[EKUAlum05]

Did your team lose because if you beat Belfry a couple times it changes a lot of things. I can remember playing them in late 90’s at Vipperman Stadium and getting drilled in head by quarters and nickels that crowd was throwing at us. Have up most respect for team Belfry and their coaching staff always have and always will. But fans different story just few weeks ago Breathitt Middle played Belfry Middle in a awesome game that came down to last play of game that Belfry came out with victory. Bobcats we’re waiting to get on bus and some lady came out cussing some of Bobcats players for being to close her vehicle. She then gets in her car and throws gravels and hit a bunch of kids. Breathitt Co we’re not best at being host either!!! No way I put either team on list.

I have witnessed Belfry fans throwing ice and water bottles at Breathitt County at Vipperman back in the late 90's when Allen Sperry and company beat Belfry in a shootout. Not a good look for sure!

I also witnessed the single most classless thing of my life at a High School sporting event in Jackson when a Breathitt player was injured by a tackle by Belfry's Curtis Childress on a clean play, while he was laying on the field and the stadium was quiet a racist remark to end all racist remarks was not only shouted, but then cheered by a group of Bobcat fans.

The good news for both is I think both fanbases have evolved a little in recent years. Once Belfry moved to CAM Stadium it was a polar shift in how their fans acted. It was like Belfry suddenly took pride in hosting people.

I think the way Vipperman was constructed with the single set of bleachers and the visiting team in front of them bleachers was a powder keg that was good for noone. It has reared it's head in Middle School games in recent years as well. Made it an intimidating venue, but in terms of visiting fan experience Belfry may have went from one of the worst experiences to one of the best.

I also think Breathitt's set-up with visitor seating that was was frankly embarrassing, created issues because large fanbases would try to sit on the home side and get met with resistance.