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This is the only way to end this insanity! Girls & women need to refuse to compete! 

Yes his oldest is Porter (junior) and then Palmer (freshman) he has a younger son but I can’t remember his name

Totally off topic here but a little nostalgia hit me on my recent week long trip to Indiana and not just the visit to the Knightstown gym where Hoosiers was filmed.
In the 4A state high school basketball championship game, Fishers High School were victorious.  Fishers are the Tigers, and their uniforms are red and white.
It was good to see a group of Red Tigers win a state title in person, even if it wasn't our old alma mater.  🙂

Great hire. 
Proven winner and knows how to run a program. 

I mean, I would 100% rather see goals lol. But some of the most exciting games can be 0-0 draws where both teams take 20+ shots each and you get some crazy saves and hits off the posts or bar. That said, I've never seen 0-0 in person. Every Charlotte game I've been to that actually counts, we have lost lol. 

I may not be a smart man but even I know a horses ass when I smell it.

So, while I was on vacation, my wife and I considered going to opening day in Chicago for the White Sox and Tigers.  Could have got tickets fairly cheap but the outrageous amount for parking was what made us decide against it.  Glad we didn't go now.
Tigers won 1-0.  I would have been bored out of my mind watching a 1-0 baseball game, especially with the one run not coming from a home run.  
I imagine folks got bored out of their minds who watched that VT and Wake football game several years ago be scoreless in regulation.
I also get bored watching a 0-0 draw in soccer.  How do you feel @EH31 and @Ryan4VT watching a scoreless draw unfold?
 

I think I have a similar story to you. Grew up playing baseball but somewhere around the time I got into high school, I just lost that interest and I’ve never been able to get it back. I worked for the Salem Red Sox for 2.5 seasons when I was at VT and it’s fun to watch in person, but I just can’t watch it on TV. Or commit to paying attention for 162+ games in a season. To me, even the NBA with their 82 is far too much for my attention span lol. 
 
Soccer is so fun once you figure out the nuances and intricacies. And even before you gain that understanding, go to a MLS match at Charlotte and sit near the supporters. You won’t be disappointed at the party atmosphere this sport is bringing to the country. I’m so excited to see where the sport is in 20-30 years from now. 

On the eve of the NCAA Tournament starting up... I began to think.  What would our state look like with a free for all in basketball?  
If Virginia went one classification for a 3 year cycle in basketball like Kentucky what would it look like?  It will never happen but why not dream a little bit. 
I decided to try my hand and see what Southwest Virginia might look like with one classification basketball.  The state divided up into 16 regions from 64 districts.  
If anything it gives Southwest Virginia at least two entries into the pot for a state championship.   It would also put all the big city teams  Richmond, Ronaoke, Norfolk, etc into a pot of their own to duke it out also.  
It will never happen but fun to think about what it might look like. I put together at least 2 of the 16 regions as to what I think it might look like if Virginia were one classification basketball.  
All region winners go to John Paul Jones Arena for a Sweet Sixteen in Charlottesville.  Winning a region championship has a lot more importance in this format than what we have now.  
Teams play up to a 30 game regular season max. 
Teams play each district team twice.  All other teams in their region once...and rotate home and away each year for a total of 18 games. 
Allows for up to 12 other games with six other opponents or up to 4 other opponents and a tournament with max 4 games to play or  two other opponents and two tournaments with a max of 4 games each tournament. 
Region Championship played at choice of each district each year.  District 1 chooses region tournament location one year then D2 the next year, D3 and so on.       Region Champion advances to Sweet Sixteen at John Paul Jones Arena
 
 
Here is what I came up with.   
 
Postseason Format Each Year:
Districts rotate each year playing each other  
D1 Rup vs. D2Champ,  D3 Rup vs. D4 Champ  
D2 Rup vs. D1 Champ, D4 Rup vs. D3 Champ  
Winners meet in Semis,  Winners of Semis meet for Region Championship game
 
Next year
D1 Rup vs. D3 Champ, D2 Rup vs. D4 Champ
D1 Champ vs. D3 Rup, D2 Champ vs. D4 Rup
Winners meet in Semis.  Winners of Semis meet for Region Championship game.  
 
