[Witch Doctor]

Several good points have been made on this topic. Money, quality teams, aand fan following. Being a sports administrator (not from Pike county) that has some knowledge of the situation here are some things to ponder. The bowl was watered down by having all Pike County schools play and changing the format. It is not possible to get opponents for every school in Pike county. There are bowls all over the state for teams to choose from now than there used to be. The money part is not reallly the problem. They pay around $2500, two buses, jersey, and other things. In my opinion, the schools other than than Pikeville and Belfry should be on a yearly rotation. The only sites should be PHS and BHS.
The way the KHSAA restricts scheduling has become a problem and will be magnified when they decide to realign again. That might not affect local teams participating, but it does have an affect on quality teams out of the region. You just can't pick up the phone, and call Highlands, as say we want you to play in the Pike county bowl, and they say we'll be there.