cityofRaven 2,450 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Abingdon received 7 black roses and a note from Richlands this morning. The note explained how the roses represent Abingdons dieing record. Good job, that note only made the players more exited to play tonight. 9 times out of 10 someone on the coaching staff of the team that received the "note" is responsible, not the actual opposing team. Ryan4VT, bucfan64, parsons and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 9 times out of 10 someone on the coaching staff of the team that received the "note" is responsible, not the actual opposing team. This. It happens ALL THE TIME. In all sorts of things. We even used to do it in band when I was at Richlands. The week of the state competition, the seniors would go spray paint the cliff the RHS band practiced in front of with G stars and all sorts of stuff about how great they were. It was meant to pump up the freshmen and sophomores were weren't privileged to the knowledge that we were doing it. I would put $1,000,000 that the roses were sent from the Abingdon coaching staff. HM3-8404 and Deleted Account 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO 316 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hey, is Richlands stadium windy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrhsfan 884 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 9 times out of 10 someone on the coaching staff of the team that received the "note" is responsible, not the actual opposing team. Yep.........I don't see coach Mance letting anything like that happen and especially come from our coaching staff and players.......no need to do anything like that, I think they're smart enough to know there is nothing to gain in doing something of that nature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canes00 434 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I will wager they will be some butt hurt, excuses and abdundant trash talking on here after this game goes final tonight lol Deleted Account, cityofRaven, Ryan4VT and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose111874 967 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 What radio station will game be on, I don't think I can pick up the 105.5 station or whatever it is in big stone but I thought Abingdon may cover the game also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 What radio station will game be on, I don't think I can pick up the 105.5 station or whatever it is in big stone but I thought Abingdon may cover the game also. If you have the TuneIn app, WGTH streams on there. Not sure of the Abingdon station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hey, is Richlands stadium windy?Just when the Tornado enters... Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaderFan 39 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Abingdon received 7 black roses and a note from Richlands this morning. The note explained how the roses represent Abingdons dieing record. Good job, that note only made the players more exited to play tonight. Hope they are fired up. I want to see Abingdons best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYEOFTHESTORM 10 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Just when the Tornado enters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYEOFTHESTORM 10 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 LOVE THIS! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigrhsfan 884 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Getting ready to head over to the stadium now.......safe travels to all and good luck to both teams ! Should be an incredible game and atmosphere ! Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I believe I know that some schools are more academically superior than others. The past two years I have been at Tech I have realized that BIG time. The schools in SWVA academically do not hold a candle to the schools in NOVA. That is just a fact. I was sitting with a girl in class one day that said their high school course were tougher than some classes she was in now, to which I was shocked to hear. I have yet to hear any of my fellow colleagues from SWVA make the same argument. Yes, some schools offer more courses than other, I have known this as well. I have met people from Abingdon who took classes in high school that they did not offer at Richlands, while I have met people from Tazewell who were shocked at something I was able to take at Richlands. My point in that discussion, is there is not a high school that parents are dying to get their kid to go to on our end of the state. It isn't like college where you have to go to UVA because this program is the best, or you have to go to VT because this program is the best. You raise a great point. Academically, SWVA schools are behind most NOVA schools; but so are the other regions of the state. Part of that is sheer enrollment: a larger enrollment induces greater local and state contribution, which creates positions for more teachers, some of whom can teach more AP/advanced courses and alternative courses such as philosophy, religion, etc. that make students more well-rounded. Part of that is cultural: a white-collar culture has the money and resources available to invest in tutoring, both in academics and arts. That allows teachers to teach greater amounts of material at an accelerated pace. That's not the case here, by and large: SWVA is smaller and more impoverished, and despite doing remarkably well for the resources it has (as a region, SWVA is 2nd behind NOVA in reading), cannot consistently match NOVA. I think that's a fair