[HG_Bullfrogs]

I cant for the life of me figure out how this thread turned into a North Laurel beat down from people not even affiliated with Laurel County sports...

The first two posts from fans of Whitley County putting down Laurel County because of their schedule, yet they know nothing of the program or how it is ran.

As someone who has seen sports in Laurel County for as long as some on here have been alive I can say, nothing will be accomplished in Laurel County until those in charge support the coaches in all athletics.

For the first time since the sixties Ive actually seen and heard of administrators supporting North Laurel Football in all aspects. I think things are going great at North Laurel. Three years ago their stands were empty and since then unlike what someone else said NLs stands are full, they brought three times as many as Corbin last year and twice as many as Corbin at Corbin two years ago. They are supported. So instead of some casual outsiders, no offense intended, posting negative things Id just like to say both football schools are supported well and are on the right track.

Someone keeps saying they NL shouldve kept Knox on the schedule, how do we know they didn't? So what if they are not, only those in charge know what is going on up the hill. So until North Laurel begins beating each of these teams by 60 points please keep to your own school thread or be positive.

What has Whitley done with that tough schedule in the past? Lose a lot of those games and proved to help to better in the playoffs than they wouldve had they not played those teams because I cant remember Whitley County beating anyone they werent supposed to in the playoffs the past several years, at least not after Campbell and Ive watched a lot of tri-city footbal over the years and Corbin if far from down, silliest comment on here. Whitley County also played in a lower class than North Laurel the past several years and enrollment has everything to do with classification but nothing to do with winning football games. That is a fact so remember that

[papagrit]

I cant for the life of me figure out how this thread turned into a North Laurel beat down from people not even affiliated with Laurel County sports...

The first two posts from fans of Whitley County putting down Laurel County because of their schedule, yet they know nothing of the program or how it is ran.

As someone who has seen sports in Laurel County for as long as some on here have been alive I can say, nothing will be accomplished in Laurel County until those in charge support the coaches in all athletics.

For the first time since the sixties Ive actually seen and heard of administrators supporting North Laurel Football in all aspects. I think things are going great at North Laurel. Three years ago their stands were empty and since then unlike what someone else said NLs stands are full, they brought three times as many as Corbin last year and twice as many as Corbin at Corbin two years ago. They are supported. So instead of some casual outsiders, no offense intended, posting negative things Id just like to say both football schools are supported well and are on the right track.

Someone keeps saying they NL shouldve kept Knox on the schedule, how do we know they didn't? So what if they are not, only those in charge know what is going on up the hill. So until North Laurel begins beating each of these teams by 60 points please keep to your own school thread or be positive.

What has Whitley done with that tough schedule in the past? Lose a lot of those games and proved to help to better in the playoffs than they wouldve had they not played those teams because I cant remember Whitley County beating anyone they werent supposed to in the playoffs the past several years, at least not after Campbell and Ive watched a lot of tri-city footbal over the years and Corbin if far from down, silliest comment on here. Whitley County also played in a lower class than North Laurel the past several years and enrollment has everything to do with classification but nothing to do with winning football games. That is a fact so remember that

Well said........

Being around the Rockcastle program, I've seen some of the worst and best football groups of kids from North Laurel in the past six years. I'm also familiar with Coach Larkey and talked to him on a couple of occasions at camps and around Rockcastle. He's a very nice guy and knowledgable about the game. I think that he has the program headed in the right direction from where it has been for a while and you all will have to give him some time down there to continue the course in which he is taking it. Good luck to North Laurel and Coach Chris Larkey this next season. The high water mark on the yardstick to see where the program is at this year in my opinion will be the Southwestern game. They will be the team to beat in that district and should be the toughest overall opponent as well for North.

[Sasquach]

Are you for real playing pineville yea they were 8-4 last year and have no one returning on that team there 2000 yd rusher, top rec and top def lb all were sr. But what ever makes you feel good i guess.

Yeah, just a starting quarterback and 5 senior linemen. They did lose that back, but they have like 3 monsters waiting in the wings.

You're right, Nothing there. (sarcasm)

I heard they had some studs at the Lynn Camp power meet Meet.

[BeReal]

Well I hope they win alot of games just to prove all these program bashers wrong. Not evrybody is fortunate enough to be born in a place with rich football tradition. You gotta play with whoever you live by. And tradition has to start somewhere so why not with these kids???

