Real Sasquatch 1,865 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Thoughts on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 What I like about the Dawgs is they are mentally tougher and not giving up like a couple seasons ago. I think UVAObservwr eluded to the same in another thread. Even though Graham beat them, they played the whole game and coming from behind last night to win was a true test. I think the win gives them a confidence boost. I admittedly don't know much about Battle but I'm pulling for the Dawgs. I think they'll play hard until the final whistle blows. Fairlawncat and Real Sasquatch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRISH-FAN18 323 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 John Battle rubbers shocks the region next Friday night with an upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,553 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Tazewell by 4+ TD's. GMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Tazewell will have 3 or 4 freshmen playing a lot of downs. They are talented freshmen however. I think I counted 23 jerseys for Tazewell against Graham and 23 again against Mount View, so the numbers are down. The kids they have play with heart. I'll take the dogs by 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 After watching Holston dismantle Battle I'm gonna go with the Dogs BIG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Real Sasquatch said: Tazewell will have 3 or 4 freshmen playing a lot of downs. They are talented freshmen however. I think I counted 23 jerseys for Tazewell against Graham and 23 again against Mount View, so the numbers are down. The kids they have play with heart. I'll take the dogs by 10. I am somewhat confused on Tazewell's numbers. The amount of support those kids get from the community is second to none. It's really impressive. Why those kids don't come out to play and play hard is baffling. I can list numerous examples of the community supporting the kids in ways I havent seen Graham or Richlands support their kids. Take Josh Herndon's state championship in wrestling for example. Everybody in their brother was there to support when they come home from Salem at midnight. Justin Fritz is a 4x state winner(only 4x we have) in wrestling for Graham. When he come back from Salem..........crickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mountain Football said: I am somewhat confused on Tazewell's numbers. The amount of support those kids get from the community is second to none. It's really impressive. Why those kids don't come out to play and play hard is baffling. I can list numerous examples of the community supporting the kids in ways I havent seen Graham or Richlands support their kids. Take Josh Herndon's state championship in wrestling for example. Everybody in their brother was there to support when they come home from Salem at midnight. Justin Fritz is a 4x state winner(only 4x we have) in wrestling for Graham. When he come back from Salem..........crickets. The community support in Tazewell is great. They have big crowds at the ball games. As you mentioned, they do things to recognize the kids. I am a little xonfused too about the low turnout for football. The kids that do play seem to have pride and play hard. Pigskin Fanboy and Mountain Football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 57 minutes ago, Real Sasquatch said: The community support in Tazewell is great. They have big crowds at the ball games. As you mentioned, they do things to recognize the kids. I am a little xonfused too about the low turnout for football. The kids that do play seem to have pride and play hard. That issue will be fixed in the next few years. There are 51 kids on Tazewell’s middle school team (grades 6-8). They’ve had to scramble to find helmets and purchase jerseys for all the kids that have come out. Combined with a healthy 9th grade class, Tazewell’s numbers will be in the high 40s to low 50s like most other 2A programs by 2023-2024. It takes a while to build a program and establish a culture where little remained before. The kids coming through the ranks now were young when Tazewell was a doormat. It’s hard to get a high schooler up to speed with the kids that have spent years training and learning the system. The culture’s clearly been set and has taken hold. The numbers will follow. The community has always been hungry for a winner, and I think the 2020s will be very kind for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, UVAObserver said: That issue will be fixed in the next few years. There are 51 kids on Tazewell’s middle school team (grades 6-8). They’ve had to scramble to find helmets and purchase jerseys for all the kids that have come out. Combined with a healthy 9th grade class, Tazewell’s numbers will be in the high 40s to low 50s like most other 2A programs by 2023-2024. It takes a while to build a program and establish a culture where little remained before. The kids coming through the ranks now were young when Tazewell was a doormat. It’s hard to get a high schooler up to speed with the kids that have spent years training and learning the system. The culture’s clearly been set and has taken hold. The numbers will follow. The community has always been hungry for a winner, and I think the 2020s will be very kind for them. That's great news. Tazewell has always showed tremendous support for their team as long as I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 12 hours ago, IRISH-FAN18 said: John Battle rubbers shocks the region next Friday night with an upset. I don't think it would be a shock if they won, Tazewell is a young team. However, I do think Tazewell gets the "w". