Ryan4VT

So just like people are saying for Richlands. ....if Gc wins they will travel no matter what as well. Because I'm almost 100% sure that Glenvar isn't going to beat Giles. Looks like a long trip next weekend for either of us. I'm hoping all of Northeast TN and SW Virginia shows up at Legion Saturday for this game and makes for an atmosphere like we always used to have. I miss the days when it was packed and no seats were available within an hour and a half of kickoff....6 or 7 deep on the fences

Just want to wish you guys good luck Saturday....will be sitting in Pearisburg hoping for a win and keeping close tabs on my 2nd favorite team....would love to see us 2 teams in Salem in a couple weeks but some tough opponents for both of us this week and if we win next week as well.....of course if you guys make it to salem i will have to root against ya'll for the 1st time in over a year LOL
 
Go down to Gate City and take care of business....should be a good one down there as well as in Pearisburg

Richlands would be heading to Brunswick. It doesn't matter what they are seeded. Just that the lowest from the West travels to the highest from the East.

If the two top seeded teams in the west are 1 and 2 with the two top seeded teams left in the east being 4 and 7 then the number one west team would host the number 7 east team and the number 4 east team would host the number 2 west team.

Well, it is time for me to break out my playoff sweatshirt that I wear only to the playoff games.  It is old-school with the name Richlands being in the  "Carolina blue".  I know there are no magical powers to it, but it just has good memories when you wear it--like warming with your favorite blanket.
 
When the Blues played Bluefield,  I said there were three words that defined that game---preparation, motivation and faith.  Those three words apply to this game, as well.  I know Coach Mance and staff  will have them ready. The team is motivated to continue on pass Gate City, and I have faith my Blues can win this game, knowing what is in them, and not what is before them.
 
The same team that showed up for Lebanon and Marion, will be at Legion Field Saturday!!!  The Blues are peaking at the right time for the playoffs. Their defense is solid and this ultimately will  be the key for victory Saturday.  Gate City is a formidable foe with a strong program just like the Blues, and it will be a "classic" pad-popping, bone-jarring game.  My prayer is no injuries for either team. 
 
Let all of the Blues fans be there in force, cheering LOUDLY AND CONTINUALLY for our boys!!!

Truly comical. You are a pitiful human being.

I appreciate what you said and I know who you were directing it at Ryan and I totally agree with everything you stated !
I have just hated that I have missed so many games that really started last year with my car accident and then on in to this year.  This years team has worked so hard and have come a long way,  and they really do deserve the kind of fan support that the teams of the past have had.  All of us that have played football or even baseball, basketball or any other sport knows how much it means to have your fans supporting you and making noise !
I think we will have a good crowd this Saturday,  but these kids deserved that kind of support all season and hopefully in any upcoming game if we can get the win over a great program this weekend !

Well its all just an assumption.....similar to the way that the Wake Forrest players assumed that it has to feel really good to win a football game....but then they got to play the Hokies. Welp....guess I'm the only one assuming and dreaming these days.
 
But I digress......The point of my post was I'd rather see the game played on a dry field with not a shred of doubt left as to who the best team is. Not that any of us from either historical team would ever find ways to make an excuse. ;)

What a beautiful moment.
 
I have used many different things (beer bottles, silverware, fireworks, etc.) as a microphone to sing Don't Stop Believin'. Never have I thought to use a goose with a hat on.
 
UVA claims to be one of the nation's top universities. This student certainly pulled his weight to make that true.

No problem from me Razor,  I was actually gonna get em out and give em a good cleaning after I get back from my recruiting trip to Texas.  I figured we got a kid from Florida,  I might as well try to get one from Texas.......lol
There really needs to be a sarcasm font !

Man... I am already getting fired up for this game. I will say that Saturday's game was one of the more satisfying wins personally as a GC fan. :) Oh well I am tired and need to get my rest, I have to go up and relieve Quincy and take over watering the field at 2am

It's not you that needs to read the post. I would never expect someone to go to a game over taking care of themselves or family. That's always first. It's those who are "fair weather" fans.

