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Clay is a great coach and a great guy. He deserves his shot and i think he will do well at Hendo

Just a quick note of observation to any senior that might want to spend their camp time at Eastern... The Tennessee All-Stars had more EKU signees on roster than the Kentucky All-Stars. That shows that EKU is definitely not interested in KY players. If i was a senior that wanted to get looked at in my senior season i would take myself on down to Bowling Green.

Just getting older doesnt make them better. They have to put in the work and build some character because they all folded under pressure last year. The freshmen you speak of quit as well as their best sophmore linebacker, but Boyle always has had players quit. Football is tough especially at Boyle and not everyone has the internal strength to play. This season reminds me alot of the 2004 and last state champs. A small senior class that stepped it up, a large talented junior class that followed, and a couple sophomores that can compete. Everything is there for a good season, they just have to go to work. Plus, Coach Pardue's playcalling was outstanding i thought in the KY-TN All-Star game, so he should get us in great position to execute.

1.KY 2.Yes 3.Beaumont 4.Kasey Clark 5.Vic Anderson TB-45

Boyle County and Danville have a traveling trophy that stays at the winners school as well.

Coach Hope is a good man. But, his assistants dont have the highest opinion of Kentucky High School football. Some of his assistants are as you stated, quite dishonest, and it goes further than just lieing to recruits. EKU continually goes down to Florida and picks up kids that everyone else passes on including Div. 1-AA schools down there, and forget KY kids that have some talent. It boogles my mind because their best players year in and out are KY players like, Patrick Bugg, Mark Dunn, Al Holland, etc. (Not to mention historically, players like Byrd from Corbin were All-Americans from KY.)

Im not so sure. If i were a senior i would be more upset about not having an opportunity to make a new design and customize it for your team. They worked hard to deserve those rings, so why shouldnt they be able to have something they are proud of. I would lament 20 years down the road when i saw the ring, instead of remembering the glory, etc.

"There is an ongoing debate whether or not Boyle County's state championship teams from 99'-03' were indeed champions, as insufficient, unreliable scorekeeping methods were prevalent during that era.":fire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle_County_High_School Just was surfing at work and found this to be humerous:lol: ....unless its true:eek: If there is an ongoing debate, why isnt it going on BGP? :sssh:

Jeremi Johnson on Brent Grover?

They remind me alot of Boyle's 2000 championship rings. The diamond shaped football on the top, and with the state of Kentucky, 15-0, and AA on the side. Impressive

This seems like the ideal job for a coach that has built smaller programs, and is looking for somewhere to build and stay permenantly. I wonder why there isnt more interest. Is it the admin.?

He seems like a solid player, but it didnt look like he has the speed for Div. 1 or 1-AA. Nothing seemed too spectacular, but he definetely is a good ball player with some defensive instincts. The only glaring thing i saw was that he runs too high. He had no hip movement or forward lean, just running straight up and down, and that should get him juked on Defensive if he went up against a decent running back.

Ride Ty Sparks like he is the Kentucky Derby winner, then throw the ball occasionally.

Anything interesting coming out of any of these schools?

There are alot of people that are in the program that get rings besides players and coaches. The team doctor, atheletic trainer, superintendant, principal, etc. are all possible candidates for a ring because they have lent their support and/or time to the program, which made Mercer's title run possible.

Berea is still open im pretty sure

I know he probably didnt want to make the change, but in my opinion it was one change that needed to be made a long time ago. The old OC was not up to the task

I believe that the rebels will go 9-1 and make a deep run into the playoffs because i heard that Pardue is coaching the QBs and calling the plays again.

