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Am I the only person on BGR who thinks it's sad to see those kids cry over a game that we all knew they had no chance to win that was over before the bus even got to the stadium. I don't care what any of you say and you can talk all day about go hit the weights and go get better. I know some of you will point to the very few times that it has happened and say see your wrong but I don't buy it because we all know the odds of winning the powerball, about as good as being struck by lightning. You can show me the few cases like Rockcastle county in the 90's but I can overwhelm you with cases that prove my point. We have a lot of talk on BGR about realignment and seperation of public, private and all this stuff and I know that there are good and bad things for any way you set it up but you can't look me in the eye and tell me that you think this system is completely fair and balanced. Yes Collins can come back better next year but the problem is that Highlands will probably be back better and more stacked next year also. I don't know what can be done and ya know what, It's not my job to figure things like this out but it does fall on someone in the KHSAA. The teams like Collins, PRP, Fairview, and a very long list of teams from the past who were good enough to be champions but they run into a juggernaut like Highlands or Trinity who run their program like a college. This is not a put down of either of those programs but do we really need teams good enough to be nationally ranked and what do we accomplish from it except to have the same champion just about every year. Not every team in this state can match what teams like this do for a whole host of different reasons. Sometimes I think we take things like high school football way to serious and I don't see a need to run a program like this is the NFL or NCAA or something. I say give all the kids and schools a fair and even shot. Why not win with just good coaching and the talent your school has to offer rather then overpower people with depth and talent. You can argue with me all day till the sun goes down and your blue in the face but it wont change my opinion on this subject. A team like mine in eastern kentucky with a low population has zero chance to ever match the numbers and talent level of those kind of teams and therefore have just as good a chance of ever being a champion, "period"!!!

Collins has a great program. You should be very proud. But you statements sound like our government. " If you work hard to build something, you didn't build that" Well, yes we did.

I sat thru 4 of the 6 finals games and I can tell you there is a difference. Coaching and players make the difference. Not classification or anything else. I saw coaches that taught their players to stay focused do what you know. They were machine like. Those teams didn't go to pieces if they were down a score or two. The coaches were creative in their play calling. Sophisticated play calling won games. Coaches have to adjust and they have to have the players to do that. I think that is the coaches role to establish that with their team.

The coaches that run around yelling and screaming and losing control, lost the game.The team imploded with them. That is the coaches fault. Also, to win , you have to open up you game plan. You have to be able to adjust. Some teams try to stick with what is working for them in their area, but believe it or not, if you open it up, branch out on a few plays, not only will it work in your region , it may just get ya through the state game.

Also, I know that my school has an unbelievable conditioning program. I know what they go thru. Other schools say they work just as hard. Well, I can tell you that I just saw the best 12 schools in the state of Kentucky and I can say that almost half were not in the condition expected. Just because you have big lineman, does not mean you are going to win. They have to be able to move. You have to be able to run a hundred yards and not have to go out of the game. Especially if you have been going both ways all year.

You have to be lean and mean.

It isn't the job of the KHSAA to figure out a way for your team to win, it's your coaches.