WK 6 Vinton County @ Wellston

[Im All In]

mward,

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but if your going to get on here and call people fools, or stand around after the game and yell at the coach, you make yourself look like a fool as well. If you have a problem with Coach Yates why aren't you man enough to schedule a meeting with him and talk it out.

As far as listening to his assistant coaches, how do you know he's not? Are you on the sidelines during games to hear what is discussed? If not, you must be getting this information second hand, or the assistant coaches are talking behind the head coaches back. Which is it?

[dilligaf]

Wellstons jv should get alot of playing time

goodluck to both teams

[hawkeyepierce]

Three years is long enough! Try something NEW!!!

And in four years we will be having this same conversation. The problems are bigger than Coach Yates and to replace him is like treating cancer with an apple a day. I thought Vinton Countians were smarter than that?

[Army]

I have a feeling all of this transfer talk will be put to and end once and for all very soon!
Shhhhhhhh!

let us in on the secret. would it be consolidation?

One thing for sure, I could not or ever see Wellston consolidating with VC, but who knows.

So, that's most likely out of the question, I guess the VIKES would have to look westward to Southeastern-Ross or North to Logan if that's the case to improve their football program. I bet Wellston City Schools would be willing to accept in a transfer, the school in Hamden and kids from the Hamden and Wilkesville districts from you though.

By doing that Mayberry, that might shrink your student base down to a D5 level school and offer your VIKES the possibility to transfer to the TVC-Hocking. But then you still would have to go up against Trimble, Federal Hocking and Waterford every year.

And consolidation? Are you kidding? Especially after all the new schools were just built at VC?

Mayberry Mafia,

Maybe if you get Andy Griffith on the case, that might help.

Get over it. Play with the faithful kids you have and quit whining. Because there is nothing coming out of your wish list. The kids transferred, through their parents. VC hopefully will be glad with what they have and embrace that, instead of continuing on this ridiculious posting about the kids that left their school.

Back to the game, I like Wellston's chances in this game. I remember all the smerks about Wellston by some concerning this week 6 game during the summer. Now the tone has changed. Hmmm.

Good luck to both schools in this rival. Both Teams kids are outstanding and live for this game. No matter what their record is. This has become a great rivarly. Remember that they are 15, 16, 17 and 18 year old kids out there. Embrace them and support there team and their coaches. When we put down there coaches on here, what does that say about us. The kids are getting far more than football by these teachers and mentors. They are getting life skills, like Character, Honor and Comitment. Attributes these kids will be able to take with them in life, way after High School. They have stayed together as a unit, in losing and winning. They have suffered together in the summer heat during 2 a days and leaned on each other through the good and bad. Some may have thought about quitting, but hung in there, due to their mentors and coaches. Most of them will never play football after their H.S. years. Support them and their staff.

May it be an injury free played one and filled with sportsmanship portrayed by both teams.

Going with my alma mater in this rival game.

GO Wellston Golden Rockets

[Bringdanoise]

It is so easy to be a sideline coach and explain how running the ball isn't working so try to pass more. It is easy to point the finger and say the coach should get fired. But what isn't easy is turning a program around and trying to get your athletes to believe in the program. When I played at VC we threw the ball maybe 20 times a year, not a game the whole freaking year and we won games. The offense is not the problem, the coaching is not the problem, the problem is VC does not know how to win yet. It is an attitude a certain swagger that says when we walk out onto the field we expect to win. We do not have that yet but it is on its way. I have seen sparks of it in each game and it will only improve as the program builds.

People need to realize that a perfect season isn't going to happen every year and when you have some bad season firing the coach is not the answer. Give them time, they work thier tails off preparing these kids to play football. The coach does not fumble, the coach does not get beat on defense, so all of the blame cannot go on the coach.

As far as comparing to teams that made the playoffs. Let us be honest, VC is not a playoff caliber team year in and year out. We have made the playoffs 2 times with teams that were great. Teams that anyone could have won football games with and I know this because I was there for both of them. I was at practice, I was at games, I knew the kids and they were special. And the head coaches moved on. One went to a new school the next year and the other quit the following season. I would say it was far from being run off, he quit.

How about we get off the band wagon of fire the coach or how about one of you idiots apply for the job if you are such a football guru!

[Ted Striker]

It is so easy to be a sideline coach and explain how running the ball isn't working so try to pass more. It is easy to point the finger and say the coach should get fired. But what isn't easy is turning a program around and trying to get your athletes to believe in the program. When I played at VC we threw the ball maybe 20 times a year, not a game the whole freaking year and we won games. The offense is not the problem, the coaching is not the problem, the problem is VC does not know how to win yet. It is an attitude a certain swagger that says when we walk out onto the field we expect to win. We do not have that yet but it is on its way. I have seen sparks of it in each game and it will only improve as the program builds.

People need to realize that a perfect season isn't going to happen every year and when you have some bad season firing the coach is not the answer. Give them time, they work thier tails off preparing these kids to play football. The coach does not fumble, the coach does not get beat on defense, so all of the blame cannot go on the coach.

As far as comparing to teams that made the playoffs. Let us be honest, VC is not a playoff caliber team year in and year out. We have made the playoffs 2 times with teams that were great. Teams that anyone could have won football games with and I know this because I was there for both of them. I was at practice, I was at games, I knew the kids and they were special. And the head coaches moved on. One went to a new school the next year and the other quit the following season. I would say it was far from being run off, he quit.

How about we get off the band wagon of fire the coach or how about one of you idiots apply for the job if you are such a football guru!

WORD. Very well said.

