Falcon Mania

Condolences and prayers for his family and the entire Richlands community.  Sad to hear someone so young has past with the future and life ahead of them.  

That is laughable.  Sorry but there isn't a snowballs chance that Abingdon finishes this season 8-2 this year doing the same thing we did last season.  Let alone winning games against Union and Ridgeview and being the 3 seed to host a playoff game.  And before you say something to the effect I don't know..  My son is a senior and I've been around the program long enough to know.

That is laughable.  Sorry but there isn't a snowballs chance that Abingdon finishes this season 8-2 this year doing the same thing we did last season.  Let alone winning games against Union and Ridgeview and being the 3 seed to host a playoff game.  And before you say something to the effect I don't know..  My son is a senior and I've been around the program long enough to know.

That is laughable.  Sorry but there isn't a snowballs chance that Abingdon finishes this season 8-2 this year doing the same thing we did last season.  Let alone winning games against Union and Ridgeview and being the 3 seed to host a playoff game.  And before you say something to the effect I don't know..  My son is a senior and I've been around the program long enough to know.

That is laughable.  Sorry but there isn't a snowballs chance that Abingdon finishes this season 8-2 this year doing the same thing we did last season.  Let alone winning games against Union and Ridgeview and being the 3 seed to host a playoff game.  And before you say something to the effect I don't know..  My son is a senior and I've been around the program long enough to know.

Well that's one way to join the conversation.  Welcome to the board and your first post. 

The Warriors(Central) reeled off enough wins at the end of the regular season to get in and kudos to them.  But the train stops here.   The Warriors(Chilhowie) win this one going away.

THIS

The sheer arrogance of this post ventures on the absurd.  You saying that GC should never lose to one of those teams?  Really?  So those teams aren't allowed to get better just because they have to lose to GC year in and year out.
Yes I agree with this.  I will need to see a copy of the handbook where it states that.

Its always nice when these young people go out into the community and make a positive difference in peoples day.  Kudos to these young men and women.

Its that time of year.  Last games of the season and being #8 in the rankings pretty important to teams just on the outside looking in.  Central has a lot to play for in this one.  Grundy is safely in the 1A playoffs.
If your not in, you want in and #8 is good enough regardless if you have to play the #1 Seed.  At least you are in.

The thing with Reed is that the original group he inherited had some great talent (many playing college ball with most of them currently playing for Emory and Henry).  That is why the previous coach was ran out of town.  Abingdon is heavily influenced by Emory alumni so they wanted Reed (an Emory alum) to come in and lead the team.  This came back to bite them in the end.  The strength of the group lied in the explosive passing game with Sturgill, Yates brothers, Wallace, and others who could put up big numbers.  They had a good size line and athletes in the backfield.  The perfect mix for the spread offense.  Reed followed this plan early. Sturgill as a junior led the team fairly deep in the 3A playoffs and had some big college interest.  in the offseason, Reed proceeds to convert the team into a primarily running team and only throwing in desperate situations.  Numbers go down, Sturgill's stock dropped and the Falcons did not have the season everyone hoped for.  During the change in game plan instilled by Reed, he instructed the JV and 8th grade coaches to scrap any passing game and focus on the run game so that he could change the entire program leading up to him.  That caused much disruption with the coaching staff causing many to leave.  It ticked off influential parents and ran off a lot of kids in the program because everything they had been accustomed to and succeeded at had been yanked out from under them.
This is not uncommon for a new coach to change things to their style but this was too drastic of a change and, in my opinion, this doesn't work at the 3A level.  The reason 1A and 2A schools from this area are successful in the post season is because of the power game and smash mouth football. Our kids are typically big and strong and work hard to succeed.  At the 3A level, once you get away from southwest VA you find teams with a better crop of athletes and the speed of the secondary shut you down.  That made the spread, high flying offense effective for Abingdon.  You can see similar comparisons in the 2A with Graham's speed in the secondary.  Reed may be a good coach at Gate City because their program was built on the power run game but I don't think he is equipped to coach different styles. 

I think what they are getting at is that the last year Coach Colobro and Amburgey were at Abingdon there was quite a bit of disagreement between Reed and the staff. Reed brought in Colobro and once there was success he wanted total control. Not allowing the OC and DC to do their jobs. Majority of the staff left and that's why the staff looked so different last year.
Numerous players didn't play last year because of the head coach. Many of those returned this year to play for Amburgey. 
You do the math
Far as I'm concerned. GC can hire whoever they want. If they feel he's their answer. Good for them. Abingdon has a coach players go the extra mile for. Fans love what he is doing for the program and community and I am good with that. 

