Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 I've never heard one Salem fan even mention Richland's much less care about what happened years ago...I'm sure those 500 state titles they have won since then made them forget what happened that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Ryan4VT said: When I worked for the Salem Sox while at VT, I wore a Richlands hat often. Once had a guy who looked to be in his 50s ask me if my hat was regulation length. I told him it happened 24 years ago and offered directions to the nearest Lowe’s so he could get supplies to build a bridge and get over it. He told me he hoped I crashed my car. Not a fan at all of Salem fans. You could have asked him if he actually lived within the Salem attendance zone. Because a significant number of players on that particular team did not. Arguably a bigger potential impact than 1/8" of plastic. Deleted Account and Ryan4VT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Hokiebird7 said: I've never heard one Salem fan even mention Richland's much less care about what happened years ago...I'm sure those 500 state titles they have won since then made them forget what happened that day That game occurred during my senior year at Tech. As chance would have it, my roommate was a Salem alumnus. He was pretty cool about it -- even though I gave him a pretty good ration of smack from the time the game ended until the cleat issue surfaced. BTW, although my roommate attended Salem he never lived within the attendance zone. Their recruitment efforts were both a poorly kept secret around the Roanoke area and also a source of frustration when they would lose in the playoffs in the late 80s/early 90s. Irishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsntu88 84 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Hokiebird7 said: I've never heard one Salem fan even mention Richland's much less care about what happened years ago...I'm sure those 500 state titles they have won since then made them forget what happened that day I encounter Salem fans everyday. I ask them about the cleats. Most of them shrug their shoulders and say oh well. Parry McCluer? Those people are rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 27 minutes ago, RichlandsAlum said: That game occurred during my senior year at Tech. As chance would have it, my roommate was a Salem alumnus. He was pretty cool about it -- even though I gave him a pretty good ration of smack from the time the game ended until the cleat issue surfaced. BTW, although my roommate attended Salem he never lived within the attendance zone. Their recruitment efforts were both a poorly kept secret around the Roanoke area and also a source of frustration when they would lose in the playoffs in the late 80s/early 90s. Agree about the recruiting down there...but y'all did your fair share also didn't you? And now it's other teams in the Roanoke valley area that do all the recruiting...I don't think Salem does much anymore...they don't need too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, Hokiebird7 said: Agree about the recruiting down there...but y'all did your fair share also didn't you? And now it's other teams in the Roanoke valley area that do all the recruiting...I don't think Salem does much anymore...they don't need too Recruiting wasn't a concept in Richlands back in 1992. And at that time we were just two years removed from one of the worst decades in the history of the program (in terms of winning percentage). Hard to imagine enticing any recruits to come even if Vaught would have considered it. From 2000 forward.... strong evidence to the contrary. Salem still probably gets most of the area football players it wants. Areas that have multiple school systems and private schools in adjacent proximity to one another tend to spawn situations of horse trading -- which is an issue worth the VHSL's attention. My personal opinion is that whenever a public school -- and I mean ANY public school -- is consistently dominant in a program or sport over a period beyond one generation of enrolled students (roughly 4 to 8 years), then there is probably something fishy going on. Deleted Account, cityofRaven, stu_bean and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmqp 30 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 2 hours ago, rsntu88 said: Parry McCluer? Those people are rude. Imagine living in an area where pay raises or job offers hinge on whether or not you played high school football 20-30 years ago. A police force that, for a town of 6,000, rules the city with an iron fist. Taxes that are higher than anywhere else in the area due to a freaking crappy golf course being agreed upon by a council and not a vote by the citizens. A town that once had thriving industry that up and left for Mexico leaving a town filled with meth and old people reminiscing about the "good ol days" constantly. Well, there you have Buena Vista lol. And what cracks me up is when I go back there everyone talks about how "rude" northerners are, northerners being NoVa since thats where I'm at.. and I sit and shake my head in amazement. To be fair though, I always thought Craig County had some mouthy ones too. I know I had a run in with a reporter (I think he may have worked for the local paper, not sure) from CC one year. I used to hate Covington until I befriended people from over that way and my whole outlook changed with them. I miss AlCo sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 What? No mention of Gate City yet in a rude fan discussion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmqp 30 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 I cant speak for the year 2020, but I do know Amherst used to be awful. Watched them in a playoff game vs. Glass back in 1998 they openly cheered an injury to one of Hilltopper players ("Get up, boy"). Of course a few weeks later Hampton ripped them to shreds and undoubtedly out-unclassed them lol. They were still pretty mouthy when I watched them vs. William Byrd in '07ish. I remember some of their fans standing at the entrace gate heckling Terrier fans as they came in, asking them why they wasted their money coming over there etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW_VA_boy 492 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 7 hours ago, rsntu88 said: I encounter Salem fans everyday. I ask them about the cleats. Most of them shrug their shoulders and say oh well. Parry McCluer? Those people are rude. The folks from Buena Vista and their average level of disdain for the athletics at Narrows are impressive, if you want to consider things like that impressive. Deleted Account 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmqp 30 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, SW_VA_boy said: The folks from Buena Vista and their average level of disdain for the athletics at Narrows are impressive, if you want to consider things like that impressive. Not quite as impressive as the idiots that do the radio play-by-play for Narrows games. Wow, talk about inbred. Personally, I have nothing against Narrows in any way shape or form, but your radio guys are jokes. