[jammin' jamey]

folks, there are only two people i can recall that have been around floyd county basketball longer than coach tackett; ed taylor and pete grigsby. i had to do some thinking to pull those names.

that fact of the matter is that harold has been involved for almost twenty years, hes won at every level, and he's turned more than one program around. i'm sure he'd do the same at betsy layne high school. he's been coaching the grade school team and those boys who graduated this year haven't lost to a floyd county team IN THREE YEARS.

i'm not sure if Harold is interested in the job, although im sure he's heard rumors that he is thanks to the rumor mill jugernaut that is bluegrassrivals and similar sites.

I hope harold does take the job if he's offered. betsy layne would be lucky to have a coach that has won district titles (he's coached 6 or 7 years at the high school level), conference championships, and received state and national recognition for his grade school and aau teams. he's never had a losing record at the grade school or high school levels, and im sure the good times would keep on rolling if he transitioned from bles to blhs.

there could be some brighter days ahead for the bobcats. look out 15th region!

I have to disagree with some of your statements, assumptions and facts. First of all, Prestonsburg was coming off a (19-10) season during the 1999/2000 campaign and a district championship, followed by a regional run under head coach Bobby Hamilton according to the KHSAA website and their records. So when Harold Tackett took over, the best he could muster with that group of young ladies was (17-13) & (17-14) over the next two seasons with some great talent, followed by a (3-25) season which would be his last.

I think "turnaround" is a strong word to use in this instance considering the team he was left when he started and how he left program 3 years later.

And as you can see, he did have a losing record.

Don't get me wrong, I like Harold Tackett and he's always been nice to us when we are at Betsy Layne, and knows how to run a smooth tournament and take care of the media.