NKY from Union should get a raise. With the upgrade in facilities that has gone on there and now getting these kind of quality kids in state, that is a good sign for the Bulldogs.

I can understand your situation and you make great points, but the flip side of that coin is the Honesty that Coach French has shown. Being put in a very awkward situation in being approached by the Advocate Messenger, I believe he chose to honestly answer the questions and not leave anything for gossip. At least he is open with everyone, which in my dealings with Coach French, completely matches his character. Any coach who is at one school and is approached about or chooses to go after a job at another school runs the risk of making people at the current school upset. Some choose to hide it when approached, others choose to just be honest. I admire Coach French for being placed in a potentially uncomfortable situation and choosing to be honest about the deal.

In referring to Richmond Madison, I am assuming you mean Madison Central. QB Chaz Hope was #15, and DB/RB Ricky Rhodes was #5. Thanks for recognizing these kids, they were 2 solid seniors.

He took a good clean shot on a QB Draw. Unconfirmed report said a possible separated shoulder left (none throwing) shoulder. He's a very good player and wish him the best in his recovery. Was very impressed with the backup QB who took over. He did a very nice job of handling the offense in a tough situation.

I take exception to that blanket statement. As has been being discussed in this thread, it is easy to come onto an internet board under an assumed name and attack coaching staffs. It does not matter if you are talking about PLD's Staff, Madison Central's staff or any other school in the state. You have the right express your opinion on this board, considering you paid your subscription fee the same as I did, however, the problem I have had with reading threads / posts for the past 2 years, particularly concerning PLD and Madison Central, is that people are very quick to criticize the coaching when things go bad, and very reluctant to say hardly anything postive when things go well. Point being, the players read this stuff probably as much or more than anyone else. Are you helping or hurting the team you claim to support by expressing negative views and rarely if ever expressing positive views? I say congats to Dunbar on a good game. They played well, protected the ball for the most part and did what they had to do to put their kids in position to win the game. I hope both programs get on a roll and end up meeting in the Region Finals.

That would make a lot more sense for many reasons than the original proposed district. Can you imagine making the trip from Harlan to Shelby Co. on a School Bus?....Geez..

I thought that this was the case, but as was pointed out.... It is a little interesting to put them in 3A for a year. Probably is the best situation overall for everyone considering contracts were signed on a two year basis in most cases. They should be strong in 3A assuming the kids pull together and make the most out of building the team. A couple questions though, Would the school then be placed in 5A or 6A for the 2009 alignment? What are the enrollment projections?

I believe the original projection made by the KHSAA prior to this years alignment had Harlan County in 6A. It would have been a district consisting of Harlan County, Shelby County, Madison Central, Scott County and George Rogers Clark. I know there was some questions about what the enrollment of the school would actually be when the doors open. But if memory serves me correctly, this was the original projection.

What is the story on Dontell Baxter for Southern?

The Catholics haven't faced this much adversity since Martin Luther....

Had a feeling the ADs would be on a mission this week. Sounds like it was a great game.

You are right, District 5 has 5 teams right now and District 6 has the 4 of you. That would probably make it the most logical place. One interesting thing to watch would be that District 7 will lose Cumberland and Evarts with the opening of Harlan Central, presumably leaving that as a 4 team district under the 09 alignment. That could play into the distribution of teams in South Central and South Eastern part of the state.