[oneijoe]

Tell you what. Perhaps we can swap out for a month or so. See if your as fuzzy nice as I am. Any of yours able to flash some of those college prep enhanced diplomas around? That would be a must. lol

I'm picking up sarcasm and a touch of conceit, but is there a point you're making ?

Educated? Who me? Went to Central, remember.

Considering the obstacles that a county system has to overcome, it may be fair to say that they have perhaps, exceeded.

LOL... Don't bring out the self-deprecation for my sake. I know you're well educated and further, previously acknowledged Central is a good academic school (just not as good as Paintsville). It's the same difference as comparing UK to Transy - there's an innate advantage in being a smaller school.

Exceeded in spite of obstacles...maybe so. Like I said, Central is a fine school.

Now.......


Academics not the culprit? Thanks for that confirmation..

Rest of the paragraph has merit.

I assume we are not going to acknowledge that the pipeline being shut down to a trickle has had no effect? None whatsoever?

I think we agree more than disagree here. The only difference may be in degree of cause and effect. I think the coaching changes, etc. effected the "pipeline being shut down", while I -think- you believe it had more to do with Central's asserting itself in athletics (hiring coaches, spending $$$ on facilities/equipment, etc.).

In other words, I think it was more Paintsville messing itself up than anything Central did. Fortunately for the Tigers, these kind of athletic problems can be corrected in time with coaching consistancy and parental/alumni/supporter patience (assuming I'm right, of course).