[Joker's Wild]

The problem with the county is that for years their middle school coaches (Chad Wood in particular) have been underappreciated. This has been less so under the current high school staff. As an example, several years ago, a Cawood High School football coach bypassed Chad Wood and Britt Craig and asked me to join their staff. I have never coached football in my life and I know nothing about coaching football. This coach just wanted someone from our end of the county to try to attract numbers. It was a slap in the face to actual football coaches to do that. Even now, neither of those coaches have ever been offered a spot on the high school staff that I know of. I'm sure if Harlan offered the job (or a position on the staff) to either of those guys, it would have to be considered. The difference between the county and the city is that the city has always taken care of their own, while the county has bypassed their own in favor of people from the city in hopes of hurting the city school system. Its the same deal--a slap in the face to the county staff.