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I don't agree with the coverage area and therefore will create my own. My new poll is: 1. IMG Academy (FL) 2. Mater Dei (CA) 3. Colquitt County (GA) Go Rush! 4. Allen (TX) 5. Maryville (TN) 6. Greeneville (TN) 7. Salem 8. Oscar Smith 9. Bluefield 10. Riverheads

247Sports dropped the 1st rankings for the 2021 Class and 2 of the areas own made the cut. Coming in with a lot of star power Isaiah Johnson is rated a 4* and the #7 Overall Nationally #1 CB & #1 in WV. Trenton Adkins comes in as a 4* #63 Nationally #3 ATH & #3 in VA. Great to see these guys having sucess early on and representing the area at a high level. Goes to show you doesn't matter where you come from they will find you if you have to film,work ethic, character,and grades!!! https://247sports.com/Season/2021-Football/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool

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Has nothing to do with that and everything to do with the fact that Bluefield IS in the board’s area, and they ARE the best team in this area without a doubt. I get you don’t care about Bluefield. I don’t reallly care about Pulaski. But I still include them because they are a part of the polling area.

He did the same thing last week and said something to the effect of “if we’re including Bluefield why don’t we include Tennessee teams” it’s not an oversight at this point, it’s just a spiteful misuse of a vote

Having seen two polls come through that have not ranked Bluefield, do those polls actually count for tabulation purposes? I would argue that they shouldn't. It would be like an AP pollster omitting Alabama.

Graham played the latter two in my time there. Graham’s 1999 team (8-2) doubled up Tennessee High at home (40-20), and Graham’s 2000 team (5-6) lost to Tennessee High in Bristol (by 3). Graham’s 2001 team clobbered Greeneville at Mitchell Stadium (40-7), and Graham’s 2002 team (8-2) lost to Greeneville in Greeneville (by 2). Graham also played Elizabethton twice (1999 - away, 40-20 loss; 2000 - home, 26-20 loss). On behalf of G-Men faithful everywhere, I apologize for our 2-4 mark against NETN schools in my time there, though 3 of the losses were by 1 score). Historically, good teams from SWVA have been competitive with good teams from NETN when given the chance. The problem, I think, is that many of the schools who would schedule NETN schools by geography (see: Washington County/Bristol, Scott County schools not named Gate City, Lee County) have been historically anywhere between decent and dreadful, and it’s easy pickin’s for NETN.

This Week on After The Whistle Episode 2 Audio (Available on 100.7 WMJD) 6:00pm-7:00pm Friday Night Video (or visit our Facebook Page @afterthewhistleswva at 6:00 pm on Friday Night) This weeks Format: 1.Week One Review & Comments 2.BIG TALK SEGMENT: Area players on the College Gridiron 3.Bellacinos Player of The Week (presentation and player interview) 4. Coaches Corner - Featuring Anthony Church Hurley Rebels 5. Stump The Crig :(two questions for Coach Crigger) 6. Top 5 Countdown 1A 7. Top 5 Countdown 2A 8. This weeks games Preview and Predictions 9. Game of the Week Breakdown and Preview 10. End

This is a bellwether game for Graham, and I think we’ll learn more about Graham in this game than we did against Bluefield. Tazewell is talented, but young. Tazewell plays hard for 48 minutes. I would like to see Graham come out and exert dominance, especially with the degree of difficulty lowered from last week. If we see the litany of missed assignments on the line, and the lack of imaginative play-calling we saw last week, this could be dicey. Graham should win, but Tazewell could conceivably pull an upset.

Graham could be their own worst enemy in this one, especially if they play flat and underestimate those pesky Dawgs. The fact that Tazewell never gives up until the final buzzer says a lot, and if Graham commits to many self inflicted turn-overs this could get interesting. I know Graham should win this one on paper, but i'm pulling for the Dawgs in an upset.

People never cease to amaze. When confronted with something is clearly illogical and irrational, a person has three basic choices: (1) Admit error and correct. (2) Say nothing / disengage. (3) Dig in / double down / fight. Outside the internet, people choose options #1 and #2 a vast majority of the time. On most online forums, #2 is the prevailing option, with some #3 and a touch of #1 sprinkled in. On this forum, people choose #3 about 90% of the time, and it strikes me peculiar. Be it the Hurley fans from 2016, the whole Chilhowie/Riverheads brouhaha from last year, or even something like this, it’s astounding to me how much like dentistry it is to just get a simple mea culpa out of folks.

Why is it TN teams are always just thought of as coverage area teams? Heck, let's add eastern KY and western NC. Teams from those states are closer to some than TN teams. Forum title says SWVA Sports....as Ryan says, southwest VA and southern WV.

In dead last...Graham’s broadcasts on 106.3, Kicks Country.

114-84-2....against who? West Greene? Hancock? Volunteer? The Sullivan Co teams? SWVA teams don’t play DB. They don’t play Science Hill. They don’t play Tenn. High. They don’t play Greeneville. A lot of those wins are against the smallest and weakest NETN has to offer. That would be like NETN being proud they’re beating Rye Cove, Hurley, Twin Springs, Thomas a Walker etc.

