[Belichick]

Here’s some truth for you. There is a lot of garbage in this thread you shouldn’t trust. I’ll start with that. Nothing is decided. A great offer has been made that is financially enticing. That’s it. To say he wants the job or wants to be there is a stretch. He wants to be a head coach. He wants to be at Pikeville. There is no clarity when that may be available. That’s the only reason this is a remote possibility. Not being mean but would you want your kids to go to Pikeville or Prestonsburg? What opportunities are available at each place? There is a clear difference. That’s just honest. If it’s about money or he likes the challenge of building a program because that is what it will be, a rebuild, he will go to Prestonsburg and it will take some time. They would be immediately better and competitive but to win bigger games, meaningful deeper playoff games, it will take some time. Remember, LCA, Mayfield and Beechwood are in that class. Zero chance for a long time at a title and maybe never. If he is given any clue that he is the next head coach at Pikeville and that is relatively soon, even 3-5 years, he isn’t going anywhere. I do believe he has asked a few people about being on staff if he were to accept.

If I am Prestonsburg and he doesn’t accept, I have wasted a lot of time and now my next choice is going to know he wasn’t the pick of the litter. They will also have to overpay for someone they didn’t want and the excitement won’t be the same as it would be if Sullivan somehow accepted. If he doesn’t accept, huge letdown. It would be a suck the air out of the room kind of letdown because they truly think they are in a good position.

If Sullivan truly “wanted” to be there, he would have accepted already because the offer is good. I do think he is struggling with a decision. That is why the wait continues. Is Prestonsburg being leveraged? If some clarity becomes available in Pikeville, this would come to a close quickly and he would likely be staying put. I do believe Sullivan would likely bring some good coaches and possibly some talent with him from surrounding schools if he decided to leave and even Pikeville could take a hit. The rumors I have heard ranges from a big hit if some kids follow or could be no more than losing a great defensive coordinator. Those are simply rumors and would remain to be seen but the beat will go on for Pikeville. They are loaded for the next 2-3 years and have a younger group coming along who are strong as well. This is really interesting though if you are a high school football fan in the area.