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Grayson ain't taking this one very well.

Grayson ain't taking this one very well.

Grayson ain't taking this one very well.

Grayson ain't taking this one very well.

We are all entitled to our WRONG opinions on the broadcasting side. Mayor of Raven in the booth and on Pigskin Pigs is always the right call, but the headphones as a coach... Makes ya wonder!

Problem at Richlands is money. We started to see it rear its ugly head around the time that Mance was almost ready to leave and he would salvage a season or two out of it before he left. When Thad Wells came in, the higher ups wanted him out so bad it hurt. So, when he came across an opportunity to leave, he took it. I don't blame him if all the facts are correct, writing plays for a college program, D-1 at that, who wouldn't?

Then you get the debacle that has him "quitting" or "getting fired", on whichever side of the story that you believe, followed by the principals and everything after the fact. Then the ones that they brought up are fearful for their jobs so much so now that they have become yes men to whatever the school district wants. They are not going to fire Tarter. He has way too much tenure in the school and way too much tenure on that football staff to be let go for nothing on the football side of things. He would have to want to step down before they will take it out from under him, so yes, some of the blame can be put on Tarter for sticking around KNOWNING that he doesn't know the offensive and defensive side of the ball enough to be a head coach. However, if the school is not going to allow him to bring those folks in that can help, what can he do?

It is a true mess in the county and school, it truly is. I seen it coming with the way that villainized Thad Wells, even I fell into it without knowing all the facts, but as they say in Letterkenny, bad gas travels fast in a small town. But, this group, this is the poorest team I have seen in high school football, not just Richlands, in years. They are big, they have the talent, they just don't want to show it. However, the last thing you need is the coach going on the radio and blaming the kids instead of himself or his coaching staff on a loss. You want to lose more kids to Honaker, that is how you do it. Between the debacles with girls basketball, football, baseball field, bands, groups not getting funding promised... The whole high school should be ashamed. The good old boys club just ain't hacking it no more. Time to clean house, both at the high school, the town, and everything and start fresh.

Man was a fantastic secondary coach, his special teams knowledge was unmatched... However, I don't think he was ever built to be a head coach. 

Losing "Lord Mance," as Jeff Tarter referred to him on the radio last week, did a lot to hurt this team, then the debacle with Thad Wells and school upper staff, resulting in all getting the boot, and then the "good old boys" club taking over and not saying no to anything... It is a mess. Not sure how you fix it without a complete overhaul.

Graham play calling is very readable, strong side run 9 outta 10 times. Ridgeview just getting manhandled up front and crying about every play. 

Grundy 22
PH 19
3:50 remaining

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God, how did Richlands beat this Gate City team? 

Then Journey's Don't Stop Believing starts playing... I think I stopped believing 8 quarters ago. 

Just got a letter by raven from Westros... Bland County has cancelled the rest of their season... 
Jokes aside, sad for those seniors and the players. 

I mean, the high school football stuff could be overlooked... But could a UVA and Hokies fan truly be friends!? 

I got mine from the best radio announcer in America, Ron Brown...

And you can learn more about in three minutes after a word from our sponsor Burger King in Richlands and Randy's Gateway Drug in the Gateway Shopping Center beside the high school.

I got mine from the best radio announcer in America, Ron Brown...

And you can learn more about in three minutes after a word from our sponsor Burger King in Richlands and Randy's Gateway Drug in the Gateway Shopping Center beside the high school.

I got mine from the best radio announcer in America, Ron Brown...

And you can learn more about in three minutes after a word from our sponsor Burger King in Richlands and Randy's Gateway Drug in the Gateway Shopping Center beside the high school.

The coaching staff for Richlands is God awful. Jumping on the Tarter bus might have been a bad call. 

The coaching staff for Richlands is God awful. Jumping on the Tarter bus might have been a bad call. 

The coaching staff for Richlands is God awful. Jumping on the Tarter bus might have been a bad call. 

I smell upset... I do.

Tazewell has the ability and the speed to be a menace to anyone that they play this year, so I will say it is tight, but they pull the upset here. If not here, Tazewell pulls an upset somewhere on the schedule this year.

Was there. Fantastic game. Neither team deserved to lose. 

God, what a fantastic post. I love hearing about the history that haunts over old Ernie. The legacy and pride of the games played there. Amazing. 
I won't argue that football now a days is less hard nosed, but I will argue talent and safety when it comes to the sport today. A lot of people might use the word "sissy" to describe, but the sport now a days is more skill passed than ever before and less about battling in the trenches, knocking yourself out for that one extra yard. Back in the day, you could see, like you say, a full back run an entire game. But now, you have skill players in the middle of an offense that make it almost unmanageable to do. However, I would love to see it go back to a time like that... Safety first though. No one wants to see an 16 year old kid out there being carted off because he suffered his fifth concussion of the game because the coach and doctor told him to just "suck it up." 

God, what a fantastic post. I love hearing about the history that haunts over old Ernie. The legacy and pride of the games played there. Amazing. 
I won't argue that football now a days is less hard nosed, but I will argue talent and safety when it comes to the sport today. A lot of people might use the word "sissy" to describe, but the sport now a days is more skill passed than ever before and less about battling in the trenches, knocking yourself out for that one extra yard. Back in the day, you could see, like you say, a full back run an entire game. But now, you have skill players in the middle of an offense that make it almost unmanageable to do. However, I would love to see it go back to a time like that... Safety first though. No one wants to see an 16 year old kid out there being carted off because he suffered his fifth concussion of the game because the coach and doctor told him to just "suck it up."