Overall standings: *GMan 321 *Canes00 312 *Ryan4VT 311 *Bulldogs52 311 UVAObserver 308 *sixcat 305 *rjhall71 305 blueinbama 302 mw0729 302 DB-6130 300 HurricaneWarning 299 swva_havok_fan 299 Tigers_07 296 *adsi97 294 *Hokiebird7 293 hhsfan11 293 Hokie101 292 Single A west 292 *IRISH-FAN18 291 falconfan1 291 Liam McPoyle 290 rvtne215 289 *V-Cats 287 BigO 285 stu_bean 284 SWVAgridiron 283 Sniper 282 cityofRaven 280 Junkyard 277 dinkman 266 BHS03 266 bgibb 262 frito gonzales 255 Suit Up 249 OrangeStreak 244 bucfan64 235 *gwave0333 219 cavalieratmosphere 202 Bearcat Dad 198 honestjohn 178 SXSW 177 DaddyDave 171 EH31 160 cowboysnskynyrd 98 Bluefield researcher 77 TheErvintonRebels 54 huh 27 Onceadog 26 local_insight 23 Flanker87 21 ScottClark14 20 Chappy 18 Playoff Bracket as of Week 11: 1. GMan 16. swva_havok_fan/HurricaneWarning 8. Hokiebird7 9. IRISH-FAN18 4. Bulldogs52/Ryan4VT 13. mw0729/blueinbama 5. sixcat/rjhall71 12. UVAObserver 6. rjhall71/sixcat 11. gwave0333 3. Ryan4VT/Bulldogs52 14. blueinbama/mw0729 7. adsi97 10. V-Cats 2. Canes00 15. DB-6130

Week 1 is done! We had a tie at the top, but because he picked a correct GotW score, sixcat is the winner and locks himself into the playoffs!!! sixcat 27 mw0729 27 UVAObserver 26 Canes00 26 BHS03 26 DB-6130 26 Ryan4VT 25 Single A west 25 GMan 25 Junkyard 25 IRISH-FAN18 25 SXSW 25 rvtne215 25 Sniper 25 Bearcat Dad 25 swva_havok_fan 24 HurricaneWarning 24 Liam McPoyle 24 cowboysnskynyrd 24 Bluefield researcher 24 blueinbama 24 rjhall71 24 Hokiebird7 24 hhsfan11 24 SWVAgridiron 24 Hokie101 23 Bulldogs52 23 V-Cats 23 cavalieratmosphere 23 Tigers_07 22 gwave0333 22 TheErvintonRebels 22 DaddyDave 22 stu_bean 21 Flanker87 21 honestjohn 21 dinkman 20 bgibb 20 Suit Up 20 falconfan1 20 frito gonzales 19 adsi97 19 Chappy 18 BigO 18 EH31 17 bucfan64 15

Speed and strentgh may be keys, union has the speed of Jenkins, who won state in track this past year, and Polier is a absolute brute. Hes the equivalent of JJ Watt in high school. Ok i may be stretching that a bit, but Im just ready to see another shootout at Ernie. I refuse to make a prediction on this one. Good luck to both teams, this is a well respected matchup not only between the players but the fanbase as well.

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Ryan is asleep, but I went ahead and took it down due to the sound issue. He’s going to fix it when he gets up.

Zone blocking schemes in a power running game are one thing. Dixon is better at coaching the OL than anyone in our area. He's been doing that for years. Seeing Galax throw the football 52 times to 13 different receivers in two games (counting benefit against Floyd) is a dynamic shift in philosophy for a Mark Dixon coached team. Multiple formations with very little of the single power back set we're used to seeing from Galax. Those who know me on this site, know i'm not prone to hyperbole. I'm very much a realist who has been saying Galax needs to be more balanced for a number of years now. With that said, this Galax team is deeper and more talented than any I can remember Dixon having with speed and athleticism in spades. Couple that with two very gifted QB's and a shift in offensive philosophy to get the ball in the hands of that speed in the open field, it could be a special season. I'm more excited to see this season play out than any in recent memory.

Depends on how the game starts off. If Tazewell takes care of their assignments, wraps up the tackles missed, and doesn't make costly mistakes then this is a game. I do think that Graham will take it because of experience and size on the lines but don't expect the Dogs to just let them run over them without a fight.

Just be prepared that most days you wind up like this poor chap...

I hope it rains ten inches and is a monsoon. Slow down those downfield passes lol

No they could not. and it would not be close......Collage (Even Small Collage) is on a different level

I did. From about the 3:20 mark, on.

I have no idea. But cannot you really do any worse of a job there? I think he would be successful in getting kids out and excited and possibly even getting the community behind him. I'm from Tazewell, we've lived this scenario.

I’ll take “Best Works of Fiction” for $1000, Alex.

No. I think he's a great asset on defense, but I would be absolutely shocked if he were a successful head coach at Gate City.