criticism. However, fair the criticism be, I don't know if it's germane to this topic. That's talking about preferring one region over another as opposed to preferring places within the same region. If someone offered me tons of cash to do the same thing in NOVA that I'm doing here in SWVA for considerably less, I'd saddle the wife and kids on up and go. It wouldn't even be a judgment call: that's just being smart and being opportunistic. Choosing a college based upon academic criteria is a bit different than doing the same as for high schools. You may have poorer colleges who have a widely renowned department or two, or you may have stronger colleges who are just not well equipped for certain fields (UVA for most undergraduate scientific disciplines, for example). Rare will be a high school that is extremely weak yet have some Jaime Escalante clone who is a beacon of light in a certain field. As public high schools take all comers, it is a bit different than most colleges. This is a fun little tool to use if you have a couple hours to kill: https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/ Looking at the high school levels, when parents are most likely to shuffle kids based upon athletics (and it still makes me shudder), some schools stand out in very positive ways. The Washington County/Virginia High schools are all strong, Abingdon exceptionally so. Graham meets all performance benchmarks, as do Grundy, Rural Retreat, Galax, and I'm positive I've missed others. On the flip side, some of the scores in mathematics are plumb embarrassing. Though not embarrassingly so, Richlands (slight) and Tazewell (moderate) have math deficiencies. Point being, there ARE better academic schools than others throughout SWVA. Were I moving my family, I would not move my child to a school that risks losing accreditation by substandard performance, sports be darned. And I don't believe that I'm too discerning in doing so. And I want to apologize to you as well, if I came off too strong. I need to quit buying pee-flavored Cheerios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Whoever sent them must have money to blow. Colored roses are expensive! My wife is lucky to get them once a year on Valentine's day. Deleted Account, cityofRaven, BlueRazor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBELDAD 20 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 1230 am abingdon radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Cats 472 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 21-0 early in the 2nd. I did not expect this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWVA_FootballFan 8 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 I'm sure Richlands is loving the refs right now. BigO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO 316 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 If anyone who reads this post and is at this game, if you disagree with this you are wrong. There have been HORRIBLE calls and HORRIBLE no calls. The refs just gave RHS a free TD. PERIOD. No way to debate that. Ridiculous. SWVA_FootballFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO 316 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Score at half 27-14. Should be 21-14. I still can't believe the free TD. SWVA_FootballFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO 316 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 The RHS players knew it too....that's why they got the unsportsmanlike flag.....celebrating their free TD. Let the boys play. I have never been someone to blame refs but this is ridiculous. SWVA_FootballFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWVA_FootballFan 8 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Good job to Reed for sticking up to the refs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1BLUESFAN 169 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hard to blame the refs when ya down by 35 points Dick_Vitale, Ryan4VT and V-Cats 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgs4Life 11 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 See my original Post below...meanwhile Unions game was over in the 1st quarter. As a Union fan and having watched Richlands, I think the Blues wins this one easily. Good coaching, disciplined players and big game experience, will be the deciding factor in this game. I don't know much about Abingdon, but Richlands just doesn't get rattled when faced with adversity. To me this is more of whether or not the Falcons have arrived. Wish they would change the date because I'd liked to see this game. It's at Ernie, the Blues are hitting on all cylinders so I don't see Abingdon leaving with a victory. Jmo BlueRazor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehokie08 2 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Props to Abingdon for a great season, but unfortunately I don't think they win this one at Ernie Hicks... Richlands 42 Abingdon 21 Didn't give Richlands enough points... But I was close! 56-21 Richlands with the JV boys finishing the 4th quarter. Props to Abingdon, the Sturgill kid is really good, just hasn't seen that kind of pressure this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineman80 9 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Told you Abingdon underestimated the Blues. Collins, Farris, Howie, and Blankenship came to play! Our Defense was amazing! Three sacks, 2 by #56 Holmes and one by #8 Lowe. Great game for the Blues! Irishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.01bb665814ffc257795fe158cb2045c7.png.8a531ac878a82772b21014d7a6167582.png){kind=logo}
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.