mriguy74

Thats because you have been watching Tazewell football all these years.😂
*I'm just picking but couldn't pass it up lol

I personally think Reece is over rated. I was at the PH game and wasn’t impressed. 

Yea that was an embarrassment. Wish Lebanon and honaker would play in baseball so they could score 50 on them too.

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

And he lives off Exit 7 in Bristol near on Clear Creek Golf Course. You can say what you want about the man but he can definiely coach.

I believe ole Dennis is far too old now. Wouldn't Vault be around 70? Vault could absolutely flat out coach. Talking about a damn field wizard, this guy was one of them. Look at this cat long before the cleat thing and his success. 
It's really/was really a tough break for Richlands based on the events that one day in 1992 because Richlands might have had another title or two in the 90s with Vault still the coach. It's really a true /what could have been. I just dont think the younger generation on this board realizes actually how good of a coach Vault was. 

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Are you freaking kidding me?  Does this shit ever end?  If you want your kid to be QB he needs to beat out every other kid who also wants to be QB.  These dang dads/family trying to prop up their kids and ensure they never face competition or adversity is sickening. It is pervasive and if JM is going to push this shit, the next coach is already doomed.  Why does it always seem to be dads who weren't successful or talented football players?  Same shit in Dickinson County. Dads and family who couldn't hold a football correctly doing everything off the field and behind closed doors to ensure their kids get the best positions.  This is part of the reason so many locals wash out at next level....they never earned or competed for their position. 
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Give Calhoun the ball!

Richlands needs to bring back Dennis Vaught! 

So what?  What is your point or contribution to the subject other than a snarky comment?  Has Richlands been on the plus side of transfers before?  Yes.  But, the topic here is what the hell is going on with Richlands now....at this current moment.  Part of their current problem is that some of their home-grown talent flew the coop.  
So once again, what it is your point, guy. 

Remember a few years ago when everyone on this board was certain that Richlands and Union were going to meet in Salem and everything in between was a waste of time?
I remember.
It's week 5.
Simmer down. 

If Richlands looses all their games this year, do they receive the number one pick in the transfer portal next year? Maybe that's what their shooting for.

Can we expect a parade in Lebanon as well?

Good call on this game. 

Good call on this game. 

Good call on this game. 

I have absolutely no idea what PH brings to the table this year, but I watched Va High against GC. As usual, the Bearcats seem to have talent everywhere, but the line is lacking. They were actually bigger than GC, but not as determined.
I can see VH out athleting PH for a 2-3 TD win, but wouldn't surprise me if PH out toughs VH for a 10 pt win.
I guess it will come down to whether or not the bigs for the Bearcats are determined or not.

This game was a measuring stick for both teams. Better get things cleaned up after week 1 because you knew you were going to get smashed in the mouth in week 2.
I really feel for Richlands' players and fans. Down cycles are tough. Always been a lot of mutual respect.
Before consolidation, Appy and PV were shells of their former selves. It was hard to watch.
I think Union rolls again this week, but hoping for a safe and injury free game on both sides. Safe travels to the Blues!

Can’t forget about Grahams recruiting program either ! 

You might remember this coach as a player a few years ago.. Let's say some tea was involved🤷

I'm a true Blue fan, but I am also realistic, so I would agree with this perdiction. I hope I'm wrong, but Iooking at the down fall of the overall program at Richlands and the lack of top tier talent, it may be worse than anyone thinks.  Hats off to the players who dawn the Blue and White for RHS and all their hard work, but it looks like a down year if you look at the talent level of other SWD teams.  I guess at Richlands we now call this rebuilding, which has not been the case for several years, before it was termed reloading.
Over the years I have noticed that it seems as though talent on the high school level runs on about a 10 year cycle and RHS has had their fair share over more than a decade, now we see that cycle with Graham, and Tazewell is getting close, so Richlands will have a few more down years to go through.  Times like this is when we see who the true fans are compared with the fair weather fans.  Let's get ready for some SWD football!!! Go Blues!!!

Patrick Henry might have something to say about people crowning Honaker region D champs

Sorry, but a former Salem player who participated in that game made a statement to  me that when Coach White was informed that the cleats had been purchased by Richlands, by a close Salem supporter, he made sure Salem had the same.  If I'm wrong about his statement then I'm wrong, but it was said.  I don't think a 1/16 in. would have made any difference in that game. Salem was out powered on the LOS and couldn't stop Richlands.  I think Richlands would have won even if they were wearing flip flops.  Biased or not, Richlands won.

This has been my thought the entire time. We were called the "SWVA All-Stars" by multiple people on here, but now it's not that big of a deal when it's winning state titles elsewhere. lol 

How soon we forget when Richlands was accused of recruiting during their good run, especially with the Johnson's, and who knows maybe they did, but some of the stuff that was said has now come home to roost with the very ones that said it.  It's odd how the times have changed, when back then everyone wanted the head of coach Mance on a silver platter for so called recruiting, but now that the shoe is on someone else's foot, it's not that big of a deal.  Who cares if every coach is recruiting, and I suspect they all do to a certain degree.  Players cannot change schools without the parent or guardian consent, so why blame the players.  By the way, why even blame the coaches, most often the parents are contacting them.  Who doesn't want their child to be on a winning team, Duh!  As a Richlands fan, right now I wouldn't blame any player for wanting to transfer with the shape the program is in, and appears to be getting worse.  As long as Daddyball is in action, it's going to be running down hill like a fast moving freight train with no brakeman.  IMO and we all have one.