LacesOutDan23

Extra long cleats wont matter on that turf tho

I agree with you.  Everyone keeps saying talent is down and that's simply the results of good old boy politics.  We had some transfer to other schools, assisant coaches transferring to other schools, and good assistants being let go, for simply having a different approach to coaching, as here say goes.  A lot of parents of the upcoming players say their players will not play football at Richlands, even if it means the family moving, due to the coaching and political situation.  If something doesn't change, fans must get use to loosing.

First off to the "way the cookie crumbles" quote and attitude, that's how you get ants. 
Coaching wise, the job itself has and could attract candidates. The issue here is pay from the county and county politics. Tazewell County pays far less than surrounding counties, yet my source is only word of mouth. I would like to see some evidence. County politics, especially in Richlands, fall along the "good ole Boy" system, which has bitten them way more times than it paid off. Plus, Richlands wants to win now, and that ain't happening. They are the third best team in Tazewell County and the separation from two to three is widening everyday. Thad Wells killed that program, I will just say. Disagree all you want, but my evidence will outweigh yours. Even Mance struggled early on and people were calling for his job. 
With that said and seeing how down Richlands players are going thru the motions, I'll pick Marion to play ball control and pull out a win. 21-7. Richlands will break one big play to go for a long touchdown but wont be able to stop Marion upfront from gashing them in rushing yards and YAC. 

They seem to be playing with a lot of confidence coming off some good wins. I think they can keep it close especially if Graham over pursues or doesn’t seal the edges. 

Graham would be F#*&@d. 

Not seen Va. High play but the Richlands team I saw would struggle at Jenkins 

My father and Don were close. Don is well known not just in Tazewell and Tazewell County, but was well know in VT circles. He once served on the VT Board of Visitors and the man paid several kids tuition out of his own pocket to attend VT. He was huge in development for Tazewell, VA, and he was instrumental in getting the VT School of Pharmacy started. Don was a class act. A former marine. He will be missed by many and did some solid work on this earth and left his mark, and he came from blue collar and humble beginnings. RIP old Bulldog, Don Dunford.

Did the Bearcats run their same offense last week with the new QB?  Apparently him being a scrambler with speed could have been the wrinkle that made the game with the Gmen a close game.  Drones a scrambler with speed brought a new dimension to the Hokies.  Thank goodness!!! 
If Creasy is 100% I give the edge to the Dawgs.  Creasy is a scrambler until a receiver gets open.  The Dawgs have the advantage of having film on the Cats new QB, where the Gmen didn't.  
GO DAWGS!!!
 

I'll take Tazewell 34-21.  Tazewell is healthy and even though V-High played Graham close,  I wasn't overly impressed with Graham or V-High in that game. 

As is Tazewell being better than their record shows. I will never understand all the Tazewell Bulldogs hate on this site. 

One DE was out sick. One good thing about having the talent, Tazewell is able to move kids around that can play various positions. Like I’ve said before, they’ve always had the talent. Just not the knowledge of how to use it.

You don't have to run to set up the pass. This isn't the 1980s and they are not a Wing T, Power I offense. I see plenty of RPO, spread, and Air Raid in that offense. Spread them out and the running lanes will be open. Despite what the scores were against Graham and Ridgeview, VA wasn't busting at the seams with offense. In fact, I think it was more Ridgeview and Graham having off games than VA High keeping it that close. I'm taking the Dogs over the Cats. Gonna need see the spread before I place a bet. But I'm taking Creasy in Fantasy points. 

Dude is right. Kids, parents, and society have changed. If your program is established and been on a roll as of late, its easier to get kids out. If you have been down in the dumps, attendance falls, critics get louder, and being hurt turns into "injuries". 

I will say this. The hiring of Thad Wells set the program back at least a decade, if not more. Wells was never going to stay past 3 years before he jumped (look for him to leave LCA soon too). Now I am not saying Wells is not a good coach, but he did not bring anything new or innovative that Mance hadn't already done, so he didn't move the program forward or even laterally, just slightly back. And I know it was the Covid spring season, but that team did not look great. Plus, that pushed out Ronnie Davis, who should have gotten the job. Snake Palmer might have even come back from Graham at that point. This could have been avoided long ago. Tarter is a great Special Teams coach, positional coach, and assistant, not a head coach. So, assuming he resigns at season's end since high school coaches rarely get straight up fired, who even applies for 2024? And who does the county even consider given the politics? 

It's so politically screwed up now, I think it would have to be someone from outside of the area with a different prospective than SWD football.  That is something to think about, but IMO will never happen in the politically charged system we have in Tazewell County.  Too many hands in the pot.

