[Real Badman]

The preliminary word on assistants is: Pretty much the left over staff will be back working with Holcomb with the possible addition of Delano Thomas coming back to run the defense (pretty much done deal), Jay Perkins helping with defense, Larry Maggard "O" Line, maybe letting Kettler stay on as a position coach, Jonathan Adams working with WR's and DB's and Holcomb is going to run the offense. Not sure about Chad Bates yet as to whether he's going to keep running a feeder program or may help at the high school as it's yet to be determined. That leaves McCauley running his Neon feeder program, Matthews running the Cougar Middle program and probably Bates running the Lower Letcher feeder program, not sure how he's going to use these guys as far as high school program goes. Hear he's looking for somebody that knows the kids well to run his freshmen team for him. Now you know as well as I do that this could change and someone may be brought in to be a coordinator or additional staff members added. However, if Holcomb can get these guys to buy into his rebuilding of the program it's not a bad staff to have. People condemn Maggard because of his lack luster success as a head coach but in reality he is a heck of an offensive line coach and that along with defense will need to be the focus of this rebuilding of the program. I think that Perkins and Thomas would do a fine job together on the defensive side of the ball. Well this is what the rumor mill is producing but I guess we will have to wait and see if it's true rumors.

Delano Thomas is a great pick up. I can well remember his days back in Elkhorn City. Holcomb's staff just got much better.