cityofRaven

We're talking ethics with a member of the 1963 Grundy Golden Wave, a team proven to have cheated... Can't make this stuff up.

If thats the argument then why is there any noise what so ever? Maybe we should make fans and the band be quite as well? Where does this end seriously?

Apples and oranges. People have been ejected from games for using lazer pointers before.

No, I will not agree with you. Legally the Union fans did nothing wrong. If kids want to play in peace take up chess or golf. Football is a game where only the tough survive, mental toughness included. Making excuses for these kids does no favors for anyone involved. Union won that game fair and square and if Richlands goes to Bullitt in the playoffs I'm sure we're going to hear the horn again. Maybe Richlands uses a silent count or hand signals to make calls, get snaps, etc. because believe it or not, Union is not the first team with a loud home-field advantage. It blows my mind right now that I, someone in my 30's, the entitled generation as some of you seasoned folks may say, is contending with a baby boomer that kids should not be coddled with excuses.

None. The same number you do, Mr. Forfeit.

Cool story.

Congrats on the 1963 Moral State Championship.

You want to talk rudeness of a train horn that is legal to have but act as if your illegal player in 1963 isn't a big deal? Isn't cheating rude? What if your illegal player had hurt a kid? This may be the most hipocrical thing I've seen on this board in some time.

None of which have to do with anything to do with train horns, which aren't illegal.

Just stop.

According to fourseasonsfootball.com you are incorrect. Congratulations on all the great pre-Cold War time you had in Grundy before loud noices were invented.

Yeah, you had to forfeit your first game in 1963 to EC Glass, did you guys posses a train horn that night? Cheating and having to forfeit isn't very compassionate and in no way results in almost winning a state title.

Did you play at Richlands?

Do you know what football is?

@LongTimeSWVAfan Unnecessary hurdles are what life is all about. When do you expect people to learn how to handle adversity, when its too late? And fun fact, my working ear is very sensitive. It does double the work now and I hear through one just as well as you do. Do you also know that during two-a-days and other practices loud music was played while Richlands prepared for moments such as this? Their poor ears! This is why kids are soft now, people like you making excuses for mediocre. "It's ok Tommy, that big bad horn is the reason you lost, not missed tackles or fumbles." Again, I'm from Richlands and don't make excuses for losses, I'd ask you to do the same. Union beat us and they beat a good Graham squad last week, maybe their just that good and we can learn and move on.

I was once married to a train horn so my love is undeniable. Speaking of the children, they could also be hurt other ways like falling out of bed in the morning, slipping in the shower, or even playing a contact sport known as football. Hopefully one day in the near future, all the children will be wrapped in bubble wrap to protect them all of the day. Finally, I lost hearing in my left ear while serving in the Army and was on the field the entire time at Bullitt Park, the train horn didn't bother me. Life isn't fair and the earlier everyone learns this lesson, the better off we'll all be.

What if I told you that I loved the Train Horn at Union weeks ago? It's what playing on the road is all about. Gotta learn how to play through adversity sometimes. Gotta learn how to deal with life through adversity sometimes. Can't keep making excuses for these kids and then wonder why they can't handle anything when they grow up.

This aged well... You Lebanon folks worry about enrollment numbers too much 😉

Pulaski Co. Richlands George Wythe Ft. Chiswell Radford Central Ridgeview John Battle Patrick Henry Graham Galax West Wilkes, NC Grundy Hurley Twin Valley Chilhowie JI Burton Thomas Walker Florida Michigan Auburn Louisville North Carolina West Virginia Virginia Georgia Buffalo Kansas City Minnesota Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Rams GotW Narrows 48

Galax Radford Graham Ridgeview Gate City John Battle JI Burton Letcher Co. Central, KY Grundy George Wythe Tazewell Tennessee Grayson Co. Honaker Patrick Henry Castlewood Hancock Co., TN North Greene, TN Bluefield Penn St. Tennessee Virginia Tech NC State UCF Ohio Florida Clemson Virginia Green Bay Tennessee Pittsburgh Dallas New Orleans Philadelphia G(s)otW Abingdon 49 Chilhowie 47

Pulaski Co. Abingdon Carroll Co. George Wythe Giles Lebanon Battle Ridgeview Graham Narrows Galax Grundy Honaker Hurley Twin Valley Patrick Henry Twin Springs Rural Retreat Bluefield Virginia Boise St. Virginia Tech West Virginia Clemson Tennessee Texas Miami Cleveland Philadelphia Kansas City Los Angeles Chargers Pittsburgh G(s)otW Richlands 43 Chilhowie 49

Not the best choice of words considering the reason behind this thread in the first place...

I hooked up with a sasquatch one time in college at The Mountaineer... Not the worst experience but definitely not the best.

Ridgeview Northside Abingdon Patrick Co. Ft. Chiswell Blacksburg Radford Eastside Richlands Union Lebanon Chilhowie Tazewell Glenvar Alleghany, NC Narrows Grundy Tug Valley, WV Patrick Henry Rye Cove Cumberland Gap, TN Northwood Holston West Virginia South Carolina Tennessee App. St. Virginia Tech Marshall Auburn Pitt Oklahoma GotW Bluefield 68

Must we implement a sarcastic font???