[thecavemaster]

I find it so funny when a team has success and someone else from another school has to find some way tear them down. The cold hard truth of the matter is that every school in this state has at one time or another hired a person from a principal all the way down to a janitor because they had a child who was a good athlete and they wanted the child to come to their school and play sports. Also how strange is it that 100% of the time the people that are crying foul about this are from schools that lost to this team? You never here a team that beats another team say that the other team is "cheating" in some way? To answer the question in this thread is yes I have a hard time pulling for Hazard but thats only because Im from Pikeville and were bitter rivals on the football field.
Another thing I dont care what the circumstances are in how those boys wound up over there the fact remains that the team still had to put in the work it takes to go to the sweet sixteen. Regardless of the situation the sacrifices they made in practice and in the games not only deserves everyones respect but DEMANDS it.

Thank you for your lengthy statement. Work ethic is not being questioned. Sacrifice is not being questioned. Hiring folks to gain access to their talented athletes is, it seems to me, akin to recruiting, as is moving around and "shopping" a program or a player. I'll cry...you pontificate (ad nauseum) with your justifications.