[ForearmShiver]

The way I always heard it was that Coach Runyon's plan when he took the job in '05 was to coach one season to keep Chuke Williams from taking over. There was a faction of support for Chuke at the time. Runyon supposedly agreed to coach one season, and turn it over to Coach Jim Tom Allen. Allen was being courted by some other schools for their top job, and PHS did not want to lose him because he was an excellent teacher as well as a very good assistant coach. As is turned out, he didn't quite have what it takes to be a head coach at the time. His teams were very undisciplined and chaotic. Runyon's year was a sort of stop gap to hold the job for Allen. He cetainly did not abandon the program. Coach Runyon is the bluest bleeding Blueblood of them all. His name will be forever mentioned with the same reverence as Brugh and Adkins. These three are the backbone of what is tradition. If Runyon ends up coaching football again, it will be for the sake of restoring something he believes to the pit of his soul, Tiger Pride. He has no selfish motivation to do this. His legend is established. If there is a coaching change, and he is willing to do it, the school and everyone involved should welcome and encourage it all the way.