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I'm not an expert on Fort Chiswell, but he took a 500 student school competing in 2A to the 3rd round of the playoffs in his 2nd season. He improved their ability to compete which would indicate that the kids bought in and he improved their mindset. Something you definitely want in a head coach. You don't always have talent to compete, but you can tell if the kids give up or not.

He definitely played football in '97.  That's was back when kids played all sports, they didn't "specialize" in any certain sport and it made them better athletes.

getrektm7   there were a few teams from the past that would roll GC in the ground,   The mcclung team was very good,  but this team is easy beatable     what you said was laughable  

😂😂😂😂 objectivity has waved bye bye to some people.
Isaiah definitely first team in District and Region. He’s a great player with flaws that either become more or less apparent depending on who you pull for. 
 
Central most talented team in the M7-but they don’t have a flow to them that seems natural. 

Duffield to Lindside is a whale of a haul.  Wowza.

Hope springs eternal, but even GC fans need to be realistic once in awhile. 

I mean, would you really want to?

So 1 high school in the whole country

End of an era.  Hopefully they stick the “post-legend hire” better than Gate City and Graham.

It seems school board members should be educators. You wouldn’t have a board of teachers overseeing a dentist’s office. When Scott Co had no school board & a competent superintendent they were one of, if not the premier school system in the region. 

It’s pathetic to call people names like this, and it’s not the first time you’ve done it.  Were this my Board, you’d meet Mr. Hammer.

Kid's family experienced a change in employment status and his parents are both Richlands natives who decided to move back home.  I enjoy a good conspiracy theory as much as anyone, but this one isn't particularly compelling IMO.
As for his athletic ability....  Who knows how things will work out?  These are teenagers in public schools that we're all talking about.  All kinds of entropy involved.

Aren't you guys all adults getting paid? Criticism comes with the territory, if you can't handle it, find another profession. 
And it's not about him personally because no one actually cares about him in that context. You're aware of what memes and jokes are, right? Havoc wasn't mocking Akers, it's mocking all the debate on here about his coaching acumen. 
 
no one is going to kiss your ass because you're a coach, and it's insane that you think coaching makes you above reproach. Just because people can't devote their life to breaking down high school film for free doesn't mean they can't share their opinion. It's up to you to figure out if you find the criticism valid and actually take it to heart or brush it off because the person doesn't know shit. 

I probably wouldnt quote Greg Schiano very often.

So someone making a light hearted joke is an asshole, but the person going completely over the top saying nasty stuff to a person personally isn't one? How does that make sense?
I don't give a shit if you're Nick Saban, it doesn't mean you weren't an asshole to personally insult someone, which havoc never did. 

No, you two are being douches. Havok didn't say anything nasty but you two sure did.

Harry Fry ain’t walking through that door.
GC is a basketball town (nothing wrong with that at all) now. 

As a Ridgeview fan they will never get to what they want to accomplish with the current coaching staff something has to change if they ever want to go far. 

Union is 7-2, likely to be 8-2 and is about to win the district, again. Personally, I think it’s the best coaching job Travis has done to this point in his career. Kudos to the whole staff and the players for getting to this point. Program is averaging like nine wins a season. My take: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. 

Your guarantee & the stuff that comes out of my butthole bear a suspicious resemblance. 

If Marion has had 12 players diagnosed by medical professionals with concussions then this program needs to be immediately shut down. That is an insane and untenable number. 

If you go to the doctor/nurse practicioner/veterinarian and complain of a headache and tell them you play football I can guarantee you they are going to diagnose you with a concussion.

If Marion has had 12 players diagnosed by medical professionals with concussions then this program needs to be immediately shut down. That is an insane and untenable number. 

So here is what Marion has had to deal with this year
Best linebacker (hm all state) quits before the season starts
12 “concussion“ through out the year with most of those player being starters
11 other players that started 2 a days are no longer on the team (quit, trouble at school, and didn’t like being told they couldnt play if they didn’t come to practice)
0 support from the community instead of cheering at any point they are trashing the coaches in front of the kids which after a while makes the kids second guess the coach when mom dad uncle grand dad etc tell him that the coaches are dumb asses and he should quit.
Greg Mance would have a hard time winning with what Marion has to put on the field at the moment. 
 Are they world beaters.. no. Do they have good individuals.. yes. Does their record deserve a play off appearance? No but that’s not the kids fault let them play it’s the last time some of them will put on a helmet. Is there a culture of folding it up and quitting when things don’t go your way? Yes it’s been like that even with the good teams Marion has had. 
 It takes time to change a culture and that hard to do when you are in a down talent cycle. Coach Smith is doing everything he can with the cards he has been dealt. 

I know Twin Springs plays a very weak schedule but for them to get 5 wins is a big accomplishment.  Im  pretty sure this is only the 2nd year for the coaching staff.  Do they have a shot of making playoffs if they win next week?