[Stardust]

They've already been there hoot. And its a shame cause the teams from this area are more than capable of competing.

I'm not sure that anyone will question whether teams can compete or not. It's just an unknown. Schools from NKY and CKY seem to travel more than other areas of the state, thus its a lot easier to gauge or predict how good these teams are. It seems rare (correct me if I'm wrong) that teams from EKY travel to where its thought that the best football is played. None of us will doubt that CKY (Lexington and Lousiville) football is consistently the best, so those teams will always be the focus of every other region to compare themselves against. The teams from NKY have the opportunity to go play teams from Cincinnati, one of the best areas of football in the country, even better than CKY. So, when teams from NKY play against those teams or against other NKY teams that have competed with Cincy teams, it gives them a gauge to see how good they are. If teams only play teams in their own area, then it's difficult to impossible to see how good the football is in that area until playoffs. So, can teams in other areas compete, probably. But can it be validated - rarely! So what is heard on sites like this one all year is that teams from other areas don't get any respect! It's that plea for respect that is not taken seriously from those from the other better known regions.