[Fly Like a Duck]

Someone please explain why other than buddies, what on his resume stands out? Just above .500 and last year 3-7. My understanding this was the year he had all his kids in his program, year number 4. Sad day for Bobcats. I agree clean house now.

I get being frustrated with all of this, I do..and, I hate it for a program like Bell.

But, apparently those on the wish list have already shot it down.

It's been posted on another site, and while harsh, it'a true for the most part. But, who out there is going to up and move their families to an area as rural as Bell without having some kind of ties/familiarity with the area? It's not just Bell, but all of EKY and even areas of SCKY.

Most wives of these coaches (again, unless from there or familiar) aren't going to move to a place thats an hour from an interstate, a 2-3 hour or more trip from towns like Lexington, Louisville, NKY, BG, etc? Heck, I know a lot of coaches that don't want to be that far removed from the perks that those towns (and, even others like Owensboro, Paducah, Elizabethtown, Ashland, Danville, Bardstown, Etc) offer. How far is the nearest mall? Restaurants? What, 30-45 minutes from Corbin to go eat at Applebee's..have a decent meal & a drink with your wife?

Other than being an hour/hour and a half from Knoxville and 30 minutes-hour from different spots on Norris Lake, what really makes the area attractive?

I personally love the mountains and all of rural KY, so don't take this as me slamming the area...instead, I'm just bringing up real life questions that are going to be a factor in this coaching search.

My grandpa always told me, "You can't have champagne taste with beer money." Which kind of goes a long with the whole, "Beggars can't be choosers". I mean, what is there to offer? Not only do you have the above logistics going against you, but the pay for head and assistants aren't exactly stellar (here is guessing the teaching salaries are about par for the course).

I think both of those (unfortunately) are very true right now for Bell.

Forget overall record; you, nor others know the struggles that might have been at those places. Look at IF the person has WON, at all...if they have, wish for the best.