To current Appalachia Bulldog Football Players

**Unchained** · August 2nd, 2006, 12:02 PM

Greg is a good coach, as is B.I. There's alot of similarity there with both coaches having to play very thin hands. B.I. has some talent to work with at last for the next few years. We will see how it goes. I have watched the youth at Coeburn, and Mullins has talent coming as well. Both communities are just going to have to be patient.

**rebelron** · August 2nd, 2006, 04:31 PM

Good luck to all LPD teams.

Counting freshmen Maryville has 120 kids out for football.

**imported_GC_Quincy** · August 2nd, 2006, 06:30 PM

Good luck to Maryville also. I have great respect for the folks down that way and their program.

**SWVA-Football** · August 2nd, 2006, 06:42 PM

Even as much as I whined about Coeburn's team last year, I have alot of respect for Greg both as a coach as a person. I don't really know him personally, but since he was in several of my classes last year (helping out) I could tell he was a really friendly person and I know that he cares alot about the team just by what you guys are saying on here.

When I went to pass down there every Sunday last year, I could hear him really pushing the players and I remember one thing in particular.. it was when Ogre got suspended for a game (can't remember which one) and everyone was acting upset over it and just kind of walking around not giving any effort, so he really jumped them and basically told them that they didn't need him to work as a team and do something good.

Best of luck to the Knights this year.. it's going to be a rough one.

August 2nd, 2006, 09:26 PM

I think you missed out on what i am saying. Roger knows the work ethic, but Roger is totally different than Tom.
And he has head coaching experience already. That makes a difference.
Biggest thing i was trying to get across. It's now up to the kids to pick it up. A coach no matter who or how much a legend can only do so much.
Goes both ways in a sense.
You have to have mutual respect coaches to players and players to coaches.
Coming in behind a legend and a program is a challenge.
But that can be made easier by the folks around the program, and the players themselves, and not forgetting there was a change.
Some expect business as usual. Sometimes that happens and then sometimes there is changes and for good reasons.
I know Roger and i know he will do his best, to get the kids fired up and going, and put people in the right places.
After that it's up to the one's in the pads.
As with every season. Right now every one is 0-0. Until after that first game.

**Ironlung** · August 2nd, 2006, 10:10 PM

I don't know the guy, where was Austin a head coach?

**SBG** · August 3rd, 2006, 01:44 PM

He was head coach of the Appy baseball team, wasn't he?

**SWVA-Football** · August 3rd, 2006, 03:10 PM

Woops, correction on my post.. I meant
"When I went down there to pass every Wednesday last year."

Not SUNDAY. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]