[Army]

It is so easy to be a sideline coach and explain how running the ball isn't working so try to pass more. It is easy to point the finger and say the coach should get fired. But what isn't easy is turning a program around and trying to get your athletes to believe in the program. When I played at VC we threw the ball maybe 20 times a year, not a game the whole freaking year and we won games. The offense is not the problem, the coaching is not the problem, the problem is VC does not know how to win yet. It is an attitude a certain swagger that says when we walk out onto the field we expect to win. We do not have that yet but it is on its way. I have seen sparks of it in each game and it will only improve as the program builds.

People need to realize that a perfect season isn't going to happen every year and when you have some bad season firing the coach is not the answer. Give them time, they work thier tails off preparing these kids to play football. The coach does not fumble, the coach does not get beat on defense, so all of the blame cannot go on the coach.

As far as comparing to teams that made the playoffs. Let us be honest, VC is not a playoff caliber team year in and year out. We have made the playoffs 2 times with teams that were great. Teams that anyone could have won football games with and I know this because I was there for both of them. I was at practice, I was at games, I knew the kids and they were special. And the head coaches moved on. One went to a new school the next year and the other quit the following season. I would say it was far from being run off, he quit.

How about we get off the band wagon of fire the coach or how about one of you idiots apply for the job if you are such a football guru!

Outstanding Post

[Mayberry Mafia]

I have a feeling all of this transfer talk will be put to and end once and for all very soon!
Shhhhhhhh!

let us in on the secret. would it be consolidation?

Mayberry Mafia,

Maybe if you get Andy Griffith on the case, that might help.

Get over it. Play with the faithful kids you have and quit whining. Because there is nothing coming out of your wish list.

Army, don't worry! The sheriff has his hands all over this and there will be an early Christmas present coming from my wish list. It will be fun to see what you have to say then. The sheriff has made several trips to Mt. Pilot recently and I can finally promise the good folks of Mayberry some good news is on the way. So sit back, enjoy another Xanax and watch. Goober is here with more info. Gotta run.

[Army]

That's so funny

I'll believe it when I read it in the newspapers. Until then, it's just sour grapes from a few dysfunctional folks in VC that can't move on because someones family in that county transferred their child to Wellston City Schools.

GO Golden Rockets

[Mayberry Mafia]

Keep an eye on the paper slick!

[Army]

Mayberry Mafia,

I can hardly wait to see it in the paper

I believe they have counselors for the Phobia / Depression, you and a few other VC folks are still harboring, over the loss of some of your players transferring to Wellston City Schools.

They also have meds for that type of depression I am told too.

Good luck to both teams in this old rivarly

GO Golden Rockets

[Poo Bear]

Randy Couture and Viking96, you two keep harping on "get behind your coach, build a program from Lil' Vikes up, stick with something and make it work".....well; you two also have been completely behind the family that turned their back on VC and transfered out!! Make up your minds!!
And you can't build a program from the ground up when you have "daddy's" coaching in Lil' Vikes that "transfer" their kids when they get to high school!!! What loyalty!!!
Not so long ago we had a coach that took the Vikes to state play-offs, and how did we thank him?? We fired him! Okay, he quit, but why? Our administration chased him out!!
People are not loyal to communities, they are selfish and only loyal to themselves!

I am loyal to my Vikes! VC 14 W 13

Three years is long enough! Try something NEW!!!

Sigh...I am done with this transfer conversation...The facts are these, the transfers are gone, Coach Yates is a good coach that
knows what football is, VC football is on its way to another 2-8 season (maybe), its week 6 and a few select VC fans are still crying foul...hang in there Coach Yates, the VC fans that are concerned about winning and dont just wanna sling mud are proud of you and the kids that are trying there best to get this thing fixed.

[JJ Hale]

I am with you Vikings 96. I will be glad when all of this ends. If any of this stuff above is true or it holds any water at all, it's time to put up or shut up.

Good Luck to both teams Friday!

[Army]

VC has great kids that play for them. They always have. I think if one was to look at two similar school districts in SE-Ohio, River Valley would come close. VC has kids that live on the Meigs, Gallia, Ross and the Hocking line. To include the Jackson County line. Some are farm kids, and trying to get them to and from practice is probably a challenge. I don't know if the school has a special bus for their players to get them home that live on those county lines? For the most part, VC is a rural county school. You should be proud of your school being able to put a team together year in and year out, and drawing from players that live outside McArthur. Many don't realize that in SE-Ohio or the TVC. They just see a D3 School for Football and think that VC is a large school, not knowing their kids have to travel some distance just to attend H.S. in some parts of the County.

Good Luck to my Alma Mater Wellston's old rival Vinton County.

May the kids from both respected TVC-Ohio Schools play their best in this rivarly match-up.

[boilermaker]

ALL BLOW NO GO
Get some tissues mayberry
No proof of wrong doing, or it would have already been in the paper.
Back to the game I know VC will come in fired up ,but so will the Rockets .Those kids all read this trash and they are sick of all the crybabies too. Id say alot of Lockard and some of Prayter . If we have to my Rockets can throw the ball but as Woody used to say three bad things happen when you throw it ,and two are bad. To all Rocket football players that read this .Dont take this team lightly ,and take it to them like you know you can
Go Rockets

[Army]

You can do it Wellston

GO Golden Rockets

[capcitysportsfan]

how can coach downs go to the playoffs in 04-05 something that has only happend twice as im aware of in vinton county football history and be ran off by the administration the next season in the 2nd game? and now coach yates has a current record of 10-15 in his third season?

[boilermaker]

Coach Downs then took Federal Hocking to the playoffs and now I beleive he is out of coaching. In my opinion the powers to be messed up at VC & Federal Hocking .