[thecavemaster]

Estill and Powell need to get along. Neither one of us are accepted in the mountains. We are always going to be cheated if possible. It is kind of like they don't want us in the mountains and we don't have the number of students for it to be fair to us elsewhere. So, I think we all are in the same boat.

I've seen this...up in Manchester a few years ago, I
referred to Estill Co. being in the mountains and got
quite an argument from several folks in a small cafe.
To the west, Estill opens to Richmond. However,
by demographic data, Estill IS "in the mountains." So
is Powell. We have little industry, high rates of poverty,
bedroom communities, still near or over 50% of over 25
population without a high school degree, etc. I hope we
all remember that athletic contests are not about who
is superior or inferior as human beings. Rivalries are
fun because they fill the games with an intensity and
passion and fan involvement that are special. I always
liked this: "Some may argue that one sport is better than
another: but I believe that sports are an opportunity to
have other human beings push us to excel." Powell pushes
Estill to excel and vice versa. Powell loves to beat
Estill and vice versa. Nothing at all wrong with that.
Thinking your worth as a human being is determined by the
final score of an athletic contest? Actually hating other
people because they play for a team of some other county?
Nothing much right about that.