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There's no question that Danville is in a bad spot in a lot of ways. The football team is on a 23 game losing streak, the school is on its fourth principal in six years, the district is on its third superintendent in six years, and the high school's academic ranking is now in the bottom 10 of the state. It is in desperate need of a reboot/new momentum lest it fall off completely, made worse by Boyle County's dominance in 4A under Haddix (some of which has happened with Admiral talent) and DCA exploring the possibility of starting a football team of their own in the coming years.

By all accounts, there is talent that is coming up through the system at the middle school level. Bate's team did well this year and an infusion of new talent would do wonders for the Ads, who have not had large rosters the last few years or enough talented players at enough positions to break a losing streak going back to 2022. The problem is that any talent the Ads have gotten is bolting for the door, heading to places like Boyle or Mercer County. Developing talent or housing it does not good if you can't keep it. History shows that Danville will always have athletes. The task for a head coach is getting them on the field and keeping them, especially these days when kids, parents, and talent is moving all over the place on a whim.

But it is tough for me to see anything going well if Parks remains the head coach. He has not won a game in two years and has not been able to keep his talented players in house. The team went backward this year, not looking competitive in any games and scoring the lowest amount of points of any team in 2A that played the whole season. Is there any confidence things would be better in year 3? I'm sure the Ads could schedule easier and notch some wins but they move to a new district where LCA is going to rule and the other teams are not easy to beat either.

I'm surprised that the job has not been posted yet and honestly, I find it concerning. Maybe administration is waiting until after the state football playoffs to make a move. Maybe they have someone in mind and are working the backchannels. As a proud alum, all I can say is that I hope that is true because things cannot continue the way they are right now in Danville. Morale is low and a reboot is needed.