[bucslover68]

Let me ask a question. A lot of you have been very outspoken about Copley not being able to do the job thus far with this team. Who would you think could have done a better job winning the games this team has lost? Frankley I don't think Bear Bryant could have helped this team. Corbin is the only team that this team had a shot at beating and they are 6-0 on the season (2-A team). Ashland,5A, is 4-2. Lex Cath 4-A is 3-3, and Belfry,3-A is 5-0 so far and will probably be undefeated on the season. Whoever made this schedule for this year's team set them up to fail. Pikeville is so traditionally rich in winning, it's a hard pill to swallow when you lose. I don't think hiring a new coach after a couple years is the answer. Bottom line is this is not the 80's when every good player in Pike Co was beating down the door to get to go to school there and win a state championship. You have to play within your class or only one class above you to be successfull. You don't have the horses this year to compete on a higher level than class A period. Look, i'm not downing the program by any means, just trying to point out that Hillard Howard is gone and you have to move on and not compare every coach you hire to him or his programs he had there. Give Copley a little time or your program will be like Paintsville's which has had 5 coaches in the last 6 or 7 years. Good luck to you, be patient and win the rest of the games this season.

Maybe the most realistic post I have seen in a while. There are no more glory days anytime soon for Pikeville. Build with what you have and try to be a contender in Class A. Pikeville just needs to get healthy and cut down on the mistakes and they could be a factor this year in this part of the state. The bad thing is that Hazard and Raceland are out there as well.