[oldschool77]

Best wishes with your program. The county schools in our area suffer from many cultural problems. The rates of addiction and kids raised by someone other than their parents have affected this area's sports severely. Football in particular due to the sheer numbers needed to have a successful program. Some of the more successful programs in the area have the advantages of industry creating growth, or cannibalizing other schools programs in the county. In some of the communities here, we don't have growth except at the bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum. Sports, especially football with it's "hard work" demand aren't things these kids have been exposed to at home. Also, it's Ky and everyone in our community thinks "little Johnny" is going to play for Coach Cal even if he is 5'9". The rise of "one sport" athletics have decimated the programs as well. Whatever Coach Thompson has done is a great blueprint, and I commend him. I hope Clay can replicate it for the good of the kids there. I believe football is a great teacher of life lessons