Tigerman10

Undefeated in high school is pretty impressive 

BHC said he got knocked around in a game as a freshman but didn’t take the L (I guess they were already behind?) 

Well there’s a jinx if I’ve ever seen one 😂

This didn’t age well 

Say what you want, at least Virginia actually had championship games though.  

It always amazes me when people say “x is a great coach but is old school”. All that means is that x was once successful in a certain time and place, but is unable to adapt.  
 
 

If you walked into your place of work today and your superior told you you sucked and proceeded to cuss you out so you would be motivated to work hard that day is that considered old school?

It always amazes me when people say “x is a great coach but is old school”. All that means is that x was once successful in a certain time and place, but is unable to adapt.  
 
 

It always amazes me when people say “x is a great coach but is old school”. All that means is that x was once successful in a certain time and place, but is unable to adapt.  
 
 

It always amazes me when people say “x is a great coach but is old school”. All that means is that x was once successful in a certain time and place, but is unable to adapt.  
 
 

It always amazes me when people say “x is a great coach but is old school”. All that means is that x was once successful in a certain time and place, but is unable to adapt.  
 
 

Graham is in no way comparable to Lee Co.  The Bluefield micropolitan area has over 100k people. 

Really? Yeah I'm the one that gets defensive over cleats,recruiting or the great Thad Wells....lol

Mighty Lebanon just barely outlasted Va High last night. 👀 

This is either going to work out really well or be a disaster.  Vermillion rolling the dice on a 23 year old kid with zero head coaching experience. 
 
I understand the move as it could be the best fit as far an extension of the GC culture of the last 10 years.  But experience matters, especially in a job like that where the expectations are high every year. I hope he gets the support and backing he will inevitably need. 

Carroll County has averaged about a 30 kid decline each year for the past four or five years.  They could potentially be Class 2 by 2023-2024 if this proposal happens.
I'm all for reducing the classifications.  I think six is too many.  But it has to be done in a reasonable way.  Having Graham, Radford and John Marshall in the same classification as Bland, Rye Cove and Castlewood is ridiculous.

Again-my post may not apply to you.  The point remains that plenty of people, especially in our area, have used the mantras of “freedom” and “no fear” to act irresponsibly in the midst of a deadly pandemic. 
 
I have disagreed with Ralph plenty lately for what I consider to be nonsensical guidelines.  That said-this thing spreads rapidly in close quarters-we have an abundance of evidence of that...
 
 

Congratulations-one of my family members lived her life just like you-went to the beach, brought back COVID and killed her mother.  I’m sure she’s glad she took that beach vacation and got some wonderful memories.  
 
It’s amazing how “live your life, let others live theirs” gets skewed when it’s one of your own that is impacted. 

Again-my post may not apply to you.  The point remains that plenty of people, especially in our area, have used the mantras of “freedom” and “no fear” to act irresponsibly in the midst of a deadly pandemic. 
 
I have disagreed with Ralph plenty lately for what I consider to be nonsensical guidelines.  That said-this thing spreads rapidly in close quarters-we have an abundance of evidence of that...
 
 

Congratulations-one of my family members lived her life just like you-went to the beach, brought back COVID and killed her mother.  I’m sure she’s glad she took that beach vacation and got some wonderful memories.  
 
It’s amazing how “live your life, let others live theirs” gets skewed when it’s one of your own that is impacted. 

Here’s the thing-at one point we were dealing with an unknown variable...no one knew how deadly Covid would be or the ins and outs of it-our lockdowns and messaging were poorly executed.
 
If we were being attacked by a foreign power and thousands of people were dying daily-most people wouldn’t think twice about following orders and staying in their homes and locking down. And yet, we had people essentially saying that their freedom to be ignorant deserved the same respect as scientific expertise and thus the US has over 570,000 dead.  
Now that we know the risks/transmission/have access to vaccines and treatments etc things like high schools sports and activities are much more doable.  However, to mock people for taking precautions due to a deadly virus is insanity.  

Ooh ooh I love these people.  
 
Did you know only about 80 people per year due from shark attacks?  You really have to try swimming with sharks it’s awesome-refuse to live your life in fear dude!!! 
 
Or did you know that less than 1 out of every 100K people die via electrocution  each year?  Refuse to live your life in fear man-pick up those electrical wires yourself after a storm-don’t wait for AEP to do it! 
 
 
 

So your happiness is more important than potentially the lives of others. Got it. If you can't see how that's incredibly selfish and harmful, I can't help you. 
People don't always have the option to stay home. 
But I'm glad you're willing to let other people die as long as it doesn't inconvenience you in the slightest. And you called me selfish for just pointing out that the risk is not just to you.
I'm sure you favor getting rid of drunk driving laws, all laws surrounding AIDS, etc... since you believe personal freedom completely outweighs public.safety.

Ooh ooh I love these people.  
 
Did you know only about 80 people per year due from shark attacks?  You really have to try swimming with sharks it’s awesome-refuse to live your life in fear dude!!! 
 
Or did you know that less than 1 out of every 100K people die via electrocution  each year?  Refuse to live your life in fear man-pick up those electrical wires yourself after a storm-don’t wait for AEP to do it! 
 
 
 

I 1000% agree that there are some real effects of lockdowns that we are going to have to contend with-particularly when it comes to the high risk kids that you speak of. However, more people have died from COVID in the US than died in WW2...that’s the kind of death toll we are looking at here, so imagine what it could have been had we not mitigated (or how much loss we could have prevented if we had handled it better).
 
The high risk kids you speak of are also the kids most likely to be living with grandparents/extended family.  While the virus may not have a lot of impact on kids physiologically-if they carry it home to the highest risk category...things could have been brutal.  Just think back to December when hundreds of people were dying/hospitalized in our rural area and our hospitals were stressed to the maximum. 
 
Anyway, to get back on track, I’m sick for Burton’s kids-absolutely heartbreaking for them, but it was a possibility for every team that played this season-like someone said above...along the lines of Russian roulette.