I think what they are getting at is that the last year Coach Colobro and Amburgey were at Abingdon there was quite a bit of disagreement between Reed and the staff. Reed brought in Colobro and once there was success he wanted total control. Not allowing the OC and DC to do their jobs. Majority of the staff left and that's why the staff looked so different last year.
Numerous players didn't play last year because of the head coach. Many of those returned this year to play for Amburgey. 
You do the math
Far as I'm concerned. GC can hire whoever they want. If they feel he's their answer. Good for them. Abingdon has a coach players go the extra mile for. Fans love what he is doing for the program and community and I am good with that. 

I think what they are getting at is that the last year Coach Colobro and Amburgey were at Abingdon there was quite a bit of disagreement between Reed and the staff. Reed brought in Colobro and once there was success he wanted total control. Not allowing the OC and DC to do their jobs. Majority of the staff left and that's why the staff looked so different last year.
Numerous players didn't play last year because of the head coach. Many of those returned this year to play for Amburgey. 
You do the math
Far as I'm concerned. GC can hire whoever they want. If they feel he's their answer. Good for them. Abingdon has a coach players go the extra mile for. Fans love what he is doing for the program and community and I am good with that. 

I think what they are getting at is that the last year Coach Colobro and Amburgey were at Abingdon there was quite a bit of disagreement between Reed and the staff. Reed brought in Colobro and once there was success he wanted total control. Not allowing the OC and DC to do their jobs. Majority of the staff left and that's why the staff looked so different last year.
Numerous players didn't play last year because of the head coach. Many of those returned this year to play for Amburgey. 
You do the math
Far as I'm concerned. GC can hire whoever they want. If they feel he's their answer. Good for them. Abingdon has a coach players go the extra mile for. Fans love what he is doing for the program and community and I am good with that. 

I certainly hope this was sarcasm.  It definitely isn't credit to Reed.  If he had still been here there would've only been about 30 kids out for football and their record would've been abysmal.  More than likely they would have been 2-6 at this point hoping to beat Lee and possibly be the 8 seed if they were lucky.
The credit here goes to Coach Amburgey. He has a staff and players who would run through a wall for him.  From day one he has empowered his assistants, players, senior leadership, even down to the equipment managers and trainers.  He has embraced/energized the school and the fan base like I haven't seen since he and Coach Colobro coached at Abingdon.  I was shocked this past summer to see how many kids came back to football when he was announced as the head coach.  It went from 30 some to 70 some in no time.  There is a reason for that.
Keep in mind, he knows nobody was/is giving them a shot at anything.  He's OK with that.  He just uses it to fire up his players.  He is fine being the underdog.  His players love him and the thing that gets said most is they are having fun.  Not just on Friday nights but fun practicing, fun doing team activities, fun watching and breaking down film. 
So just to be clear. The only thing true in the quote is Yes "Abingdon is big and strong" and "short time" 

I certainly hope this was sarcasm.  It definitely isn't credit to Reed.  If he had still been here there would've only been about 30 kids out for football and their record would've been abysmal.  More than likely they would have been 2-6 at this point hoping to beat Lee and possibly be the 8 seed if they were lucky.
The credit here goes to Coach Amburgey. He has a staff and players who would run through a wall for him.  From day one he has empowered his assistants, players, senior leadership, even down to the equipment managers and trainers.  He has embraced/energized the school and the fan base like I haven't seen since he and Coach Colobro coached at Abingdon.  I was shocked this past summer to see how many kids came back to football when he was announced as the head coach.  It went from 30 some to 70 some in no time.  There is a reason for that.
Keep in mind, he knows nobody was/is giving them a shot at anything.  He's OK with that.  He just uses it to fire up his players.  He is fine being the underdog.  His players love him and the thing that gets said most is they are having fun.  Not just on Friday nights but fun practicing, fun doing team activities, fun watching and breaking down film. 
So just to be clear. The only thing true in the quote is Yes "Abingdon is big and strong" and "short time" 

Finally I can say it. 
Keep sleeping on Abingdon. You'll get your feelings hurt. 
The only thing that the Falcons have done week in and week out has made believers out of people. So keep doubting them. This is a team that is peaking at the best time of the year. 

I call dibs on nominating this as the worst thread of 2018!

On another note:  Abingdon and Union will still be in the rain and mud at Bullit Park on Friday.  Those that are willing to brave the elements can come on out.

I don't always agree with UVA, but when I do.  THIS^^^^^^^^  Well said UVA.  No truer words were ever spoken.

Are players from outside Graham, Union, and Ridgeview allowed to be considered? 🤣

I don't always agree with UVA, but when I do.  THIS^^^^^^^^  Well said UVA.  No truer words were ever spoken.

I don't always agree with UVA, but when I do.  THIS^^^^^^^^  Well said UVA.  No truer words were ever spoken.