Rio Grande Bringing Back Football

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https://www.wsaz.com/2024/04/23/rio-gra ... l-program/

[Geronimo]

Just seen that, Jackson again coming back smelling like a rose, they going to play home games on Jackson field.

[Lonesome Polecat]

UNDEFEATED SINCE 1950!

[art_vandelay]

Jackson will be a great temporary home for Rio. But hopefully Rio gets a decent on-campus stadium built quick to get the program established. Could make them less of a commuter school for their students.

Also hope Rio plans on investing real money into the stadium/practice facilities. Hard to get kids psyched up to play for your college if their high school facilities were nicer than the college facilities (which I've seen from some other small colleges around).*

[Lucky Charms]

Maybe they can get Howie to be the coach. Wasnt he a football coach at Racine once?

[formerfcfan]

Jackson will be a great temporary home for Rio. But hopefully Rio gets a decent on-campus stadium built quick to get the program established. Could make them less of a commuter school for their students.

Also hope Rio plans on investing real money into the stadium/practice facilities. Hard to get kids psyched up to play for your college if their high school facilities were nicer than the college facilities (which I've seen from some other small colleges around).*

Overcoming the attrition rate of incoming freshmen classes for the football program is going to be an uphill battle for this school.

[shai-halud]

Jackson will be a great temporary home for Rio. But hopefully Rio gets a decent on-campus stadium built quick to get the program established. Could make them less of a commuter school for their students.

Also hope Rio plans on investing real money into the stadium/practice facilities. Hard to get kids psyched up to play for your college if their high school facilities were nicer than the college facilities (which I've seen from some other small colleges around).*

Overcoming the attrition rate of incoming freshmen classes for the football program is going to be an uphill battle for this school.

small college football programs make money through generating FTEs

this is about survival, securing the scare resources that is students while the pool of possible college attendees becomes more Arakean

[Ohio1979]

It would be great to see someone local get this job that could really recruit Southeast Ohio kids. It would be a benefit to be familiar with the schools you are recruiting.

[Jeaux Burreaux]

Transfer portal will do wonders for them

[Geronimo]

Know Ryan SMITH good luck Should be good for SE Ohio

[DUNK1]

It would be great to see someone local get this job that could really recruit Southeast Ohio kids. It would be a benefit to be familiar with the schools you are recruiting.

The answer is obvious. HOWIE CALDWELL! He knows everyone in this part of the stte and he is a proven winner at everything he has ever chosen to caoch.

[Jimbob2023]

Just seen that, Jackson again coming back smelling like a rose, they going to play home games on Jackson field.

Smelling like a rose? So? What’s the point of that comment?
Maybe they could play in the sewer at Gallipolis.

[Geronimo]

My point is the ones at Gallia could of had a field but they would not have a name change,so that being said there still in the mud bowl, some smart ones at GA ?

[bucs40]

Hey, I remember a couple years ago I officiated a game there and I swear I looked over and they had the grass nailed down hahaha

[OVC]

I wonder who will be their first head coach? If I had to guess, judging by their track and cross country pick, they will shoot for a successful high school coach.

[Footballfan96]

I would say rob Woodward is high on their list he’s accomplished all he can in high school Gallia county boy

[packers80]

I would say rob Woodward is high on their list he’s accomplished all he can in high school Gallia county boy

No

[Ohio1979]

I would say rob Woodward is high on their list he’s accomplished all he can in high school Gallia county boy

No

Wheelersburg best days are behind them. This could be a good move for him

[madpolecat]

https://www.rio.edu/jobs-opportunities

Posting wants college experioence.

There will be 1,000 applicants with some college experience for that job. And the posting hasn't even hit FootballScoop yet.

Unless somebody has a good "in" with the people making the call at Rio, no HS coach in the area even gets a whiff of the HC spot.

[HatTrick]

My buddy who was a head coach for his local middle school, and was the president of his Pee Wee league got an email to set up an interview. Try again lol