[Fly Like a Duck]

Fair points.


Why would you say that our best programs since the beginning of time up through today, outside of privates (which, in terms of the kids they draw, are very similar to those of independent schools + they are located in towns/cities) are largely independent?

Mayfield, Highlands, Beechwood, Danville, Owensboro, Corbin, Russellville, Ashland, Tilghman, etc the list goes on and on.

Other than the privates, the vast majority of the programs in discussion from 50+ years ago up until today are Independent.

Transportation is real in a lot of these place. It's a true hurdle.

The fact that football simply doesn't matter to many people in the rural communities within these counties is also real. Never has and quite frankly, never will (especially if they are largely agricultural, I can't say that enough).

If it can be a fabric and life in some of these places like Highlands for years (and, the above schools), there is no reason it can't be said that it's the exact polar opposite of that in some of these rural communities within county x.

Large agricultural areas, scattered/rural population= travel hardships are very real hurdles for many of these places.

I'll even go a step further, but if you have those two factors going against you + lack of (or no) minority population + soccer?

If you are batting 1.000 in all of those, good luck to you.