To current Appalachia Bulldog Football Players

**imported_GC_Quincy** · August 1st, 2006, 01:48 AM

They had quite a few out when I passed by today, but didn't look anywhere near 65.

**1inStripes** · August 1st, 2006, 10:16 AM

A friend of mine, her husband coaches at JIB, and I believe she said they had 43 out for varsity. Very good numbers for a school of their size.

**TPLLTTP_PV10** · August 1st, 2006, 12:37 PM

Pv has 70 plus kids playing counting 9th graders on varsity with about 3 ninth graders getting some playing time with the 1st team. PV will stay in the spread. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wall.gif[/img]

**TheBeast** · August 1st, 2006, 03:40 PM

To get back on the subject of this thread. I fully expected to hear bad things like this out of Appy this season, with the players not having a real idea of a head coach and nothing solid to go on with Travis holding eveything up till July and still not passing the test what do you expect. I think Bobby may have seen this coming with the passing of Tom the program had lost it's reason for being so good. No matter what anyone there will standing in Tom's shadow and it will be well Coach Turner done this and this and you need to keep it that way. I do believe Tom had a great system but it was Tom's system and noone else can come in and get the results that Tom did with it. A new coach won't have the respect that Tom had earned and they will have a hard time getting the players to believe in them trying to replace Tom.

Austin needs to just step up and let them know that it is his team now and that what he says goes no matter if it is different than what Tom did it is now how it will be done. With all due respect to Tom and what he was able to do at Appy and build such a fine legacy, he is no longer there and they will have to move on or get left behind.

**LPD_raider** · August 1st, 2006, 10:24 PM

Burton has 50 out for varsity with 15 out for jv..

but a good 10 or 12 of the varsity playing on the jv as well..

August 1st, 2006, 11:24 PM

Bobby Sanders took the Lee High job the day before coach Turner passed away. Had he not gotten it, he would still be at Appy.
Appy will be where they need to be. Just need a wake up call it's still Appy football.
The next two years are crucial to PV and Burton. They will lose a lot of quality players.
And today, well 95 degrees with a heat index over 100. And many who were sick, were first year players and a few who hadn't been to summer running. That is to be expected.
Not sure if Burton will be able to maintain their holdback numbers.
PV will lose some of their finer athletes in two or three years. They have the numbers. Just like other Div. 2 schools do.
Things will come back to par. Every thing runs it's course then it comes back down to the teams that want it and work for it. Year in and year out.
Like i said in a previous post.
Now it's time to find out who is ready to challenge the top 3 teams in the district. And who knows what the other 5 have.
Never count Appy out. One thing to remember coach Austin played under Coach Tom Turner. I don't think he has forgotten what hard work, hard and determination is all about.
Neither should the players.
Coach Austin may not be Tom Turner, cause there will never be another Tom Turner, but he will be as demanding.
I've seen him on the sidelines and been with him on the sidelines and in film break down.
He knows the game. And it won't change much. Hard work, heart, detemination and desire, they still pay off. Coach Austin knows that.

**TheBeast** · August 2nd, 2006, 08:26 AM

Bobby saw what was coming before Tom passed, everyone knew he was not gonna be there even before he passed.

I never said Austin wasn't a good coach but it doesn't matter that he played for Tom and has a great work ethic himself it is completely different. If goes out and tries to copy Tom and be the same person the players will see through it and may not as receptive to it as they would if he were to go out and make it his with his own style and not Tom's. But they may want someone to come in and play the role of Tom, as they say "Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

August 2nd, 2006, 08:43 AM

Just hold on to that thought. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**Unchained** · August 2nd, 2006, 09:54 AM

I see no reason for the Dawgs not to be competitive and make another playoff appearance if they set their minds to it. It's not like Roger is walking into the same situation that B.I. walked into at Kelly with a completely empty cupboard. The Dawgs have several back, and the line should be solid.

**TheBeast** · August 2nd, 2006, 11:57 AM

Agreed, Appy has everything in place to make a good run this season with a playoff appearance.

I guess if he does immitate Tom and have some success at Appy then congratulations but we will all hae to wait and see what happens.

I am most concerned with Greg gettin the job done at Coeburn and having a good long run there. I really like Greg and do believe he has what it takes to be a great coach.