Yeah it may be college ball, but many here in SWVA are watching it. More importantly 58 seniors that are playing this game will lay their lives on the line for our freedom. I think that at least deserves a thread.
Looks like it wasn't deleted, but was moved over to the College/Pro Sports board
Can't tell me they aren't recruiting and holding back. 9 state titles were bought and paid for by Olin Matheison, and it's hard to score against a team of 30 year old railworkers who can't read.
Marion eats the clock. Hunter Robinson with a 11 carries for 77 yards and goes in from the 4
Marion 34, Richlands 14 , 4:04 left in 3rd
11 consecutive fullback dives up the middle, same ball carrier, 8 min off the clock, and Richlands had no answer. That's deflating if you're a Tornado.
Games aren't played on paper, and Marion has only beaten Richlands once in the last 20 years and twice in the last 40. Richlands can absolutely win this game.
Surely they won’t take a bus over Back of the Dragon 😂🤮
I'm pretty sure the vehicle length is prohibited on Walker Mountain. I'm not completely sure that a vehicle that long and isn't segmented can make the turns on the north side of the mountain.
We went across Clinch and through Tannersville a couple times when I was in high school, but it was usually 81/77/460 through Wytheville and Bluefield. On one occasion, the bus driver missed the turn at Broadford and we went across both Brushy and Clinch. Not a fun time.
I've no idea if it's the source of the strategy, but it reminds me somewhat of Kevin Kelley at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, AR. He gained national attention after winning 9 state titles
using some unconventional methods (i.e. onside kick unless up by 21, rarely punt, go for 2 almost every time).
You know, honestly, I kinda like the onside kick thing for all the reasons that Kelley uses. My issue is:
a) only running players one way when it's obvious that there isn't enough talent to do that
b) not running conditioning, leaving the team to crumble late in the season because they're not physically capable of playing four quarters
c) (and this one is my biggest gripe) making special teams decisions that indicate that field position doesn't matter to you, while simultaneously running a ball control offense. Those two things don't jive to me
I am in no way saying that I could do better, but I'm also of the opinion that there's a fine line between thinking outside the box and being self-destructive in the name of innovation, and Marion is leaning towards the latter and not the former.
As a Marion fan, I can relate to Richlands. Ever since NAFTA and American Furniture shut down, we've had a hard time keeping quality couches down here.
Fort Chiswell visitor bleachers… absolutely horrible. They’re wooden and I think I counted like 5+ holes in them last season. A small child could’ve fallen through a few of them. I know it was reported but I’m not sure if repairs were made or not.
They are actually debuting a major renovation this year. Pictures look really good. Similar to Rural Retreat's stadium. Wood, but very up-to-date and far from rickety.
It must be tough playing football for Marion knowing that if you were a once in a generation football talent, equal to an Ahmad Bradshaw, Thomas Jones, or even maybe Bill Dudley, you'll never be the best athlete to play home games at that football stadium just because of the damn baseball diamond in the east endzone.
I can't remember which team it was, but some where around 2013-2014 a visiting team won the coin toss at Marion and elected to "choose end of the field" rather than kick or receive to make sure that they weren't playing into the sand pit of the baseball infield during the 2nd and 4th quarters in the rain.
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To quote a wise man, "Tom Turner has more coaching knowledge in his chaw spit than your head coach."