[EKUAlum05]

Yikes... my comments:

1. Ft. Thomas is in select company in this state..specifically over past decade. There are only 3 KY teams in the National discussion and Highlands is one of them. They are a Top 3 team year in year out regardless of class. Belfry is a Top 15 team... there really is no comparison IMHO.

Ft. Thomas >>>> 4A
Ft. Thomas>>>>> 3A


2. Belfry is the premier mountain football team over the past decade and to be honest it ain't even close. 2 State Titles (in the old 4 class system at that), 4 Runner-Ups, Semi-Finals EVERY season except one.

Bell has had a couple teams that were better than Belfry, but 7/10 years I would take Belfry including the past two.

For all the talk of how much "tougher" Bell's path is.. it loses merit in the fact that noone is beating Central either. In addition, with the exception of the past two seasons (and this upcoming one) the West really hasn't been the Juggernaut region.. Breathitt County, Russell, Mason County, Somerset,and even Sheldon Clark made a stronger Semi-State..realignment two years ago changed that but Belfry has played the hand they were dealt, and STILL did their thing.

3. Recruiting talk is old... very old.

If you guys saw the stuff that goes on in Georgia with High School Football you would laugh at the recruiting allegations.

Heck... people always want to bash Highlands... that program is angelic in comparison to some of the shady things schools across the river from them are doing.