My LPD Forecast

Powell Valley--Don't really like em, but always have admired their program. Team to beat.

Norton-If they had a Robbins or Colobro coaching, 2 State trophies would be in their case. May get one this year.

Clintwood-Maybe no high tide this year, but the next 2 years will be special.

Appalachia-Will suprise some teams this year. Might be #2.

Pound-3-7

Coeburn-2-8

Great City via Kingsport- 6-4 [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wall.gif[/img]

Wise-6-4-----I like BI as a coach and hope he has a good season.

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Right on brother! But I say 5-5. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wall.gif[/img]

Ouch blaming coaching for Norton....man....Jimbo may find you and take you out!

I don't think he's done a bad job, Norton has athletes before for years and couldn't progress nowhere near as far as they have the last few. I think he's done a great job, only thing he hasn't done is a state title.

All those athletes and no titles. COACHING!!!!!!!!!! Look about 10 minutes down the road. Appy 5 titles-----PV 8, with Robbins coaching 7. Tells me something.

I'm not sure it`s as much coaching as the fact that schools in the same division on the other side of Va are so much larger. Until anything is changed I just cant see anyone from Div 1 winning a State Championship

No question, Appy did somethings that were impressive, but how many of Appys wins came after Jimbo was at Norton? The dynamics/teams in the smaller divisions changed as well. It's been a few years since Appy managed to do much either.

You, me, Counts and slurve could've taken all that speed and won a State Championship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats BS, Jimbo has done a wonderful job at Norton... When Turner won all those titles in the 90's it was against smaller schools on the other side of the state... Granted, they still brought home the gold but, they were not facing schools with enrollment the size of PV either.... Mannassas Park has been to state what 2 out of the last 3 years and won one against PV, look who's Division they are in now, Division 1. The schools around here are staying the same size but on the other end of the state they are getting larger and moving to smaller divisions... It's hard to compete with that... IMO Jimbo has done a great job and as a Burton fan and completely satisfied with what he has done, he will bring home the gold one day... True we have alot of speed but on the other end they can match it now, not the case back in the 90's.... I am not saying Burton would have done better than Appy upstate during their run because that was something special when Turner, Clark, and Jessie played...but I think it would have been easier than today....
The Burton program has made tremendous strides in the past few years and JIMBO is a main reason why, his game preparation each week is more than most coaches around here do in a season, he watches film everyday of the week to gameplan on the upcoming opponent. I guess the behind the scenes stuff doesn't count to most people.....

I know when Pv played them in state, Mannassas had over 600 students.

Exactly, and now they are in Division 1.... Burton 180 students, Mannassas Park 600.... Hmmmmm, does that sound fair. I hope Burton or anyone from Division 1 could bring home a State Championship in the next few years because it would be well deserved.