[Granny Bear]

I think the feeling everyone has about Dudley are appropriately in line with mine. Dudley is a legend, you can’t take that away from him, he just didn’t care to make a team look bad if he could but this year the shoe may be on the other foot. I just don’t think it is appropriate to drag his or Haddix’s families into it. I am a corbin fan my kids attend there and don’t feel that anyone has the right to say much about Haddix, if you don’t like him it’s only because you don’t know him or your a jealous person. He cares about his kids and the community, he has done well for his self that doesn’t mean he was given anything because he is probably the hardest working coach I have ever seen. He is smart and surrounds himself with the best coaching staff. He tries to make this the closest thing to the next level that some of these kids will honestly see. Corbin will put up a running clock this Friday but I honestly don’t think Haddix is making this game more than what it is. He is coaching to win a state championship, not to embarace anyone school or coach. Starters will leave the game when it is in complete control, he wouldn’t trade a 100-0 win to loose a kid that is a piece to the puzzle and at this point they are all key pieces from the qb to the kid playing on special teams. The past couple weeks our j v has played more varsity than our varsity and they have played extremely well also. Middle school program is firing on all cylinders and I have to say the future looks good in redhound land. This is a tribute to coach Haddix and staff of how they are involved working to ensure the future of the program. That is the kinda stuff I was getting at when I said hardest working coaches I have ever seen, not to mention how during the off-season he is there cheering for the kids playing other sports. He may leave Corbin one day and coach somewhere else but I think he has set the bar for what we expect for our football program.

Most of you know that Larkey was fired from Harlan Co in a cowardly, detestable way. Because of that, most everyone wants to beat this year's team as badly as they can. I think it's so unfortunate and sad. This year's team and families have nothing to do with the past. It's a childish and stupid thing to do, IMO to take revenge out on kids who did nothing to provoke it. Families included!!!

I agree Coach Haddix is a class act. Has done a wonderful job at Corbin. I think Corbin will beat Bell bad, maybe as bad as Haddix wants to beat them. Be glad Dudley don't have this opportunity, I've witnessed the results 1st hand. He would pour it on. Good Luck and stay healthy. :truestory:

I have witnessed those results too and have lost a great deal of respect for Hilton as a result of what I've seen over the years.

As far as Haddix is concerned, he KILLS me with those danged shorts!! He's gonna get his knees frost bitten one of these days!!


Hope for an injury free contest! Afraid even with the home field advantage of Flag Mountain, the Hounds will leave Bell County very much alive.

Good luck everybody!!