[Panther Thunder]

I understand what you are saying. What I meant was that since someone decided that all Pike county teams get a chance to play in this bowl, why not make it something of interest again. Just one game. Let's face it, Belfry will probably be district 8 champs for a while. But I wasn't saying to base it on the record, but rather who was the best team the previous year out of the pike county teams..

That won't happen.. I'd like to see it done that way but it won't.

2nd. It was created for belfry and pikeville.. and what better way to start a season off than to see these two teams play for bragging rights at the Pike county bowl. I wouldn't mind seeing this one either, and i would imagine the crowd would be amazing..

3rd. If they keep all the teams in it (which is more than likely what will happen) then make it worthwhile, by bring in teams from out of county to play the lesser (as belfry and pikeville fans like to see it) of the teams.


All I'm really saying is, to me, the PCB hasnt' meant crap to me since it determined if PC or SV was going to the playoffs. And even then it wasn't that great.. All i really want is to see a "bowl" game mean something at the beginning of the year.

It has nothing to do with "lesser". This is not their Bowl. I don't think that is a tough concept. And the PCB Committee's inability to say "No" to the other schools is the problem. Instead of forcing Pikeville's hand and making them back out (which is what it is starting to look like, County politics at its finest) tell the other schools that "This is the format, you don't like it, leave and take the money or play your own bowl."

And no. IMO, Pikeville and Belfry should not play in this event. It sounds like a good idea, but you maximize gate by having the PCB and the Pikeville/Belfry game on different nights. Not to mention it gives you two events to get excited for as opposed to just one. Once again, this idea is not what the creators of the bowl had in mind. It was to showcase Pikeville and Belfry against good competition from other areas of Kentucky. I do not care what it has become, because what it has become should have never been allowed to take place. And people need to quit trying to be politically correct and avoid that fact. It needs to be shouted from the roof top of Community Trust Bank that the PCB has been tainted and it should never have been allowed to happen and the PCB committee dropped the ball.

And I'm not directing this at you Panther Thunder, but for the past 6 or 7 years i've been hearing the same thing from pikeville and belfry fans, and it's starting to sound like notre dame..

I just want to see some good football.

And I might buy this argument if it wasn't Pikeville/Belfry event historically.

But hell, Pikeville in the past 10 years still has 2 more Regional Championships than anyone not named Belfry. Yeah, Pikeville is not running off 3-peats, but it is not like PHS is still not relevant.

I will turn it around. All it seems like I ever hear is that same tired line about the glory days being over.

1987- State Champions
1988- State Champions
1989- State Champions
1990- Regional Finals (Could be 2nd Round, I will check)
1991- State Runner-Up
1992- State Semis
1993- State Semis
1994- State Semis
1995- State Semis
1996- State Semis
1997- (No Clue, I assume not very far lost to SF this year)
1998- Regional Finals
1999- State Semis
2000- State Semis
2001- 1st Round
2002- Regional Finals
2003- Regional Finals
2004- State Semis
2005- 2nd Round
2006- 2nd Round
2007- Regional Finals
2008- Regional Finals
2009- 2nd Round
2010- Regional Finals
2011- State Semis

You can see a steady decline, BUT show me Pike Central's or Shelby Valley's case. Neither can remotely compare. Pike Central went to the Regional Championship, lost, and was thrilled. A coach was pressured out at Pikeville for not making a State Title game. And Copley was fired after losing in the Regional Finals. And really the last 5 years, in terms of playoff success, have actually been better than the 5 before that.

Not trying to take out frustration on you CTD, but I have been quiet on this issue for a while and a lot of people have and that needs to change in order for the best interests of the PCB to be kept meaningful.