HB Burke 15 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 At the start of the season i did not think Richlands would be that good. George Wythe wore them out in preseason at Bluefield and then Union took them to the wire. However as the season and moved on I see players growing, working together and becoming a team. They have improved more than any team at RHS during the season that i can recall. This team will go far in the playoffs, not sure how far but they will give anyone they face a run for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPF 417 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 At the start of the season i did not think Richlands would be that good. George Wythe wore them out in preseason at Bluefield and then Union took them to the wire. However as the season and moved on I see players growing, working together and becoming a team. They have improved more than any team at RHS during the season that i can recall. This team will go far in the playoffs, not sure how far but they will give anyone they face a run for the money. Just a note, and I am not trying to flame here.....but the reason they seem to be coming together is that every team on your schedule is down this year. Except for Honaker, and they lost to JSB the other night. When you guys get a test lets see how you respond but it won't be until at least game number 12. That being said, good luck to you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 i can't remember the last season that started and I thought to myself "hey Richlands might not be good this year"....lol....they are always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 i can't remember the last season that started and I thought to myself "hey Richlands might not be good this year"....lol....they are always good. 2000-2001ish??? Maybe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 2000-2001ish??? Maybe?? i dont know...its been a LONG time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcdevils47 10 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Gate City is starting to mold up pretty good as well. We can be a serious contender for another state championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,453 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 The reason this year is tough on the Blues isn't the opponents, its themselves. It is really hard to look and lackluster opponents week in and week out and not get ready. The staff at Richlands has always done a great job at keeping players focusted on the week ahead and not looking down the road. "Get better everyday" has been Mance's motto for as long as I can remember. None of us are going to know how good this team honestly is until the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 The reason this year is tough on the Blues isn't the opponents, its themselves. It is really hard to look and lackluster opponents week in and week out and not get ready. The staff at Richlands has always done a great job at keeping players focusted on the week ahead and not looking down the road. "Get better everyday" has been Mance's motto for as long as I can remember. None of us are going to know how good this team honestly is until the playoffs. very true...kinda what I was getting at in the other thread where people got their panties in a wad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 The staff at Richlands has always done a great job at keeping players focusted on the week ahead and not looking down the road. "Get better everyday" has been Mance's motto for as long as I can remember. None of us are going to know how good this team honestly is until the playoffs. ^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,453 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 very true...kinda what I was getting at in the other thread where people got their panties in a wad. It gets really difficult when dealing with idiots sometimes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo777 10 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I agree that Richlands has gottton better this year as the games and scores show. I have only seen a couple of games this year as I battle a personal health issue. I just hope that Mance has helped this team grow in character and not be so penallized like the last few years. The stupid penalties we had the last few years have cost us at least one championship maybe two. I am not saying some of the calls in the final game were not questionable but the penalties we had over the entire year show a pattern which reflected on our team as we entered the playoffs. I just hope that our pattern entering the playoffs this year is not that of an undisciplined team. The refs tend to call the games sometimes based on you're reputation. Discipline is the easiest thing to teach a team but we seem to miss that most years and thats with as good a coach and staff as we have (probably the best in this end of the State). Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhs82 28 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 It starts out with close call going against Richlands, then the crowd lets the ref have it. Thats how it gets started, from then on the crowd stays on that ref and he seems to make sure every call he makes is against Richlands. I see that first close call that the ref usually calls right and I wish the Richlands crowd would just accept it because I know what that ref is going to do the rest of the game. The refs always come into a game with good intentions, but after a bunch in the stands gets on them what could you expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercloud 179 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 It starts out with close call going against Richlands, then the crowd lets the ref have it. Thats how it gets started, from then on the crowd stays on that ref and he seems to make sure every call he makes is against Richlands. I see that first close call that the ref usually calls right and I wish the Richlands crowd would just accept it because I know what that ref is going to do the rest of the game. The refs always come into a game with good intentions, but after a bunch in the stands gets on them what could you expect? Reminds me of the susposed whisle at the Cave game couple years ago. I believe your very close to right, although the Refs should consider only what is happening on the field, the fans need to bite their lip. Spread the word, instead of fussing at the refs lets cheer a little louder for our guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 