There was a wet field in Grundy last year, and the Bulldogs kept passing and Grundy is who turned the ball over.Grundy has not looked the best compared to recent years but the PH game was eye opening. The Honaker game last week was a butt whooping and they had some players out, so I wonder if they will play or not. 
Dogs just need to tackle with their bodies, not so much their arms. They have all the tools in the toolbox, just gotta build something. My biggest takeaway is that they always come out so flat and dead, almost like they just don't want to be there. With all the community support, they should be hyped like no other team. Can't always wait till the second half. And back to the tackling, they tackled well against Riverheads, but yet have mailed it in against the worst Richlands team in forever, Fort Chiswell, and Princeton? 
I could see the Bulldogs coming out hyped and rolling early, but at the same time, I could see this being a barn burner of a game. Ask me again during warmups before kickoff.
 

I will say this. The hiring of Thad Wells set the program back at least a decade, if not more. Wells was never going to stay past 3 years before he jumped (look for him to leave LCA soon too). Now I am not saying Wells is not a good coach, but he did not bring anything new or innovative that Mance hadn't already done, so he didn't move the program forward or even laterally, just slightly back. And I know it was the Covid spring season, but that team did not look great. Plus, that pushed out Ronnie Davis, who should have gotten the job. Snake Palmer might have even come back from Graham at that point. This could have been avoided long ago. Tarter is a great Special Teams coach, positional coach, and assistant, not a head coach. So, assuming he resigns at season's end since high school coaches rarely get straight up fired, who even applies for 2024? And who does the county even consider given the politics? 

Did it hurt when you were getting all these transfers from the "transfer portal"

I hope , for the sake of the players, Richlands wins, but in all reality, this team has a problem.  I won't discuss what I think that problem is, but I believe from talking to a lot of people, everyone knows what it is, but no one from the top down wants to fix it. Quote of the day: "Oh, well, that's the way the cookie crumbles."

Graham-Does our bus driver remember how to get to BSG?
Union-Can we forfeit homefield advantage and just play at Mitchell?
Ridgeview-Are we sure these injuries are season-ending?
Grayson Co-Can we appeal to drop to .5A for the playoffs?
Bland Co-How awesome is it just to be playing football?
Narrows-We’re undefeated and County Champs! Is this what Heaven’s like?
Giles-Is there anything more hideous than the color green?
Twin Springs-Who predicted we’d be the last unbeaten team in Scott Co?
Thomas Walker-Are you willing to play in Ewing? No? Then stick your cupcake joke up…
Lee-Can we build a wall at the Wise Co border?
Twin Valley-Can we schedule more KY teams like Phelps?
JI Burton-Can we get Phelps on OUR schedule?
Central-Can we just start basketball already? Also, who has the number for Phelps’ AD?
Galax-Are we 100% sure we can’t get Dixon back?
Hurley-Are we 100% sure we can’t get Tester back?
Tazewell-Can we just win a game without all the drama?
Chilhowie-Doesn't all teams have 12 coaches?
Northwood-When do we get to play Castlewood?
Castlewood-When do we get play Northwood?
Marion-Who took Northwood off our schedule?
Richlands-We play Lebanon this week, right?
Lebanon-Have we mentioned how awesome our QB is?
Grundy- Are we good? Are we bad? Yeah, we don’t know either.
George Wythe- See “Grundy”
Rural Retreat- See “Grundy”
Patrick Henry- See “Grundy”
Fort Chiswell-Can we have a do-over against Tazewell?
Rye Cove-Can we have a do-over against Honaker?
John Battle- Can we have a do-over against Holston?
Gate City-Can we have a do-over against Abingdon?
Abingdon-Can we have do-over against Battle?
Eastside-Can we have a do-over against Chilhowie?
Holston-Who invited Honaker to the Hogoheegee? Also, can we have a do over against Narrows?
Radford-What Region C heartbreak awaits us this year?
Virginia High-What happened to all our talent?
Pulaski Co-Forget Botty, did you see where we almost beat Princeton!?!
Carroll Co- We’re 1-3 against 1A schools. Is that bad if we’re 3A?
Honaker-Can anybody recommend a good hotel in Salem?
 

I have posted on here many times that Scott County will never consolidate it's schools, the county is just too big! 543 square miles big and 70% of the population lives with in 10 miles of Gate City, you could combine GC/TS or GC/ RC but never all 3!

All too many times on here, we view consolidation thru the eyes of the football team. Most of these counties would have excellent football teams if consolidation happened. Personally, Tazewell County could average 68 points a game on offense while giving up >6 points a game. But Tazewell county isn't going to consolidate anytime soon. In fact, current kindergarteners at any Tazewell County school, barring moving will stay attend the same town high school. Buchanan County is still fighting to avoid consolidation. Smyth county might but Marion wont be a part of it, same with Scott county and Gate City. Schools are too expensive and recent consolidations have scared counties from jumping the gun. I've gotten that info first hand. Consolidation sounds great on here, but sometimes its unfeasible. Tazewell and Graham could drop today and still be one of the largest 1A schools, and within the next 10 years, I say they will. But Richlands couldn't drop. 

Kids would rather flip burgers than play football because vapes arnt cheap

Throw. The. Ball. Richlands cant cover as well but they can send pressure. If Creasy gets time, it will be dimes dropped everywhere. Games comes down to who is most focused for 24 minutes

2003, according to Rick Baker and Four Seasons Football.