Very well stated Ryan
I am one of the fans that has not been to the games this year,  the first time in many many years,   I would say since i played that i have missed this many games.  But it has been because of a lot of health issues with me and my mother and mother in law.  It has just been one of those years where anything that could go wrong has,  but I hope that I will be able to make this game,  but it just depends on how both my mother,  and my mother in law are doing come Saturday.
I just hope and pray that everybody that is able to go does,  because the kids do deserve the support !

Will say this from a players point from the past few seasons. The fan turnout towards the end of last year was very disappointing. The Abingdon game and the 2nd round VA High game, the stands emptied. I was apart of those games when the Blue Fans were full force in 2010, Cave Spring at home, Brookville, and the state finals that year were so special. The fans came and were loud and proud. The only other game I can remember where the crowd was crazy was 2012 against Tazewell on that saturday. Yes we played in front of many people, the four years i was in the program, bt it seemed towards the end of my senior year that when the record wasn't 10-0 like the previous two years, some folks stopped caring. Go to Legion Saturday, and raise hell. My brothers deserve it, it is the games like that that you live for. This is what makes me miss football, See you at Gate City.

Agreed Ryan, we need to flood the stadium and I think we will. Giles was packed out last year and the weather is suppose to be nice. If not, the true blue fans can be just as loud. Agree attendance for away games this year is not what it has been though and that's a shame. I remember playing at Graham my junior year and the visitor side was so full there weren't any seats available.

Message to Richlands fans: I've been noticing a trend as of late, and that trend is that our fan base has been absent all year. I can remember driving to Hidden Valley and to Brookville and us packing the stands 2 hours before kickoffs. We always had more fans than the opposing team during the season. It's such a HUGE difference when we can go on the road and make so much noise that it throws off the home team. But this year, we haven't filled up a set of bleachers since Gate City in week 1. These boys don't have a perfect record. They lost some squeakers. They got beat convincingly. But they've grown so much. They deserve to have a rabid fan base that will follow them ANYWHERE to see them play the game. Are we really that spoiled as a fan base? Have we seen so many 10-0 teams that a 3 loss season has turned away fans?? We are ONE win away from a STATE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE. This team is good. But so is Gate City. They need our help in any way they can get it. Remember when this team carried out the 32 jersey and promised to play this season for Cody? Well, that's still in effect. This season still means more than just a season.
 
So I'm challenging you. Load up a car with friends. Get your friends to do the same. If someone doesn't have a ride, BRING THEM if you don't have a full car. Let's pack these stands Saturday at Gate City and help our boys continue their dream. Mance shouldn't have to beg on the radio to get fans to come out. It's time to re-ignite this fan base!!! THE STORM IS COMING!!

Message to Richlands fans: I've been noticing a trend as of late, and that trend is that our fan base has been absent all year. I can remember driving to Hidden Valley and to Brookville and us packing the stands 2 hours before kickoffs. We always had more fans than the opposing team during the season. It's such a HUGE difference when we can go on the road and make so much noise that it throws off the home team. But this year, we haven't filled up a set of bleachers since Gate City in week 1. These boys don't have a perfect record. They lost some squeakers. They got beat convincingly. But they've grown so much. They deserve to have a rabid fan base that will follow them ANYWHERE to see them play the game. Are we really that spoiled as a fan base? Have we seen so many 10-0 teams that a 3 loss season has turned away fans?? We are ONE win away from a STATE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE. This team is good. But so is Gate City. They need our help in any way they can get it. Remember when this team carried out the 32 jersey and promised to play this season for Cody? Well, that's still in effect. This season still means more than just a season.
 
So I'm challenging you. Load up a car with friends. Get your friends to do the same. If someone doesn't have a ride, BRING THEM if you don't have a full car. Let's pack these stands Saturday at Gate City and help our boys continue their dream. Mance shouldn't have to beg on the radio to get fans to come out. It's time to re-ignite this fan base!!! THE STORM IS COMING!!

Galax plays Haysi, not Honaker. Maybe you should actually do some research before you come on here making a fool of yourself.