It starts out with close call going against Richlands, then the crowd lets the ref have it. Thats how it gets started, from then on the crowd stays on that ref and he seems to make sure every call he makes is against Richlands. I see that first close call that the ref usually calls right and I wish the Richlands crowd would just accept it because I know what that ref is going to do the rest of the game. The refs always come into a game with good intentions, but after a bunch in the stands gets on them what could you expect? Then those officials do not need to be on a football field. Their only job is to be impartial. The fans are part of the environment. By being impartial, they help to control that environment. I would agree to a certain point. Some officials do get caught up in the heat of the environment. Others just call what they see. Last season specifically, there were a lot of penalties called, because there were alot of penalties committed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest king kone Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Then those officials do not need to be on a football field. Their only job is to be impartial. The fans are part of the environment. By being impartial, they help to control that environment. I would agree to a certain point. Some officials do get caught up in the heat of the environment. Others just call what they see. Last season specifically, there were a lot of penalties called, because there were alot of penalties committed. This year the ref with the smirk on his face at Honaker stands out........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 This year the ref with the smirk on his face at Honaker stands out........ ....................so does the final score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I think everyone is overlooking something very important in how Richlands is playing now vs. at the beginning of the season... Richlands has an extremely talented player who finally realized he could dominate at this level and has been playing that part for the last several games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I think everyone is overlooking something very important in how Richlands is playing now vs. at the beginning of the season... Richlands has an extremely talented player who finally realized he could dominate at this level and has been playing that part for the last several games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrhsfan 884 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I think everyone is overlooking something very important in how Richlands is playing now vs. at the beginning of the season... Richlands has an extremely talented player who finally realized he could dominate at this level and has been playing that part for the last several games... Nailed it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueinbama 259 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) I think everyone is overlooking something very important in how Richlands is playing now vs. at the beginning of the season... Richlands has an extremely talented player who finally realized he could dominate at this level and has been playing that part for the last several games... Bingo! He's also 100% healthy for the first time since he has been playing. Devon made an interesting comment in a radio interview after a game a few weeks ago. He said he had been tip-toeing instead of going full speed. He went full speed against Marion, Carroll and Abingdon and no one could stop him. Edited October 26, 2011 by blueinbama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBDevotee 34 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I really think, with a few exceptions, that once the VHSL football playoffs wind down to the final 2, 3, or 4 teams in a classification each season, those teams that are left have the raw materials to win a championship. Teams that don't have those raw materials have usually been weeded out by that time. So it is very often that the "intangibles" decide the semi-finals/title games. So I do agree that some of these issues that Richlands fans are discussing are important and have made a difference in the number of state championships the Blues have brought back. I thought for sure last year's Blue Tornados would be Divison 3 champions - they had all the raw materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo777 10 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 As I said earlier, the way our team plays and gets penalized so much throughout the season had a lot to do with us loosing last year in the finals. Just my opinion. I think we should really focus on being a much less penalized team from now on. The coaches need to really get this across to out team during the year and we will be much more effective when we get to the playoofs. No dobt that Devon is special and he will go as far in football as his work ethic will take him. He can play on sundays if he puts the work into it and into the classroom. I hope he is a hard worker for his sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs52 484 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 As I said earlier, the way our team plays and gets penalized so much throughout the season had a lot to do with us loosing last year in the finals. Just my opinion. I think we should really focus on being a much less penalized team from now on. The coaches need to really get this across to out team during the year and we will be much more effective when we get to the playoofs. No dobt that Devon is special and he will go as far in football as his work ethic will take him. He can play on sundays if he puts the work into it and into the classroom. I hope he is a hard worker for his sake. Playoofs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 As I said earlier, the way our team plays and gets penalized so much throughout the season had a lot to do with us loosing last year in the finals. Just my opinion. I think we should really focus on being a much less penalized team from now on. The coaches need to really get this across to out team during the year and we will be much more effective when we get to the playoofs. No dobt that Devon is special and he will go as far in football as his work ethic will take him. He can play on sundays if he puts the work into it and into the classroom. I hope he is a hard worker for his sake. Playoofs? Playoofs...loosing...forget it, he's rooling.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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