redtiger

Lol, guys it’s not everyone whining. I am one of the few that post on both boards and will defend certain things. I have learned any talk about enrollment is a fools errand. I don’t care where we play and as I have said numerous times, Radford was the better team period. 

It was on the opposite side and end of the field from me but I know this, #9 for Essex ran on the field late on the play, never got set, and no flag was thrown. 
 

I was a country mile away but he didn't appear to be out of bounds, did look like his butt was down.

Please have a kind thought for Essex head coach Todd Jones and his family. A family member had a medical emergency during the game and passed away. 

Shouldn’t of never been a play anyway. The half should of ended after the prior play. 

I DESPISE the 3 names WC stuck on these schools. When Central was formed, I wanted Indian Creek High school named for the mountain/road connecting the 2 communities and liked Redhawks as the name for the redtail hawks that call this region home. Union is only slightly better a name and Eastside sounds like a gangbanger's paradise:). They claim the students voted for the name. Either A they didn't or B the other name they had on the ballot was turdbuckets.

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   

Ok, Ok, I'll spill the beans.  I've accepted the position as the next HC of Richlands football.  We are in the process of ironing out a few of my requests, which are:
Grant me one year of playing eligibility since I didn't play my junior year.  This is an unprecedented request, I'll grant that, but I think we can work it out. A weekly wad of "walking around money".  We are still determining the amount.  I'm not looking for a super large sum...just want to look like a baller and be able to "appreciate" my players when they perform well.  We will not refer to the other Tazewell county schools by their names...simply "That Team Out East" and "That Team Further Out East".  We have our graphics department on this now.  The other Tazewell county teams have to provide (1) player of my choosing from each of their varsity and JV squads. The first Friday home game will always be "Hawaiian Shirt Night" perpetually.  The Richlands High School Blue Tornado Marching Band will allow alumni to play every home game.....perpetually. Guest player approval.  I have an extensive network of out-of-state friends whose kids are very good football players.  We are looking into allowing them to come visit and play one game a year.  So far, I've got a killer DT from Florida and an 6', 210lb RB/LB from Georgia scheduled for next year.   Exclusive Veto rights for three plays every game.  If I throw my veto flag, the play is wiped out like it never happened.  You ain't breaking no big plays on me, fool! A "Leave Me The Hell Alone" card that I can present when the TCSB wants to suggest something stupid.  I get to use it once a month.  If, for some reason, we lose a game, I get to challenge the opposing HC to a fight on the 50 yard line.  If I win, I take the win and he takes the lose. When I beat Union at BSG, their town council has to present the train horn to me, in formal fashion, the following day.  I will immediately have it smelted.    Make It, Take It scheduling:  When I beat you, you have to come to Ernie Hicks every year until you beat me.  Now, I'm realistic.....I probably won't get all of those concessions...probably about 80%. I don't promise a first year complete turn-around....probably take me 2-3 years to win our next state title. But, I promise you, We Comin'!  
 
 

Thanks Sixcat, Redtiger and Gridiron60. Those reasons for why a coach would interview knowing he likely wouldn't get the position are logical and make sense. I wasn't aware it was this common to 'go through the process" for lack of better words until today. 

Just trying to get your name out there and show what you know for Coordinator positions, or just staff positions, maybe someone will remember you for the next open HC position, for interview experience(what kind of questions will they ask, who will be in the room, etc.), maybe the interviewees feel that "those in power at Richlands/TCPS believe they have their guy but just wait til they get a load of me! Ill blow that other guy out of the water" or maybe they think those bunch of dummies on the sports forum don't really know what's going on and are just gossiping. Btw, I've heard that they have their guy (idk who, and wouldn't say on here if I did) and I am in no way connected to Tazewell County or Richlands.
Typically the powers that be have a coach is in mind before firing the current one. Coach Tarter took on what most people knew was gonna be a bad situation to try to get the program through it as best he could for a few years before stepping down and riding off into the sunset (just to be looked at by history as a coach who did a terrible job - thats what the record book will show). No offense to him(who made a pretty big sacrifice for R) but those powers in charge probably had the next HC in mind when Tarter took the position, id guess at the latest had the next guy in mind before this season started, and at the latest had the next guy lined up by midway through the 2023 season.
Hard to keep a secret that long, word gets around.
Ive applied and interviewed for a lot of jobs that I knew I wouldnt get, got several calls and at least 1 job offer from those applications and interviews. 

Just trying to get your name out there and show what you know for Coordinator positions, or just staff positions, maybe someone will remember you for the next open HC position, for interview experience(what kind of questions will they ask, who will be in the room, etc.), maybe the interviewees feel that "those in power at Richlands/TCPS believe they have their guy but just wait til they get a load of me! Ill blow that other guy out of the water" or maybe they think those bunch of dummies on the sports forum don't really know what's going on and are just gossiping. Btw, I've heard that they have their guy (idk who, and wouldn't say on here if I did) and I am in no way connected to Tazewell County or Richlands.
Typically the powers that be have a coach is in mind before firing the current one. Coach Tarter took on what most people knew was gonna be a bad situation to try to get the program through it as best he could for a few years before stepping down and riding off into the sunset (just to be looked at by history as a coach who did a terrible job - thats what the record book will show). No offense to him(who made a pretty big sacrifice for R) but those powers in charge probably had the next HC in mind when Tarter took the position, id guess at the latest had the next guy in mind before this season started, and at the latest had the next guy lined up by midway through the 2023 season.
Hard to keep a secret that long, word gets around.
Ive applied and interviewed for a lot of jobs that I knew I wouldnt get, got several calls and at least 1 job offer from those applications and interviews. 

