[Hoot Gibson]

Pikeville didn't "fiddle with" their lineup. They literally didn't know where key players were going to play. Like I said, they are a completely different animal now that their offense is set and they are distributing the ball around. We will agree to disagree. I strongly disagree with all of your opinions on this Pikeville team. Good luck to JC the rest of the year.

Pikeville is still a 1A football team that relies too much on 2 players to compete against the top teams in the state, which have faster, bigger, and deeper teams. If Boykins or Birchfield are injured before or during the playoffs, Pikeville would be lucky to win the 1A title again. That is not a knock on Pikeville, it is what separates top 1A teams from top 4A, 5A, and 6A teams. Remember where you heard that first - the same place that you heard Madison Central was a vastly overrated 6A team that Pikeville would handle with ease. Pikeville may put a running clock on every team remaining on its schedule and every team that it meets in the playoffs, but that will not make them a top 10 team in all classes. I love seeing mountain teams bringing as much hardware as possible to eastern Kentucky but let's keep the expectations of our teams real.