whatamess

if it was me, I'd grab the check book and head towards Greeneville.

I wouldn't count on th additional seating at Legion. As a stop gap until Akers is fired we are installing basketball goals in the end zone areas for the GC B-ball team to dunk on between plays and at halftime. I think we'll still draw a good crowd. 
My source says the goals will be removed when Football returns to prominence in 2021. 

Sad sad day for Big Blue Nation if this is true. I'll be surprised if they have enough kids come out to field a team. On another note, will definitely be easy to find a seat when the Big Blue faithful come to Legion Field. 

Chris Akers has done such a wonderful job (sarcasm) at Gate City the past 2 seasons that the school board is extending his contract at next weeks school board meeting. Rest In Peace Gate City Football! I can’t believe that this man is going to be given more time to completely destroy something that was the pride staple of our community. I guess I will just have to boycott games along with the others until he is gone. I can no longer support him after the way he has done his assistants and players. Huge mistake school board, HUGE! 

Extremely happy for the players and especially the Seniors tonight. I’m glad I was able to see smiling faces after the game. True Blue Devils never give up. Thank you to the Seniors for all your hard work and dedication throughout the years, it was certainly a pleasure watching this bunch all the way through LL, MS, and HS. Things didn’t end the way we wanted. But I’m glad they went out with a win. As for the underclassmen, time to get bigger, faster, stronger, and smarter and build off of tonight’s win and get ready for August 2018. Go Big Blue! 

The collapse of Rome isn't too fun to watch. My heart breaks a little more each Friday night. When fans are leaving at halftime of a GC game, you know something is wrong. Hats off to Union though, they have a solid team with some serious speed. 

I read all threads as well. If I see a player is hurt from another school, I'll wish them well. I would hope the same if it was one of ours.
I'm not sure what "stutter" GC fans did to the LPD board. I was a LONG time member there and made a lot of friends from other schools. Me and Old Dawg (RIP) used to have knockdown dragouts there...but we still respected each other and our teams. We'd tell each other where to go Monday-Thursday, but we'd buy each other a hot dog on Friday. Sadly those days are gone. There are knuckleheads for every school. There's not one school in the country that doesn't have them.
As for our current situation, I ran into a guy at work this morning that I've known for 40 years and his son is currently playing. I've never heard him, in 40 years, make a negative comment about anyone...until this morning.
Regardless what the fans think or want, or opposing fans think or want, one thing keeps popping into my head....the kids deserve better.

Fans are going to be upset, and they should be. When fans stop caring enough to NOT get upset, then the program will be finished.

This is a hypothetical answer to a hypothetical question, but: Coach Colobro would have developed an offense tailored to the skill set of his kids. He never fielded an offense this inept in his career. He would have a defensive coordinator and assistant coaches that he trusted to do their jobs. He would not attack kids personally. He would not be contacting kids the week before the first game promising starting positions with total disregard to the guys that have been showing up all off season \ summer. Fundamentals would be sound. Discipline would be present. I guarantee, under Colobro, this group competes with Richlands and Abingdon, maybe beats South. I have zero doubt that Colobro would have this team in the playoffs.
 

It's not really about W's/L's. It's mainly about the attitude and state of the program. Losing seasons are no fun in any way. BUT you have to show promise for the future, you have to keep your team mentally focused, keep your team with a positive outlook. Even though you may be losing, but players are starting to buy in into what your selling, the state of the program is in a better place. Akers' attitude is rubbing off on the team, he questions himself a lot, so the players are questioning him as well. A good coach in these situations are able to hold things together for "tomorrow". We fall apart after someone scores or we turn it over, we just let the life get sucked out of us. You have to fight through adversity. Jimmys and Joes help, but like I said, some talent is natural born. But most people work very hard for the atheletic ability. I don't think we have the right people in place to get these kids to develop into strong, fast, and smart football players. Yes, people would be upset with an 0-4 start with any coach. But someone who has an established winning coaching career is going to get the benefit of the doubt, someone who hasn't proved hardly anything is hard to trust. 

Hard to give someone time who keeps driving players away. If the players don't like someone, then how is anyone else going to? He's showing his true colors right now. Won't take advice from assistants or players. He doesn't care about what the other coaches or players see on the field to make adjustments. It's Akers world and everyone is just living in it. He's extremely stubborn, set in his ways, and not willing to adapt. He's a captain of a ship and will stay with her as she sinks, while everyone else abandons ship. He's just not the guy for the program. And you'll ask, "who is?" I'm not sure what the answer is, I just know it's not him. He's proved enough (or hasn't) in 15 games to make that call. In a "rebuilding" year, you rally the troops, get everyone on the same page, get players to buy in to your system. None of that has happened, he's failed due to his own system. 

Its completely understandable why fans of programs that play GC would want Akers  to stay. 

I was stunned when they hired him. He struggled at Rural Retreat and I know Gate City has more talent than Rural Retreat yearly but if he didn't win at Rural Retreat with the powderpuffs on that schedule he's definitely not gonna win at Gate City with the teams they play.

GC upset Union? NEVER! We can't even get plays ran in and snapped in :25. Akers flirts with the playclock literally every play. We can't line up right, and etc, etc, etc! 
James Mitchell scores more points than GC accumulates in total yards.
Gonna take years for someone to rebuild this program after we are done letting Akers ruin it. 
Bears 55-0
It sucks...and yes I'm sour! 

Can't speak on the kid's reaction, but blaming it on a former coach is just dumb. GC's coach is a bum, and the mess is all his. Attitude reflects leadership. The problem starts with the SB and the AD - also bums. Acres was the only man that would take the job; no one else wanted it after 1. Meeting GC's esteemed AD & 2. seeing GC's crumbling facilities. GC finishes 2017 either 1-9 or 0-10, depending on how they play against Lee.