Gridiron60

Without a doubt, Beaver is the real deal! I give credit where credit is due even if it pains me. They pushed Graham's line around tonight and I believe they are better than last year even without Mookie & Truck. Juice ruled the night! I can unequivocally say, they are massive, great athleticism, and will most likely repeat as state champions. Some questionable play calling and sloppy play for GMen but I'm no expert so take that with a grain of salt. I don't look for any local teams to fair any better than Graham against the Beavers.

Holy Moly , we have a ballgame folks! Go Dawgs!

Why not ask some of the coaches from '95? They're still around.

👍🏻 to two shorter pods a week rather than one longer one

That same group held Richlands last year until 4th quarter. Ran out of steam; I'm looking forward to see how Tazewell does this year. I think things are looking up for the Dawgs!

Richlands by a lot unless somebody sprinkles magic fairy dust on GC this week during practice. It is truly sad for a program that used to be a powerhouse.

I have Graham winning the district but as an alumnus, I am most certainly biased.

I hope the outcome is closer to what your heart says, lol!

The next few years I think things are really looking up for Bulldogs!

Actually got to catch this game, in a nutshell, Giles is bad for lack of a better word! Anybody facing Bluefield is in trouble including my team next week. I honestly think overall Bluefield might be better this year than last. Graham better be at top of their game to even make it close as much as it pains me to say that. That line is massive!

Hope they make leaps & bounds this week before next Friday or they could get a thrashing. I'm betting GMen coaches will be at Mitchell Stadium tomorrow night.

If anyone goes, can you fill the rest of us in, hoping Graham is getting technique fine tuned and line looking better. Thanks!

Any word on how Bluefield did today? Guessing pretty well by the post about their offensive line in another thread.

My takeaway for what I watched, Moir is Richlands' biggest asset, #23 , sorry don't know the name is their fastest guy, line is weak; Abingdon looked better than I thought they would with getting a new head coach unexpectedly. Belfry was definitely the best team of the three. They were solid compared to the other two. Others more knowledgeable than me may have a different take.

The jamboree at Richlands tonight looked like a full fledged scrimmage but I guess tacking the name jamboree to it makes the difference. Thanks for clarifying. I wasn't sure why there was a difference.

We hate you in a loving Christian way too! 😊 Good luck this season bro!!! I personally like Richlands' blue helmets over those white ones.

Is charging for scrimmages/jamborees a school level decision? VHSL?

Being undisciplined was a problem last year. If Tony will give the other Palmer on the staff some leeway as far as helping with defense, a lot of those undisciplined tendencies will be corrected. Richlands was very disciplined with him at the helm as DC, he can get them moving in the right direction. I agree, should be an exciting season for G-Men fans.

Richlands has always had a strong football program , at least for several decades even before Mance and still does during his tenure as head coach. I think everyone can agree on that point.

I thought Mance taught PE. Not meant to sound offensive but I don't think a high school math teacher would need his wife to be co-AD as published by The Voice in Tazewell County Personnel changes. If I'm not mistaken Ricky Vencil previous AD at Richlands is a math teacher and I don't think he had a co-AD.

For the long hours they put in basically year round now, they end up making pennies per hour if that. To think Tazewell County almost took those pennies away from their coaches, the school board that never ceases to amaze . Some districts may have stipends listed on their webpages.

I believe lacking depth is a problem for several teams this year including some of the high ranking ones preseason. Multisport athletes are often a good thing.

Kicker & QB will prove to be their biggest assets this year in my opinion.

I'm guessing Ridgeview might be the answer, but which team in the SWVA do you think will be the surprise team of the season? Who do you think might be the most underrated player? (This question may have to wait until once season is underway).

Definitely sending up prayers