[Santa Monica]

While Pulaski's program is overall stronger than Southwestern's right now I stand by what I said. Coach Hines has campaigned over and over to try and force Somerset to play both county schools each year, they handed out "County Champs" t-shirts and letter jacket patches etc. Pulaski has their program to a level that they should be less focused on worrying about Somerset and who the Jumpers play and on trying to get to Bowling Green. They need to spend more time figuring out how to beat the Harlan County, Franklin County, Anderson County, Warren Central and Bowling Green than Somerset. That kind of narrow focus hurts them in the long run.

You must try to understand how Hines thinks. When him and John Cain came to Pulaski, we were the absolute worst football team in the state. In all classes. A joke. To beat Somerset was a huge measurinig stick. Also, Hines was "passed over" for the coaching job at Somerset when Cobb got hired. That threw gas on the fire. As long as Hines is around, Somerset will always be a big game for PC. And actually, it dosen't hurt the playoff run. It is always early in the season, and the fans love it, and whatever happends in the playoffs is long after the Somerset-Pulaski game is history. Really, in the big picture, PC's fixation with beating Somerset has helped the program grow over the years.