Union_Fan

I'm perfectly fine with Harless. He would more than match the criteria, I wanted to see, that I posted months ago. He's a proven winner, not an "up and comer" or a "future" good coach. My biggest worry was a political hire. We need the best COACH for the job, not another poser.

Looking at the sideline, during any given game, it feels like we've already been doing that for 15 years. Been a 🤡 show!

I was going to add more, but decided not to. Long story short, if players didn't get their revenge on the field, they'd get it another way. 80's and 90's used to be wild with fights between kids from rival schools. This was back when people came from a 50 mile radius to cruise BSG on Friday and Saturday nights.

The Hamm kid was outstanding.

That was Appy's home field and the "home" side goalposts. Visitors either used the side entrance on the fence or the other goalposts. The disrespect came with Wise using the home goalposts for their entrance. PV never even did that. Back in the day, you did not disrespect Appy at their place. One very, very proud community and yet another reason why Wise is the perpetual villain in every male sport.

Kam Bostic dropping all those dimes against GC was very impressive. His pick 6 against Lebanon was a thing of beauty as well. Watching Ridgeview's punter warm up was awesome. Everyone that was sitting in the stands at the time was entertained by that. Don't think I ever watched a HS kid during warm ups as mesmerized as I did him. Especially, with my Adult ADD. lol Keith Chandler just being a beast week in and out. Mike Reece has been impressive for 4 years. Lee's 1st half game plan in the playoffs was as good as it gets.

Union/Clintwood were an immediate rival for the 3 years prior to Ridgeview, but Richlands was THE rival for Union until 2021 or so. Graham, without a doubt, took over as rival #1 for the Bears. Ridgeview is a solid #2, and I'm not sure there's really a #3. Central can't stand Union, and they may see it as a rivalry, but I don't think the Bear fans see it that way. GC could become one if their seasons become more consistent. As far as a heated/hatred rivalry goes, it would be hard to beat Appy/PV back in the day. Some crazy stuff went on between those two.

SWVA isn't the only place that wants to fire a coach after a bad decision. 😂 https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/town-wants-high-school-coach-fired-after-inexcusable-state-championship-game-decision/ar-AA1Sow1h?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=694148d67fdc4e758a4903a3052f90e2&ei=26

I have been in that situation and I left the employer due to more and more questionable activities and requests by my supervisor. I complained and ended up in a meeting with the superintendent. Once they realized I couldn't be gaslit, I was told, and I quote, "at some point you need to understand where your paycheck comes from and if you don't want to work here anymore you need to find a new job." So, yeah, I did know what to do and it was easy for me to do the right thing.

New head coach will determine a lot for Union next year. We'll have to wait and see what unfolds. Ridgeview will have the skill players for sure, just not sure about the beef.

If my training was in conflict with the law, then I received poor training. As an employee in any organization it is still up to me to determine what the law is and ensure that I'm not breaking it. Institutional policy doesn't trump law and ignorance of any law will not hold up in court as a defense. If I'm in a job that causes me to perform questionable duties that may run up against law, then the burden is on me to either not do them or find a new job.

Nope, I'm not missing what you're saying, and I tend to agree. However, the law is written in such a way that there is zero burden on the reporter. There is no "level." They don't have to be sure of anything. They don't have to be certain of anything. That's what the investigation is for. As a reporter, I only need to suspect something is happening/happened. It doesn't matter if 10 other people disagree. It only matters what the reporter suspects, and as long as the report is in good faith and not malicious in nature, there will be zero consequences, zero. The whole purpose of the law is to get people to speak up about inappropriate situations. If the burden of proof was on the reporter, nothing would get reported for fear of consequences. If I see/suspect something, I'm going to report it. If it's unproven or unfounded, then so be it. I will have done my job, as required by law, and the rest is out of my hands.

Union might have matched up better with Strasburg than Glenvar, but I'm not sure the Bears could win.

If he ultimately decides that he doesn't want the Union job, it will be interesting to see what he does do.

Most people that I've talked to say the same thing, but not a single one of them know if he actually wants it. That's turned into the big question.