An early look at the (Wellston Golden Rockets) 2008 Season!

[boilermaker]

I am glad BLUEGRASSVIKE is a expert on this now I can save my money and just go to two games this season.

Thanks man you are great , now what are the Mega Million numbers for this week . Ill split it with you if you tell me oh great one.

[stillballin]

Let me guess - another VC poster talking illegally about a Wellston student on the internet. when will it all stop? This is simply a blatant lie, which is illegal on here. The mods should ban you for these comments. This is your first post, hopefully it will be your last. Please talk about VC students only and stay out of other schools players business.

[Army]

No matter if my alma mater the Golden Rockets go 0-10 or 10-0 I will still be behind them. I thank the kids in Wellston have a great chance of going 5-5 or even 7-3 if they play defense this year. They are a complete veteran team.

Time will tell.

Good Luck

Go Golden Rockets

[Ty Webb]

I thank the kids in Wellston have a great chance of going 5-5 or even 7-3 if they play defense this year.

Army.....I thank the kids too. By the way, I didn't realize that you graduated from Wellston. You've never brought that up before.

Anyhow, best of luck to the Wellston Golden Runnin Rockets.

[Army]

I thank the kids in Wellston have a great chance of going 5-5 or even 7-3 if they play defense this year.

Army.....I thank the kids too. By the way, I didn't realize that you graduated from Wellston. You've never brought that up before.

Anyhow, best of luck to the Wellston Golden Runnin Rockets.

Ty,

Think they can? Beat VC

By the way have you noticed the thread. It's about Wellston's 2008 football season. Evidently as always, you have to start. But, it's not going to work. Maybe you can continue to join your VC and Jackson buddies you always hang with on here and try to start somewhere else.

Hey Captain Jack, Mr. (Southeastern-Ross Alum)

Why doesn't yours and Tys VC team, play some real competition in your non-league. I'll give you Jackson D2, and I am surprised you all picked up Waverly D4. Chillicothe is a D3 school just like you all.

We will have an open date in 2 years, How about your Vikings?

Lets see if you all have the nerve to play the CAVS. Or an Ironton or Portsmouth who is D4?

Or for that matter, a Greenfield McClain, Hillsboro or Circleville who is D3. I know, you all will probably opt back to playing little Berne Union D5 and keep Unioto D4 on your schedule. Huh?

Go Wellston

Good Luck Golden Rockets.

[Ty Webb]

Ol' Army, I'm just having a little bit of fun. You need to relax, everybody makes bone-headed typos. Are you PMSing?

And yes I thank the Wellston Golden Runnin Rockets can beat VC this year. And I also thank that VC can beat Wellston. It should be a good game. What do you thank, I mean think.....Ol gosh, now I've confused myself.

[Army]

I think Wellston can defeat the VC Vikings if they play defense this season.

Isn't the game at Wellston

[hawkeyepierce]

Here is a copy of the Rockets schedule I would like for someone to show me which games will be w's for wellston. As i stated in an earlier post if they win 3 games I will be shocked.


WELLSTON GOLDEN ROCKETS
Sat 08/23/2008 JACKSON
Fri 08/29/2008 MINFORD
Fri 09/05/2008 @ Waverly
Fri 09/12/2008 NELSONVILLE-YORK*
Fri 09/19/2008 @ Belpre*
Fri 09/26/2008 VINTON COUNTY*
Fri 10/03/2008 @ Athens*
Fri 10/10/2008 @ Gallia Academy
Fri 10/17/2008 @ Meigs*
Fri 10/24/2008 ALEXANDER*

Possible wins vs. Jackson, Minford, Waverly, Ny, Belpre and Gallia. First 5 games are pretty good competition.
Definite wins vs. VC, Athens, Meigs and Alexander
I look for Wellston to go anywhere from 6-4 to 8-2.

So you are calling for or guaranteeing a win against Vinton County? I will guarantee you one thing if Wellston is 0-5 coming into the Vinton County game, there is no way in Hell Wellston beats Vinton County. No way!

[ironman02]

boilermaker,

Thanks for posting Wellston's scrimmage times for me. I think I'll make it to the Peake scrimmage Friday night to get a look at the Rockets.

[BLUEGRASSVIKE]

I am glad BLUEGRASSVIKE is a expert on this now I can save my money and just go to two games this season.

Thanks man you are great , now what are the Mega Million numbers for this week . Ill split it with you if you tell me oh great one.

