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Well, looks like the only West Virginia team in our area that is still alive is Graham...

I love that NFHS, a service that I pay for, makes me watch a 30 second long ad about NFHS before I can watch a game 

They probably did, although not over a frosty. 

At will...

Pulling for Tazewell in this one!!!  Go Dawgs!!!

When wrestling was at its best!

I can say firsthand that both Bluefield/Tazewell and Bluefield/Ridgeview have been dissected down to the play.  
 
I said it earlier in this thread, the closest comparison for Ridgeview for Tazewell is Bluefield in terms of offensive scheme.  Tazewell runs a little more wide open, but that also puts pressure on the QB should a team decide to blitz, which Ridgeview has shown on film that it will. Tazewell’s done some creative things in practice to try and simulate pressure, but we will see in about 25 hours.
 
Naturally, if Tazewell comes out and has 6 turnovers in the first half like in the Spring of 2021, all the scheming in the world won’t matter a lick.  I expect a very hotly contested game should both teams play largely error-free.

I can say firsthand that both Bluefield/Tazewell and Bluefield/Ridgeview have been dissected down to the play.  
 
I said it earlier in this thread, the closest comparison for Ridgeview for Tazewell is Bluefield in terms of offensive scheme.  Tazewell runs a little more wide open, but that also puts pressure on the QB should a team decide to blitz, which Ridgeview has shown on film that it will. Tazewell’s done some creative things in practice to try and simulate pressure, but we will see in about 25 hours.
 
Naturally, if Tazewell comes out and has 6 turnovers in the first half like in the Spring of 2021, all the scheming in the world won’t matter a lick.  I expect a very hotly contested game should both teams play largely error-free.

You made an obnoxious post (fueled by your borderline psychotic disdain for me) and he called you out on it.  Don’t like it?  Stop being obnoxious.  Problem solved!

https://www.bdtonline.com/sports/tazewell-travels-to-dickenson-county-to-face-ridgeview-on-saturday/article_9e5e8c40-5fb0-11ed-b2bf-53265c3d57ef.html

Cam Allen is the greatest football player  of all time at Graham in my opinion. People remember the 63 touchdowns but forget that he was also the state defensive player of the year that season.
 
A lot of factors go in to that discussion. How much better was the rest of Graham’s players because they went through all those practices with the state’s O & D player of the year? If he plays at Tazewell then those lean years probably wouldn’t have been quite as lean and more of the talent that was walking the halls might’ve decided it was worth their time to come out to play. If he wasn’t on Graham’s team then there’s a good chance they would’ve not beat Richlands in Cam’s junior year, which was ultimately started the downward trajectory of their program. Kids might’ve kept coming to Richlands and they might’ve kept their stranglehold on the SWD & Region D. 
 
We never know what could’ve happened in hypotheticals but we’re all naive if we don’t agree certain athletes don’t have the power to change the trajectory of multiple programs by switching schools. 

No, and the guy I quoted named 3 players that left Graham during middle school. That’s why I used Cam as an example. 

Very, very few in comparison to the kids who come across from Swords Creek/Honaker to Richlands and Bluefield/Bluewell to Graham.  It’s right at 25 minutes for kids from Bishop, WV to get to Tazewell, and they have to cross a couple of mountains on Route 16 to do it.  

Meanwhile, poor ole Dickinson county is basically “landlocked” and in the worst geographical position to get the occasional transfer.  Last one I know of was kid from Eastside (lived close to Dickinson county line) that played one year for Pack.  That was about 5 years or so ago.  Other than a kid form Pound….not really feasible for the Pack.  Definite disadvantage, which is a shame because the campus is the nicest in SWVA.

Tazewell has been the beneficiary of some of Graham’s best baseball players through the years.  And yes, there was some recruiting of sorts that happened.  Definitely nothing as brazen as Richlands in the late 2000s/early 2010s or the Graham of current, but it happened.  If you ain’t rubbin’, you ain’t racin’.  
 
In terms of football…not so much, LOL.

You literally have brought nothing productive to any conversation. You just pick, complain about what others post & take every chance you can to remind people how Greg Mance went to Giles. It’s gotten to be really old. 
 
Then say “some people continue their ways.” Be the change if you want to see change. 

Virginia Tech’s last winning season: 2019
Virginia Tech’s last bowl appearance: 2021
Tazewell’s last winning season: 2022
Tazewell’s last playoff appearance: 2022

Really dumb flex, but I’m quickly learning that the average intelligence on this site has fallen off a cliff in the last few years.

Can someone explain what VT has to do with Tazewell for God's sake? Leave the freaking Hokies out of it man. TN is a choke artist (I know, good right now, but a choke artist) WVU is a choke artist, UVA is a choke artist like Tech. You people are waisting your time and pissing in the wind if you think you are rooting for a program better than Tech that is regional and truly matters. They are all choke artists. If you aren't a Bama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State person, you are waisting your time arguing very meaningless garb.
Back to Tazewell and Ridgeview please. Good grief!

I always enjoy the ones, albeit rare as they are, when it says Giles at Appomattox.  Or Appomattox in general.  I love to see all the whining about "train horn got banned... blah blah blah.... yadda yadda yadda." 😄

And I hope that you develop selective amnesia that causes you to forget this site exists, but neither of us are getting what we want.

Folks, let’s police this thread up and get it back on topic. 😂
Any word from either camp about injuries?  I know Tazewell had a bye week and have been preparing for RV for a while now.  That is an advantage for sure, especially at the high school level.  I think the Pack came out of Legion Field with no injuries.  
Im wondering how the Pack will handle the empty set.  Their DB performance against Bluefield was damn bad, but they looked much better against GC.  
Im curious how the Dog’s defense will opt to play RV.  Will they double or play straight up.  I’m also wondering if RV will take a play out of Tazewell’s book and go empty on offense and not allow Tazewell to double. 

And I hope that you develop selective amnesia that causes you to forget this site exists, but neither of us are getting what we want.

I mean I’d be a sour ass if I rooted for the chokies too!🤷🏻‍♂️ 

And that would be a solid bet.  It's easy to get behind an all star team.  I'll be the first one in the gate at the Graham game the following week, if Tazewell loses.  I didn't grow up as a Bulldog, but I'll tell you one thing for sure:  the people in Tazewell are humble and they treat you with respect.  The saying "Once a bulldog, always a Bulldog" is a perfect way of summarizing that community.