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No, you’re thinking about Dollar General. You are always 15.7 minutes away from one of those things.

Bet that legal pad was college ruled....

This is something that annoys the hell out of me. First of all, the damn district needs an official website/FB page or something. Secondly, would it kill the individual schools to post the whole list and not just fancy mock-ups of their kids only? I've seen some schools post results a week before to other schools get around to it.

Ridgeview has provided Buchanan the blueprint. There isn't a better place to watch a basketball or volleyball game than The Ridge, IMO. Fantastic setup and the decor/decals/paint are top notch. I appreciate the hell out of the top walk around track so I can stretch out and walk a bit and still watch the game and it lets the little ones run some energy off. It gives the gym a throw back vibe but mixed with a very modern lower level. Now....if they would just step up the concession stand game.

No, this was a different one. Her kid was the starting QB and was replaced mid-season and they pulled him and went to Lebanon. I felt bad for the kid because he lost that season....you only get four years.

Anyone remember the Blue Tornado mama that raged on the board after her son left Richlands mid-season a couple of seasons ago? All anyone said was that you shouldn't quit on your team and she lost it. This too shall pass.

I agree. I think Graham wins by 14+ unless turnovers play a part. Hell, if I was Graham, I'd be tempted to press.

This. Through no fault of their own, they are really disadvantaged geographically. Ridgeview's location does have the advantage of generating unanimous support from the whole county but the population is still shrinking and you can just forgot about transfers. But the facilities are top-notch and the best this side of Roanoke and the county is sports crazy. They were pulling 400-600 people for volleyball games this year.

I agree. I'm sure that it is his to accept or not. He does a lot of heavy lifting on the defensive side for sure.... the DC and pretty much the position coach for the entire front seven and, I believe, he does most of the coverages and secondary coaching. Plus he does a lot of lifting in special teams and offense. He could use a little help.

And no personal property tax....the single most insidious tax there is.

He is the current OC and son of the outgoing HC. One of the posters noted that nepotism comes into play and I would absolutely agree on that. I actually think he has a good shot at it or at least will be retained as the OC. I wouldn't look for much of a shake up. I actually think it will be much ado about nothing and look and feel the same as the previous three seasons.

The wide search will be from one end of the school ALL THE WAY to the other end. 🤣

Snake was my position coach in high school for several years. I've always liked his coaching style...direct, to the point with the right amount of snarl. He doesn't miss much. My senior year I had 5 interceptions and three of them were direct results of something he caught on film and if I would have been more disciplined and less "damn-the-torpedos" I should of had two more. He doesn't miss much.

Grant takes it or at least picks who it is as he will be very vested with his son on the team. I would be shocked if it is someone not currently on the staff or very close to the staff. Rumors about this have been out there for at least a year that I was aware of. Some peeps are very bullish on the Pack but I'm afraid they might be taking a step back the next year or two. They lose 6 starters on offense and 6 on defense. They only have 17 kids in the current Jr and Soph classes combined. They have the hold-back heavy freshman class with (19) kids in it and then the current 8th grade class is extremely bare. It has the same vibe Central's Super Class had...all eggs in one basket.

My daughter plays on the RV volleyball team that won the state championship last week. At the finals the announcers were horrible....called us Ridgeway about 5-6 times, Mountview a couple of times and Ridgeview the rest. They spent about 60% of the air time talking about the very talented Fort Defiance team that Ridgeview dismantled in straight sets. Even as the girls were receiving their championship medals they were talking about the talent Fort Defiance has returning next year. I would love nothing more than far SWVA be annexed by Tennessee. The state of Tennessee respects eastern Tennessee far and away more than VA does SWVA.

You under-estimate some coaching staff's egos. In two Region Championship games RV didn't alter one thing, same result. Union did the same the last two years. There is a strong pull of "go with what got us here" and it can sink teams and seasons. If Graham mixes press in with zone that alone will more than most defenses do. I know one thing, that QB is not going to just sit back there for 4 seconds and pick where he is going to throw. He is going to have about 2.5 seconds. Now, Graham loves to send those DEs screaming off the edge and I'm not sure that is the answer because this QB seems to be comfortable moving up in the pocket. Most high school QBs want to bail out to the opposite side of the pressure and don't like stepping up in the pocket. I hope Snake has noticed that. I'm thinking Graham's DTs can keep that in check.

