[Uncle Buck]

The problem with coach Allen was the kids. From what I've been told the reason the numbers were so low was because nobody liked playin for him. I'd say play callin had alot to do with it. IMHO if they woulda give him another 2-3 years, Paintsville woulda been playin 8 man football like Jenkins had to do a few years back. They weren't gonna sit back and let that happen.

Not trying to pick a bone with you Redneck but I agree some what and I think it is more than just play calling. Some of it could have been play calling. Some of it probably was from parents/supporters not wanting their son, grandson, nephew, cousin or whatever to play for someone that didn't graduate from Paintsville. Some of it was probably because kids don't want to go out and put in a hard days practice in a brutal sport. Some of it is probably from the start up of fall baseball and the high expectations for the basketball team, and yeah some of it has to be from the resurgence of the Johnson Central program. Those are some of the likely factors I think that has took kids away from the football team recently. In the past 5 years Paintsville's record has hovered around the .500 mark except for 2005 with all the seniors that they had and made a run to the regional finals. It is upsetting that more kids don't want to be a part of the great tradition of Paintsville football instead of playing only when things are going their way. It's hard to change the status of the program if no one wants to go out there and make the commitment to help the whole thing turn around. To whomever the next coach is I wish them luck and I'll continue to support my alma mater through the good times and the bad times no matter who the coach is or where he may have come from. I would personally like to thank Coach Allen for all that he has done for myself and for all the time he has put into the Paintsville program over the past 10 years.