[mandan]

Should have kept it local anyway. Too often coaches use jobs like this as stepping stones and move on shortly after. Put somebody in that will not use the program for their own ego but will take take pride and continue to build.

True, and it's not just at SV. If you look back through the last 10 years of the Pike Co. schools football programs, you'll find hardly anyone stays. The exception is, of course, Haywood at Belfry. I think MacNamee may be 2nd on the list with 5 years in at Pikeville. After that, it's pretty grim. None of the schools will ever develop much of a program in just a couple of years. If you look at most of the successful programs in eastern Ky, their coaches have stayed around to build. Belfry, JC, Prestonsburg, Breathitt, Hazard, Lawrence Co.(at one time), Russell, Bell, etc. There is definitely a connection to success and longevity. Now, the trick is to try to find a "keeper" willing to stay.