Matt Sexton Ridgeview.

Falcons by as many as they want.

I have no quarrel with you. Don’t go out of your way to start one.

Typical response, I think you forgot to add option #4 in your rant. Add your own words and change perception, mention flaws, deflect, and add little substance to any conversation to avoid being a target ever. I forsee a #2 happening

Gabe Boothe - Sr. QB Abingdon 10 Comp 11Attempts 177 Yards 2 TD 0 INT

You have two 1A schools in your top 10.

I think everyone realizes you disagree. I was at the Graham/Bluefield game. Bluefield is probably better than the two teams that end up playing for 2A championship in VA. I'm by no means an expert or even a veteran member of this forum but I understand coverage area and know a high caliber team when I see one. Bluefield is superior to any other teams around here.

No, that particular one admitted it was an intentional omission. Hence why I believe that there should be a threshold for these things, especially since Coalfield Sports is using it. Legitimacy and all. Reddit’s CFB and CBB polls work that way. If you’re continuously doing ridiculous things, like not voting for an obvious Top 25 team on multiple occasions because of some petty slight, you have your vote revoked.

I like this post, I'll definitely be following the Hoos a little closer this year to see how things go, I am a fan of their defensive scheme for sure.

I was willing to chalk it up to an oversight, but are you saying that you intentionally omitted Bluefield? If legitimately think that Bluefield is not one of the top 10 teams in SWVA, you know nothing about high school football in SWVA, and should have your poll disqualified. Bluefield hung 31 in the first half on your #5 team, BTW.

GC was 4-1 against TN High but they are currently 1-8 vs Sullivan South. That's just the most recent not counting Sullivan Central which they were 3-1.(Courtesy of fourseasonsfootball.com) SWVA teams may be able to compete every few years but realistically the top teams in SWVA aren't going to dominate the top NETN. I get that the best Union team may have a chance but not on a yearly basis. You play DB or Science Hill every year and it won't be a winning record.

I was just putting in my two cents. Just because it has been close in recent years doesn’t mean it will be close this year. Who knows what we will see, that’s why we play games every year. And @Union_Fan is correct, I meant the Union O was consistent & ate up clock with long drives. I just think this Richlands team will dial up big plays on offense and will get a few stops on D Friday night. I’m just happy Football is back in SWVA! Good luck & good health to both teams -

Agree with everything you said, but more importantly, username of the year.

Union now has a streaming broadcast. Its The U Radio at: www.spreaker.com/bearsradio

I don't know if another state title appearance is in cards for Chilhowie, but they look the part of a deep run 1A team. A big key is that their big guys are athletic, and while they've got some weaknesses, it will be a long time before they run into a 1A team that can exploit them. The most dangerous part though is their depth. If they can out-rotate a 2A school and leave them standing with their hands on their knees, there's not much more you can ask for. It was a pretty good game for three and a half quarters, and then the lack of experience and leadership from Marion's corp started to show through. They seemed to get tired and emotionally deflated after going down by a couple of scores and things kind of escalated on them. Marion's not a bad team, but they're not world beaters, and in what appears to be VERY deep SWD, they may get lost in the shuffle, but they'll get better as the season progresses. But hey, no coaches got ejected and Robinson and Carroll didn't punch each other, so I consider the game a success based on where it seemed like it was going in the first half.

Sure thing. Here’s my short pitch: Being a Virginia fan is more than about following an athletic team. It’s about embracing the culture. It’s a culture that values the student-athlete, with each side of that hyphen meaning just as much as the other. Virginia does not tolerate criminal activity or those who reflect poorly on the program. Mike London might have been a poor football coach, but he did well at training men who are solid members of the community. In many places, that would lead to borderline riot. At Virginia, though we demand better performance, we respect the work he did in those players’ lives. Bronco Mendenhall turns boys into men in a similar fashion (with greater coaching acumen). Our fans may not outnumber fans from larger state schools (such as the one nearest us), but they are devoted, dedicated, and more realistic than most others. As far as football, we are 3 years into a 5-year rebuild. Mendenhall’s OC is Robert Anae, who runs an offense with Mike Leach “air raid” principles. Problem is, our OL hasn’t been able to hold the blocks to execute it regularly. When it does, you get this: And now, we have speedy JUCO transfer Bryce Perkins behind center to execute some option styles (with an improved OL). Interesting and exciting times ahead. On defense, Mendenhall runs 3-4 and 3-3-5 bases with exotic blitzes. UVA’s Pass D was 7th in the country last year. However, the DL was 2-3 years away from being as he wants, so the Rush D was 101st. The back 7 is promising this year, and is one of the best in the ACC. The DL is equally as porous as last year, that is, should Ohio State transfer Dylan Thompson not be as advertised. We’re marching back to respectability, and I hope you join the ride!

😂😂 NETN had better not mess with the U, or they will "Get these hands" 😂

Your opinion. Mine is different. Maybe 1A but not 2A. Bluefield is a big fish in a little pond.