VTCC22 10 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 It doesnt matter who goes where if the team us winning, the fans will support them regardless of what the stands look like. Ive seen fans go as far as line the fences to watch a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] who cares who shows up its about the game not how many people out of your comunity comes /richlands or graham both small towns and thats all some think about(football) and some could care less so like i said the game is all that matters [/ QUOTE ] Ever hear of home field advantage? It means fan support. Some teams take that advantage on the road with them... some don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekick 11 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Yeah, it really says something when you have home feild advantage at an away game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 As someone who was in attendance on Sept. 22, I was impressed with the number of Richlands fans in attendance. I will state that you had more there than Graham. That is not always the case, but folks travel to see a winner. To me fan support is best gauged by the number who come out when you are playing poorly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Richlands was 6-5 in 2002 but had just as many fans both home and away as they do now. Travelled 3 hours to Magna Vista and sat in single digit temperatures yet outnumbered the home team that year. That's the closest they've come to a losing record since I moved back from Richmond so I don't know how the turnout would be if they were playing poorly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Tornado 10 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 my senior year, we wound up 1-9. Oh by the way, the only team we beat that was Graham (just wanted to throw that in there for humor). Anyway, back to the topic. Our last game was at Giles, the stands were full for that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Prognosticator 10 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] i'm curious as to why richlands fans tend to turn out in mcuh bigger #'s than other schools.......we always (even on the road) have a bigger crowd than the other team......any explanation???.......and success is just one part.....graham has successful teams but not as big a crowd.....(throw out graham-bluefield) [/ QUOTE ] Well, for one thing...Richlands has been winnning the past few seasons...Graham used to have the biggest fan turnout up until the last couple of seasons, now I think Richlands has outdone them for the past couple of years...but for years, it was Graham. I think it depends on how good the team is...bottom line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano5 14 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 i think it was more or less Ahmad rather than the team.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clodhopper 10 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Good point BigD, I believe that can be said for a lot of Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshokie 10 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 I think it was 2003 when they were 6-5 because in 2002 they went 7-3 and beat Tunstall in the first round and lost to Magna Vista when it was freezin cold up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 You're right. 2003 was when they lost to Magna Vista in the first round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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