[The Blue Blur]

Excellent Post!!! :notworthy

Would Copley totally give up on the kids and not lead them through Spring Practice if he isn't hired by the time it starts? I sounds like a man (I don't know him) who is committed to these young men and will stick with them at least through the spring. If he isn't hired and someone outside the region is, who is going to run practices anyway? It will be hard for a new coach to travel to Pikeville considering he will still probably be under contract with another school for the remainder of the semester.

Copley is a fine young man, and an asset to any football program. As far as what you're saying here, I'm not sure. Copley was given the reigns of Paintsville's strength and conditioning during the off-season when he was with the Tigers staff. When Burrhead Lemaster stepped down and the head coaching position was open, his favorite candidate Chuke Williams was the front runner for the position for awhile. When Bill Mike Runyon, was announced as the head coach, Copley was no where to be found. This is not a personal attack on Copley, nor can I say I fully blame him. He's an individual and he has to do what's best for him. There may have been more to him leaving than what meets the eye. Just a personal experience as an outsider looking in. I'm personally rooting for Copley to get the head coaching position, as I feel he qualified enough and definitely deserves it.