[EKUAlum05]

Cancel the pike county bowl!

If the PCB does not step up and make this situation right it could spell the end of Belfry's involvement moving forward. The Pirates would have little to no issue getting sponsorship for their own bowl game and have the facilities to host it.

When the PCB was in it's prime it presented the following advantages to Belfry:
- Great Competition
- Great gate with a State Power Pikeville squad
- The best facilities in the area (Vipperman Stadium was not fit for a Bowl venue)
- Statewide Media Attention and acclaim. The PCB was the PREMIER bowl game.


Now:
- The competition has resorted to "average" teams and teams who break their contract. It has went from Beechwood, Highlands, and Louisville Male in the past..... to Boyd County, Covington Holy Cross, and Harrison County n the present.
- Belfry controls the gate and Pikeville has fallen on hard times.
- Belfry now has the best facilities in the area. More seating, more parking, and a separate visitor side. Meanwhile, Belfry has been jockeyed out of hosting nights in favor of Shelby Valley?
- The PCB might not even be one of the Top 5-8 bowls in the State.


Imagine this format at CAM Stadium and the gate it would bring as a hypothetical:

Saturday @ 11 AM
Mingo Central, WV vs. Clintwood, VA

Saturday @ 3:30 PM
Sheldon Clark vs. Bluefield, WV

Saturday @ 8:00 PM
Belfry vs. Wayne, WV

You get a large Coal Corporation and several industries who rely solely on the mine industry to sponsor and mix and match between EKY, SW VA, East TN, and WV schools who all fall right in their marketing area. Each year your staple is Mingo Central, SC, and Belfry.