[#1 Blackcat Fan]

with coach parsons at the helm good luck .....they need help on the side lines as well its not up to just the players...you can return the whole team but if they aren't prepared then whats the point??

Say what you want to about Coach Red but you have to give the man credit. Betsy Layne was one of the worst teams in the state a few years ago and they may not be playing the hardest schedule in the world but they are beating teams now that destroyed them in the past. I haven't been involved with the program in years so I don't know why things have turned around, but they have.

I'm with Westside on this. I use to be one of the biggest critics of Coach Parsons. What I've seen in the past few years has changed my view. As Westside pointed out they may not be playing the toughest schedule in town, but these same teams use to beat the crap out of the Bobcats. Now the Bobcats have turned the tide on these same teams. Not only that, but speaking with some of the players and parents of the program they come into games with your usual local powers such as Prestonsburg and actually believe they can & will win the game. Although they have not beaten Prestonsburg they have been competitive in the games, and they actually believe in themselves and there team.

To me the latter part of that statement means a lot. To have a group of young men believe in themselves each and every week is an accomplishment. Especially from where they was at when he arrived.

Good luck to Coach Parsons & the Bobcats this year. Except of course when you play the Blackcats.