[Tri-State Fan]

The Bell County football program is currently in the same situation as Breathitt County. The talent level is down, the feeder system isn't what it used to be, there is very little excitement around the program, and the population is in decline. Now, I'm not saying that Dudley can't turn things around, because if he takes the job, I look for Bell County to improve, but I don't think he will ever get the program back to what it was, in the "glory days". Corbin is the new Bell County, and Coach Haddix is the new Coach Hilton of this region. So therefore, I don't see Bell knocking Corbin out of the drivers seat, in the near future.

I've been saying the same thing. Bell used to be a huge school propped up by the coal industry when it was booming. That's what a huge percentage of the county residents did for a living. Since the coal bust the county population has reduced with a fury, and continues to do so. The same bell county that used to have 1,200 students is now down to just 700. Think about that for a second and what that means for the male population of the school.

No doubt, Dudley will make them better, but no chance he returns them to their glory days. Bell County.