OldCamelNewBird

This is such a great hire by Lex Cath. I expect big things from Bert!

The whole thing seems strange. You would've thought when James left, they would've called up the next in line and made the offer. Hoping this ends soon with a decent option remaining.

Great points and I completely agree. I'd still like to see one of our own (that being a Highlands or Ft. Thomas guy) taking the reins and staying a while. As I've mentioned before, Coach Bathiany is the horse I'm pulling for in that respect. Home-grown Ft. Thomas/Highlands guy with family history in town and solid success coaching at the collegiate level (DII and DIII).

I was good right up until the last part where you said, "Only 3 years experience as a HC and never made it to the state title game." I don't want to oversimplify what I'm trying to get across here, but I just don't see how making it to the semifinals is much different than what Highlands already had. If we're going to push a guy out, we should try to replace him with an improvement, not someone who is merely satisfactory.

I don't want to discredit what Reed has accomplished at SO, but if a few semi-final appearances and never having a losing season is the Highlands coaching threshold, Weinrich would've still been the head coach.

Anyone who checks all of those boxes is either happily employed or retired.

Lickert is a great motivator and a great personality for the community, but based on the NCC games I watched this season, I'm not sure about his X's and O's. There were little to no adjustments being made in the games I've seen, and some very questionable play calling.

Highlands mafia strikes! I'm a big fan of BB V! The Highlands job belongs to a Fort Thomas guy, and he's the best option on the list (assuming Wolfe isn't interested) IMO.

Is the a recording of the press conference anywhere?

I heard the same thing about Highlands today. Set for an announcement.

According to Don Owen (@dontribunesport), David Fulcher applied for the position. Obviously was awesome at the pro level for the Bengals (all pro safety), but was 0-22 as the coach for Cincinnati Christian.

Not that I know of, but if I put myself in their shoes, I'd be questioning the process. It seems like there's a lot of Wolfe talk for a guy who is seemingly uninterested. Doesn't seem like a good fit for the community or team, or especially the players on the committee. What kind of message is that sending to them?

My concern with this coaching "hunt" is that the school is going to miss out on some good applicants because of unrealistic expectations of who wants the job.

At one point a few years ago, Highlands did close external enrollment, but recently opened it back up. I don't remember the exact years, but I remember hearing about it.

I disagree. I think Highlands fans understand Cov. Cath. is a solid team this year, which cannot be said for the birds. No one should be surprised if this one ends up fairly lopsided.

Nothing really matters until the playoffs. You might as well consider these games scrimmages. There is plenty of time to make some improvements and begin a run come week 11.

There was only one player I can remember who commuted into town every day. All others were residents of Ft. Thomas.

20, maybe 30 years... He's still fairly young. Anyone who is close to the program at Highlands knew that last year and this year were going to be down years. Somebody eluded to why the stands were so empty during Highlands' first game against Cooper, I would venture to say that was a big reason. To be honest, I was surprised Highlands came away with a win. What wasn't surprising was a loss to Scott Co and Ryle. Also, I feel bad for the boys this week. It's going to be a long ride home from Louisville. Congrats to Ryle, the success has been a long time coming. Keep trucking, and good luck with the rest of the season.

How much time is left?

Michael Bush - Male Marty Reagan - Rockcastle Brandon Smith - Boyle Kelvin Turner - Danville Ben Wittwer - Elder

A losing record, really? Highlands hasn't had one of those since 1955.

I find this very hard to believe. There is little-to-no incentive for him to coach at this point. He wouldn't have given up one of the best coaching jobs in the state if he was planning on coaching again.

I agree with what is being said here about helmets and concussions, but I think some people are missing the bigger picture. 1. Coaches should be teaching kids how to tackle correctly. Not only does this prevent concussions, but obviously, it makes the team better at tackling. Too often now, you see kids striking with their heads, forearms, and shoulders, with little to no wrapping. That's just bad tackling and it highly increases the risk of all kinds of injuries by both offensive and defensive players. 2. Which is more dangerous, a concussion or overheating? I'm no doctor by any means and both "injuries" are important, but it seems like losing the helmet for a month or so goes a lot further to prevent heat-related injuries than keeping it on to prevent concussions. I've heard of too many heat-related fatalities when it comes to summer football and I would think that's something that's worth preventing.

No one said SK wasn't any good. It will likely be a great game. The main point I'm trying to make is, if any "crushing" takes place, history has proven 25 times that it will not be by SK.

HHS is 25-1 against SK. SK has a lot of work to do before even being mentioned in the same sentence as Highlands. This is not the year for HHS loss #2 .