[SportsKing]

Getting all the talent out to play and keeping them on the team, harder and longer practices with people actually hitting each other, an offensive coordinator who knows how to mix it up, and an overall upgrade in the coaching staff, getting people who played at Pikeville involved more.

How's that for starters?

Here's what you got:

Superintendent: Not from Pikeville, not getting it done, just passing through.
Principal: Not from Pikeville, not getting it done, just passing through.
AD: Not from Pikeville, not getting it done, just passing through.
Head football coach: Not from Pikeville, not getting it done, just passing through.
Last head football coach: Not from Pikeville, didn't get it done, just passing through.

This once proud program his been killed from top to bottom by outsiders. You can shoot the messenger all you want, but that is how things are perceived by 95% of the people who don't get a paycheck from the city school system. It will continue as long as the taxpayers of Pikeville allow it to.

OK, although not very football specific, fair enough. Let's start with getting all the talent out. Who ? Matt Clevinger. Wes, Clarky, Patrick, the Evans kid, McDonald, and a few more I know for a fact have practically been begged to play each year. These kids may or may have not helped. I don't know.

I agree with you on the longer practices, I did watch several practices this year and there was alot of "hitting" and smashmouth football. If you remember, Pikeville started the season with 45 players and ended with "the dirty 30." The biggest reason that I heard as to why kids quit, "it was too hard and took up too much time." Pikeville had to run half-line in practice from about midway through the year in order to keep seniors from beating around on freshmen every practice.

Copley was the offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. I think he should be able to concentrate on the defensive side of the ball more, but it was his offense that was implemented and I'm sure he wanted to run it this year. I believe it will work with time(JC and Belfry do pretty good with it). As an upgrade in the coaching staff, I don't know, the staff in place seems to work hard and put in the time, and they definatley know football.

I know that Bob Shurtleff, Greg Hackney, Jody Brown, and Matt Branham have all been asked to help in any way they could with the program, even at the little league level. Who else that "played at Pikeville" would you know that would be interested in coaching besides McNamee, because I think he's coached there on two different occasions. I thinked they even asked Chad Slayers to help the last couple of years, even though he didn't "play at Pikeville."

As for "what you got", you might as well elaborate some more.

Principal: Royce Mayo- Belfry

Asst. Principal: Dave Thomas-Indiana

Football: Michael Copley-Lawrence County
Mark Wheeler-Cereda Kenova
Michael Roberts-Virgie
Cyrus- Paintsville

Middle school f-ball:Johnny Webb- Prestonsburg

Little league f-ball Director: Bryan Johnson-Virgie
Coaches:Kenny Williams-Virgie
Tim Campoy-Johns Creek
David Martin-Prestonsburg
Tim Burke-Virgie
Lynn Cross- not Pikeville

Boys basketball:Bart Williams-Johnson Central
Todd May-Virgie
Denny May-Belfry
Adam Collins-Paintsville
Boys middle school basketball: Billy Rowe-Virgie
Dwayne Porter-West Virginia or Virginia

Little league B-ball Director: Bryan Johnson-Virgie
Coaches:Shawn Dials- Virgie
Darryl Pugh- Paintsville
Johnny Webb-Prestonsburg
AAU basketball 5-6: Bryan Johnson-Virgie
Sammy Hamilton-Johns Creek
Kenny Williams-Virgie
AAU basketball 3-4: Tim Burke- Virgie

Girls Basketball: Cindy Stewart-Belfry

Girls Middle school B-ball: Dwayne Porter- West Virginia or Virginia

Baseball: Steve Priode-Paintsville

Girls softball: Sheila Schull- I think Illinois

Girls volleyball: Sheila Schull- I think Illinois

I don't think the Boys and Girls soccor coaches are from Pikeville either.

Boys golf: not sure

Girls golf: Cindy Stewart-Belfry