[HG_Bullfrogs]

Well I hope they win alot of games just to prove all these program bashers wrong. Not evrybody is fortunate enough to be born in a place with rich football tradition. You gotta play with whoever you live by. And tradition has to start somewhere so why not with these kids???

Totally agree!

Laurel County is taking a beating right now in their athletic programs and we have always had the reputation of a political town that runs awa good coaches because of our leaders EGOS.
Heck, just this week we FIRE a Living Legend and one of the all time winningest coaches in KY History at North Laurel and RAN OFF a 20+ year veteran and State Champ at South Laurel.

[Bolt]

If you will do some checking, you will find that Knox and Corbin also avoid scheduling certain teams that are close. With the programs they have, maybe they should be the ones to beef it up some. Sure they are more than willing to schedule NL/SL. Corbin wouldn't schedule Bell for years. Now they do because of it being a district game. Knox and Bell are no longer playing since they are non district.

I agree with you.
Im not going against what your saying hat.
We all know Corbin wont schedule half the teams around here.
Hell if Corbin would have just agreed to play at Whitley in 2012 then Whitley would have played them in the pigskin this year and it might have been the biggest gate in the mountains for the next two years.

[Bolt]

I cant for the life of me figure out how this thread turned into a North Laurel beat down from people not even affiliated with Laurel County sports...

The first two posts from fans of Whitley County putting down Laurel County because of their schedule, yet they know nothing of the program or how it is ran.

As someone who has seen sports in Laurel County for as long as some on here have been alive I can say, nothing will be accomplished in Laurel County until those in charge support the coaches in all athletics.

For the first time since the sixties Ive actually seen and heard of administrators supporting North Laurel Football in all aspects. I think things are going great at North Laurel. Three years ago their stands were empty and since then unlike what someone else said NLs stands are full, they brought three times as many as Corbin last year and twice as many as Corbin at Corbin two years ago. They are supported. So instead of some casual outsiders, no offense intended, posting negative things Id just like to say both football schools are supported well and are on the right track.

Someone keeps saying they NL shouldve kept Knox on the schedule, how do we know they didn't? So what if they are not, only those in charge know what is going on up the hill. So until North Laurel begins beating each of these teams by 60 points please keep to your own school thread or be positive.

What has Whitley done with that tough schedule in the past? Lose a lot of those games and proved to help to better in the playoffs than they wouldve had they not played those teams because I cant remember Whitley County beating anyone they werent supposed to in the playoffs the past several years, at least not after Campbell and Ive watched a lot of tri-city footbal over the years and Corbin if far from down, silliest comment on here. Whitley County also played in a lower class than North Laurel the past several years and enrollment has everything to do with classification but nothing to do with winning football games. That is a fact so remember that

Wow youve finally done it.
Youre the one on this site who has left me completely speechless.
I wouldnt have a clue how to respond to a post this stupid. Seriously, you take the cake.
How did you whip this around on Whitley. It has nothing to do with Whitley or Corbin. Its suppose to be about North Laurel and there shitty schedule.
Corbin being down is BY FAR NOT the silliest comment on here. Compared to what there use to, you have to be a complete jackass not to agree with me on that one. Even Corbin fans would agree there down compared to the older days.

[bigdog1]

If anyone seen pineville's spring game and been to any of the weight combines. Pineville has reloaded (with some help of recruiting) and they all looked fast and physical in their spring game. But that's a spring game though.

[former]

Seems to me that people want NL to schedule a losing season so teams can benefit from them. I guess Corbin, Whitley, Knox all miss the regular beating and easy win they give NL. I am sad to hear that NL is trying to not give them an easy win. Well heck NL should just go ahead and put Bell in there too, right along with a few Lexington schools.

Something rockcastle has done this year is liughten up the schedule so the kids can get used to winning and not have to take a beating every single game, seems NL has done the same.

Ffrom everything I have read about Pineville, they seem like they will be a very good team.
I know from playing Wayne Co that they will be good.
Russell Co is in our district and from what the coaches say Russell Co is loaded.
Lynn camp has always put a good team on the field.

So I can not understand why the problem. I guess easy wins for teams make a few mad.

Plus if you look at the schedule the longest game is 1:10 away at Russell co. I say the fans appreciate that.

