GrundyWinsAll 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I heard the school board voted and Grundy will be single a in 2010. It has been a long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadoball 18 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 That is the correct position for them to be. They can be competative there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhschamps04 15 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 That is the best thing that could have happend for grundy glad to see it finally got worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs52 483 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's best for any of us around here anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlek 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 This has been a long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dookie 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Looks like they might be coming to the ole Black Diamond district. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21_7 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Looks like they might be coming to the ole Black Diamond district. Â yea and you all best watch out when Grundy comes in there because i cant lie theyre going to be a good single A school in the next few years. We played them this year and they were alright they just dont have the confidence to win yet but it will come. They have some alright players all its going to take is a coach that will get all 11 of them to work hard every play. Because thats what killed them the most was taking plays off so much but when they played hard and gave it all on some plays they were pretty tough. But i wish them luck in whatever they do...Corner #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhornpanther 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) only thing that will affect them coming to the BDD is there wrestling program.....i do not think there is a school in the BDD that has a wrestling program...so wonder what they will do there....but they should be able to compete in football because of the youth leagues that they have and i am really not sure how they will do in basketball.... Edited March 27, 2009 by longhornpanther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 say goodbye to all the games you guys have enjoyed watching over the years with the SWD teams...Grundy will be lucky to get a full schedule after everyone drops them...with points being what they are for the playoffs...whos going to want to play grundy at A level? Â Plus this is a mid cycle move down...should have just waited until 2011 and went down when they do alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counts 156 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Not sure 2010 is right since the VHSL makes its A/AA/AAA shift every 2 years and 2010 would fall into the 2nd year of that cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrundyWinsAll 10 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I think the full schedule arguement is crap. They will have to get new rivalries yes, but as for not being able to find someone to play, bull. I know the AA teams will not want to play them. However, there are many more single a teams west of Roanoke than AA. The only problem is someone has to open a book and call some people to set up a new schedule instead of just keeping what they had last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuceswild 15 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 only thing that will affect them coming to the BDD is there wrestling program.....i do not think there is a school in the BDD that has a wrestling program...so wonder what they will do there....but they should be able to compete in football because of the youth leagues that they have and i am really not sure how they will do in basketball.... Â I was wondering the same thing. Didn't they want to be in the LPD a couple years ago so that they could still wrestle? Maybe they'll get one of those weird exceptions where they wrestle as a part of another district unless the BDD is going to use this as an opportunity to build it's district's wrestling program. Which wouldn't be a bad idea if the schools can fund it, wrestling is a great sport. But Grundy would likely own it for two comfortable decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's best for any of us around here anymore... Â Yep! Now if the rest of the "AA" schools in SWVA would just follow suit and play in their appropriate class...<cough, cough>Graham<cough, cough>Tazewell<cough, cough>...the administrators need to suck it up and do what's right for the kids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 here, here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 "I heard the school board voted and Grundy will be single a in 2010." Â Grundy can APPLY in 2010, but can't go to A until Fall, 2011. I'm sorry, but a statement that says "I heard" AND has incorrect info in it makes me wonder, because somebody's wrong somewhere. Â Â longhornpanther... Wrestling won't be affected. They won't be the 1st BDD school to have a wrestling program. Ask your coach if you want more info. Â Again, sorry, but "the full schedule arguement" isn't crap. They've had a very hard time getting a full sched. with just 4 avails. Does Matewan, Oak Hill or Morgan Co. appear on anyone else's sched? Contrary to some views, the points we give up won't be that big of a deal. 2 wins as AA basically counts the same as 5 wins as A. But why would teams like Carroll or Marion keep us when they have good or better teams closer that will also draw a bigger gate? Â All that aside, IT'S ABOUT TIME !!!!!! (if it happens... remember, the school board isn't who applies.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counts 156 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I was wondering the same thing. Didn't they want to be in the LPD a couple years ago so that they could still wrestle? Maybe they'll get one of those weird exceptions where they wrestle as a part of another district unless the BDD is going to use this as an opportunity to build it's district's wrestling program. Which wouldn't be a bad idea if the schools can fund it, wrestling is a great sport. But Grundy would likely own it for two comfortable decades.   