[Old School Hound]

Guess JH wasn't happy about not winning a title last year. Interested to see how that will change the dynamic of the team with your starting QB coming back off a great Junior campaign.

Has nothing to do with who played last year and how they performed. You coach who shoes up and play your best 11 regardless of what they have done/have not done for you in the past.

I can get behind that to an extent, but if a kid has come up through the program, waited his turn and performed better than most expected, I'm sure there will be some disgruntled folks. It may not be in the locker room, but i can guarantee parents and some fans will not be happy and anyone who has coached football knows it only takes 1 problem to balloon into more and more problems. Loyalty has become a thing of the past in the current sports culture that is for sure.

From what I read online the kid from TN just had ACL repair in January with a stated earliest return date of the end of July. That is only 6-7 months recovery time so who really knows as it could be Sept-Oct or later before he is even ready. This seems more like a move for the 2026 season once the current Boyle QB has graduated.

Oof. Imagine he doesn't come back until almost the start of the season or a couple weeks in after all the offseason work the other returning QB has put in with the receivers. That would be awful if it were to happen.

Double-edged sword, without a doubt. Can definitely adversely affect team chemistry. And don't ever underestimate the importance of team unity and cohesion. Add to that, Boyle is a closeknit football community. I'm sure there will be some parents that might take issue with it but, in the end, it come down to winning. If they are winning football games,  it won't matter. Kicking a home boy to the curb in favor of a 4**** kid from Mississippi will only create stink if they fall short of their goal of another title.
Btw, the kid's dad played basketball at EKU (my school back in the day) and his uncle had a drink of water in the NFL. 


I have no idea at this point if Coerbin did, in fact, take a pass on DJ in favor of what they already have available. My guess is, that the three -year plan all along was Kid Elam the first year, then Kid Salmons for the next two. Maybe Corbin saw more downside than upside in replacing the heir apparent QB, Mason Salmons, with a 4-star talent who has spent his HS career hopping from school to school. Or maybe it was just more good ol' Daddy Ball for Corbin High School. I don't know. Daddy ball has ruled the day in Corbin for my entire lifetime. So nothing surprises me. I guess we will all know who was right, come the end of November.