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Yeah I understand what you mean Ryan4VT, but man that would be awesome.
As good as the Union/Richlands Series has been, I’d love to see that game aired in the coming years!! Always a classic!!!

Very good read! Goes to show those two care for the kids well beyond sports!!!
 Who would of thought chocolate milk would help?

Don’t know his stats but #52 Matthew Gibson from Rye Cove had 10+ tackles and I know of one sack against Hurley Friday night.  The kid played a very good ball game!

This game is a game where one team's strength is the other team's weakness. 
Union struggled with pass D, Richlands can pass the ball very well.
Union has a nice line and runs the ball well, Richlands has been iffy against the run so far this year. 
Look for this to be a one score game with the last team holding the ball winning, just like it's been many years before. 

Very good read! Goes to show those two care for the kids well beyond sports!!!
 Who would of thought chocolate milk would help?

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And we’re back! 
We should all know the rules by now, but if you are new, here ya go:
 1. One point per correct pick.
2. There will be a Game of the Week (GotW), with 3 points awarded for correctly picking the winner, and an additional 2 points up for grabs if you guess the correct combined score as well. There may be dual GotWs, so there are points to be had here.
3. Each weekly winner will auto-qualify for the SWVA Sports Pick'Em Playoffs
4. There will be a weekly running total kept to settle the "wild card" spots. This also seeds those who have won a week as well. 
 5. Tiebreakers are as follows:
     A: Correct GotW pick
     B: Closest to combined score, without going over.
    😄 If both go over, closest to the correct score.
    😧 If same score is picked, there will be a number picked 1-10. The number will be flowed through a reliable 3rd party poster (GMan), and whoever is closest to that number wins. We've never came down to tiebreaker D, but I guess it's good to have it before it happens. 
 
I will post the week 1 games on Monday, August 13th. That gives everyone 2 weeks to think on their week one picks. Remember, someone locks themselves into the playoffs in week 1. 
  
 Good luck this year!!! 

Not many details as they passed sparingly and subbed in and out a lot. Good push on the D and O lines. I think we'll be able to get a better idea at the benefit game next week, but I believe we're going to be just fine this year.

Great podcast, hope your predictions are on the money. Thinking I need to take in a Ridgeview game too after listening to podcast. Adkins may end up being to football what McClung was to basketball by the time he's a senior  If I were on Graham coaching staff, I believe I'd spend an open Friday scouting down that way. Good job, enjoyed listening. 

I've heard he'll be the DC at GC? That's not confirmed, though. 

I think a guy to watch defensively will be the Polier kid from Union. I was very impressed with him at DE last year, and if I am not mistaken he made a deep run in the state tournament in wrestling and has only got stronger!!!

We never know what tomorrow holds. I've hated Georgetown for 46 years, but now I'm following everything they do. He definitely thrives when he's doubted.

Will Gate City Football ever be back to what it used to be? The team that everyone dreaded to play?

Last I heard Barry Jones will be coming back to Union to help out, but Jay Edwards will be the D coordinator. 
If Barry does come back, I’ll be really excited to see him back on the field as a coach. Probably the best coach I ever had in any sport, great motivator and expected the best from you every day out!!! Always seemed to get the best out of each player he coached!!

I’ve heard rumors that Jeremy Houseright is coming to take over as defense coordinator. Also, I have heard Barry Jones had been contacted but did not want the coordinator job, but wanted to come back and help coach the o-line and d-line. Would be two great pick ups for the Bears after the huge loss of Rhodes.

Consolation games that mean nothing to seeding should never be played!!! To much rush of an injury to a player that don’t even have a reason to be playing the extra game!!!
I am a fan of the old playoff system, the conference winner and the winner of the tournament or runner up goes if the conference champion is the same as the tournament champion!!

Consolation games that mean nothing to seeding should never be played!!! To much rush of an injury to a player that don’t even have a reason to be playing the extra game!!!
I am a fan of the old playoff system, the conference winner and the winner of the tournament or runner up goes if the conference champion is the same as the tournament champion!!

Consolation games that mean nothing to seeding should never be played!!! To much rush of an injury to a player that don’t even have a reason to be playing the extra game!!!
I am a fan of the old playoff system, the conference winner and the winner of the tournament or runner up goes if the conference champion is the same as the tournament champion!!

With baseball and softball starting up let’s get some schedules!!! Post them if you have them!!!!

Robin Dotson is probably the most well respected head coach in SWVA history and very well deserved. To take the teams he has had and to constantly win and be in post season play and chances to win state titles speaks for himself. This years team has probably required the most coaching and they are playing in the state tournament. His records shows what kind of coach he is. Nothing but well wishes for the Central Warriors and Eastside Spartans this weekend!!!!

Central may be the best coached team around. Robin Dotson is an incredible coach. 

It does make you wonder! How many other schools in SWVA would keep a coach that long with sub par results? It's not like Kelly/CHS has not had athletes in the past. Maybe not the type of athletes to win state titles, but definitely athletes to finish better than .500! I'd say he is there to stay, and don't think much can be done about it.
 

Very hard to watch this Central team struggle! I believe they have the athletes to finish above .500 for the year, but unless something changes and they start playing more team basketball it's going to be a long year for the Warriors.
Does anyone know how to find the overall coaching record at Kelly and Central? I searched high and low and couldn't find it. How many losing seasons does a coach have to have before someone realizes it may be time for a change in the basketball program? At any other school, I don't think it would last very long.
 
good luck to all teams for the remainder of the year!!!