[Mr.Kimball]

You do make some good points. I guess I just expect the basketball coach at JC to get better support from everyone involved in which they haven't. You mention some good examples but even you are putting JC in a pretty weak category when comparing them to AC baseball; Paintsville, Magoffin Co., and Betsy Layne football, and Sheldon Clark basketball. These are all programs that have struggled badly for the most part. Lawrence Co., SV and Pikeville are valid examples of good programs that have made some questionable decisions. I will give you that!!

I dont know about that. Allen Central has been a regional contender in baseball for the last 4 years. Paintsville is traditionaly one of the strongest Class A football programs in the state, and Sheldon Clark is second to no one in having raw talent. There has been a tremendous amount of talent that has transferred out of Martin County in the last 10 years. As for Magoffin Co. football they did not have too much trouble fielding some very good teams when Coach Caba was there. It just takes someone to want to make someone care about the program.

Just trying to make a point that just because coaching changes are made does not mean that these coaches were all treated badly. Sometimes they retire(in the case of Johnny Ray Turner) or get another job in whice they feel they are bettering themselves. Nothing wrong in either case. Does that mean they were mistreated? Not at all. Coaching changes are pretty much the norm in most school systems. Starnes made it very clear to all involved when he was hired that he did not plan to make Johnson County a permanent home. Everyone knew that he was not going to stay here no matter what level of success he acheived. There may be some school systems that have a tenured coach stay for many years, but it is rather the exception than the rule. Always remember that high school coaches are never given mutiple year contracts. All coaches are hired on a one year basis only.