[Orange Blaze]

lol district games are district games but to say belfry doesnt usually play tough competition is the dumbest thing ive read on this website and thats really saying something.

dale mueller really did a great job taking unknown little highlands and making them a dominant program.. wait they won 12 state titles before he got there????

i wont even get into the logistics of comparing the guy who coaches at what might as well be a prep school from the biggest city in the state....

I think it’s important to simply appreciate greatness and not compare who was better.  IMO Haywood’s legacy will be that he helped put Eastern Kentucky football on the map and created a blueprint for programs in the Eastern part of the state to elevate their game.

For me Haywood’s legacy is larger than Belfry and he helped change the attitude of football in EKY.  Prior to Belfry’s run football in the Eastern part of the state was hit and miss in terms of consistency and now the East holds a respectable position across the state and regularly wins State titles.  I think there is a valid argument that Belfry played a very large role in setting this standard and paving the path for EKY football to be where it is currently.