cityofRaven

His staff will be star studded, bank it.

His staff will be star studded, bank it.

His staff will be star studded, bank it.

Hmm there could be worse options…

IMO, students are ill-equipped to select a proper school name. Most have little knowledge or appreciation for local history, geography, or fauna. The results are unimaginative and generic names and mascots best suited for a Disney Channel high school.

With all this speculation and prognostication that has been posted on here for about a month, give or take. Common Sense would be that they have a name for the next School Board Meeting so they can vote on and hire before the next semester of school which would start in January. As for Common Sense, The Mayor of the Trailer Park would be the best as to enlighten us on the Levels and Degrees of Common Sense in Tazewell County on such matters.  Then again, whoever they hire may not be able to come until May or June. 
 
 

Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin' around
They say you got a boyfriend
You're out late every weekend
They're talkin' about you and it's bringin' me down   But I know the neighborhood
And talk is cheaper when the story is good
And the tales grow taller on down the line
But I'm telling you, babe
That I don't think it's true, babe
And even if it is, keep this in mind   You take it on the run, baby
If that's the way you want it, baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it
Not for a minute
You're under the gun
So you take it on the run   REO Speedwagon has entered the discussion. 

SUGGESTED, SPECTULATED AND RUMORED NAMES OF RICHLANDS' NEXT COACH
 
Current/Former Coaches with SWVA ties
Aaron Lowe      
Brannon Breeding   
Chris Akers
Craig Plymal  AKA” Graig” Plymal
Dennis Vaught AKA Dennis “Vault”
Dwayne Stanley  
Freddie Simon   
Fritz Simon   
Gary Collier
Greg Mance   
Jack Ginn
Jack Turner 
Jimmy McGee   
Keener Fry  
Keith Warner   
Mark Dixon
Mike Compton
Mike Rhodes
Monty Chipman
Ronnie Davis   
School Board Supervisor of Secondary Education
Shane Wicks   
Snake Palmer
Thad Wells, Blacksburg, Mooresville, Richlands, UVA,  Lakewood Christian
Todd Tiller
Tommy "Runs Like A Deer" Crigger  
 
 
Current/Former Coaches Outside Area
Robert Casto (Riverheads)
 
College/NFL Coaches
Bill Belichick
Jim Harbaugh
Jimbo Fisher
Justin Fuente
 
SWVA Sports members
Ryan4VT    
SwvaOG
The Mayor   
 
Actors/Fictional Coaches/TV Movie Characters
Bud Kilmer, West Canaan Coyotes , Varsity Blues
Rick Vice, Pullham Univ. Blue Cocks, Division III
Coach Klien, SCLSU Mud Dogs , The Water Boy
Billy Bob Thorton as Gary Gaines, Permian Panthers, FNL,  Karl Childers, Sling Blade
John Crist, Unknown team, Brutally Honest Coach
Ricky Bobby
 
Ghostly Visages and Holograms from Sorcerers or Meth Heads
Ernie Hicks
 
Undisclosed
An Unnamed SWD Coach
A familiar name with Blues ties
A former player from one of the state championship teams
Someone across Davis Mountain
 
Suggested Hires
One of the M7 coaches looking to move up
One of the Buchanan Co coaches looking for a job due to consolidation
Someone outside the area
Someone with football knowledge and a proven record
Any of the “experts” on Facebook
One of the current assistants
One of the current assistants’ daddy
 
Miscellaneous/Other
Anyone enticed by the Mayor's empty, never been flooded trailer in the bottom within walking distance of not one, but two Dollar Generals   

The good news, it's Billy Bob Thorton!....

...The bad news, it's not the version Richlands was hoping for.

It's actually pretty common for public-sector interviews to take place even when the hiring party already knows the eventual outcome. Public-sector interviews are a requirement to meet state and federal law. 
Why interview if you know someone else will ultimately be hired? One never knows what may happen down the road. Make a good impression in the interview and set yourself up for a possible return in a year or two if the situation changes. In the late 90's, I interviewed for a position with a multinational full service engineering firm based in Norfolk. Even though they were a private company, they had to meet state had federal guidelines for public-sector employment based on the military contracts the company held. They knew who they were going to hire well before the interview process began. I went in knowing I wasn't getting the job but decided to put my best foot forward anyway. I was young and could use the interview practice and experience. Four days after the interview, I got a call from their Roanoke branch asking if I would be interested in relocation. I spent the next 8-years there.
Dress for the job you want, not the job you have!

Ain't nobody filming yall's Little Giant resembling practice. 

Wait what? Tony Palmer stealing signals & Jeff Tarter filming your practice. Dang! 😂😂

I wouldn't get too excited. It took a weekend of regrouping to beat a bad Richlands team, at home no less! 😗

Win is a win, Right? 😉

It appears that may be the case! Politics can make for a messy decision. (we will have to wait and see)

I have an empty trailer in the bottom that has never been flooded, equal distance from not one but two Dollar General's and a good walk from Grants.
That offer is more than enticing. 

Probably Harbaugh. 

I wouldn't get too excited. It took a weekend of regrouping to beat a bad Richlands team, at home no less! 😗

Except for Central.  Its not all kumbaya.  😂

I believe that's just assumed and goes without saying. lol

I wouldn't get too excited. It took a weekend of regrouping to beat a bad Richlands team, at home no less! 😗

Some of it is good-natured interest, some of it is worry that a good hire will bring back some magic that was present in the early '00's-'10's, and most of it is folks who had their head beat in for years by Richlands finally getting some satisfaction in the fact that the Blue Tornado are down at the moment. 

There have been a number of botched athletic hires/decisions at RHS over the past 25 years, will this decision be different???

Some of it is good-natured interest, some of it is worry that a good hire will bring back some magic that was present in the early '00's-'10's, and most of it is folks who had their head beat in for years by Richlands finally getting some satisfaction in the fact that the Blue Tornado are down at the moment.