RadCat

Yes, the 2020 Radford group was more talented in most positions vs the 2023 state champ group. Similar number of transfers that came in but the key for 2023 was Clark. if the 2021 team had a better QB, they might have gone all the way. for 2023, 18 had been the QB in rec and middle school but when Clark came, 18 moved to WR and that helped them in every way.

There are a couple of examples recently in Radford. The class of 2020/2021 had two rec teams each year and both finished with no or very few losses each year in rec. They made the state semifinal 2018. Probably would have made another run the next year but lost several key players to injury. The 2023 State championship team was in the rec championships every year and won some of them. Of course some of the good players stop playing at high school and this team was also helped with Clark transferring in. The group that was in middle school last year had success so we will see where it leads. With Gaither transferring away will affect them. It definitely can translate to success but they have to stay together and have to have parents and coaches that are supportive and not divisive. Right now I see way too many parents that are "experts" and ruin these kids attitudes.

For sure, Radford is down. Talent is there. Some of it is really young. Really feels like there is a lack of player leadership on the field.

I would say GW is pretty good but Radford did not play to their talent level. it is yet to see if the sophomore QB can figure out how to slow the game down. the receivers and he do not have the chemistry that Clark and Kanipe had. The lack of depth on the line definitely caused issues late in that game. Some of the key Radford seniors did not step up and lead the team.

I wonder if they TRD will rethink having a district "tournament" when it really doesn't mean anything. Carroll was a really good team and lost their best player during it. They haven't done a tourney in years so why did they start now?

Floyd was definitely not the team to beat in 2C. They went to the wire twice with a very mediocre Radford team. they only one the so-called TRD Tourney because the best Carroll player got hurt right before the half. I imagine they got out out coached again.

I don't think anyone in the TRD can compete with Carroll. Carroll has imploded in a few games the past few years with these kids but if they can keep their head straight, they will walk away with it.

he called the officials by a name that showed his narrow mind.

the player and coaches should be embarrassed for what he did to get those penalties and get ejected.

Facebook shut down the Radford football group where she had been streaming

a dr on the Radford sideline said he was clearly concussed.

Graham has very strong tendencies from certain formations. makes it easy to predict.

Yall do realize the home side bleachers go endzone to endzone and the visitor side goes 15 to 15. Graham was about 30 yards short. lol

This! I read all season about how he was a bad coach and Radford may lose in the finals but he is a good coach. I questioned hiring a coach with a losing record but look what he has done. We could only field a JV or middle school team and now we have enough for both. He is building and growing a program in a sport that is dying. The kids really respond to him. I think it's time to end the personal attacks.

Graham DB nearly tackled #18 on the stop and go

and that wasn't true. lol

We have seen teams try to put pressure and then they have no one to prevent big runs and then we have seen teams try to contain him and he picks them apart with the receivers. I also think his arm strength surprises players. They are not used to see throws so deep. He can easily throw 50 yards in the air while scrambling.

they have had lots of injuries and are on their third or fourth string QB. Most of the players are underclassmen. Just a tough situation for them.

It will be interesting to see. This year will be a stuggle because of losing Gavin and Kelly but the pipeline is strong. Ben is behind many of the concepts that are run by Radford. The question is can he be a game coach and make adjustments and calls in close games.

Ben Fisher is officially being announced as head coach of Radford today.

They still show 4 games on the schedule and 2 days ago the coach sent out a notice for a game this week against Alleghany. Are you sure on your source? I know the AD isn't great at updating the website but the coach hasn't sent that out yet.

he has a PWO from Va Tech also. My guess is he will be either a receiver or on defense at the next level. he is unguardable as a receiver in high school. Radford has put him at receiver once and I'm sure they will do it more.

I disagree. I saw an undisciplined and unprepared team lose to Radford.

Players have been told that Rick Cormany has officially retired. They didn't say Ben Fisher was the new coach but I'm sure it will be him.

It's a mess left by our former superintendent. Basically the bleachers are deteriorating. They were last refurbished in the 1990s. the construction to replace them was supposed to start of the summer but they are still waiting on the bleachers to arrive. they were okay for soccer and graduation but apparently not for football. The story is longer but lets just say the lawyers are making the decisions.