[Poseidon]

Typical Knott County bull! :ChairHit:

Feltner is a great coach and deserved better from the parents and the administration. I'd say the real reason he left was because the AD wanted full control of the team. The AD dictated every move the team made. Why? So his son could play. Sure, he's a good ball player, but too inexperienced to be playing in the district tournament. And it showed. Neal couldn't put who he wanted in. His best players sat on the bench.

On another board this is being discussed and basially the same thing is being said. When will the parents of Knott County get some smarts about them and take charge of their kids education? Get rid of the jerks in office somehow, someway.

I lived in Knott County for 6+ years and helped coach the football team for a short period, so I know a little about the struggles in that county as far as athletics and more importantly, academics. The kids try their best and work as hard as they know how, but they are just not taught the "right" way to do things. The football program is trying to turn things around, but if they do not hire some more assistants for Coach Beder and Coach Mullins, they will exhaust them and they will move on. As far as their basketball is concerned, they seemed to have things going in the right direction, but the coach was not able to run the team and play the players he wanted to play because of the "higher-ups." A majority of parents in Knott County really do not know what is happening, but sites like this one can only help get discussions started and hopefully promote change. I have my oldest son with me in Campbellsville, but my youngest son and my daughter are with their Mother in Knott County, so I hope that things will change and medicrity will not be the norm much linger.