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As always, I feel it is good to bring fresh blood into a program, someone young, motivated that can reach the kids and bring out the best in them. One of the problems seems to be dealing with the parents of current or prospective players. It always will be a political position as much as a coaching position. The only thing that can hold off the politics is winning and doing it often. With Class "A" thinned out a little with the expansion to six class football, Pikeville should find it just a little easier to bring home regional titles and possibly a state championship.

But back to finding a coach, I feel they need to look out of the area and possibly out of the state. Find someone with the qualifications they are looking for who has no ties to anyone in the community, therefore his only allegiance is to the school and players who wish to put on the gear and sweat it out during 95 degree two-a-days and below freezing temperatures in November. Its a tough bill to fill, I know that with the independent school system they have a little more leniency in what they can pay a coach to not only teach but also in coaching salary. But then again, it will be politics as normal at the Pikeville Independent School Board.

Some one from the outside will only cause more distance from lousiville than already exists. Good luck finding a job for your wife with a proposed education cut of 7% and the vast job openings that exist in pikeville, and finding a house that one can make fit the budget. If you cant make the other half happy you wont be here long period. The community is the reason PHS is what it is . A coach that can have thick skin and develop a positive relationship without giving into the vast knowledge so many of the people in Pikeville have about football. Just run your own program and put your heart into the community and the program ,not wanting this job to be a stepping stone for another job but actually making this program the focus of your career.