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SwvaOG last won the day on October 18 2023
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You also need to look the other way when an athlete beats his girlfriend up and vandalizes her car.
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cityofRaven reacted to a post in a topic: Ready for Football
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MMcMahon26 reacted to a post in a topic: Ready for Football
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Just watch hockey, which, quite honestly, is a better sport than most other options. Just as physical as football, hand-eye coordination of baseball and soccer. Much faster pace. Waaaaayyyy less arrogance and entitled attitudes. My family has a lot of midwestern roots. I played on a street hockey league in Texas for a couple of years while I was in the Army stationed at Fort Hood......a whole new level of being in shape....and I was a plodding defensemen with average change of direction for that league. Those forwards are world class athletes. I remember the other defensemen I played with was a tanker and had a glass eye. He would smack dudes in the boards and was always checking with me to make sure his eye didn't come out. Lol. Good times!
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BandanaVTDavis4321 reacted to a post in a topic: Ready for Football
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Ummm.,,,,did you watch Michiganthis year? The most run oriented offense in college football in a long time.
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Would make sense. He doesn’t have a path to HC at Ridgeview, IMHO.
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Jason Mullins out at Central
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Daniel Jennings to Princeton
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Any rumblings? Who would be your pick?
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Taylor stepping down at Lebanon
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As for the lack of younger coaches, we should have anticipated a positive correlation between a decrease in youth football participation and a lack of younger coaches. We are seeing that manifest now. I'll also argue that there are a lot of 60-70 year old that won't let it go. I coached a youth sports team with a guy who was 65 and the game had moved on from his coaching style but he wouldn't let it go. I was in my late 40's at the time and our other coach was in his early 30's. I told him, "you gotta let the younger guys get a chance". Damn near broke his heart to give anything up.....which I thought was a bit selfish. The "young buck" coaches were in their late 30's. It is their time. Hell, you had a long run, be thankful.
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As the political divides continues, and it will, the next battle ground is going to be homeschooling vs public schooling. Currently, 20 states allow home-schooled kids to play high school sports (TN is one of them), five states allow it with the approval of local districts, five allow it if the students are partially enrolled in a public school program (my preferred option) and 20 states bar home-schoolers from public high school sports (of course Virginia and WV are in this group). Ask yourself, how many kids are only going to public schools so they can play sports? It is quite a bit. Now, the smart states will get in front of this early before a competing league is established. The answer is to allow them to play as long as they are partially enrolled (which will allow the states to receive increased funding). The backwards answer is the complete ban/bar which, of course, our state does.
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March 31st, 2032........but you didn't hear it from me.
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: WV Football Championships moving to Charleston
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Gridiron60 reacted to a post in a topic: Taylor stepping down at Lebanon
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The pendulum swings too far both ways. I would not want to go back to the 70's type coaching. To be brutally honest, a lot of damn good kids were "run" off for a myriad of bad reasons. Looking back at that era, it was complete inflexibility and kids had no options. Now, the kids have too much influence and coaches are too beholden to the parents in a hope of retaining talent. Be consistent, fair and coach up and develop your kids. Some will leave, it happens. Stay the course. If this guy was hired simply because a kid liked him, it will work itself out.
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Taylor stepping down at Lebanon
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Taylor stepping down at Lebanon
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Gridiron60 reacted to a post in a topic: New Head Coach at Richlands
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I'm thinking they'll announce assistants next month after the next school board meeting. Several new staff with a few holdovers...well, counting HC as "new" since he is new to that role.
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S10SQUAREBODY4LIFE reacted to a post in a topic: Jason Mullins out at Central
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Who has committed and where?
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Jason Mullins out at Central
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Kick that cup of tea on over and fill us in.
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BigWinners reacted to a post in a topic: Jason Mullins out at Central
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Who has committed and where?
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SwvaOG reacted to a post in a topic: Who has committed and where?
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Gridiron60 reacted to a post in a topic: Who has committed and where?
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Trenton Adkins is also at UPike.
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This. I was told this by two local college coaches directly. The wash out rate is very high, significantly higher than non-locals. One coach said the sweet spot was 3-4 hours away.
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Sage Blevins (DL), Abingdon, signed with Emory & Henry. He was the only local kid to sign with them after signing 4-5 last year. UVA-Wise added Parker Bandy (WR) and Tyler Cole (DL), both from Honaker. I have no indication if these are walk-ons or if they are scholarship kids. The D-2 world offers varying amounts of "football money" usually coupled with academic and other types of financial aid. Doesn't appear ETSU added any local kids. About 60% of their incoming class are transfers. I don't see anything on Concord's site for local kids, as of now. I don't see any local kids on Bluefield State's signings, as of now.
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SXSW reacted to a post in a topic: Jason Mullins out at Central
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Not much in the charisma or personality department for sure. Lol.