Austrian Ben Shapiro

A little confused (gift wrapped)????? Tazewell had a total of 114 yards of offense. They were dominated . they executed maybe two plays all game. If Graham doesn't turn the ball over, somebody will need multiple D1 offensive players to give them trouble. They played with Glass and done well. Nobody in this region has that many athletes. 

Well they didn't want to drive an hour to Welch.

Last year people whined about Graham running up the score on Richlands and I’m fairly certain they didn’t score in the second half. 
 
I expect a similar situation this year,
Graham 49
Richlands 0

Obviously not... I make jokes and and sarcasm quite regularly because its hard to take things on a message board so seriously.
It was a shirt people had on and saying Shake Rag forever. If it was harmful why have shirts and sayings? 

In the nearly 300 games Mance was in Richlands, the Blues were shut out 7 times. 
In the post-Mance era Richlands has been shut out 4 out of 19 games. 

In the nearly 300 games Mance was in Richlands, the Blues were shut out 7 times. 
In the post-Mance era Richlands has been shut out 4 out of 19 games. 

Outplayed in every aspect. And it doesn’t get easier until the Backyard Brawl. 

In the nearly 300 games Mance was in Richlands, the Blues were shut out 7 times. 
In the post-Mance era Richlands has been shut out 4 out of 19 games. 

I also don’t know how much of this you can put on Tarter. I think the talent pool has been drying up in Richlands for a while, Mance saw the writing on the wall and fled to save his own reputation. 
I don’t know how many coaches could do a better job with the talent the Blues have. Tarter wins the games he should win, in his tenure I think the Blues have won every game they should have and outside of tonight, Graham, Abingdon, and Ridgeview (rs) they’ve played better than expected in games where they’re underdogs. 

In the nearly 300 games Mance was in Richlands, the Blues were shut out 7 times. 
In the post-Mance era Richlands has been shut out 4 out of 19 games. 

Outplayed in every aspect. And it doesn’t get easier until the Backyard Brawl. 

No way that happens, Tazewell is a ton better than they have been and Graham doesn't have enough offense to score 55 points in one game this year.

I smell upset... I do.

Tazewell has the ability and the speed to be a menace to anyone that they play this year, so I will say it is tight, but they pull the upset here. If not here, Tazewell pulls an upset somewhere on the schedule this year.

I hate to admit it, but based on results it’s likely more of the same as last year….1. Graham 2. TheMountain 7 except JB and GC. 3. The rest of the SWD

Can we stop pretending Tazwell is in Grahams league now?

Union beats Richlands 42-0

We joked about Graham being Alabama and Tazewell being Tennessee, but I think Graham is Clemson and the rest of the SWD is the ACC. Not a very good district after the Feds. 

Holston 19 TS 0
After 1

I’d be more worried about tackling QB than what Union is doing 

Grundy 8 Ridgeview 7

man, tazewell building up excuses for this butt whoppin they are about to receive. refs now injuries! just take it like a man and move on to the next game. 

Trust me, the one in Tazewell wont be competitive. Id save my gas if I were you

SWVA Top 12: Week 2

1 Graham (27) 400 2 Ridgeview (4) 328 3 Galax 270 4 Union (1) 269 5 Bluefield (1) 267 6 Abingdon 231 7 Radford (1) 186 8 Tazewell 161 9 Pulaski County (1) 104 10 Princeton 93 11 Richlands 78 12 George Wythe 70  
Also receiving votes: Wise Central 50, Narrows 44, Patrick Henry 40, Giles 34, Holston 13, Lebanon 13, Rural Retreat 13, Twin Springs 11, Marion 10, Virginia High 9, Rye Cove 8, Carroll County 5, Grundy 5, James Monroe 5, Mount View 3, Castlewood 2, John Battle 2, Lee High 2, PikeView 2, Chilhowie 1, Thomas Walker 1

No Tarter was not an assistant.  There is no connection between this team and the 92 team, other than Brannon Breeding, who I believe is on staff under Tarter.  I was lucky enough to be a member of the 92 team, my ring still reads "State Champion."  Football has changed, the game, much like our society has become more about prestige and less workmanlike.  The teams were better, the players were tougher, the coaches were more focused on the fundamentals, and yes, better.  Dennis Vaught will always have nay-sayers, the people that know him and played for him know better.  In my opinion, he is the best pure football coach to ever walk the sidelines in Richlands.  If you want to talk about state titles, he won two titles with schools that never had won one before, Lexington and Richlands.  He was a throwback coach cast more in the mold of a Bear Bryant compared to today's coaches (high school and collegiate.)  In the past, I would get upset when people brought up the cleats.  Not so much now, my feelings are mixed.  I am grateful that my path crossed his as he taught me many lessons, more about life than football.  It also saddens me that the players on that team are not celebrated as they should be.  I am sure everyone remembers Breeding and Harrison.  There were others on that team that worked their asses off and did not waste their opportunity.  Yancy Tabor was the tackle that no one knows, yet he is probably the best pure OL technician to ever play at Richlands.  Chris Crawford and Brian Triplett were the guards and Adam Yost was the other tackle, all supremely talented.  The center was Sam Barnett.  Willis White himself remarked at the VHSL All-Star game in 92 that Barnett was the best High School center that he ever saw.  There were Brad Salyers, Terry Monk and Brad Davis, all three exceptional and all three taken from us way too soon.  The assistant coaches were all tremendous as well.  Richie Thomas, Brian Johnson, Dennis Palmer (probably the best football coach in SWVA right now), Terry Wess...etc.  With the mention of the Marion game, I remember that it was a very sloppy field and Marion had run the double wing with a 5'8" 240 lb. full back or "B" back.  That guy was impressive and had no quit in him.  The mud made him impossible to bring down.  The game winner was rung up by Josh Perkins who by far was the best kicker ever at Richlands at that point in history.  They have had a few good ones since.  Also, Powell Valley pushed us to the brink in Big Stone as we slipped by them 16 to 15, I think.  Many good local teams then.

If Richlands would have beaten them anyway why get the cleats to start with? Hmmmmmm