[topnotch]

Good Man, Good job, good people, no pressure, Every fan. every athlete, every body won, good luck from the burg.

[Westside]

^
I didn't know that. That would explain a lot.

A couple years ago on his coaching show he said he was from the Campbellsville area.

[LadyCat Pride]

IMO he will eventually be back at BELL, could be wrong on that but who knows. I personally think Coach Mills does a wonderful job with the boys and I hope he has a many more wonderful yrs at BELL!!:Thumbs:

[Jackson05]

Coach Graves was forced to resign by the superintendent. He was going to step down at the end of the season, but that time table got pushed up when the superintendent called Dudley Hilton.

[Deebo]

Why would UPIKE run him off? He had turned the program around.

There is a reason Sani Warren was only named starting QB 3 days before the Bluefield game. Too many questionable recruits. Too many scandals. Too much for James Hurley to cover up. Sadly, it wasn't even Dud's fault, but the buck stops with him. And he is actually from Washington County.

[Fly Like a Duck]

A couple years ago on his coaching show he said he was from the Campbellsville area.

Yep. Born, bred and raised in nearby Springfield (Washington County HS), where much of his family still resides.

[Fly Like a Duck]

Coach Graves was forced to resign by the superintendent. He was going to step down at the end of the season, but that time table got pushed up when the superintendent called Dudley Hilton.

This is what happened. Point blank.

[Fly Like a Duck]

This just caps off a very odd/strange coaching transition year....

Not getting better anytime soon...people are getting smart and getting the hell out. Most overrated position in the world? HS HFC.

[pjdoug]

Didn't see this one coming.

Good luck coach Hilton.

No offense intended, but why Taylor County?

surprising to see him go there for sure.

[pjdoug]

In my opinion this move is less about the school and more about the community. C-Ville is a great small town to retire in. In the middle of the state, not far from everything.

I don't see him staying there for long.

[pjdoug]

We will need to perform CPR on Gut!!

His next move.....Campbellsville!

nicker:

Dudley is moving to Williamsburg next nicker:

[pjdoug]

I see Dudley in the near future at south laurel or whitley co....Just saying interstate...hh:

my exact thoughts lol

[pjdoug]

Wtf???

agrees :biglmao:

[panther nation]

Great hire for Taylor County. Bad news for the rest of the district and for guts prediction!!!
Good luck on your new job Dudley.

[pjdoug]

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"Hmmmm, how do you spell Dud??"
:lmao::lmao::lmao:

nicker::lmao:

[pjdoug]

This puts more coals on the fire that Dudley was run out of UPIKE.

I think it was more like him killing time waiting to get out of Pike County and go back to coaching highschool football.

[pjdoug]

A couple years ago on his coaching show he said he was from the Campbellsville area.

He is from Washington County.

[TrueDawg]

Dud bowed out at upike or face problems. Health was the scapegoat. He jumps at the first chance he got.

[RunItUpTheGut]

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"Hmmmm, how do you spell Dud??"
:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Sadly, this is actually really good. May be my next avatar. Need a UK helmet though instead of a Whitley helmet.

With that avatar, everytime I troll around everybodys response is going to be "whitley sucks" nicker:

[Belfry0304]

It would've been pretty sweet if Coach Haywood reached out to him to come help at Belfry for the remainder of the season. Totally far fetched but how cool would that be?

[KyRock]

It would've been pretty sweet if Coach Haywood reached out to him to come help at Belfry for the remainder of the season. Totally far fetched but how cool would that be?

He wanted to stay In State! nicker:

[pjdoug]

He wanted to stay In State! nicker:

^ nicker:

[Spud6]

This seems very odd to me, steps down at Upike because of health problems and then takes a job in Taylor County. Either way, huge hire by that program!

[Granny Bear]

I don't know what Coach Hilton's health problems may be. However, I do believe that "health problems" is a common reason/excuse for lots of people leaving coaching positions only to take another job the very next year. JMO

[Gitback Coach]

The only "health issue" relevant in this scenario is a messiah complex.

[#1 Blackcat Fan]

I don't know what Coach Hilton's health problems may be. However, I do believe that "health problems" is a common reason/excuse for lots of people leaving coaching positions only to take another job the very next year. JMO

He had the shits. He is over it now. nicker:

[Wildcat18]

I'd like to be a fly on the wall for his first meeting with the TC team when he talks about having character and coming together after all this. For Hilton to bolt UPike for health reasons, only to end up at Taylor County a few months later is a joke. If you want out, leave. Don't lie about it.

[Pigskinman53]

This is what happened. Point blank.

What was strange was that the local newspaper (CKNJ) ran a story at 9 A.M on Monday saying Graves has told the players he was stepping down at the end of the season. Then at 3:30 a story was ran that Dudley Hilton was the new coach at Taylor Co.

I think this is a better job than most people think. I look for Taylor to show improvements this season. The question now is How long will he stay?

[LWC]

I saw in the Herald-Leader that Dudley stated very clearly that he promised the Taylor County AD this season but did not promise anything more than that. He is leaving himself open for another job if something he wants opens.

[EKUAlum05]

Dudley to Sheldon Clark...

Have the 4 biggest names of EKY Coaches all within about a 60 mile radius of one another (Haywood, Holcomb, Hilton, Matney)