I know LPD and Cumberland teams all compeated as LPD teams in wresling at one time (that may still be the case) I am sure eaither district would be more than happy to have Grundy Wresling in there district   As far as putting together a schedule I am sure that would depend on the sport but I do not think filling in the 2 games that they will lose should be that tough (unless they have to redo there schedules mid cycle which will be next to impossable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhornpanther 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 when i said have a program i was talking about present time....i know that twin valley had one serval years ago......but that didnt last to long....and i do not think any other team has one at present time either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dookie 10 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 They will be able to fiil a schedule easy. I dont see how they think they cannot get games. They will have 4 in the BDD and im sure some of the LPD and anc cumberland teams will play them. Im sure Matewan will keep playing them. They used to go to KY and schedule all those teams anyway. I remember them playing Paintsville, Shelby Valley, East Ridge. Thats a bunch of crap saying they cannot find games if they went Single A. I dont understand that they wanted to join the LPD but refused to join the BDD. I guess the BDD is not good enough for them or dont draw enough gate money. I really dont know how many games they could win in the BDD right now. TV and Hurley would be good competitive games for Grundy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 "I heard the school board voted and Grundy will be single a in 2010."Â Grundy can APPLY in 2010, but can't go to A until Fall, 2011. I'm sorry, but a statement that says "I heard" AND has incorrect info in it makes me wonder, because somebody's wrong somewhere. Â Â longhornpanther... Wrestling won't be affected. They won't be the 1st BDD school to have a wrestling program. Ask your coach if you want more info. Â Again, sorry, but "the full schedule arguement" isn't crap. They've had a very hard time getting a full sched. with just 4 avails. Does Matewan, Oak Hill or Morgan Co. appear on anyone else's sched? Contrary to some views, the points we give up won't be that big of a deal. 2 wins as AA basically counts the same as 5 wins as A. But why would teams like Carroll or Marion keep us when they have good or better teams closer that will also draw a bigger gate? Â All that aside, IT'S ABOUT TIME !!!!!! (if it happens... remember, the school board isn't who applies.) Â Grundy won't have to "apply" to go to Class A...they are Class A but "apply" to play Class AA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counts 156 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Grundy won't have to "apply" to go to Class A...they are Class A but "apply" to play Class AA...  True but I THINK that if they enter the 2009 sports year as a AA team they are commited to remaining there till 2011 when the VHSL does there break down again  Now it could be that Grundy has desided to pull there applacation to play up but if that were the case they would be A for 2009 which I do not think is the case (and would be next to impossable to schedule for this short term) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 no, the schedule issue is not "crap"...its a fact...year in and year out Grundy has problems getting a full schedule...this will make it harder to do so because I'm sure at least some of the SWD teams will now drop them..they usually have trouble filling at least 3 games...expect that to go to at least 5 or 6 now. Even Graham has problems...playing Bluefield twice ring any bells? or have we forgotten? Â Bottom line is this is a stupid move and Grundy and all the rest should have gone down at the same time...drop out now and you have thrown years of SWD tradition down the drain...you would think the wrestling program out of anyone would like to see that stay intact...but i guess it doesnt really matter if you are just wanting to fill the hole on the bottom of the sign at the edge of town...I don't see them doing any better at A level than at AA? Does this give Grundy a better chance at winning state at A level? I just don't understand why there is a big rush to get to single A I guess? From what I can tell, Grundy, Tazewell, Richalnds, Graham would all be together in realignment. Â Why try to do a mid cycle move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger 10 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 say goodbye to all the games you guys have enjoyed watching over the years with the SWD teams...Grundy will be lucky to get a full schedule after everyone drops them...with points being what they are for the playoffs...whos going to want to play grundy at A level? Â Plus this is a mid cycle move down...should have just waited until 2011 and went down when they do alignment. Â Your right on here. SWD Carroll County dropped long time rival Floyd due to the point system. Grundy will be playing region D teams and I bet they will have to play some out of state teams as well to fill the schedule up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrundyWinsAll 10 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Lance and any of the other "traditionalists", Â First, The schedule thing is crap. The problem is it is easier to say I can't find someone than it is to look. In single A you will have more teams to choose from.( the teams they wouldn't play before) Second, the Golden Wave has not been competitive in the SWD in many years. It is easy to say I want it like it was when I was in school, but times change and enrollments decline. The days of the "Million Dollar Coalfields" are over and even John Norris is moved away. When you were in school Grundy could compete and now they don't. Third, The wrestling team will do fine. The problem I have is it should of happened around 10 years sooner. Fourth, realignment will not happen. Too many AAA schools make too much money. Â Now as for your questions, We do want to fill the "hole at the bottom of the sign". We will do better in Single A vs AA as we will be competeing with teams of comparable enrollments. 400 vs 200-800 is much more "fair" than 400 vs 800-2000. The rush to Single A is due to the fact the Children of buchanan county deserve to compete on a equal playing field instead of starting out between a 2 and 5 times underdog. The sooner we correct this injustice that is affecting our kids the better. We do not control the rest of the district teams. I think they should follow suit and all be single A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six4three 10 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I was wondering the same thing. Didn't they want to be in the LPD a couple years ago so that they could still wrestle? Maybe they'll get one of those weird exceptions where they wrestle as a part of another district unless the BDD is going to use this as an opportunity to build it's district's wrestling program. Which wouldn't be a bad idea if the schools can fund it, wrestling is a great sport. But Grundy would likely own it for two comfortable decades. Â Â Castlewood wrestles in the LPD, so it's not a big deal that the BDD teams don't have wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldgeneral 10 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 how many teams are in the BDD? I know the MED lost Pocahontas. They could use another team and they are kind of spread out anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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