New Head Coach at Richlands

[land_rider 30]

On 11/24/2023 at 7:17 PM, tornado99 said:

Agreed.

I say hire the man , and on his third year at Richlands we win the state , the pride in our school will be revived and people from out of town will respect the Blue Tornado again ! 

[sixcat 2,919]

32 minutes ago, land_rider said:

I say hire the man , and on his third year at Richlands we win the state , the pride in our school will be revived and people from out of town will respect the Blue Tornado again ! 

Some obvious holes in your plan, there.

1. He's 66 years old and hasn't coached in 27 years, 28 by the start of next season.
2. He never once managed to last 3 years in his brief coaching career without being suspended or fired.
3. Not sure how his past transgressions help anyone from out-of-town respect the Blue Tornado? Likely the exact opposite.

But for sheer entertainment value, what the hell? Hire the man. Should be a hell of a ride. Could even lead to threads that rival the one about Chris Akers.

 

[tornado99 345]

24 minutes ago, land_rider said:

I say hire the man , and on his third year at Richlands we win the state , the pride in our school will be revived and people from out of town will respect the Blue Tornado again ! 

I don’t know about that. No one ever explained the staff turnover and results of the second tenure. 
I’m not inferring anything, but reputation is important and more so than wins. Hypothetically, what am I teaching my children about life lessons if I knowingly choose to select a leader who (like it or not) brought a level of disgrace? 
If possible, based upon the information available, I am choosing the person that does things the right way AND the results translate into wins. 

[tornado99 345]

I would look to someone to first, and foremost, instill values of discipline, hard work, and teamwork. 
Next, I am looking for a strategic decision maker. 
 

Those coaches/candidates are certainly out there and may have applied. It’s going to take a good staff working together. 

[Liam McPoyle 1,863]

1 hour ago, land_rider said:

...people from out of town will respect the Blue Tornado again ! 

Written without a trace of irony

[BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717]

Bring back Vaught?  Are you sure?

 

 

 

[Fairlawncat 252]

Cuz u ain't right man. LMAO!

[TS Fan 2]

Think Robert Casto would want to coach again?

[Union_Fan 2,155]

2 hours ago, BandanaVTDavis4321 said:

Bring back Vaught?  Are you sure?

 

 

 

Naugist, is that you???

[RedPrideNation 82]

2 hours ago, TS Fan said:

Think Robert Casto would want to coach again?

How close are you to a big lake? 

[Ryan4VT 4,554]

1 minute ago, RedPrideNation said:

How close are you to a big lake? 

We’re an hour away from a lake lol. I’m not sure I’d call it “big.” But it’s a lake. 😂

[Mountain Football 1,532]

2 minutes ago, Ryan4VT said:

We’re an hour away from a lake lol. I’m not sure I’d call it “big.” But it’s a lake. 😂

Lake Witten isn't an hour from Richlands is it?

[RedPrideNation 82]

Not sure he would but fishing close by would be an incentive for sure. 

[BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717]

1 hour ago, Mountain Football said:

Lake Witten isn't an hour from Richlands is it?

I thought Ryan was referring to Hungry Mother towards Marion or Breaks Interstate Park going towards Kentucky. Don't know if those are an hour from Richlands but sounds about right. Never heard of Lake Witten

[cityofRaven 2,444]

Purify yourself in the Clinch and you won't want to go to another body of water ever again.

[Ryan4VT 4,554]

2 hours ago, Mountain Football said:

Lake Witten isn't an hour from Richlands is it?

That ain’t a lake 😂😂 

[Ryan4VT 4,554]

1 hour ago, BandanaVTDavis4321 said:

I thought Ryan was referring to Hungry Mother towards Marion or Breaks Interstate Park going towards Kentucky. Don't know if those are an hour from Richlands but sounds about right. Never heard of Lake Witten

I was talking South Holston over in Washington Co. 

[Gridiron60 2,555]

2 hours ago, Mountain Football said:

Lake Witten isn't an hour from Richlands is it?

I’m guessing South Holston??? 
(Haha.. @Ryan4VT we posted almost same time). 

[Cousin_Hoyt 87]

On 11/27/2023 at 9:57 PM, cityofRaven said:

I think a lot of people are going to be surprised.

You don’t mean someone from across Davis Mountain?

[44cov3 55]

Maybe someone should scrounge around and see what Mark Dixon is up to these days.  I know he stepped down at Pulaski for heath concerns....maybe those have subsided and he's ready to rebuild somewhere like he did at Galax.  Now that would obviously intel that people leave him alone, give him the keys to the car and get the heck out of the way.  Just a thought, but heck who knows he may be on a beach somewhere enjoying his NFL pension.    

[sixcat 2,919]

16 minutes ago, 44cov3 said:

Mark Dixon

That ship has sailed. He's perfectly content riding his bicycle around downtown Blacksburg. Leave the man alone!!!

[Tru Blue72 88]

1 hour ago, 44cov3 said:

Maybe someone should scrounge around and see what Mark Dixon is up to these days.  I know he stepped down at Pulaski for heath concerns....maybe those have subsided and he's ready to rebuild somewhere like he did at Galax.  Now that would obviously intel that people leave him alone, give him the keys to the car and get the heck out of the way.  Just a thought, but heck who knows he may be on a beach somewhere enjoying his NFL pension.    

The TCSB holds the keys to the car and they pass them around at will.  As we will soon see, evethough they should ride the short bus, they think they drive a BMW!

[land_rider 30]

On 11/28/2023 at 3:41 PM, sixcat said:

Some obvious holes in your plan, there.

1. He's 66 years old and hasn't coached in 27 years, 28 by the start of next season.
2. He never once managed to last 3 years in his brief coaching career without being suspended or fired.
3. Not sure how his past transgressions help anyone from out-of-town respect the Blue Tornado? Likely the exact opposite.

But for sheer entertainment value, what the hell? Hire the man. Should be a hell of a ride. Could even lead to threads that rival the one about Chris Akers.

 

Joe is 81 and President of the United States of America age shouldn’t matter , and if you knew the guy then you would know what kind of football mind he has, majority of the people in Tazewell Co loves the guy ! 

[sixcat 2,919]

15 minutes ago, land_rider said:

majority of the people in Tazewell Co loves the guy ! 

I'd be shocked if the majority of the people in Tazewell County know who he is. He's been gone from Tazewell for nearly 28 years. 

By all means, hire him. Should be entertaining as hell for the rest of us!

[BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717]

Arkansas has rehired Boby Petrino, not as HC, but as OC. Only rule is....he's not allowed motorcycles this time.  Richlands could replicate and simply put in a "no control over equipment" clause with Vaught.