[EKUAlum05]

Bub if you’re waiting for Belfry’s offensive philosophy to change well then I’ll see you on the flip side. Also I agree with EKU, this time was coming and they were very fortunate to have gotten Dixon for that extra year. But brighter days are coming for Belfry with their Freshman class and 8th grade bunch although I did see Lawrence’s 8th grade bunch was pretty successful this year too. But I’ve said for years if I had a kid that was either a qb or wanted to be a receiver then I would find somewhere else for them to be. That offense is great for winning high school games in Eastern Ky especially  when you can use size and physicality to your advantage over a team full of kids that may be more athletic than you. But there’s a fine line between do you want your kids to be “team” players and just block (receivers) or read if tackles are pinching (qbs) and handoff their entire careers? Yeah I’d want my kids to be team players but I’d also want their individual careers to have the best chance to flourish and if they had next level desires then give them the best chance for that as well.
Like I said it could be a conundrum. I wouldn’t judge kids or their parents for doing either. I think some state titles are still in Belfry’s immediate future so be loyal, stay and win with your friends and coaches that you’ve known your whole life. Applause.
Or find a place that best fits your needs as a player and roll with it and hopefully win there as well and maybe you develop the skills that you need to be noticed for the next level. Applause. No one should judge or be upset at either decision. These kids only get 4 years (well I guess a few got 5) so they need to make the most of it. Either way.

If my son was a natural WR and had the ability to get a free education playing football, I am not sure Belfry would be where he would flourish at. 

There was a recent WR from Pikeville with strong Belfry ties who is now playing at the collegiate level.   I 100% think that the correct decision for his future was playing at Pikeville.

QB is tough. Most D-1 QB's look like D-1 QB's. Tall, big arm, etc... Let's use Isaac McNamee as an example. Belfry is not the fit for a traditional QB at all. With that said, if you are a more read option or dual threat type of QB or want to get exposure to play at the next level as a "jack of all trades" it isn't necessarily a bad decision. Sani Warren comes to mind. Sani probably wasn't going higher than NAIA due to his measurables. He had a super successful career at Belfry and even when he became a true passer in college I think the decision making and ball handling skills he mastered at Belfry actually aided him.