[gridirondaddy]

Hodge is young and a good talker. Apparently a lot of other people do some good talking for him too. He has done a good job at Bourbon. The program has continued its upward movement that started before he got there. He deserves credit that he hasn't crashed the sip. Many coaches would have crashed the ship. However he is not in the same league as French, Hester, and Mason.

I really don't want to get into an argument about semantics, but your post implies that he is not responsible for the upward arc of the program. "He deserves credit that he hasn't crashed the ship" seems like a backhanded compliment, at best. Along with the comment about being a "good talker," it just seems as if you don't really value Coach Hodge's contribution to a program he has turned into a championship contender over his two seasons. As far as comparison to French, Hester, and Mason: well obviously he is nowhere near as accomplished as Coach French, but Mason has never been a HC, as far as I know. Hester was place into a pretty difficult position as a HC, so I don't think it is fair to evaluate his 4 (I think) years at Garrard.

If that wasn't your intent, then I apologize. At any rate, if French leaves, I don't know why Boyle wouldn't be interested in bringing in Hodge.

At any rate, all of this is moot if SW doesn't close the deal with French. Any news on that front?