[Ralph Furley]

Many of them come when they are young kids and attend KY schools from the elementary level. Yes there are some that came later on at the middle school or freshman year. One question you should ask yourself is "why do these kids leave Mingo county schools?" Kids are treated better and the opportunities are better is why. I've actually had kids tell me who have attended belfry and mingo and the culture is completely different between the two schools. It's cool that they make all these "cool" uniforms and videos but kids want to play for a winner and until mingo proves they can win at a consistent level, then they will continue to lose kids to Belfry. Be honest, would you rather your kid play at Tug Valley or Belfry? Kids are coached better and they have much better resources to showcase their talent at Belfry. Facilities are better, coaching us better, competition is better, and academics are better. Same reason why a kid would choose Alabama over their home state school. Better opportunities to showcase talent to get to the next level.

I understand completely that kids want to play for a winner. But what I’m getting at is the arrogance that’s on this thread by a majority of the Belfry fans on here. They love to look down their noses at the Mingo County people and program but are more than happy to take their kids. Some of their hypocrisy knows no bounds. Does all the Mingo County craziness leave once they cheer for the big red? Or is it looked over because they’ve brought their kid to Belfry?