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Weight lifting should never stop that should be year around. You can lift in the morning and still practice after school. Lifting weights has never hurt any sport regardless of what the basketball coach says

If the kids aren't willing to put the work in for football, baseball and basketball is all they will have. Football just isn't a seasonal sport anymore. Without exception, the teams that play in December are the teams working in March.

Seems to be that he did that for Lebanons core sophomore class. Numerous rumors were circulating that 2-3 of Lebanons sophomores were going to transfer if he stayed. Sorry Richlands fans but it looks that Reece will be staying

All valid points. I think Snake’s goal is probably to help the GMen get back to state and win it again at some point. He strikes as one who stays the course and would probably still be at Richlands if Mance hadn’t let him go. I guess all of the speculation will end soon! Hasn’t strength & conditioning started? If Dennis Palmer is retiring at the end of the month , I would fully expect to see him down at Richlands come February in the afternoons if he’s leaving Graham. You do drive by at Ernie Hicks come February and I’ll drive by Graham and we can compare notes 😂😂😂. 

Yea I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say now that nobody is the favorite to win the region. Lebanon, gate city, Union, V High, Graham, and Central can win it. First time in a very long time that there seems to not be a clear favorite for the region.

We got one over in Giles County that has had a good run. Struggling the past 5 years, but from start to finish, not bad by any means. 
Two things about this thread or points I take away. It's starting to become pretty clear by the evidence that it is tough to win at VA High and Tazewell and I'm not knocking the TTown or Bristol fans. It just is what it is in football. From Paul Wheeler to Burhead Bradley and to Crist, it ain't easy to win at VH. Look at the success those coaches had away from VH. With Tazewell, Allen's record speaks for itself now at Galax.
The above doesn't mean any coach can Never win at Tazewell/VH now or in the future in football, but it does suggest it just ain't easy to win there in football. Baseball is a whole other ballgame for both schools, consistently good for decades.
 

Yeah the 5 tournament rule is killer. Not a fan of that at all, especially if your team has a handful of girls on it. You’re forcing them to pick between a girls tournament or being with their team fighting for tournament titles. 

If the VHSL has an opportunity to screw something up, they will.

Sounds like a plan. My prediction is based upon what I think, is that he stays put. I haven’t talked to him in a while, but it’s not so easy to pick up and move when you have a family to think about, even when other family is involved. Hypothetically, if a choice is to be made between spouse and child vs parent or sibling, it’s wise to choose the former. I continue to wish him success in retirement no matter what he chooses. I would happily welcome him with open arms if he chooses to return.

I’m gonna throw out some dark horses here. I feel like we have named all the obvious ones.
 
Tiller has done a good job everywhere he has been even though he hasn’t stayed long. If you take away the 0-10 season his first year at Fort his teams have been playoff teams every year with a few deep runs just no state hardware to speak of. I’m not sure if Fort was his first head coaching job or not.
Chris Akers has a legacy on this board already but he has done some good things on the field. Playoffs both seasons at Rural Retreat with one win. Gate city was just not the right fit for the guy but still made the playoffs his first year. He was right at 500 at Fort but his best years have been at Holston 26-10 with a region title in 3 years

I personally don’t believe we’ll have to 😂. I think he stays put. 

If the end game was to coach together again, wouldn’t Coach Davis have just stayed at Graham? I could be wrong but I just see Snake as being too loyal and dedicated to just up and leave Graham. 

Can we pay him NIL money to stay put?

Yeah, I understand the portal and COVID year, but I was wondering why if he had those offers, he didn't sign? If the FBS offers aren't really committable (I can't imagine the Navy & Army offers not being committable), then he shouldn't hesitate to go with an FCS or DII program and try to work his way up. Mizzuruh's 1st team AA RB came to Mizzuruh from DII Truman State. That was a rags-to-riches story if there ever has been. While Clements may be lacking something or some things that would make most FBS schools hesitate, it'd be a travesty if he didn't go somewhere and get his start. 

So you're saying that Tazewell is the problem...

Very hard for any High School kid to get a D1 scholarship at any level with all the 6 and 7 year guys that got the extra year from COVID and the transfer portal just letting kids move where ever they want and when ever they want. When can only have 85 guys scholarships and you got guys thats are 26 still playing ball taking up one of those if takes one away from a good high school kid. 

Only currency good on here is a frostie, or a milkshake from the knob

"The Farm" also qualifies. 

In my opinion, With the talent coming back, Graham may put out one of the best defenses since back in the 80's. Hard to think he would walk away from this. 

Shane Allen took over as head coach at Galax in 2020/2021 Covid shortened season. 
 
2020 = 9-1 -state runner-up
2021 = 11-3 - state runner-up
2022 = 7-4 - 2nd round of playoffs
2023 = 11-4 - state championship 
His record at Galax is 38-12, a 76% winning percentage. 
 
At Tazewell, Shane was 15-37 in 5 seasons. 
 
2012 = 2-9
2013 = 2-8
2014 = 5-6
2015 = 4-6
2016 = 2-8
53-49 overall record with a state championship and two state runners-up. Sort-of a chicken and egg situation if you ask me. Was he a good coach all along or did he become a good coach working under Mark Dixon for 3 years?
I will say this, Dixon told me himself, the Galax defense between 2017-2019 was entirely Shane’s. Dixon had very little input. 

They held their own with Bluefield until the 4th quarter then game got away from them. I’m no basketball ball coach but I would have used Floyd. I guess he’s still benched. He didn’t play but dressed out. 

Isn't that 106% of this board?

I can certainly tell you who ain't good after watching Galax host Grayson last night. That was two gawd-awful basketball teams.

Isabelle quit cause of playing time I heard, Floyd had to set 1 game  

I think everyone hopes the Blues improve over last years dismal record, but reality is that it will take at least a couple of years to get even close to the top.  Talent dictates success in SWD and the talent is in the school, but getting them to come out and play will be the tricky thing.  Buddy Ball, and Daddy Ball, not to mention the failed leadership that wrecked the feeder program will be hard to overcome.  Students who are good enough to play don't want to just be on the practice team, and that's what has happened the past few years.  Good athletes have came out and worked their butts off only to be overlooked.  I've personally talked to a few and when I ask why they quit the team or wasn't playing the answer I got was ligit: "Who wants to be a proctice dummy for someone who isn't as talented."  That is what's been going on, so the talent said to heck with it and either transferred or just decided not to compete in a loosing situation.  There has been good talent left behind the last three years because of who they were, not how good they were, and this has to stop if the Blues are going to be successful, and I think this will happen, but could take a while.  Hope HC Davis gets some good assistants who will allow talent to play, not social status, or family connections.  Play the most talented, no matter who they are, let them play.