[Always_A_Lion]

Always or Bob, I ask you then: Has the problem over the last 30 years been coaching, caliber of athlete Boyd has, or a lack of importance being placed on football (not just school admin. but also the community as a whole)? To be this bad for this long there has to be a true issue with football in general. I know they have not had much success in basketball either in the recent past so my initial thought is the caliber of athlete they have had has been relatively low.

Have they hired a coach yet?

There have been several factors, coaching being a major part of it. Not knocking all the coaches they've had since the 80's. When a good coach comes to a school and leaves after 1 or 2 seasons what can truly be acomplished. We had a few coaches stay for a little longer and they had some good, not great, but good teams to show for it. I believe it was Dane Damron who went to Log Mountain in 2003 and pulled a big upset. They were good then. They have had Lee Evans for 6 years and got progressively worse. Lee had almost no talent in 2010, his talent in this past season was there but very young. He needed to run the boys more and get them in the weight room. I have been told he didn't listen to assistants, but as I was not on the sidelines I can not confirm that, but an assistant coach was the source and is the only reason I'm repeating it here. As for his talent over the first 4 years, it would be a slap in the face for some of the players to say he had no talent then. He had Zach Wilson, Ryan Crisp, and Justin Selby on the same team along with a large line. If Boyd County is going to ever do anything again they need a good hire for head coach and let him stay and build the program. This is just my oppinion and will get picked apart by many I'm sure, but I don't get on here to just agree with everyone.