Next year
D1 Rup vs. D4 Champ, D2 Rup vs. D3 Champ
D1 Champ vs. D4 Rup, D2 Champ vs. D3 Rup
Winners meet in Semis. Winners of Semis meet for Region Championship game
 
 
Region 1 – District 1
Thomas Walker
Lee High
Rye Cove
Twin Springs
 
Region 1 – District 2
Union
JI Burton
Central Wise
Eastside
 
Region 1 – District 3
Gate City
Virginia High
John Battle
Abingdon
 
Region 1 – District 4
Ridgeview
Castlewood
Lebanon
Honaker
 
2024 Postseason
R1 D1 – Twin Springs, Rye Cove
R1 D2 – Union, Eastside
R1 D3 – Gate City, Virginia High
R1 D4 – Honaker, Ridgeview  
 
D1 Champ Twin Springs vs. D2 R Up  Eastside  
D1 R Up Rye Cove vs. D2 Champ Union  
D3 Champ Virginia High  vs. D4 R Up Ridgeview 
D3 R up Gate City vs. D4 Champ Honaker 
Semis - Eastside vs. Union,  Virginia High vs. Gate City
Championship - Union vs. Virginia High 
Region 1 Representative - Virginia High 
Region 1 Championship played at choice of each district by year.  District 1 chooses region tournament location one year then D2, D3 and so on.       Region Champion advances to Sweet Sixteen at John Paul Jones Arena
 
 
Region 2 – District 1
Buchanan County  (once consolidated)
Richlands
Tazewell
Graham
 
Region 2 – District 2
Patrick Henry
Holston
Northwood
Chilhowie
Marion
 
Region 2 – District 3
Bland County
Rural Retreat
George Wythe
Fort Chiswell
 
Region 2 – District 4
Grayson County
Galax
Carroll County
Pulaski County
 
2024 Postseason
R2 D1 -  Graham, Richlands
R2 D2 – Patrick Henry, Chilhowie
R2 D3 -  George Wythe, Fort Chiswell
R2 D4 -  Carroll County, Pulaski County      
 
D1 Champ Graham vs. D2 R Up Patrick Henry
D2 Champ Chilhowie vs. D1 R Up  Richlands
D3 Champ George Wythe vs. D4 R Up Pulaski County
D4 Champ Carroll County vs. D3 R Up Fort Chiswell
Semis - Graham vs. Chilhowie,  George Wythe vs. Carroll County
Finals - Graham vs. George Wythe
Region 2 Representative - George Wythe   
Region 2 Championship played at choice of each district by year.  District 1 chooses region tournament location one year then D2, D3 and so on.       Region Champion advances to Sweet Sixteen at John Paul Jones Arena
 
 

So, is Trivette coming to Central to play football?

But Central doesn't recruit 🙄

On the softball side, you seem to be discounting the Mountain 7 teams awfully early in the season

Just paint the gravel green and blue and call it a day. 
It'll make the kids tougher in the long run.

Soccer may the worst waste of resources on the planet.

If you think soccer isn’t interesting then you haven’t attended a match. There is always something interesting going on during SWVA soccer, whether its on the field or in the stands.

Hatfield is an eastern Virginia guy anyway... He loves to see teams from this side of the state get beat down.

looks like that mid season transfer was a mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well on the bright side.... at least it's not in Wheeling and a much closer drive for Bluefield and Princeton and James Monroe.

Virginia High and Graham Friday at Lebanon 6:00 PM confirmed from someone within the Graham community I trust.  Not UVa-Wise.
Abingdon and LCA at Virginia High confirmed for Friday at 6:00.

My predictions are:
Boys:
Auburn over Honaker Graham over Virginia High Girls:
Honaker over Eastside Wise Central over Ridgeview Liberty Christian Academy over Abingdon Hope I am wrong on a couple of these though...

Virginia High and Graham Friday at Lebanon 6:00 PM confirmed from someone within the Graham community I trust.  Not UVa-Wise.
Abingdon and LCA at Virginia High confirmed for Friday at 6:00.

Virginia High and Graham Friday at Lebanon 6:00 PM confirmed from someone within the Graham community I trust.  Not UVa-Wise.
Abingdon and LCA at Virginia High confirmed for Friday at 6:00.

Virginia High and Graham Friday at Lebanon 6:00 PM confirmed from someone within the Graham community I trust.  Not UVa-Wise.
Abingdon and LCA at Virginia High confirmed for Friday at 6:00.

Heard someone was raising hell that one of the martinsville players made a shot and was celebrating by shooting a finger gun at the v high player. So they are definitely undisciplined. Not a fan of the way v high acts by no means but that is completely uncalled for. All of this stems from the coaches imo

Well on the bright side.... at least it's not in Wheeling and a much closer drive for Bluefield and Princeton and James Monroe.