You are right. The kids have always been there. It took a special coach to come in and "develop" the kids that were there into championship caliber athletes. Something, like you alluded to, other coaches couldn't do. From the start in 1924, there were 20 coaches before Surratt and NONE could do what he did. But to be fair to the other coaches, there are only, at any one time, about 10% of the coaches that could. Carthage is lucky to have one! Surratt has earned his status!