[wooderson]

And you would say you know how people who aren't panther fans living in Pike County feel? It's kinda like Mountain Pride isn't it? Everbody who lives in the mountains pull for the mountain team in December pretty much regardless. So if you've got no dog in the fight, you pull for you neighbors dog. There's really no arguing that.

Well I can say I pretty much know how the majority of Pike Co. feels about Pikeville!!! The majority still have a hatred probably based on the independent school system thing or IMO just the whipping they tended to take throughout the years so to say that the county schools have love for Pikeville is ludicrous. Heck, Im sitting here taking up for Pikeville and I believe Ive developed an ulcer from it. :biggrin: The bottom line is Pikeville matched ANY past mountain teams in speed and athleticism and surpassed them on brute strength and pure fundamentals. Nuff said.