Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 17 minutes ago, BearDawg said: I stand corrected. Can’t say I don’t love your thought process on this. Tom it is! In my humble opinion, Tom Turner was the best coach ever in the Lonesome Pine. I'm sure he taught Travis well. BearDawg and Hokie Bound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearDawg 105 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Rick mullins wouldn’t be a bad choice either. Hokie Bound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXSW 557 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Mullins at Ridgeview should get some recognition, but Turner will probably get it. We will see what kind of coach Turner is when he doesn't have a D1 athlete to bail him out. Mance almost outcoached him in the first round of the playoffs, he is still the best coach in Southwest Virginia hands down. Hokie Bound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 32 minutes ago, SXSW said: Mullins at Ridgeview should get some recognition, but Turner will probably get it. We will see what kind of coach Turner is when he doesn't have a D1 athlete to bail him out. Mance almost outcoached him in the first round of the playoffs, he is still the best coach in Southwest Virginia hands down. As far as best coach in Southwest Virginia, I think Williams from Giles could give Mance a run for his money. Here is a guy to my knowledge doesnt get any transfers and is competitive year in and year out. I dont mean this as a slam towards Giles but Williams doesnt have the athletes that some of these other coaches have. Im not a fan of the single wing but he has found a way to make it work. He knows how to get the most from his kids and they seem to respond very well to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, 99Bama said: As far as best coach in Southwest Virginia, I think Williams from Giles could give Mance a run for his money. Here is a guy to my knowledge doesnt get any transfers and is competitive year in and year out. I dont mean this as a slam towards Giles but Williams doesnt have the athletes that some of these other coaches have. Im not a fan of the single wing but he has found a way to make it work. He knows how to get the most from his kids and they seem to respond very well to him. We had a transfer this year thank god lol but we don't get many...I would put Williams in COY category this year simply because I know what we had and for him to get us to 9-3 with what we had is pretty darn good IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhead24219 440 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 ANY of the coaches in the above would be deserving, you can look at RIDGEVIEW and say MULLINS deserves it, or we could wait and see how the playoffs pan out.IF Union or Graham makes it to the title game at SALEM that coach should get the nod, as well as ADAMS at BURTON if they make it BlueRazor and Hokie Bound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 hours ago, Grapeape said: He's a great coach, but he doesn't coach in SWVA. Ryan4VT and Grapeape 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 hours ago, Suit Up said: One could mention Tazewells head coach. They didn’t have a record year by any means, but with the ridiculous youth they had and the injuries they sustained on top of that, I don’t know that any of the aforementioned coaches could’ve done a better job.This is obviously a far fetched reach, but not unreasonable in my opinion. Plus the fact that the players never gave up and played hard until the end. They could have just as easily rolled over and not had anything to show for. EH31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 hours ago, Suit Up said: One could mention Tazewells head coach. They didn’t have a record year by any means, but with the ridiculous youth they had and the injuries they sustained on top of that, I don’t know that any of the aforementioned coaches could’ve done a better job.This is obviously a far fetched reach, but not unreasonable in my opinion. Plus the fact that the players never gave up and played hard until the end. They could have just as easily rolled over and not had anything to show for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoW_Bout_DeM_CaNeZZ 1 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Crist has to be in the discussion from 3-7 to 7-3 is a pretty big turnaround Grapeape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwhscoachT 162 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, HoW_Bout_DeM_CaNeZZ said: Crist has to be in the discussion from 3-7 to 7-3 is a pretty big turnaround Nick Johnson can join this club, 2-8 to 6-4 with a playoff birth at TWHS. EH31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swvafbrespect 67 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 I think that too many times the coach of the year is selected based on how far they go in the playoffs. No disrespect to any but the best teams usually go the farthest. Now a great team needs great leadership but there are some very good names thrown out here and their season has ended. Great discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWVAgridiron 1,469 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 14 hours ago, EH31 said: But I'd give my vote to Kelly Lowe at Narrows. They lost a player that went to play at VT and still went 9-1 and locked up home field throughout. I will agree with this statement Hokie