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTrot 180 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 16 hours ago, IRISH-FAN18 said: John Battle rubbers shocks the region next Friday night with an upset. It would take a whole lot of "PERFECT FOOTBALL" by John Battle for that to happen, Tazewell 30-7 if not more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union_Fan 2,155 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Battle is having a very down year. I would be surprised if Tazewell doesn't win by a decent amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50kw 140 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Union_Fan said: Battle is having a very down year. I would be surprised if Tazewell doesn't win by a decent amount. A case of John Battle just being John Battle. FoxTrot and SXSW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS6805 124 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 I moved 3 years ago to saltville. With work schedule I do get to most games at tazewell or local. I played for tazewell and will always support the dawgs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Ryan4VT said: Tazewell by 4+ TD's. Yep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union_Fan 2,155 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 4 hours ago, 50kw said: A case of John Battle just being John Battle. I know they aren't at the top by any means but they always play hard and have been decently competitive the last few years. But this year, sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50kw 140 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Union_Fan said: I know they aren't at the top by any means but they always play hard and have been decently competitive the last few years. But this year, sheesh. 204-410 since 1959 .327 winning percentage. Yes this year is tough in light of recent history. Thank you fourseasonsfootball.com Union_Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearsFan88 117 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Tazewell 38, Battle 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 14 hours ago, THS6805 said: I moved 3 years ago to saltville. With work schedule I do get to most games at tazewell or local. I played for tazewell and will always support the dawgs. "I moved...to Saltville." That's a seldom heard statement. Jags52, Deleted Account and Plywood_King 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 22 hours ago, Mountain Football said: I am somewhat confused on Tazewell's numbers. The amount of support those kids get from the community is second to none. It's really impressive. Why those kids don't come out to play and play hard is baffling. I can list numerous examples of the community supporting the kids in ways I havent seen Graham or Richlands support their kids. Take Josh Herndon's state championship in wrestling for example. Everybody in their brother was there to support when they come home from Salem at midnight. Justin Fritz is a 4x state winner(only 4x we have) in wrestling for Graham. When he come back from Salem..........crickets. I've always thought that we had more community support than anybody else in SWVA. Richlands is a close tight second place. The only reason I put us ahead of them is that support wasn't as strong until they started winning in early 00's People can laugh and make fun of the welcome back from Richlands last year all they want, but it matters and shows people support you since they couldn't be at the game. Deleted Account 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, stu_bean said: I've always thought that we had more community support than anybody else in SWVA. Richlands is a close tight second place. The only reason I put us ahead of them is that support wasn't as strong until they started winning in early 00's People can laugh and make fun of the welcome back from Richlands last year all they want, but it matters and shows people support you since they couldn't be at the game. I'm not gonna lie. I was one of the people poking fun of the parade down main street. All in good fun. I have several friends from Tazewell who give me grief(in good fun). So I had to share the love😂. With that said it is impressive. Ive seen on Facebook where several community members have gone to college games of recent graduates to show support. Thats great!!! Those kids are very fortunate to have that type of support. EH31 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union_Fan 2,155 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 We can never over support our student athletes nor can we over estimate how much that support means to them. Just look at the crazy stuff we Union fans do, and the kids are always commenting in interviews how great it is. Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_bean 1,058 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 40 minutes ago, Union_Fan said: We can never over support our student athletes nor can we over estimate how much that support means to them. Just look at the crazy stuff we Union fans do, and the kids are always commenting in interviews how great it is. Mot going to say that Union doesn't. From what I understand they do but I myself have only been to BSG once so no judgement there. I'll state it another way as well. How many team logos or team affiliations do you see at the local businesses. We have Bulldog Storage, Bulldog Kremery, countless businesses with Go Dogs or other team decals up. Lots of local support. As I said the closest I have ever seen myself is Richlands. Graham is pathetic on that part and some may say well don't want to ruffle feathers with the other side of the line. I call BS on that and say you support your hometown team. Don't know how many tornadoes I ate at the King Kone over the years even though I hated saying it when ordering one I still did 😋 Ryan4VT, Union_Fan and Deleted Account 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techfan 43 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 10:47 AM, UVAObserver said: That issue will be fixed in the next few years. There are 51 kids on Tazewell’s middle school team (grades 6-8). They’ve had to scramble to find helmets and purchase jerseys for all the kids that have come out. Combined with a healthy 9th grade class, Tazewell’s numbers will be in the high 40s to low 50s like most other 2A programs by 2023-2024. It takes a while to build a program and establish a culture where little remained before. The kids coming through the ranks now were young when Tazewell was a doormat. It’s hard to get a high schooler up to speed with the kids that have spent years training and learning the system. The culture’s clearly been set and has taken hold. The numbers will follow. The community has always been hungry for a winner, and I think the 2020s will be very kind for them. I agree numbers will come up assuming those kids stay with football from middle school to high school but that's not a given considering they had 15+ eighth graders last year but only five freshmen after one more quit last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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