So lay off NL and try to understand they have no tradition and have to try somewhere and something to get it going. Their coach is a great guy who knows what it takes to get a program started. I am sure he would love to have a team like he was used to at Rock and play some big boys, but NL is not Rock by any means.

Why does Corbin and Whitley want to play NL anyway so bad? Do not say distance. Corbin could go play Knox or Whitley if travel is an issue. It must be so Corbin can get an easy win.

[BeReal]

It is almost as if people forget that these are TEENAGE BOYS that they are trying to run into the ground. If they have to schedule other teams that are on their level to get some wins then let them! Let them play whoever they have the ability to match competitively. Having them hammered each and every week proves nothing for the other team and only throws this program down farther.

[former]

I dont think there are any guaranteed wins, I say they schedule teams they can compete with and have a chance. Does Bell want to play St X, does Corbin want any of Highlands? You play who you can compete with and have a chance, not play a team for the sake of having to play them.

[BeReal]

I dont think there are any guaranteed wins, I say they schedule teams they can compete with and have a chance. Does Bell want to play St X, does Corbin want any of Highlands? You play who you can compete with and have a chance, not play a team for the sake of having to play them.

My point exactly

[Bolt]

I see where you all are coming from, i really do.
However, this is a 5A school we are talking about. Not a 1A or 2A school. There are like 1400 kids in NL high school and they cant seem to field 30 kids a year.
I know times have changed and kids dont play like they use to, but how do you get these kids out?
By playing these teams if you do win and get everyone excited about it and kids start showing up, there just going to lay down if they make the playoffs and have to play a Whitley or Harlan in the first round and get throbbed. It seems like that would keep kids from playing the next year.
North hasnt always been like that. I remember when they had the Blair kid and Cessna and a few more back in the early 2000s and that was by far the best team theyve ever fielded and competed with teams around here.

[former]

"IF YOU DO WIN" What happens if you dont win!, kids then quit because they are tired of losing. We used to have a lot of kids at Rock, and the past few years we have had losing seasons and not as many kids either. NL had over 60 kids on the roster according to KHSAA.

So maybe schools should schedule Trinity, St X, Highlands, Male, Boyle every year with the hopes of winning one and getting the whole boy population of the school out.

The best season the Blair kid had was 6-5.

Louisville Iroquois is a 6A school and fields around 20 players and never wins. So the class size thing doesn't matter, at least to those who know sports. Highlands could be a 3A school and they field over 100, Class size isnt a arguement

in 2001 we played some pretty bad teams at rockcastle and it never stopped us or kept kids from playing, in fact I think more kids played after that, my cousins actually came back out after that

Aug 18, 01 Washington County 48 - 0 (W) Bob Allen Pigskin Classic
Aug 24, 01 South Laurel home 54 - 0 (W)
Aug 31, 01 Breathitt County away 47 - 6 (W) Kentucky River Medical Center Honey Bowl
Sep 7, 01 Lincoln County home 51 - 0 (W) Renfro Valley Jamboree Bowl
Sep 14, 01 Estill County away 55 - 0 (W)
Sep 21, 01 Open
Sep 28, 01 Knott County Central home 79 - 7 (W)
Oct 5, 01 Perry County Central away 76 - 0 (W)
Oct 12, 01 Knox Central home 60 - 0 (W)
Oct 19, 01 Cawood home 56 - 0 (W)
Oct 26, 01 Bell County away 34 - 2 (W)
Nov 2, 01 Greenup County 55 - 0 (W) Class AAA Football State Tournament
Class AAA
Nov 9, 01 Ashland Blazer home 29 - 14 (W) Class AAA Football State Tournament
Class AAA
Nov 16, 01 Bell County home 28 - 14 (W) Class AAA Football State Tournament
Class AAA
Nov 24, 01 Covington Catholic away 17 - 14 (W) Class AAA Football State Tournament
Class AAA
Dec 1, 01 Boyle County at Ky. Fair & Expo Center Cardinal Stadium 14 - 49 (L) Class AAA Football State Tournament


That didnt look like too hard a schedule

[HG_Bullfrogs]

North hasnt always been like that. I remember when they had the Blair kid and Cessna and a few more back in the early 2000s and that was by far the best team theyve ever fielded and competed with teams around here.

This shows you do not pay as close attention as WE do or our OWN school.

