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You're right it was a great accomplishment to win the district. I am not trying to take away from that. But does it not make your job much easier when you have a team that is loaded with talent? The best team Middlesboro has had since 02 or 03 and it didn't even win a regional title, although they did win the district in 06. When you see a team that could've been in contention for a state title and you have them lose in the second round it can be disheartening. I have expressed much love and gratitude for Coach Frazier and gave him much thanks. Coach Frazier is a class act I have never once said that he wasn't or was not a great role model for the kids in the program.

But if you really want to know what sealed the deal it was Frazier interviewing for the LCC job last year. Steve Martin values people who want to be there in Middlesboro apart of winning games. Not people who are looking for new jobs in the off season. I hate this is the reason, especially because that was his hometown, but you can stop calling me a retarded idiot now.

There was some pretty good talent there, but I don't know about loaded. How many first-team all-staters did they have, second team, third team?
What about Division I recruits, or Division II or NAIA?
Coach Frazier actually had much, much more talent at Cumberland with Massey, Tinsley, Ravizee, Baskin etc...
As far as interviewing for other jobs, that does seem to be pretty common. I think coach Hilton left once at Bell and was welcomed back, and I'm pretty sure other schools talked to him over the years.