[Bolt]

I want to add a few more things about Coach Jewell. Not only is he one helluva good football mind, he's honest to goodness one of the best teachers in the state. I would put his biology teaching up against anyone. He's not your typical coach that teaches because he has to. He teaches because he wants to teach and help the kids learn.

As I said in my first post, he's not necessarily what you would call a player coach. He and Coach Farris both are coaches that you may not necessarily like as much as you would want when you play for them. So may even dislike them. I can guarantee that when it's all said and done, you will look back on those two men as some of the biggest influences on your life. You will always be able to count on those two guys. I hope the kids realize it. It's nothing more than tough love. That's a forgotten art in sports. It makes you a man!

While my love for Corbin is about as equal as my love for skunks...I have heard many several parents and kids that played football at corbin that i grew up with say Coach Jewell is a great science mind and is a great teacher. While he is more reserved, i like that about him. Im not much on his coaching style as Corbin has had some hellacious athletes over the years and it seems Jewell has kept many of them held back from prospering by relying on one or two players to much. Ive watched several Corbin games over the year and while they have had a horrible district and except for pburg, a horrible region, they have always competed well in the state semis, however, there have been many times i would have liked to have seen Jewell open it up more, as the kids at corbin are no where as big as they use to be.
Honestly, i believe the biggest downfall of Corbin over the past decade has been the success and prosper of surrounding are teams. Teams like Whitley, South (in the early 00s) Knox, and Wburg have made it harder for the Corbin faithful to make Corbin appealing, as many of the players brought up in one system are now staying there and Corbin hasnt gotten as many tri county athletes as they were back in the 80's and 90's. Im sure any Corbin fan would tell you the same, and while Jewell is a good teacher and football coach, i dont see his tenure at Corbin lasting much longer without some wins against bigger competetion like the newports and such they have lost too in years past. And now, with bell in the same district and Central in the same region, i believe things are only going to get harder for Corbin. I believe this along with the disliking of Corbin coaches by many parents ans players is the reason there losing athletes to schools like Wburg, where a team made up of Corbin and Whitley players is very likely to reach state in the much smaller 1A class.