trumpet1988 289 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 We have people discussing rivalry games they look forward to watching this season. We have threads about worst places to watch a game and the best. What about teams between whom we wouldn't mind seeing matchups? Union vs. Graham Union vs. Bluefield Union vs. Giles. Gate City vs. Giles Gate City vs. Graham (I know the two teams used to play but I would like to see the rivalry renew). Wouldn't mind a yearly series between Richlands and Giles, myself. TripleThreat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason 299 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 2 hours ago, trumpet1988 said: We have people discussing rivalry games they look forward to watching this season. We have threads about worst places to watch a game and the best. What about teams between whom we wouldn't mind seeing matchups? Union vs. Graham Union vs. Bluefield Union vs. Giles. Gate City vs. Giles Gate City vs. Graham (I know the two teams used to play but I would like to see the rivalry renew). Wouldn't mind a yearly series between Richlands and Giles, myself. Graham will be coming to Gate City for a benefit game this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GustheGuesser 10 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, Jason said: Graham will be coming to Gate City for a benefit game this year. Poor Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason 299 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Maybe poor Gate City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
local_insight 146 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, Jason said: Maybe poor Gate City Everyone is over hyping Graham. They got a good WR and RB, a decent QB. They will be weaker on D this year. Lost a good athlete to Bluefield. They will be good, but will not make it out of region D. Whoever is clicking better between Union and Richlands will represent our Region. Richlands will be better on D this year, but the offense is still a mystery. Probably more of a running game this year. Union has the best player in the state, a solid QB and always a running game. With a good Defense. Gate City will surprise many people also. Hope I'm right anyways. Jason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 11 hours ago, GustheGuesser said: Poor Graham I needed a good laugh this morning. GustheGuesser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosyadaddy 22 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 How about Wise Central and JIB. I think it is the absolute BIGGEST load of crap that they haven't played in years! Only post consolidation rivalry that could continue. cowboysnskynyrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherhead Larry 530 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Union/Abingdon - this is the first year of this matchup. And it's probably only because Abingdon is now in the district. Gate City/Marion - glad this one is back it. I guess it has always made too much sense to play Marion. 2017 will be the first time these 2 have met since 2000! Gate City/Graham - it may happen if Akers sticks around at GC with his connections at Graham. I wouldn't mind it. TripleThreat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTownTigers 82 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I used to love it when the Gate played Marion early on and on the road when it matched up with a VT home game. A vacation day would be taken that Friday and arriving at Hungry Mother the Thursday night before. Gameday was on Friday with a nice campfire on Friday night after the game and off to Blacksburg on Saturday morning with breakfast at the ole Iron Skillet in Wytheville/Fort Chiswell on the way up (Don't think that is there anymore). Times were fun, except the couple of years in the late 80s when Marion had a kid named Puckett that was a human tank wearing football cleats. Talking about smashmouth football. Geeesh! It's hard to imagine how time flies and how its been since 2000, and it seems like yesterday when we were having the Scarlet Hurricane on the agenda. P.S. one poster wrote how Giles and Union should play. I would love the matchup, but man thats a good 3 hour haul. That's like Graham playing Wilson Memorial or Giles playing Nottoway. 3 hours is a long way. Hokiebird7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpet1988 289 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 3 hours ago, TTownTigers said: I used to love it when the Gate played Marion early on and on the road when it matched up with a VT home game. A vacation day would be taken that Friday and arriving at Hungry Mother the Thursday night before. Gameday was on Friday with a nice campfire on Friday night after the game and off to Blacksburg on Saturday morning with breakfast at the ole Iron Skillet in Wytheville/Fort Chiswell on the way up (Don't think that is there anymore). Times were fun, except the couple of years in the late 80s when Marion had a kid named Puckett that was a human tank wearing football cleats. Talking about smashmouth football. Geeesh! It's hard to imagine how time flies and how its been since 2000, and it seems like yesterday when we were having the Scarlet Hurricane on the agenda. P.S. one poster wrote how Giles and Union should play. I would love the matchup, but man thats a good 3 hour haul. That's like Graham playing Wilson Memorial or Giles playing Nottoway. 