The Facts as they really are. Sorry but true.

Phil Robbins is a good coach, however when he came to Big Stone Gap he more or less walked into an ideal situation as far as coaching high school football goes:

* Powell Valley had just won their first state championship the year before his arrival.
* A strong feeder (little league) program had already been put into place by those who came before him.
* Powell Valley was by far the largest school in Region D.
* Big Stone Gap was pretty much a hub for business/job opportunities, so the place to live in or near abouts was Big Stone. For the most part as far as Wise County goes, this still holds true to this day. Bottom line - more families in the area = more talent to choose from.

I personally would give the community more credit than they currently are given.

Robbins was a head coach for 12 years before becoming the head coach of Powell Valley:

1971 - 1976 John Battle (15-42-3), 25% winning percentage

1977 - 1982 Christiansburg (32-28-1), 52.4% winning percentage

1983 - 2005 Powell Valley (228-55), 80.5% winning percentage

Again, Phil Robbins is a good coach no doubt. But Big Stone Gap/Powell Valley made Phil Robbins a winner, not the other way around.

Follow him into hell. Well you probably will.
But most a few years after their away from the God of PV Football.
Well they realize the truth. All they were was a part of the program. Big difference, when your forgotten your forgotten. Don't give me a title, why do i need to know you.
That is the difference in a coach and a coach with their ego on their sleeve.

Oh and make every excuse you can for Coach Robbins. But in reality there is none.
He makes his own problems. And honestly i bet he can't name 15 former players.
Give it a shot and see. At PV your taught from the crunch bunch up. This is how it is. That is all the kids know. Look at what is said on here. I think you can tell. None form their own opinions till their well away from the program and the man or God of PV football.