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I don't know if I'd go that far. My best friend is from over there and he's one of the best people I know. Unfortunately, a majority of the folks over there who are "sports fans" are out of their mind and not in touch with reality when it comes to the successes that they think they should be having.
First off, I wouldn't know Crabtree if he walked in and said hi I'm Chris Crabtree. Secondly, I said if I was the boys at Pound, and was to show Chris he made a mistake, I'm not saying he did, I'm saying thats what their purpose should be. Are you thinking they should say hey guys, lets let Chris run all over us? No their purpose HAS to be to try and prove to him that he made a mistake. And I have no doubt that they will tell you that, and maybe they believe that, or maybe they are typical teenagers who tell you one thing and tell the coaches another. I'm sure that they all wish Chris was still there, but when it comes game time, their goals HAVE to be to make him regret leaving them.
As for the comments, there is nothing wrong with what he said. Now the extra stuff, yeah, he shouldn't be doing that, I'll not argue that.
And the funny thing is, I don't condemn Chris for transferring, I've defended it before, but as for Crabtree or Pound, who can blame them. Think of it this way. You are looking to change jobs. You are coming into an office, you're going to be a supervisor. You don't really know much about how the office runs, but you know that there are some people working there. You have people who will help you. You go there, and all the good people decide they are quitting, and you're stuck in this job without the people who know what they are doing. You want to tell me that you wouldn't feel a bit 'cross' with them? You may be able to learn it, you may survive, but your entire job just got a LOT harder.
Pound has good people.......but they have a terrible highschool sports program, and by Crabtrees actions it looks like they intend to keep it that way. Motivation is fine, but trying to embarrass a teenage kid(s) is flawed and immoral. If he thinks he can act this way in Pound and get by with it, he is badly mistaken. The transfer probably had nothing to do with Crabtree, and yet he's taken it personally. That is all.
Go Wildcats!
Honestly going strictly by the comment in the paper I do not see a problem in that when you as a coach do not have a player you were counting on you let your other players know that you are better off without them (Now this MAY not be true 100% of the time but it is better than sticking your head in the sand and let the team hear from everyone outside the program how that they are doomed) As for the rest of the story it SOUNDS like Crabtree may not have been the best of roll models and that will catchup to you when you are dealing with kids.
Now if any of the Pound players want to transfer to Clintwood next season [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]
Can someone provide some stats for this player please? I will be honest I dont remember him at all when our team played Pound. In another post I did ask about his position and I believe it was his father who responded that he is a running back or line backer (I think). I do remember one Pound kid in that game becoming extremely upset with some of the Pound blockers because he was not making it out of the backfield. Could or could not of been him-doesnt matter. I felt bad for the line;kinda embarrassing.
Kelly still sucks at football, transfers or not, yes they may go 6-4, but all wins will be against the St. Paul's of the region.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chubzfan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kelly still sucks at football, transfers or not, yes they may go 6-4, but all wins will be against the St. Paul's of the region. </div></div>
That's a pretty ridiculous comment to make, especially before any games have actually been played. For all we know, Kelly could come out and surprise us.
Does anyone remember a couple of years ago (I believe it was the 2005 season) in which Pound actually gave Powell Valley one heck of a game? At half-time I think it was tied.. After half-time Pound crumbled, but that first half was some of the most intense football I'd seen in a LONG time. The fans over on Pound's side were going nuts.
How many people would have guessed something like that would have ever happened that year before the season had begun?
That, my friend, is why you should never judge a team before the season begins.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chubzfan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kelly still sucks at football, transfers or not, yes they may go 6-4, but all wins will be against the St. Paul's of the region. </div></div>
Thats an immature comment to make. Kelly could win 1 or 2 or 8 but you shoudlnt bash the kids that go out there and try everyday to get better. Heres to hoping they prove you wrong.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: namaste1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Can someone provide some stats for this player please? I will be honest I dont remember him at all when our team played Pound. In another post I did ask about his position and I believe it was his father who responded that he is a running back or line backer (I think). I do remember one Pound kid in that game becoming extremely upset with some of the Pound blockers because he was not making it out of the backfield. Could or could not of been him-doesnt matter. I felt bad for the line;kinda embarrassing. </div></div>
Who is your team? And if you are trying to say Chris throws a tantrum on the field you are mistaken. (Just an Example) He had 5 touchdowns last year against Twin Springs and 3 of them got called back because of penalties. Several other games he had big carries or touchdowns called back but he never cried about any of it. They were several games that Chris didn't do much against the other team. Clintwood sure had his number last year because he probably had negative yards against them. Kelly was another (Mud Bowl). I'm sure they are alot of people in our area who don't know Chris.
Whoa chubzfan. Are you backpeddling on your 2-3 wins pick a couple of weeks ago? Get used to it. It's gonna get worse the next few years.