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 36 minutes ago, mmqp said: Not quite as impressive as the idiots that do the radio play-by-play for Narrows games. Wow, talk about inbred. Personally, I have nothing against Narrows in any way shape or form, but your radio guys are jokes. lol If you knew them you would understand...especially one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 15 hours ago, Real Sasquatch said: What? No mention of Gate City yet in a rude fan discussion? I have to agree with that. Worst experience I ever had at a game was due to fans (mostly students) there. Real Sasquatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 21 hours ago, rsntu88 said: I encounter Salem fans everyday. I ask them about the cleats. Most of them shrug their shoulders and say oh well. Parry McCluer? Those people are rude. Perhaps it's different circles. If you ask a lifelong Salem fan who's in the 44-48 age range, you'll get an earful. I've tested this enough to publish this in a peer-reviewed journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, UVAObserver said: Perhaps it's different circles. If you ask a lifelong Salem fan who's in the 44-48 age range, you'll get an earful. I've tested this enough to publish this in a peer-reviewed journal. Ive met numerous Salem fans in the 40-50 year old range that when you mention Richlands they just say "yeah everyone knows they had illegal cleats" but just laugh it off...saying "yeah we have done pretty good since then" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_havok_fan 1,261 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 19 hours ago, mmqp said: To be fair though, I always thought Craig County had some mouthy ones too. I know I had a run in with a reporter (I think he may have worked for the local paper, not sure) from CC one year. I used to hate Covington until I befriended people from over that way and my whole outlook changed with them. I miss AlCo sometimes. I can't say anything about Covington fans, but in 2014 their players and coaches at the time left a lot to be desired... mmqp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, swva_havok_fan said: I can't say anything about Covington fans, but in 2014 their players and coaches at the time left a lot to be desired... I talked to a nice couple on the way out, told them the best way to get back to 19 regardless of what the GPS told them, but there were many others who were pretty terrible. Only time I legitimately thought I was going to get into a fight after a game. swva_havok_fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Played ball in college with a guy from Salem. He was a douche so I assume everyone else from there is as well. Liam McPoyle and Ryan4VT 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dookthecook 56 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 6:57 AM, 1inStripes said: Bland vs Thomas Walker in the opening round of a Region D tournament would be a heckuva trip. Dim Bars dunt wanna Thom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dookthecook 56 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 16 hours ago, SW_VA_boy said: The folks from Buena Vista and their average level of disdain for the athletics at Narrows are impressive, if you want to consider things like that impressive. Pine Ears not bit sceert green water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmqp 30 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 4 hours ago, swva_havok_fan said: I can't say anything about Covington fans, but in 2014 their players and coaches at the time left a lot to be desired... Who knows, maybe I've gotten used to the stench of Pioneer District football. Mediocre football, angry fans. I can tell you, there is a story about a game between Natural Bridge and Parry McCluer from back in the early 60's where PM lost the game. The fans chased the officials into the gym at PM. And then, after being escorted out by the cops, the mob flipped over a police car with the refs inside. This story is legit because I've read about it in the old papers. These 2020 antifa posers have nothing on old school BV! redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmqp 30 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 6 hours ago, UVAObserver said: Perhaps it's different circles. If you ask a lifelong Salem fan who's in the 44-48 age range, you'll get an earful. I've tested this enough to publish this in a peer-reviewed journal. Lol, considering they got away with robbery vs. Amherst in '05 it may be time for the ones who still complain about a game they lost by 10 to shut up. What ever happened to Dennis Vaught? I know he went to a school down in Tidewater to coach, got fired for using the N word and then apparently has never been heard of again? Deleted Account 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, mmqp said: Lol, considering they got away with robbery vs. Amherst in '05 it may be time for the ones who still complain about a game they lost by 10 to shut up. What ever happened to Dennis Vaught? I know he went to a school down in Tidewater to coach, got fired for using the N word and then apparently has never been heard of again? He didn't go to a school in the Tidewater area. He was at Patrick Henry in Roanoke in 1989. They played a game vs Homer Ferguson at Todd Stadium in Newport News. At Halftime he yelled at his team because they were losing. He was reported to have said, "Are you gonna let a bunch of N beat you?". He was fired. But Richlands hired him a year later. mmqp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, Bluefield researcher said: He didn't go to a school in the Tidewater area. He was at Patrick Henry in Roanoke in 1989. They played a game vs Homer Ferguson at Todd Stadium in Newport News. At Halftime he yelled at his team because they were losing. He was reported to have said, "Are you gonna let a bunch of N beat you?". He was fired. But Richlands hired him a year later. Wasn't he at Lexington HS at one point also? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else cityofRaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield researcher 1,195 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Hokiebird7 said: Wasn't he at Lexington HS at one point also? Maybe I'm thinking of someone else Yes. Won a state championship there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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