All it takes is for 1 person on that interview panel to like a guy who isnt the chosen one and remember him. Who knows where that guy from the interview panel is at in a few years. We see Administrators all the time who move and then bring guys along with them. 

Just trying to get your name out there and show what you know for Coordinator positions, or just staff positions, maybe someone will remember you for the next open HC position, for interview experience(what kind of questions will they ask, who will be in the room, etc.), maybe the interviewees feel that "those in power at Richlands/TCPS believe they have their guy but just wait til they get a load of me! Ill blow that other guy out of the water" or maybe they think those bunch of dummies on the sports forum don't really know what's going on and are just gossiping. Btw, I've heard that they have their guy (idk who, and wouldn't say on here if I did) and I am in no way connected to Tazewell County or Richlands.
Typically the powers that be have a coach is in mind before firing the current one. Coach Tarter took on what most people knew was gonna be a bad situation to try to get the program through it as best he could for a few years before stepping down and riding off into the sunset (just to be looked at by history as a coach who did a terrible job - thats what the record book will show). No offense to him(who made a pretty big sacrifice for R) but those powers in charge probably had the next HC in mind when Tarter took the position, id guess at the latest had the next guy in mind before this season started, and at the latest had the next guy lined up by midway through the 2023 season.
Hard to keep a secret that long, word gets around.
Ive applied and interviewed for a lot of jobs that I knew I wouldnt get, got several calls and at least 1 job offer from those applications and interviews. 

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!

Thats typically the case 
 

Union gave up 10 points a game and had 4 shut outs. I don't think defense was the problem. 

We're all family in this part of Virginia. We can smack out sibling's around, but if anyone else tries, they have to come through us. This board has always showed that we all share a common thread, we want our team to be successful, but if that don't happen, we automatically pull for the other area teams, not always easy to do, but Southwest VA blood is thicker than water and it shows every year during the playoffs.  When Richlands was fortunate enough to be on top and go to state playoffs, I was amazed at all the area fans from other schools who were there in their colors pulling for the Blues.  The same goes for all the Blues fans who don the blue and white, but cheer for other teams from the area during their playoff games.  We are SWVA.

That catch was spectacular! Good thing WV can challenge calls & have plays reviewed. Too bad it wasn't a game winning score. Gutsy call by NM coach to go for two. 

Hi everybody, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Well the Blue Cross Bowl is here! There are nine games spread over three days starting Thursday at Noon at Finley Stadium on the campus of UT-Chattanooga. 
The Division 2 games are first up on Thursday: In the D2 @2A game at 11:00am Gary Rankins and his Boyd Buchanan Buccaneers take on the Lions of Christ Presbyterian Academy the Bucs are 13-0 and the Lions are 12-1. This should be a great game to watch!
In Division 2: 1A  Friendship Christian (10-2) play Middle Tennessee Christian (11-1) this games kicks at 3:00pm local time 
And in the nightcap, Division 2 3A The Battle of Chattanooga takes place McCallie (11-1) plays Baylor (10-2) the schools are just 10 miles apart and play a neutral site game at UTC at 7:00pm. 
Friday the public schools get the party started at 11:00am with Alcoa (13-1) (their loss was to 6A Maryville on a last second FG) playing East Nashville (12-2) for the third year in a row! Alcoa is going for their 9th straight title and 22nd overall!
Division 1 1A is next at 3:00pm with South Pittsburg (12-2) playing defending champion McKenzie (13-1) South Pittsburg won the 1A title in 2021. 
And in the Division 1 5A defending champion Knox West (14-0) plays Page (12-2) in a rematch from last season's 5A final. 
Saturday slate starts at 11:00am with the Firebirds of Pearl Cohn (Cone) (14-0) and dominating opponents facing the ground and pound Upperman (14-0)  the Baxter, TN school defeated Greeneville last Friday in Greeneville. Upperman had an assistant coach die on the field after the game, so they are playing for more than a gold ball! 
In Division 1 2A: The Indians of East Robertson (13-1) makes the trip from Middle Tennessee to Chattanooga to play Riverside High (12-2) the Panthers of Riverside were runner-ups last season! 
In Division 1 6A: The Oakland Patriots (12-2) go for their 4th straight title and 8th overall play the Mustangs of Houston (12-2) Houston is the other High School in Germantown and avenged their regular season loss to Germantown in the Quarterfinal Round.
Tickets are 12 dollars and Chattanooga has lots of things to from the world famous Tennessee Aquarium to seeing Rock City, go and eat some Moon Pies catch Napoleon at the Imax Theatre and take a train ride at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum! 
The games will be televised locally in the Tri Cities on the CW Network 5.2 over-the-air, Charter Spectrum Ch. 4, BTES Ch.4, and Bristol, VA Utilities Ch.4...and enjoy the high school football legend of Tennessee Murphy Fair doing interviews at halftime! 

If nothing else, THAT shows how inept they are! Lol

Arkansas has rehired Boby Petrino, not as HC, but as OC. Only rule is....he's not allowed motorcycles this time.  Richlands could replicate and simply put in a "no control over equipment" clause with Vaught.

Augusta County decide to tweak the boundary lines again when VHSL denied the appeal to play down?

2 from what I've read

As some of you know, I live in south Florida and take in a ton of games (28 this season) due to games on Thursdays and Fridays because of shared stadiums and referee shortages. This year, I saw 32 different teams, and while all but 5 of those teams would solidly thump or mercy rule Graham and Union, there are NONE of those teams who play with the passion those kids played with today, and there is NO place down there that is in the same universe in terms of game atmosphere as what I saw today. I wish I had a video of it to show those people. 

Graham has made the big play when it counted. Clemens best player on field and it shows. Unstoppable. 
 
 
they also just lost the right to bitch and moan about calls after that targeting call with no contact above the shoulders.