cityofRaven

I would like to go but the Florida-Georgia Line concert is Friday.. I probably won't be recovered until at least Tuesday.

The butt hurt is getting out of hand on this thread.

No need to worry, no one from Marion will make it to this game. Our concession stand isn't up to their liking.

This is kind of like watching a car wreck...you know it's going to end bad, but yet I still keep watching.

The butt hurt is getting out of hand on this thread.

No need to worry, no one from Marion will make it to this game. Our concession stand isn't up to their liking.

No need to worry, no one from Marion will make it to this game. Our concession stand isn't up to their liking.

No need to worry, no one from Marion will make it to this game. Our concession stand isn't up to their liking.

I can't stand stuff like this, So Galax played the whole 60 minutes. Peoples is looking for a scholly. You can't stop the kid (who should be worn out by now) ? "Well, it wasn't OUR fault... he shouldn't have been ib there.   GEEZ!
if you don't like to lose, don't play.

"C'mon Dorn get in front of the damn ball! Don't give me this "Olé" bullshit!!"

He's a troll, that's how he can say it.

Will Stewart said it best in his article on TSL...this is paid material and I apologize to Will for stealing and posting it here....
 
 

Appomattox tends to make people surrender.
 
I'll take Appomattox.

VHSL Helper has officially named this the Chris Thurman Was Here Bowl

I was hoping this was a story on Southbound and Falcon Man being banned from the internet but this is a great story too.

The Tornados have faired very well in the mountains for over a decade now.

My opinion...for Grundy to improve long term, and this is just my 2 cents...5 things that would really help:
 
-kicker training. Doug Blevins has a kicking camp and is considered one of if not THE best kicking instructors in the world...and he is right in our back yard and willing to help kids learn. I would be sending some of those 9th graders that will otherwise be standing on the sidelines doing nothing for years to come to learn how to kick and also long snap. Every year there should be at least 2 of the 9th graders trained and whoever was sent previously continued training. With work these kids who would otherwise never see the field would become assets to your team. We had to go for 2 every time this year because we really just can't kick an extra point. Last year we had the Mutter kid kicking (self trained with Blevins) and he was all state and we were a threat to score anytime we got near the 30 yard line. I can point to examples where that kid turned a game around and pretty much won the game or allowed Grundy to be in a position to win the game just with his leg.
 
-weight lifting - essential year round. We had all the football players lifting weights in 7th period gym year round. You can't wait until august to start lifting and expect any results. You get your linemen and you tell them in no uncertain terms that you don't lift then you don't play...I don't care who it is, no lift then no play. Lots of improvements could be made here, starts with the kids getting in there and putting in the time.
 
-speed and resistance training - right now it simply doesn't exist...and it needs to.
 
- schedule - Look, I like playing the old SWD teams as much as anyone...but getting beat 60-0 is not putting more kids in the program. Short term I think you have to look at who you can beat and schedule the easy game, get your 10 wins and go 1 and out in the playoffs if you have to. I hate it's like that but I think if the kids know they are going to win some games I think more would stick with it and want to play...over time you could increase the level of competition once you get your program on more solid ground. For now, take the wins and get more kids involved. Strength in numbers. I'm not saying play a bunch of 1 win teams, but find some people you can at least compete with.
 
- focus on getting the lower level kids out and actually playing and learning the game...tradition and work ethic starts young.

I was hoping this was a story on Southbound and Falcon Man being banned from the internet but this is a great story too.

I was hoping this was a story on Southbound and Falcon Man being banned from the internet but this is a great story too.

Richlands last year in D4 and we lost to eventual state champ Salem in the semis. We were in the 800 student range then. During the 90's both Richlands and Grundy both had around 1,000 students. I think the population decline has the most to do with it but they are more underling factors going into all of this.

Holy run-on sentence, Batman!
 
Both teams are Jekyll and Hyde.

Thing is, that's not what I'm implying.  But, when you replace a fundamentally sound coach with a newbie to the sport, you have a HUGE drop off.  When you replace administrators who were successful in athletics with those who were never good enough to see the field, you have people in charge who actually take some pleasure in seeing the program fail.  It sounds crazy, but that's EXACTLY what happened at PV circa 2005-2006.  It's not like Robbins forgot how to coach or prepare his teams...he couldn't get proven help in his newer coaches or support from his administration. 
 

the VHSL put the 3 games on 3 slips of paper and taped them to a dart board and then threw 2 darts, the 2 names closest to the 2 darts won?
 
the VHSL taped the same slips of paper to pool balls and broke, if 1 named ball went in they didn't get points, if 2 named balls went in they both got points?
 
the VHSL played paper, rock, scissors. B-Y picked rock while Morehead and Alleghany picked paper?
 
the VHSL parked 3 cars with the same slips of paper taped to them under a tree and the 1st one to get bird crap on it lost
 
the VHSL went to McDonalds and ordered 3 kids meals, 2 boys and 1 girls. Taped the same slips of paper to each bag and then opened, the one that came with the Barbie lost
 
the VHSL put Southbound and Falconman in charge of deciding who got points and who didn't?
 
all are plausible explanations 

I think he would be a natural fit for Foster's rover position.  He is the hardest working, least selfish superstar I have ever seen.  Given the kid's upbringing, he and his three brothers are the pride of this community.  The community has essentially raised them!

In '01 Haysi won by 1 point. Brit Coleman was unstoppable that game. TV went for 2 after every score and got it except for their last score, Haysi went for 2 after every score and matched TV except for their last score where they kicked a FG.  Great game. Haysi scored on a hook-and-lateral play at one point.    In '02 the Tigers put a beating on the Panthers and it has been the same every game since.