3 hours is a long way. Ever watched Two A Days? Popular reality TV show about 11-12 years ago that focused on Hoover HS in Hoover, Alabama outside of Birmingham. They were a monster team, Hoover. In 2005 they played against Allen D. Nease HS from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, which is outside of Jacksonville I do believe. Their quarterback that season was Tim Tebow, who was in his senior year at Nease. Nease came to Hoover. Nease had a 7.5 hour drive to Hoover. Hoover won 50-29. The game was played on a Saturday. It is feasible and it would take some planning. EH31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widespread_Panic 197 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 UVA Wise/Emory & Henry - should happen every year. How these schools let this series get cancelled is a mind blower from a financial stand point. JIB/Wise Central - Great historical rivalry. Norton and Wise will always be a heated contest. Hoosyadaddy, TripleThreat, Chappy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 13 hours ago, trumpet1988 said: Ever watched Two A Days? Popular reality TV show about 11-12 years ago that focused on Hoover HS in Hoover, Alabama outside of Birmingham. They were a monster team, Hoover. In 2005 they played against Allen D. Nease HS from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, which is outside of Jacksonville I do believe. Their quarterback that season was Tim Tebow, who was in his senior year at Nease. Nease came to Hoover. Nease had a 7.5 hour drive to Hoover. Hoover won 50-29. The game was played on a Saturday. It is feasible and it would take some planning. When my dad was still alive I'd go visit him a few times each fall in Bessemer,AL and we'd drive over to watch Hoover. They were always unbelievable to watch but that 2005 team was the best I've ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason 299 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 11 hours ago, Widespread_Panic said: UVA Wise/Emory & Henry - should happen every year. How these schools let this series get cancelled is a mind blower from a financial stand point. JIB/Wise Central - Great historical rivalry. Norton and Wise will always be a heated contest. I wouldn't mind seeing ETSU vs UVA Wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 A few that I think would be or would have been interesting from a Richlands fan point of view - Past - Richlands/Mount View Richlands/Haysi Present - Richlands/Ridgeview Richlands/JI Burton Richlands/Galax Richlands/George Wythe Richlands/Belfry Richlands/Tennessee High Richlands/Princeton Richlands/Woodrow Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mv91 259 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Richlands/Giles Richlands/Salem Richlands/Ridgeview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,553 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 59 minutes ago, mv91 said: Richlands/Giles Richlands/Salem Richlands/Ridgeview Salem folks still haven't let the past rest. I work in Salem and wear my Richlands stuff from time to time to work and I got cussed out by a guy walking out of the ballpark one day. Asked me to check my flip flops to see if they were regulation. If I wasn't still around my bosses and such, I'd have told him where he can stick those cleats. mv91 and Bigrhsfan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mv91 259 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Wow, that's just crazy to cuss someone out from something that happened almost 25 years ago!! Yea, I figured there would be issue with Salem. Just figured it would be some good games!! Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 hour ago, mv91 said: Wow, that's just crazy to cuss someone out from something that happened almost 25 years ago!! Yea, I figured there would be issue with Salem. Just figured it would be some good games!! At least it looks like you guys are admitting it happened now lol Deleted Account 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 19 minutes ago, EH31 said: At least it looks like you guys are admitting it happened now lol Oh, it happened alright ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,553 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 hour ago, EH31 said: At least it looks like you guys are admitting it happened now lol I don't think I've ever said it didn't happen lol. I was 2 when it happened (I was at the game), so it's not like I had any firsthand knowledge lol. I've always assumed it did happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mv91 259 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 hour ago, EH31 said: At least it looks like you guys are admitting it happened now lol I guess I should have said "supposedly happened". lol I was at the game and the cleats didn't look too long to me!! Wait, on second thought, I couldn't see the cleats from the mud!!!! lol Ryan4VT and Bigrhsfan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpet1988 289 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Funny thing. I am in the middle of moving to Roanoke. I talked to a woman from Richlands. Her kids go to Salem and her husband and friends bring the cleats up constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 5 hours ago, Ryan4VT said: Salem folks still haven't let the past rest. I work in Salem and wear my Richlands stuff from time to time to work and I got cussed out by a guy walking out of the ballpark one day. Asked me to check my flip flops to see if they were regulation. If I wasn't still around my bosses and such, I'd have told him where he can stick those cleats. Knowing what really went on makes this even funnier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 If Cleatgate had happened to some school who was a perennial loser and caught fire in one magical season, I could see the fans still being angry. But for God's sake, Salem is only the most successful program in this half of Virginia in my lifetime. It'd be like a Chicago Bulls fan forgetting those 6 titles and getting pissy about losing to the Magic in 1995. cityofRaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 minute ago, UVAObserver said: If Cleatgate had happened to some school who was a perennial loser and caught fire in one magical season, I could see the fans still being angry. But for God's sake, Salem is only the most successful program in this half of Virginia in my lifetime. It'd be like a Chicago Bulls fan forgetting those 6 titles and getting pissy about losing to the Magic in 1995. But the Magic didn't resort to cheating to win either. EH31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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