Sounds like Coaching, chemistry, and leadership problems to me... Nothing about talent in that observation ^^^^

Boyle will be upperclassmen dominated this year and they all need to start playing like Boyle County of old. Coach Smith used to tell Sophmores that started that 3 games into the season they were officially upperclassmen. He wouldnt allow them being sophmores to use that as an excuse. I think that if the O-line play improves, especially in the run game, they could have a good year. They need to fill the TE spots because those have always been very productive positions in the BC offense (Brad Cloud, Adam Tamme, Bobby Leffew, Josh Miller). The defense should be great under Coach Hester again this year. They need to improve in the middle. The D-Linemen (all 4 of them at times) were getting pushed back...there were too many running lanes, and they need to find a consistent partner with Sloane as a weak side middle linebacker. But ever since they lost Pardue as OC the offense hasnt been nearly as productive. Play calling must improve, but so does every aspect of the team for them to have a chance. Last year i heard alot of excuses and this year their shouldnt be as much. Good Luck Rebs, i know you can do it Strengths- Defense, Tradition, Returning Starters, Upperclass dominated, Must Improve- Heart, Desire, Strength, Running Game Desperately need to improve- Play-Calling, leadership

How do you know that anyone wasnt mistreated or that the seniors werent discriminated against? like you said later in your post you arent there everyday, you dont see everything. Im just pointing out your flawed logic, not taking any sides. Just playing the Devil's Advocate

On offense they return Bryce Perry at QB, but i wouldnt be surprised if Philip Mason makes a push for the job, or Connor Givhan. The leading rusher, Cole Stevens, returns as a senior, and the backup last year returns as well The WRs, the leading reciever Josh Miller left, but they return the next two, Reese MacShara (Sophmore) and Jacob Enlow (Senior) Both TEs are gone, so that is definetely a glaring hole to be filled. The O-Line returns one tackle, one guard, and its center, so their is a returning core. Overall, the Rebels look to have alot back on offense. The O-line has to be able to overcome the graduation of Hilton and Waters, because at times they were the only ones playing good. They were definetely the leaders on the O-line, so somebody is going to have to step up. The running game was bad last year, but the passing game should be pretty good this year with returning QB and WRs. The only thing i will say on coaches is that the play calling has got to get better. I will pay money to see Pardue make the calls again. We did win 5 with him at the helm of the offense........ Defense DL, Both DEs return as juniors in Cameron Finchum (sp?) and Jordan Walker. They will need to be stronger this year, at times they were blown off the ball acouple yards down the field. The DTs both graduated, so it looks to be another glaring problem. The strength of Boyle's D has always been the front 4 whipping the front 5. The DL's responsibility is to hold up blockers and clog up holes for the LBs to fill. LB, The LBs mostly return with Ben Sloane leading them. Sloane stepped it up big time last year as an undersized sophmore. The only loss is Josh Miller, and the other returners are Coffey and Crutchfield. DBs, the CBs both return with Jacob Enlow and Ryan Marshall. Marshall got burnt acouple time in the Southwest game so he should be hungry in the offseason. Enlow is the only senior as of now on the Defensive side of the ball, so he has to be a leader this year. He played good last year, and they also return Bardin who started the beginning of the season. The FS is Jordan Aumiller, who should be a good player with great size and speed. Overall the Defense should be pretty good next year. They return alot and the only glaring hole should be the DTs. They should be ready to make a run come playoffs with Jeff Hester coordinating them. The team itself has the parts. (I think last years did too) They just need people to start stepping it up. Thanks last years' seniors they toughed it out. But, the sophmores last year are now juniors and upperclassmen, they cant use any excuses now. Its only whether or not you get the job done. It should be a good rebound season, the 6-6 record should leave a bad taste in their mouths the entire offseason. This team looks alot like the 2003 state champs. They have a small senior group, with alot of junior contributors. Let's see if they have the heart. Good luck Rebs

Seems like a great schedule that Pardue put together. If they survive in one piece, they should have the big game experience needed for the playoffs

I would throw my pick at Chuck Smith. In his short time at Boyle County he built them into a juggernaught and now they have been mediocre at best. He holds the state's second longest winning streak behind Trinity's, 5 state championships in a row, 6 straight appearances to the finals. All in around a decades time, if he stayed in HS football, there is no doubt in my mind that he would have broken alot of records. After him i would mention probably Sam Harp and Bob Beatty.

Boyle County classes of 03 and 04 had 4 state championships and a record of 58-2