[hchs fan]

congrats and good luck to new head coach Jacob Saylor as he leads the Harlan County Black bears football program

[Bull got out!]

Congratulations!!!

[pjdoug]

is this the Saylor that was a QB at Cawood?

[papagrit]

Good luck to him and the Black Bears program!

[Gridiron_Raid]

is this the Saylor that was a QB at Cawood?

yes, has not coached in a long time.

[Corbin]

Surprise Surprise a Saylor got a job within Harlan County. I wish him luck.

[Gridiron_Raid]

Everyone thought it was going to justin curry early on, but nope they give it to an administrator at the school. I may be wrong but the last staff he was Harlan Ind with the old Donahue around 2010. My question is why not get an active coach, an assistant at a winning football program, or someone that isn’t a Harlan County Boy?

[Old School Hound]

Everyone thought it was going to justin curry early on, but nope they give it to an administrator at the school. I may be wrong but the last staff he was Harlan Ind with the old Donahue around 2010. My question is why not get an active coach, an assistant at a winning football program, or someone that isn’t a Harlan County Boy?

Because politics is alive and well everywhere. And this is not gonna be popular, but it's the truth and must be said. Politics, like religion, poisons everything it comes into contact with.

Good ol' boys in Corbin sent Haddix packing and then rigged the selection of the next coach to give the position to Greer.  Local politics at its worse.  Danville football, Clay basketball...  happens all over .  GOB(Good Ol' Boy) politics ruins things.

[DukeBoy]

What’s wrong with hiring someone that actually wants to be there in Harlan County? Hire an outsider, they will stay a year or two then leave. Harlan can win with local coaches if they play the best and put the work in.

[Gridiron_Raid]

What’s wrong with hiring someone that actually wants to be there in Harlan County?  Hire an outsider, they will stay a year or two then leave.  Harlan can win with local coaches if they play the best and put the work in.

If this local coach was worth it, and cared about the success of the program, why wasn’t he on the staff if he was already working at the high school? Like I can fathom (but don’t like) hiring a guy who’s never been a head coach, or hasn’t coached in a while (13 years i think but i don’t know for sure), but being in the school and not coaching is the line. I don’t think you’re gonna find success with those three things combined. 

Plus, the local coaches have never won. It takes a larkey coming in again (of that caliber) that has complete control of everyone to be good. Ask anyone on this site if playing to politics and the buddy system is gonna fill a trophy case.

[Granny Bear]

is this the Saylor that was a QB at Cawood?

No.  That was Tim Saylor.

[Gridiron_Raid]

is this the Saylor that was a QB at Cawood?

No.  That was Tim Saylor.

wasn’t tim the coach, and his dad.

[HCS]

Jacob Saylor played quarterback at Cawood in the 1990s, including the 1993 team that was 10-2 and lost to Leslie County in the second round.

[Granny Bear]

I didn't know that!! Sorry Gridiron!!

[FallRock]

Everyone thought it was going to justin curry early on, but nope they give it to an administrator at the school. I may be wrong but the last staff he was Harlan Ind with the old Donahue around 2010. My question is why not get an active coach, an assistant at a winning football program, or someone that isn’t a Harlan County Boy?

thank the heavens clay got rid of their problem and made a good hire this time!

[Footballcrazyman]

I think Jacob given time could do a good job surely if he could get his dad to help some.

[Footballcrazyman]

From what I heard Jacob is putting together a really good staff.

[hchs fan]

From what I heard Jacob is putting together a really good staff.

[Granny Bear]

https://harlancountysports.com/14733/foo...IMXU6Ne9XU.

[Gridiron_Raid]

https://harlancountysports.com/14733/foo...IMXU6Ne9XU.

Good article, lots of “harlan county boys” on this staff. Also there’s some ever so slight jabs at the former OC who was not one of the names mentioned coming back. One positive of this hire for sure.

Unless a non district schedule of 1A teams, this team is destined to most likely go 1-9 or 2-8 again. Not much talent on this roster outside of 1-2 returning players, who were not crazy impact players. Guess my question is, how many years will it take to fix this program?? At least until the next district realignment.

[Granny Bear]

That's a great question.
Jacob is a phenomenal person; I like him very much. I don't know what kind of coach he is or will be, and he isn't beginning with a whole lot of resources. But it does appear that he wants to start building; and from middle school up.

So I wish him all the luck and support I can give. It will take some time to rebuild this program and he needs the community's support.

[pjdoug]

is this the Saylor that was a QB at Cawood?

No.  That was Tim Saylor.

I was referring to one maybe 30 years ago?

[Granny Bear]

is this the Saylor that was a QB at Cawood?

No.  That was Tim Saylor.

I was referring to one maybe 30 years ago?

That was probably Jacob.  I was thinking about his father, Tim.  He quarterbacked in the late sixties.  We graduated together.

[FCSPY]

New coaches come in, and everything sounds really good.. but you better go get players out to accomplish all those goals...

[pjdoug]

Jacob Saylor played quarterback at Cawood in the 1990s, including the 1993 team that was 10-2 and lost to Leslie County in the second round.

He was a good quarterback.

[mr yellow jacket]

Everyone thought it was going to justin curry early on, but nope they give it to an administrator at the school. I may be wrong but the last staff he was Harlan Ind with the old Donahue around 2010. My question is why not get an active coach, an assistant at a winning football program, or someone that isn’t a Harlan County Boy?

i sure did now the curry move from middlesboro to hchs just don't make sense why leave a pretty good program to that dumpster firewithout knowing your the next hc