Congratulations to Union on a great game. Graham fans can blame it on the uniforms, play calling, or the bus driver. The fact is Union came to play and punched Graham's line in the mouth.
He will be starting next time he's allowed to play and probably a captain. Mount View's problem is coaching and discipline. They should be competing for state titles every single year in single A with the athletes they have year in and year out. It's sad to see.
He would be starting at some other schools next week as well.
They are on a run of really good athletes, IMHO. I don’t know if it is sustainable or not. The program doesn’t drive kids to want to play….they play because they love football. If they can get top to bottom good coaching they would be on another level. The S&C program is 1A at best and I don’t think staff is collectively passionate or motivated enough to be at the Graham staff level. But, I’ll stand on this, no one is heads and shoulders better on the athlete front.
Now, this years success is another example of what drives me crazy. There are about 5 kids that are just now starting that should, IMO, have started last year. Those 4-5 kids were athletically better than some of the seniors last year. I’ll close by saying it again, if the Graham staff coaches the RV team the last two years, they would have won a state title.
I completely get your frustration with the RV coaching staff and the lack of adjustments. At some point some of the load of not winning has to be shouldered by the players as well. 2021 Graham beat RV with a one legged QB. Totally different coaching staff for RV in 2021. Graham was a one legged man in a butt whippin contest and still managed to come out on top. Obviously that didn't work out so well the next week. 2022 Graham was a different team. So much emphasis in this sport is placed on strength. The other side that very few talk about is mentality, mindset, or mental toughness. Graham had that. RV not so much. 2022 Graham's QB had a throwing hand that had swelled up due to a break and looked like a catcher's mitt on his throwing hand. The coaches and kids adjusted to an offense that enabled them to win. One of RV's fans hollered out during the game "tackle him he's only 100lbs" speaking of Clements. These kids took the comments that O'Quinn made in the newspaper earlier in the season and posted them in their lockers. They wanted him bad. Body language says a lot. It was pretty obvious RV didn't want it as bad as Graham.
Maybe it is just an opportunity for everyone to learn how to behave?
Are you saying that since we expect good sportsmanship on the field the same should apply in the stands?? That's an awful lot to ask for on a Friday night.
I think the entire coaching staff at Lee and Union should be fired for not preventing the lightning in Ben Hur. $7 for one half of football is outrageous! Haha
As many coaches as Union has on the staff I thought for sure one of them would be a meteorologist.
Preseason state championship talk for just about any HS team is premature in my opinion. I think some have the opinion that we might as well skip the season and let Graham play RH this Friday in Salem. I'd pump the brakes just a touch......
If Graham is ever going to have their own stadium, then seating needs to be added when the turf field is going in.
I understand that it would cost a pretty penny, but with the amount of donors Graham has, it could be done. We just had a donor contribute to the weight room for upgrades and equipment.
I also heard a rumor, someone fact check me, that another donor took care of the fee to use Mitchell this year. Graham has the money.
I love playing at Mitchell and the amount of history on that field is second to none. But there would be something sweet about driving up to GHS for a home football game.
A 4,000-5,000-seat stadium would be more than plenty. The only time it would be full is vs. Tazewell, RIchlands, Union, and playoff games. Keep the Graham/beaver game at Mitchell.
No disrespect to Tazewell or Richlands, but Graham is without a doubt the most successful football program in the county, they deserve to have a place to call home.
I'm not being a smart*** here but a donor buying a few racks for weights and a donor building a stadium is two different beasts.
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Congratulations to Union on a great game. Graham fans can blame it on the uniforms, play calling, or the bus driver. The fact is Union came to play and punched Graham's line in the mouth.