[The Ole Man]

Those two could move into the top 10, but I don't think picking Lee or Owsley ahead of them, especially after Lee beat Buckhorn by 19 and 17 points last year, would be considered "almost hilarious." Owsley won 20 games last year and Lee won 17 and bring back several starters.

Owsley County did that because they had Macie Gibson. Owsley County and Lee County last season were a one-man team. Gibson and Kash made their teams very good last year, teams that would have finished with 5-10 wins without them. Anything that Owsley County and Lee County did last year cannot be taken into account for this upcoming year, because they only did what they did because of Gibson and Kash. They are completely different teams this year. They will both take big steps back, Lee County especially. You can't have one player producing 37 points and 17 rebounds per game lose her and not expect to take a big step back, same thing goes for Kash's production. I have nothing against anyone around those programs or the players in them, I wish them the best, but I expect a big step back for both programs. I think that Owsley County with Gibson and Lee County with Kash will play out just like Jenkins did with Creech. To me, that Jenkins team and last year's Owsley County and Lee County (in particular) teams are identical. Jenkins is 11-53 since losing Whitney Creech, it may not be that drastic, but you get the picture.