Message to Richlands fans: I've been noticing a trend as of late, and that trend is that our fan base has been absent all year. I can remember driving to Hidden Valley and to Brookville and us packing the stands 2 hours before kickoffs. We always had more fans than the opposing team during the season. It's such a HUGE difference when we can go on the road and make so much noise that it throws off the home team. But this year, we haven't filled up a set of bleachers since Gate City in week 1. These boys don't have a perfect record. They lost some squeakers. They got beat convincingly. But they've grown so much. They deserve to have a rabid fan base that will follow them ANYWHERE to see them play the game. Are we really that spoiled as a fan base? Have we seen so many 10-0 teams that a 3 loss season has turned away fans?? We are ONE win away from a STATE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE. This team is good. But so is Gate City. They need our help in any way they can get it. Remember when this team carried out the 32 jersey and promised to play this season for Cody? Well, that's still in effect. This season still means more than just a season.
 
So I'm challenging you. Load up a car with friends. Get your friends to do the same. If someone doesn't have a ride, BRING THEM if you don't have a full car. Let's pack these stands Saturday at Gate City and help our boys continue their dream. Mance shouldn't have to beg on the radio to get fans to come out. It's time to re-ignite this fan base!!! THE STORM IS COMING!!

Due to health concerns I have not been able to attend games this season and have been kinda satisfied listening online. This one will be a good'un. Wish I could be there with y'all. Yell some for me. GO RHS!!!

You know Ryan that is the very first thing I told my buddies when we walked in the stadium Friday at Marion....I said "dang Richlands don't have hardly anyone here, they always pack the house"....I couldn't believe how few fans you guys had there.....Don't worry the more you win the more people will start showing up...I know last year in Salem I saw people at the game that i can guarantee you don't know the difference between a football and a hockey puck there, and all say "I have been to (X number) of games this year....and what's funny is I don't miss a game and ive never seen any of them ever at a game.....hardcore diehard fans are the only ones that matter anyway....and I know like Giles that Richlands has many many of them

Please dont associate yourself with Haysi *shakes head* 

Message to Richlands fans: I've been noticing a trend as of late, and that trend is that our fan base has been absent all year. I can remember driving to Hidden Valley and to Brookville and us packing the stands 2 hours before kickoffs. We always had more fans than the opposing team during the season. It's such a HUGE difference when we can go on the road and make so much noise that it throws off the home team. But this year, we haven't filled up a set of bleachers since Gate City in week 1. These boys don't have a perfect record. They lost some squeakers. They got beat convincingly. But they've grown so much. They deserve to have a rabid fan base that will follow them ANYWHERE to see them play the game. Are we really that spoiled as a fan base? Have we seen so many 10-0 teams that a 3 loss season has turned away fans?? We are ONE win away from a STATE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE. This team is good. But so is Gate City. They need our help in any way they can get it. Remember when this team carried out the 32 jersey and promised to play this season for Cody? Well, that's still in effect. This season still means more than just a season.
 
So I'm challenging you. Load up a car with friends. Get your friends to do the same. If someone doesn't have a ride, BRING THEM if you don't have a full car. Let's pack these stands Saturday at Gate City and help our boys continue their dream. Mance shouldn't have to beg on the radio to get fans to come out. It's time to re-ignite this fan base!!! THE STORM IS COMING!!

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Message to Richlands fans: I've been noticing a trend as of late, and that trend is that our fan base has been absent all year. I can remember driving to Hidden Valley and to Brookville and us packing the stands 2 hours before kickoffs. We always had more fans than the opposing team during the season. It's such a HUGE difference when we can go on the road and make so much noise that it throws off the home team. But this year, we haven't filled up a set of bleachers since Gate City in week 1. These boys don't have a perfect record. They lost some squeakers. They got beat convincingly. But they've grown so much. They deserve to have a rabid fan base that will follow them ANYWHERE to see them play the game. Are we really that spoiled as a fan base? Have we seen so many 10-0 teams that a 3 loss season has turned away fans?? We are ONE win away from a STATE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE. This team is good. But so is Gate City. They need our help in any way they can get it. Remember when this team carried out the 32 jersey and promised to play this season for Cody? Well, that's still in effect. This season still means more than just a season.
 
So I'm challenging you. Load up a car with friends. Get your friends to do the same. If someone doesn't have a ride, BRING THEM if you don't have a full car. Let's pack these stands Saturday at Gate City and help our boys continue their dream. Mance shouldn't have to beg on the radio to get fans to come out. It's time to re-ignite this fan base!!! THE STORM IS COMING!!