Bound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRazor 1,147 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 5 hours ago, jarhead24219 said: ANY of the coaches in the above would be deserving, you can look at RIDGEVIEW and say MULLINS deserves it, or we could wait and see how the playoffs pan out.IF Union or Graham makes it to the title game at SALEM that coach should get the nod, as well as ADAMS at BURTON if they make it I agree. The winner of this game should get it. Both Turner and Palmer are deserving. Both have done a great job in my view. jarhead24219 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PV2VT 41 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Rhodes (if I am spelling that right) D Coordinator for Union. If it weren't for the Bears D they wouldn't be where they are today. Union's D has led the charge through a transition from a spread o to a wildcat/wing t o. They wouldn't be undefeated if it weren't for that tough a$$ d. jarhead24219, CriticalNoise and Grapeape 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHS90 63 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 16 hours ago, IRISH-FAN18 said: Feel free to remove Chilhowie from contention if you want. Lol Why would you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dookthecook 56 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Guy man from Tom Walker. No doubt bestage job in SWVA. Pine Ears like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRISH-FAN18 323 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 3 hours ago, CHS90 said: Why would you do that? Don't get me wrong here, Chilhowie is good, and I expect them to beat Burton. But they lost to Marion, Wythe and VA High. Liam McPoyle and Hokie Bound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 hours ago, IRISH-FAN18 said: Don't get me wrong here, Chilhowie is good, and I expect them to beat Burton. But they lost to Marion, Wythe and VA High. Agree. I think Jeff Robinson would need to upset the Narrows/Galax winner to warrant serious consideration. Hokie Bound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestjohn 90 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 3 hours ago, IRISH-FAN18 said: Don't get me wrong here, Chilhowie is good, and I expect them to beat Burton. But they lost to Marion, Wythe and VA High. That is 3 pretty good teams they lost to and two of them are 2A. EH31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plywood_King 516 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, honestjohn said: That is 3 pretty good teams they lost to and two of them are 2A. They are, and there is something to be said about about being able to take care of business, but if you look at their schedule, I don't think Chilhowie beat anyone that folks didn't predict they would beat in the preseason. Chilhowie's a pretty dang good 1A team, but I think most people knew that they would be, and the best item on Robinson's resume this year is that his team beat the teams that they should have. Again, there's something to be said about doing that for the entirety of a season, but I don't know if that's a coach of the year resume outside of the Hogo. Hokie Bound and Liam McPoyle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokie Bound 107 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 6 hours ago, IRISH-FAN18 said: Don't get me wrong here, Chilhowie is good, and I expect them to beat Burton. But they lost to Marion, Wythe and VA High. Must agree with IRISH-FAN 18. Chilhowie has an outstanding group of athletes and people saw this coming when they destroyed Abingdon, Gate City, Marion, George Wythe and everyone else they played under eighth grade head coach Matt Snodgrass. Problem is they couldn't beat anyone of equal talent this year. The Warriors are a big fish in a small pond in Region D as it is as weak as I can remember. Going into the playoffs very few people saw anyone staying within 28 points of them. Not taking anything away from Chilhowie just not any competition in Region D. Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Cats 472 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Contenders: Turner (Union), Mullins (Ridgeview), Lowe (Narrows), Johnson (Thomas Walker) Honorable Mentions: Carroll (Marion), Stone (John Battle), Crist (Virginia High), Palmer (Patrick Henry), Harris (Tazewell) I really think we need to consider Nick Johnson at Thomas Walker, he's the third head coach they've had in as many years and led them to the playoffs EH31 and Grapeape 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 15 minutes ago, V-Cats said: Contenders: Turner (Union), Mullins (Ridgeview), Lowe (Narrows), Johnson (Thomas Walker) Honorable Mentions: Carroll (Marion), Stone (John Battle), Crist (Virginia High), Palmer (Patrick Henry), Harris (Tazewell) I really think we need to consider Nick Johnson at Thomas Walker, he's the third head coach they've had in as many years and led them to the playoffs I'll agree with all except for Turner and before I get lynched let me explain why. To me the winner should be someone who exceeded expectations. Union was expected to be great. Even with the QB loss there were enough there to keep them going. The other three nobody in their right mind would have expected their results. Even though I know nothing about TW, the statement above I think says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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