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I have no idea what is bothering you, or why you are beating yourself up. You certainly seem to have always had your act together, and gave wise advice to others. I am probably twice your age and more. There is very little that I have not seen or witnessed over the years. God has been good to me, and I will always be thankful to him for all the blessings he has bestowed upon me. Have I ever been down on myself? Sure. That's when I need my spiritual guidance to help me. There are times in life that we go through that seem helpless and unforgiving. We do not know what tomorrow has in store for us, we can only hope that what ever comes our way, we will be able to deal with it. Life gets tough at times. Don't sweat the small stuff. Sometimes all I need is a talk with our Holy Father. Poor it out, My Friend. He is listening when no one else is. As I look at the world today and see all the problems of terrible hurricanes, homeless people, wars and rumors of wars, well my problems are small in comparison to what many folks are facing everyday. Would they trade places with me or you? You bet your boots they would. It is good that we take the time to evaluate ourselves at times, and see if we are headed in the right direction. Sometimes the olé ship may need to change directions, or rethink just what we want out of life...... What is really important in this short life on this place called Earth. Relax, My Friend and have a serious talk with God. He will give you all the answers. May God Bless You!

Cool. Nobody asked.

42-14 Save your cannonball's, no need to blast them on the Cubs. Here come the Landsharks

If I did that every time I said something "out of character", I'd be a hermit. Can't live life in the dark behind a closed door... Sometimes the words that come out are truer than most people want to hear or believe...if you said something that people got pissed about, it is more than likely their problem, not yours...

LOOK AT THE LOGO AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...THE THREE SOUTHERN-MOST COUNTIES IN WV ARE INCLUDED IN THE COVERAGE OF THIS WEBSITE. SWVA stands for both SouthWest VirginiA and Southern West VirginiA. If you have a problem with it, see the owner...

If you don't include inarguably one of the two best teams in this region in a Top 5 poll, then yes, your opinion has no credibility and is unworthy of consideration. Even Steph would agree.

It's a travesty. Those four TDs they took off the board against a team playing just 3 upperclassmen is a shining example of just how much the officials decide these games.

I will say this about the "Bearcats"! No one in the region expects them to win. Union was surprised at how they were played in what you want to call a "Vanilla" scrimmage. I know this, these boys have heart and are having fun. Believe it or not, most of them love football more than baseball, and most of the athletes are baseball players. VA High has a chip on its shoulder, and want to prove how good they are. There is no fear in the athletes. You can tell in the way they play. AHS game will show if they are for real!

I will put my 2 cents in on this WITHOUT my Orange and Black glasses, as best I can. If you search my post history, I've stayed VERY consistent with my analysis of the Bearcats, dating back to the first "Top 10 poll" when I explained why I put VHS at number 10. I know these kids very well, and there's nothing I would post here that I wouldn't say to them, their families, or the coaches for that matter. They would all tell you the same about me. If I think a kid can't cut it, I say it. If I think a kid has potential, I say it, regardless of team. Right now, VHS has the potential to be legit. They have a number of things the VHS football teams don't generally have. I can speak on this, as I have nearly a 30 year relationship with this program, as a fan, a former player, and now a father to 2 Bearcats. They have size, speed, athleticism, and depth. They have experience and at least on the field, they have a very tight brotherhood. They have contributors from their Sophomore thru Senior classes, but have a very talented Junior class. #s 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 16, 21, and 28 have been their top non-linemen so far this year. The lines are deep on both sides of the ball. Their offense scores a lot with a first year QB who is getting better every game, a RB by committee who all bring something different to the table, and a very deep WR core. Their defense has lot of speed that has; been responsible for Tazewell's only shutout, been the last team to keep (my dark horse) JSB under 50 pts scored, shutdown one of the top 1A offenses in the region, and held a full-strength Wise Central to 14 pts, and they have a ton of room to grow. Oneof the secrets to their success so far, has been their stellar Special Teams play. They have multiple returns for scores, multiple blocked FGs, EPs, and Punts. The two biggest knocks on VHS is that they are a highly penalized team and their schedule is much tougher in the second half of the season, than it has been so far. Time will truly tell where they are. To me, the biggest reason for their potential turn-around has been stability at the coaching position. Wanna know a big reason why VHS is a contender year-in and year-out in baseball? 2 head coaches in the last 4 decades. VHS has had a revolving door at FB coach, for the most part, for the last 3 decades. Coach Crist has done a great job of getting kids to buy in to his program. He has coached higher level high school FB in VA, coming from Amherst. His dad is one of the winningest high school FB coaches in the history of the state. He has football in his blood. He also gets the kids involved in a great weightlifting program, and we are starting to see the results. I don't believe that they are the most complete team or the "top team" in the region, but I also believe that they are capable of beating anyone in the region, if they're playing their best ball. That is NEVER said about a VHS FB team. They could finish 9-1, or they could finish 5-5. I believe it's in between those at 7-3 or 8-2.

VHS is for real. It was a benefit but they played Union closer than anyone else, including Richlands and MW.

This game is big for both teams. Va High isn't the whipping boy of last year or years past. This game comes down to can VA High Stop the run, and can Abingdon stop the pass!

Tazewell is getting better and needs to remind itself that VA High went very vanilla in second half. 35 points at halftime was kind. Same thing with 44 points at halftime of Graham game.

I'm sure the staff from Lee made the trip to Knoxville for the Georgia game. They will have an orange game plan for this week for sure. Butch can't be at Gate City and Lee at the same time. I hear Jeremy Pendergraft Jones has him locked in at Lee this Friday

TRAVIS is slowly working in the passing game,UNION works on it again this week . 400 YARDS RUSHING FOR UNION,and about a buck fifty total yardage for LEE

they beat MARION, and loose the other three

(1) Bluefield (2) Union (3) Graham (4) Giles (5) Abingdon (6) Richlands (7) James Monroe (8) Marion (9) Ridgeview (10) Virginia High

1. Bluefield 2. Union 3. Graham 4. Marion 5. Virginia Oh my how it pains me not to have Richlands in the top 5!!! lol. No matter the tough schedule, 1-4 record doesn't deserve top 5.

1- Bluefield 2- Union 3- Graham 4- Giles 5- Ridgeview Honorable Mention: Marion and Virginia High

The giant 'Welcome To Hell' homecoming sign that the kids hang from the train trestle now has all new context!

Its just indigestion.

It's a shame they cost Hurley the game

Union 41 Lee 7. defense wins champships and UNION has the best D around in a long time.

Keep the podcasts coming. I am not preaching or anything but the Lord forgives those who seek repentance. That is why Jesus was sent to earth. Don’t let the devil get you down. We have all said and done boneheaded things while high on emotions. You’re a good guy. The fact that you are owning your mistakes says a lot about your character. Just move forward. Keep supporting your Blue Tornado and your Hokies

You're a good egg, Ryan. We've all had our moments from time to time. Don't be too hard on yourself.

Wouldn't that be a valley????

Me and Ryan were just talking about him the other day funny enough. I am going to Charlotte tomorrow and had thought about going to an Intimidators game since I'll be down that way and was wondering if he still played there and Ryan informed me that he didn't. Wish him well in what he decides to do in the future.