[SuperFan]

I hate to hear that. If you're not willing to put in the time and effort to keep it afloat it eventually causes problems. I think you could start to see a little bit of a slip in Knox but didn't know their was more to it than that. Good programs are not built or maintained without a strong feeder program going and the head coach needs to have a presence in every level.

I think Knox caught it in time. They had a very good 8th grade team this past season that finished in final 4 of the biggest division in state. When the head coach of your program doesn't show any interest in his own jv and freshmen team it's really bad. I think the athletic director and all involved did a good job with the hire. I don't think anyone disliked Coach Russell but almost everyone noticed his lack of presence the past two seasons