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Well, Bubba Edwards as the OC. No word on DC unless Ronnie takes it himself. I think he has experience as a DC. So the "top 3" positions could already be set. Edwards will be the QB coach...or at least he was at his previous stops. So, not sure of the LB, RB, DL, OL, etc. I thought there was some carry over from a few of last year's staff. I think Breeding returns as RB coach...not sure if he coaches defense. Also, I think Ronnie has OL experience...so maybe he works with that position on offense. That's a lot of work for one man, though.

Geez. That was lacking. The BHC couldn't have added more than age, where he played and last year's experience?

Same with Holston. It is hard to sustain a high level with 20-25 varsity kids.

Hmm....if I were Union or Ridgeview, I'd be sniffing around for some athletes that are close to the district lines. Don't let your rival's mistakes go unpunished.

It always seems like those guys don't get elevated, doesn't it. During the last RV change, they minimized the roll of the only coach that worked with the kids all summer. The ones that never showed up to those voluntary workouts were promoted. Hopefully his hard work will be properly recognized. I do miss that RV/Central heated rivalry from 2019-2022. Those were some good matchups of two talented teams that did NOT like each other very much. Lol.

Looks like they were not too excited about the initial candidates first and second pass. Makes me wonder if they are recruiting someone they like, hence the mystery candidate.

Same with Ridgeview.

Yeah, practices would be tough and you definitely wouldn't be able to move girls soccer to the fall. Schools wouldn't be able to support three different teams, plus the band, trying to use the same field. Facilities and logistics dictate a spring soccer season. Does anyone anticipate SWVA schools dropping soccer as the enrollment numbers decrease?

What if there isn't going to be an "R" in the middle. 💣 💥

No, she going to coach there, pending McAmis approval.

Soccer also cannibalizes track athletes as well. Having four spring sports (three bigger ones) is a bit much for the boys side. Moving soccer to the fall makes a lot of sense as football is the only major sports (for boys). Having baseball, soccer, track and tennis in one season is a bit much, especially when you only have football, golf and cross country in the fall.

As long as soccer, golf and tennis exist, baseball is in no danger of being the most boring sport. And, yes, it can be boring, especially if the teams aren't good.

They didn't win the Mountain 7. They were the 3rd or 4th best team in their own district and they would have been the 3rd or 4th best in the 2D Region. Richlands could have done that, especially with Trivette. This isn't a slight on the player as some have taken it. I expected them to be at Central's level and they weren't. They weren't at Ridgeview's level. That could be coaching, system, fit, etc.

Trivette going to Abingdon wasn't nearly as impactful as I thought it would be. I think Richlands would have been pretty tough if she stayed.

Possibly ready for next season or we looking at a couple of more years? I see they are all in the LL program but I keep thinking...."You need to give the dang middle/jv/high school kids a place to play at home."

Speaking of baseball turf…how is Richland coming along with building their baseball field?

Soooo....go back to the high quality field RHS had in the 80's and 90's?

Probably warranted more than the tepid response from the administration. Demonstrated evidence of multiple physical confrontation is clear enough for me but I'm sure there are other details not released

You also need to look the other way when an athlete beats his girlfriend up and vandalizes her car.

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!

Ummm.,,,,did you watch Michiganthis year? The most run oriented offense in college football in a long time.

Would make sense. He doesn’t have a path to HC at Ridgeview, IMHO.

Any rumblings? Who would be your pick?

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.

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.