i'm from northern kentucky, originally from dayton, ohio. when i was younger i worked in a printing plant in dayton and over half the crew i worked with was from the hazard, pikeville, harlan area of kentucky. i had to learn to speak english all over again, it wasn't that they used bad grammar but the words sounded different.
they were all good people and excellent workers. a great bunch to be associated with.
the area of northern kentucky and southern ohio continue to be a basketball hotbed. but most of the schools tend to stress the academics more than the sports, with the exception of the buckeyes. xavier, cincinnati, dayton, louisville don't produce too many pro players. most of the graduates have degrees when they leave school and leave the sports behind.
any way, welcome to hunt chat. their is a wealth of information available here, and a great bunch of folks.