[The Guru]

I can agree with you on that. Main defenency was because of the linemen they had lost from the previous season. They were young and had no experience. That is not the case this coming season.

Who besides Grimm and Dials cannot be replaced at the same level immediately? The rest of the team will be bigger, faster, stronger, etc., and that is from where the compensation will come. There is a reason why you have 22 guys starting and in Johnson Central's case a 50 man bench. Remember they also have Casey Brown coming on board as well.

I'm not sure, but was told that JC had around 6-7 that went both ways, including Dials and Grim. If so, then that would mean that they are replacing around 14-16 of the starters.
There are few programs in E. Ky that could do that and still have success, but JCHS is one of those programs.