[Brian Milam]

Come on Brian! You know good coaches finds ways to get those players out and finds ways to control those situations, There's much more to being a coach than X's and O's. Bil Mike Runyon was probably the best at getting his players to find that cohesion.:dontthink

You are exactly right. Good coaches do find ways to get things going in a positive direction. However, all I said in the previous post was that coaches get way too much blame. Many times, I think coaches get way too much credit. All coaches have bad seasons. Bill Mike's 2000 Paintsville team was a squad that did not gel and then lost to JC in the district opener. To quote JD Vanhoose after Paintsville beat Valley in the 2008 semi-finals, "Finally!" If you remember, Paintville of 2006 and 2007 was being griped at because they didn't win enough. Bill Mike was unjustly being criticized for their post-season disappointments. I don't want anyone to think I am picking on Coach Runyon's teams because I am not. BMR is, other than Bobby Keith, my favorite coach since coming to the mountains. There are a lot of coaches who just get a string of tough luck. Kevin Spurlock lost to PCC three straight years before finally beating the Commodores in the 2006 district. In year #4 at Hazard, Spurlock won a regional.
Sometimes things just don't go right, but I do hope Bart gets an opportunity to turn things around. There are some people who are decision makers that don't realize every aspect of every situation. There are also others who are influenced by the $$$ people and that is certainly not fair.