The only comp in the SEC would be Union being Tennessee and Graham being Bama....but that isn't as relevant anymore with the Vols winning more often. The Michigan/Ohio State comp is spot on. Besides, if Oregon wins it all this year, that will be two in a row for the B1G. The whole damn south will implode.

Ok, it's hump day so I'm gonna spice up the thread a bit more. Is Union our local version of Ohio State and Graham their Michigan? If you step back and analyze.....damn good comp. Ohio State/Union- highly ranked every year. Every year is "the year". They talk confidently about beating Michigan/Graham every year. Fan base is super upset when they don't beat Graham/Michigan and begin talking about play calling and firing the HC. Earlier this year, on this board no less, one fan actually said "I don't think Graham has seen our level of physicality." That blew me away. Michigan/Graham- show up and just play a physical brand of ball and focus on their defense. Really good at shutting down the run. Win the battle in the trenches every year. Union has the same problem RV has, they are trying to compete while Graham is in it's peak performance historically. The answer, which isn't a good one, is that they may just have to ride it out. It will ebb and flow. A strong Princeton and Bluefield will help stop the recruiting advantage they have. A strong Tazewell would help as well. Maybe Turner needs to get over to JI Burton and work on their top players....they kind of do that with Lee now.

I screamed this about RV two years ago. The Graham coaching staff is head and shoulders above the others....and the scary thing is, I don't think they do a particularly good job on offense. There's room for improvement there. Scary, huh?

From the highlights they appear to have an over-reliance on deep shots. Those won't be there very often as Graham will pressure. I'd move the pocket if I were Glenvar, but oddly, I never see a team do that to Graham....they just let them tee off and rush. If Graham does go man, will Glenvar have enough time for mesh route/concepts to come open. I'm curious to see if they actually use motion to scheme WRs open. The QB has a gun and is accurate but, on film, he always has a clean pocket. If Glenvar doesn't have a game plan of screens, motions and quick hitters ready and available, 1) they are fools and 2) it will be a long day. Also, of note, the Glenvar QB starts on defense. I bet Graham has keyed in on that and he'll get a few extra shots. I'm taking Graham by 10-14.

Sheesh.....this is one of the things they do right. Once you start crossing regions, the games need to be on Saturday afternoons for travel and weather purposes. I love the option that the home team can dictate the times the first two rounds so there are Friday night playoff games. But, like I said, once you start crossing regions, gotta be Saturday afternoon, even though it never felt right as a player or a fan. Now, if VHSL would just make two more changes we could have a better experience. They need to start one week earlier (like TN) and eliminate the bye week. That would allow us to use more of August and less of November and push the season's end date back two weeks from what it currently is. It would also align the state championship to be the weekend of Thanksgiving. There is no damn reason we should be playing football in December in Virginia when we don't have to be. Just my two pennies.

Maybe Union has become like Ridgeview and being competitive and playing in the region championship is good enough. Union and RV have problems but they are completely different. Union puts in the work, they lift and train and are strong on OL/DL but they have no clue how to use athletes in space. Ridgeview has had a good of athletes as anyone but they don't put the work in (lift and training) and don't build from the OL/DL out. They aren't conservative at all, but they just have some headscratchers in terms of how they get the ball to.

Why? They feed him the ball and run an offense centered around him.

That's a good point, Frito. The G-Men suffer a lot of penalties and can't afford to give up 80-90 yards in penalties.

They've got a group of athletes in that 9th grade class...a few holdbacks, I believe, that will serve them well for a few years. As for the school, is there serious talk about shutting down soon? If so, would they all just go to Central? I'd imagine some would go to Castlewood but they would put Central up near 3A level.