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thx, do yall take the dogs out when yall get up? just asking? never been to a LB game. I just know the score being super high in recent years vs. subpar teams. Now if u doing it withe the reserves in, so be it. Im all for it, but when exactly do ya take dogs out? I called Rustburg coach an idiot for doing it vs tunstall early in season (up 40 points with 5 minutes left?) i will say same about Bradley at Heritage. He did the same at William Campbell. dude would be up 50-0 and still crush teams with starters. smh, no respect and my sons would never play for a coach like that.I'm a LB Fan, what ? do you have. I may be able to answer it.
Hey street, you have a class act in Coach Harless. Sometimes people see his intensity as something other than what it really is. I know you already know this, but teaching life's lessons through sports is what Coach Harless is all about.My son is a starter and was out before the end of second quarter and didn't come back.. Starters were replaced. The second string QB and third team QB ( freshman) all played second half. Everyone played. Second and Thirds at positions with that depth. We have some young dogs, so calling off the dogs being the starters definitely happens. We do have Seniors who are on second team, so not all are young,. But they all get plently of game time until thirds come in. The same held true with our first game.
Last game was 31-21, so not as much of second team, but some were in at spots. I don't think this is what your referring to as idiot coaching as you witnessed with the last team just putting up points with their starters in the game during secomd half.
thanks for the added fan base. yes! coach smith is a great guy that lives out what u see. i am blessed to know him personally and him coaching my son (whom is graduated now). he provides great leadership to a team that lacked it 5 years ago.BTW, I have much respect of what Appomattox has done and the Head Coach gets lots of respect from me from what I know of him and have heard from him in his interviews. One of my college roommates is from Appomattox and runs the John Deere Farm Store and one of the managers where I work also lives there. I was cheering y'all on last year and have seen what y'all having been doing so far this year. Gook Luck this season!
Funny u said that. You dang right, i stand by it Tigger the tiger! they are all idiots! i had a long in depth convo with 2 coaches today that brought up Christmas doing it and Bradley doing it at W.C. Yep, I talked trash about our JV coach last year we got from Altavista about him running score up with 9-1 team. i got frowns for voicing my opinion, i dont give a crap. Never played Woody, but if he did it, he is a idiot as well! Baker?I agree if a coach leaves starters in to run up the score that is not good business. I haven't meet Coach Harless, so I can't speak to him or his program. The only game I saw LB play was close and running the score up wasn't an option. Most coaches put in subs when the clock starts running (up 35 pts in 2nd half) as a way to rest starters but more importantly to reward the non-starters for practicing hard during the week. Bradley hasn't done this on numerous occasions, Baker didn't do it once, Christmas has been known to run the score up often, Woody & Scharnus as well. I guess all these coaches are "idiots"? Or are they some of the greatest coaches in this area? I guess it is a matter of opinion.
Baker...Jack Baker...Rustburg's HC... Wow, you called the man an idiot (on several occasions), said the Appomattox/Rustburg game was a huge rivalry and didn't know his name?!?! How many state titles do those "idiot" coaches have?
If I were Coach Smith I think I would have a problem with you standing on my sideline for every game cheering on the team then getting on social media blasting the running game (" What irritated me the most is our run game has been non existent.") & play calling ("I think we should have passed more.") Or standing on the sideline representing everything Smith has worked for the last 5 years & getting on social media and calling other coaches "idiots" when you don't know them.
I guess my other problem with your post is I can never tell what is a fact, your opinion, or just totally made up. I looked for rosters and coaches on Maxpreps.com for the time Smith has been a HC in Appomattox & I didn't see anyone with your same last name. I did see one in 2010 (when Smith wasn't in Appomattox) but that could be a coincidence or just kin. I know how small towns can be with last names sometimes. Or maybe max preps is wrong.
I looked for rosters and coaches on Maxpreps.com for the time Smith has been a HC in Appomattox & I didn't see anyone with your same last name. I did see one in 2010 (when Smith wasn't in Appomattox) but that could be a coincidence or just kin.
For one, I didnt ask anyone to agree with me. I will tell you this, if my son was on a team that has 45-0 lead and going into the fourth qtr (or 3rd depending on team). That coach would be called or visited by me. If he did it again, more than likely I would call him an idiot with all 10 of his fingers laced with state championship rings. You saying I got computer behind the screen keyboard muscles, I disagree. Sometimes things need to be said. Why do I gotta know the coach personally before I call him an idiot for having all the dogs in and spanking someone by 45???? WHY??? He showing me his character right there and that is enough for me to know about him without even saying hello for the 1st time. Your from Appo and I ask you to have this convo with me face to face and we can get more in depth with it. Im pretty sure you know who I am.I don't have a dog in the fight, but I have a hard time calling any coach an idiot without personally knowing them. Whether a great win/loss record or not, all coaches sacrifice time away from family or even their own self in order to coach. Some sacrifice more than others but there is sacrifice in the job and I know it comes with the territory but do you think any coach calls plays to lose, hindsight is always 20/20 and I challenge any of the posters that are not coaches to call plays and deal with everything during the game, I challenge myself as well as to which I say you can have it. Everyone is BIG talk behind the keyboard but face to face convos when actually calling people out of their name I don't think anyone would do, so why do it on the internet. Coaches sacrifice.....I will leave it at that!
i see the hand shaking stuff happen in basketball a lot more than footballWell Advocate definitely has a pet peave. It's not going to change no matter what is said. Some coaches are going to run up the score, period. They can't help themselves. Some of the best big time coaches have equally big time egos. There are others that are trying to teach their team something like staying agressive the whole game no matter what. It's very difficult to know what the coach is thinking and to assign them as "idiots". On the other side you have an expectation that a team show sportsmanship. Not running up the score fits somewhere in there. My pet peave is players that do not shake hands after the competition is over with the opposing coaches and players. Some players refuse to shake hands and some coaches allow that. Having said that every coach has his own style. It makes things interesting. There will always be the "Oakland Raiders" in every sport.
For one, I didnt ask anyone to agree with me. I will tell you this, if my son was on a team that has 45-0 lead and going into the fourth qtr (or 3rd depending on team). That coach would be called or visited by me. If he did it again, more than likely I would call him an idiot with all 10 of his fingers laced with state championship rings. You saying I got computer behind the screen keyboard muscles, I disagree. Sometimes things need to be said. Why do I gotta know the coach personally before I call him an idiot for having all the dogs in and spanking someone by 45???? WHY??? He showing me his character right there and that is enough for me to know about him without even saying hello for the 1st time. Your from Appo and I ask you to have this convo with me face to face and we can get more in depth with it. Im pretty sure you know who I am.
Glad you know me better than I know myself.No clue who you are and pretty positive you don't know me. I don't believe that for a second you would go face to face and call another man an idiot, that says a lot about your character as well.