[SocratesKy]

SocratesKY  A coach that has had more success than in the recent past would be labeled a good coach.  There has not been 1 illegal recruited player in his 4 years coaching at Ashland.   Boyd can't say that.  They had a WV player and a Raceland Player on their Varsity roster the last 2 years that I know to be 100% fact.  That is a KHSAA violation that could cause the forfeit of all the wins in a season.  Ashland's success is because they had a group of young men that worked their butts off 365 days a year.  People want their kids to play on a winning team.  It doesn't mean that they are recruited.

"A coach that has had more success than in the recent past would be labeled a good coach" - A coach that goes outside the limitation of the recruiting regulations set forth by KHSAA to gain this success would be considered cheating to win.  If recruiting were legal then other school administrations would hire great recruiters instead of coaches that are good at developing players.  This would even the playing field, but since it is illegal to recruit players (no matter the grade or age) it would be considered cheating to do so.  It sounds like you are having a hard time grasping this although my sister's 7 year old can comprehend.

"There has not been 1 illegal recruited player in his 4 years coaching at Ashland" - Well, the guy admits in a recorded conversation with an 8th graders dad that he recruits players and in some cases details their recruitment.  I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and going to say you haven't listened to the recording.

"They had a WV player and a Raceland Player on their Varsity roster the last 2 years that I know to be 100% fact.  That is a KHSAA violation that could cause the forfeit of all the wins in a season." - If this is the case, give us proof, as I have seen none or heard of none, but we do have proof of Ashland's recruiting so are you saying the Tomcats should have all of their wins forfeited?

"Ashland's success is because they had a group of young men that worked their butts off 365 days a year." - Ashland is far from the only team in East Kentucky that has the team work out 365 days a year, so that alone does not produce success.  Evidently 365 days a year of workouts with recruited players produces success.

"People want their kids to play on a winning team".  People want their kids to play on a team that wins but ALSO wins the right way!!!