Not once did I defend what Gardner did. I don't know what he did or didn't do. That is none of my business. I will not comment on anything regarding that because I simply do not know what happened, plus a message board is not the place to talk negatively about someone, especially players, administrators, coaches, etc... What I do know is you criticize way tooooooo much. The times I saw his teams play, I thought they played very well. I mean come on, Lexington has had good players the past few years but nowhere near the talent of Bolivar, Liberty, South Side, etc... Give everyone a break with the "state tournament" potential. Lexington has had good high school teams the past couple of years and maybe if they were in a different region they maybe, just maybe, could have gotten to Murfreesboro. I wish the Tigers nothing but luck in the future.