That senior class probably had the most success of any four year class at North Laurel. Guess what, they went 19-18 and two playoff games and got beat. Also go back and see who those wins were against back in the day. Knott County, Wayne County, Pike County Central, Leslie County, etc.

I just don't know why you care this much about Norths schedule, you have taken it personal for some reason.

[HG_Bullfrogs]

How did you whip this around on Whitley. It has nothing to do with Whitley or Corbin. Its suppose to be about North Laurel and there shitty schedule.
Corbin being down is BY FAR NOT the silliest comment on here. Compared to what there use to, you have to be a complete jackass not to agree with me on that one. Even Corbin fans would agree there down compared to the older days.

Cuz' in post 17 you compared Whitleys schedule, you mentioned them first.
Sure Corbin is down compared to the teams they had in the 80s but a bunch of teams are down compared to themselves back in the day. I was comparing Corbin NOW to the teams that also play NOW. They are around the same page as the rest of the talent in Kentucky, and for sure better than most teams in 3a. They are not down, middle school just won state titles and have tradition on their side.

[HG_Bullfrogs]

I see where you all are coming from, i really do.
However, this is a 5A school we are talking about. Not a 1A or 2A school. There are like 1400 kids in NL high school and they cant seem to field 30 kids a year.

Once again have you been to a North game the past two seasons, they have 60-70 kids on the team. Yes, they used to have 20-30 kids but that was the past. North was very young and so was South. They are BUILDING, the coach at both schools have been there a WHOLE TWO YEARS. They know better than anyone and are trying to achieve things their own way I suppose. Im not sure why others cannot see that and why you CARE so much. I live and support Laurel County and am tiredof hearing negative stuff all the time in the county and would like to see people give coaches in all sports a chance w/o running them over.

[Sasquach]

I see where you all are coming from, i really do.
However, this is a 5A school we are talking about. Not a 1A or 2A school. There are like 1400 kids in NL high school and they cant seem to field 30 kids a year.
I know times have changed and kids dont play like they use to, but how do you get these kids out?
By playing these teams if you do win and get everyone excited about it and kids start showing up, there just going to lay down if they make the playoffs and have to play a Whitley or Harlan in the first round and get throbbed. It seems like that would keep kids from playing the next year.
North hasnt always been like that. I remember when they had the Blair kid and Cessna and a few more back in the early 2000s and that was by far the best team theyve ever fielded and competed with teams around here.

You remember those kids because they had talent. Name 5 kids with that kind of talent at NL lately.

They are a rural school too that does not bus there kids home after practice (like Harlan County or Whitley County). Many kids at North have to work and simply cannot play. Or there parents cannot afford to pick them up and rely on buses.

Laurel County from what I hear also has no youth program so to speak. People like Corbin, Pulaski and Whitley all have big time youth programs and feeders. Many kids at North don't even have a chance to play until 8th grade or even high school.

Numbers do not mean anything....look how bad the Lexington schools are most of the time. And look how smaller schools like Corbin, Mayfield or Beechwood can often play with bigger teams. Community support and economics plus good coaching and talent = a winning tradition. North Laurel has the first two working against them, coaching is there, talent you gotta wait on and then develop.

[former]

some do not understand, they think teams can just go compete and if they lose, so what , good try. maybe next year. I can see why Corbin may be upset at not playing NL, getting an easy win I am sure. Now they have to schedule a tougher team. I wish they would still play Rock, it was an awesome rivaly.

[HAT51]

I see where you all are coming from, i really do.
However, this is a 5A school we are talking about. Not a 1A or 2A school. There are like 1400 kids in NL high school and they cant seem to field 30 kids a year.
I know times have changed and kids dont play like they use to, but how do you get these kids out?
By playing these teams if you do win and get everyone excited about it and kids start showing up, there just going to lay down if they make the playoffs and have to play a Whitley or Harlan in the first round and get throbbed. It seems like that would keep kids from playing the next year.
North hasnt always been like that. I remember when they had the Blair kid and Cessna and a few more back in the early 2000s and that was by far the best team theyve ever fielded and competed with teams around here.

Dream on brother. It sounds like you are one that has never set a foot inside what it takes to build a program. But I know it is easy to sit back and figure it all out on what should be done. I am sure you have your reasoning but true Laurel Co fans are going to support their teams as long as they know the coaching staff is busting their butt to get it done.