Google is a search engine. While it can be manipulated, I don’t think it manipulates dictionaries.
In terms of news, I love the Media Bias Chart published by Ad Fontes Media every January and August. Honestly, if you’re reading anything outside the center column and/or below the green dashed line, you’re reading some sort of bias. The Blaze fits both of those (and I believe the bias chart is actually too kind to The Blaze):
Dude Tazewell only got the 8 because the refs gave them 45 of the 60 yards it took them to score on the last drive. I certainly wouldn't be proud of that.
Yes, Judas, you’re one of the ones I was referencing. Feel better now?
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.
Graham had 307 yards of total offense on the evening, 141 of which came in the first quarter. After giving up 21 in the first 11 minutes, it was 17-8 for the final 37 minutes. Calling that statistical record, and a game where your starters played midway through the 4th, a “domination” is downright bizarre.
Man, I’m a Graham alum, but some of you all treat ANY commentary that isn’t full on salivating praise as some sort of apostasy. This is how fanbases become hated.
I want to know how this game came about, there's almost no regular season cross-pollination between SWVA and RVA teams, but I'm really excited to see how the Dogs fare
When Mount View backed out of its contractual obligation and left Tazewell in the lurch, there were virtually no teams anywhere who were willing to play Tazewell. There ended up being 3 finalists willing to host Tazewell: Bourbon County, KY; Keyser, WV; and Colonial Heights, VA. All are about the same distance away, so Colonial Heights being a Virginia school made things a bit easier on all parties. I was cheering for Bourbon County, KY, as I have family quite near there.
35-20 Bulldogs. (Depending on how well the QB has healed up - he is still not 100%). Closer game if he can't sling it downfield.
Don't judge the Dogs by the Graham result. Graham will do that to the remainder of their schedule, except perhaps Union.
I think that even Harris operating out of the wildcat would be enough for them. New Kent scored 2 early TDs on funky misdirection plays that are similar to some of the action Harris ran against Virginia High. Naturally, New Kent being a mediocre team itself, they never went back to that well the rest of the evening.
Same scenario for riverheads in a few weeks as well?
Yep. Thankfully the Bulldog Boosters have been very proactive in getting donations this year. Bought a new blocking sled over the summer too, which I think has paid dividends already.
Taz has to be going down Friday, right? A 5 hour drive for a noon game is a bit much. Follow up question, if they do go down Friday who pays for the hotel? County?
Yes, the team will travel Friday night. The Bulldog Boosters are covering the costs.
CH doesn’t look to impressive as I watched them on NFHS. I believe the dawgs will be just fine.
Just watched their whole game against New Kent myself. I’d compare CH to Mount View based upon what I saw. Looks really imposing in pads, then the whistle blows. Very poorly conditioned and prepared. This is a game that a team fighting for a playoff home game should win.
Serious question, so you can PM me if appropriate. Where did the name come from? I listened to Mr. Viney’s interview and figured it was derogatory, but never knew the origin. I have plenty of family from Tazewell that always called a specific section by that name, but they couldn’t explain either. Thanks.
I have friends that live down that way that tell me that they are consistently a mediocre to sub-par 3A team. But that's about all I've got. The teams around them are loaded with athletes and they should be athletic too. It is an interesting match up.
I’ve watched film on them, as much as I could find anyway. Last year, they had 1 athlete who gave me even a slight concern: their QB, #2. Turns out he was a senior (now on Virginia State’s roster). They look marginally athletic, but you can tell they’re extremely raw. There are several powerhouse schools nearby (like Thomas Dale, L.C. Bird, etc.) that are in prime position to poach talent from just south of them.
Given that they couldn’t score more than 14 against New Kent (by no means a powerhouse), I don’t think this season bodes as some radical deviation from the norm there. In terms of a local comparable, Carroll County is the first that comes to mind. And Carroll County wouldn’t beat Tazewell this year, not even close.
When you take 15-18 year olds on a trip 5+ hours from home, wacky stuff can happen. But barring something egregious, this shouldn’t be much of a concern. Been wrong before, will certainly be wrong again, but the safe money would be on Tazewell.
It’s difficult to get a read on Colonial Heights because the Colonials are so far away and seldom play any common opponents. Occasionally they will play Appomattox, and Appomattox drills Colonial Heights just like every other team. Their tradition is not strong: 0 playoff wins in their history. Their season started last night, and they dropped a 21-14 game to New Kent, another team which has had nary a whiff of success in 20 years.
All things being equal, I’d favor Tazewell in this game. From what I have seen on Colonial Heights, they do have athletes but are often undisciplined. They lost their best player to graduation last season. It should be a good litmus test.
Can’t gift wrap 21 points for Graham in the first 11 minutes and expect to win. Once Tazewell found its legs, it was about what I expected: a team hoping it could score against a team knowing it would win. You saw flashes of what could hurt Graham’s defense, but it wasn’t nearly consistent enough. Graham is as advertised…to be the man, you have to beat the man. Congrats, G-Men! Might see you again at Mitchell in mid-November.
I’m not sure if this is alright to post here , some of you may have heard, but one of Graham’s players is in WVU due to complications from a ruptured appendix & is a pretty sick young man. If you are a praying person, I’m sure his family would appreciate the prayers.
He's got them! Prayers for a speedy and complete recovery.
Ironically, they got their asses kicked last week by the best team in WV...
This. And Martinsville thumping them has become a tradition over the last few years. If I recall, Salem hasn't beaten them and the closest game's been a 14-point margin.
The run they've had in WV AAA is virtually identical to the run Riverheads has assembled in VA 1A, except far more impressive. The only team since 2017 that has beaten them is Spring Valley (Huntington), and Martinsburg has beaten them 3 times for state championships in that span. And as a funny aside, they've played Liberty Christian a few times, and beaten the ever loving crap out of them each time. They are on their own level.
Heard that said more than a few times and also have heard that if you are holding than you aren't good enough to play without doing it lol
At any rate I just hope that when penalties are called (either team) this friday, that we actually see the flag on the ground and not the phantom ghost flags that we had last week.
The officials by and large allowed a great deal of contact last week. There were a few instances of clutching and grabbing by the VHS secondary that went uncalled. Most of the penalties were procedure penalties of some sort, for both teams. I'm hoping for a well officiated game on Friday.
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Google is a search engine. While it can be manipulated, I don’t think it manipulates dictionaries.
In terms of news, I love the Media Bias Chart published by Ad Fontes Media every January and August. Honestly, if you’re reading anything outside the center column and/or below the green dashed line, you’re reading some sort of bias. The Blaze fits both of those (and I believe the bias chart is actually too kind to The Blaze):
https://twitter.com/adfontesmedia/status/1481395650273153026?s=21&t=d77OOkHGPunyPLJrkxcuaQ