[The Eagle has landed]

Well Ive been reading these posts for two months now and I think they need to get on with it no matter who they choose. I would like to give my personal thoughts on this matter. I do not have a problem with hiring a proven coach from outside our district providing they understand the nature of our problems and have a valid plan to solve the issues we have. My guess is there is not an "outside" guy who will stick around long enough to help us build the type of program we want. (I may be wrong)...Our lack of a consistent program starts at the eementary level. Last year we had two schools who did not even field a team and another that had to play 4th graders just to have enough to say they fielded a team. Thats a problem gentlemen. And it only gets worse as these kids get older. Out of the 20 eight graders who played last year we will be lucky to get 10-12 out for the team as freshmen and of that group only a handful will play all four years. This must change if we want to build a successful program. I honestly dont see how an out-of-towner will change this? We need total community involvement. We need the QB Club to get more involved. We need a staff who understands our issues and make it a priority to change them. We need an elementary sports group get together and see what options we can come up with to fix our program. We need our middle school to get their numbers up. If transportation is the issue then lets get them a ride home. Our problems can be solved by us. Why do we think we need someone from Bell, Laurel, Whitley, Knox, Leslie, Magoffin or Breathitt county to come in here and be our savior. This is OUR problem and we should be men enough to fix it...

there are a lot of things you say I agree with but Holcomb is not from Breathitt and I don't think dud was from Bell co. You just need the best head coach you can get regardless of where he is from and how long you think he will be there. I don't disagree with you on most things but the best coach you can get regardless if he is sitting here now or from somewhere else is what the boys need and deserve. again I am not from clay but have watched yall in bball and football over the years and have a lot of respect for the type of players yall have. IMO if you hire a guy because you think he will be there for the long haul and that is your main reason for the hire you are not getting the most important thing which is the best football coach you can get. Who is to say that the guy you think will stay there for ten years doesn't get another offer that is just to good to pass up or after 2 years says it just aint for him. I have taken two different jobs in my life where I thought that they would be my last job and both times left those jobs for better jobs one reason because the money was just to good to pass up and the other reason it was a better situation for my children. Now I don't know how a football coach thinks about taking other jobs I am just saying it probable aint much different from what all of us would think in our jobs. Again the best football coach could be sitting in Clay co. right now I don't know the answer to that but regardless if he is from Manchester or thousand sticks I hope for yalls sake and more importantly for the boys they get the best football coach they can find.