[Mama Bear]

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.

Wrong! Nice try though. I'll tell you firsthand how much Chad Wood and Britt Craig are appreciated. I've had two sons play for them and would be thrilled to have a third. They taught my kids a lot about the game of football. More than that, they taught them self discipline, the importance of team work and attending practice, pushed them to be better, encouraged them both on and off the field, and instilled in them a love for the game of football. Under appreciated? I think not! This is one Mama who loves and appreciates them both. If you do not have good coaches in your feeder programs then your varsity programs will suffer. I'd worry more about how to be beat Hazard than what's happening on "the other end of the county". Coach Donahue and his boys deserve the support from the Green faithful instead of talking about his alleged retirement right here before the playoffs. Good luck to the Dragons.