[jetpilot]

Paintsville has loads more talent returning than the Hazard team that beat Pikeville last year. Nothing close to a ground up rebuild. However, the new coach will need to put effort and resources into driving up numbers at the lower levels. Paintsville is small school (I think the 8 smallest that has football) so numbers will always be an issue.

Lol. Pikeville has loads more talent than the Letcher Central team that beat Paintsville last year too. Pretty sure HP meant middle school on down (numbers) when he said ground up and wasn't downing anyone.

Paintsville has a top 3 team talent wise returning. Anything said otherwise is just fodder. You know that, I know that, anyone that follows 1A should know that. 

Paintsville from my memory has always had low numbers in middle school. The team Kash played on probably had less than 15 players and went to the state finals.

I don't think anyone has been arguing with you. You got bent out of shape because you mistakenly thought HP was disrespecting.
But since you are pressing the issue I have no idea if Paintsville will be Top 3 team talent-wise or not.  But regardless I think it's easy to be a Top 3 talent team in Class A. That and a dollar might get you a cup of coffee somewhere.