At the end of the season the laughs will be at the Rockets expense. There is no way anyone with a brain can think Wellston will go 8-2 with the talent (or lack there of) they have returning this season. Its funny all the Wellston fans keep saying how much they have coming back from last season, bad news last season wasnt that great which means niether was the talent. At years end their record will be closer to 2-8 than 8-2. And we will see who will be laughing then. My moneys on the great one. Enjoy your 2 w's this year. Look on the bright side its better than last years results.

[boilermaker]

First and foremost ,lets leave Coach Derrow off the football forum.That whole argument has been documented on the Basketball forum and the Mods are quite sick of it .LEAVE IT OUT OF HERE PLEASE
Now bluegrass you will not find where I have said Wellston will win 1 game or 8 games my only point to you is this is a different year there are kids that are playing that didnt last year (Im am NOT refering to the Prater boy). Wellston started 8 sophs. last season. They have the best overall player in the league (IMO) in Lockart comming back. Wellston will be much improved.It doesnt matter to me if they win 1 or 10 I will be there every game to support them,just like last year. I can not see into the future as you think you can and see any wins or losses. I see a team working hard to compete this year, and if you end up GUESSING right then so be it.

Lets leave all this contoversy for Basketball season and leave the Football program out of it.

As for others predicting 8 wins or whatever I say the same NOBODY knows now,time will tell though.

[oaksfan1]

As it stands today, Wellstons record matches the Vikes and the Cavs (0 wins and 0 losses). Good Luck to the Rockets. Take it easy on these kids, I know they did not go out there on Fri nites and try to lose. With a year of experience under thier belts they will make Wellston Proud.

[boilermaker]

Thank you oaksfan1 , and good luck to your Oaks

[oaksfan1]

Your welcome Boilermaker, I've bit my tounge long enough. I grew up in VC. Kids transferred in and out back 25 years ago and will be doing it in 25 years from now. 25 years ago. I do not know the young MR Prater but if he is chip off the old block then hands down he is great kid.

The main question I have for Hawkeye (Pupp) is how many years did you attend school in VC.

So lets all ease up on this subject and get ready for some football, and let the boys play!

[hawkeyepierce]

I have been in Vinton County all of my life. I was born in Nelsonville, at Mount Saint Mary's Hospital. I lived on Knox Hollow Rd, just below the "Ridge," Union Ridge that is. And your point is?

I know I have been vocal about the transfer issue, especially over the last three years. However, I have never blamed a kid for it. My issues are with the OHSAA, and parents. I don't care what anyone says, it is wrong. It is wrong to transfer based solely on athletic gain and more often than not, it happens to us. And I know that there are people that condone it, and again I respectfully disagree with you. I have said the following on another thread and I believe it to be a very sound argument.

It is this kind of "Devil's Advocate." thinking that excuses athletic transfers and helps perpetuate the righteousness of their decisions. Hear me out. Let's forget about the FFA, NHS, or AP classes, band, open enrollment, parochial schools, the perceive chance at a lucrative scholarships, take all of that out of the equation and look at the athletes as their own entity. Simplify it; "Johnny the Athlete" (for whatever reason) wants to leave the "Blue" school, his home school since birth and he wants to play for the "Red" school. Am I the only to see that there is a problem with this?

Several questions come to my mind. One, where is the parents on this issue? Two, when "Johnny the Athlete" was being raised did anyone teach him the importance of team? Three, and to a greater extent, teach him about loyalty and community pride? Four, are parents enabling this kind of selfish individualism?

And think of this, a community can grow a promising athlete, and a good coach can build a program around that guy or girl. That athlete would not only give credibility to the program, but to the community as well, that would translate to future success. Coaches don't necessarily build programs as much as the athletes do. The athletes are the ones that other kids will follow and want to be a part of something special. And even to community legacy, when I have introduced myself to other people outside my community, they would say "Hey, isn't that where so and so played, he was tough S.O.B." "I remember watching so and so play..." "I saw a game in McArthur and this kid was ..." You know what I am talking about we have all done it or has been done to us.

I could be bias on this issue, because everyone knows that Vinton County has been hurt more than anyone by these actions, especially recently. However, I don't think I am being bias, I believe that is greater issues at stake.

And has for the lucrative scholarship argument, it is not holding water much anymore. We had a kid leave to play for a "Blue" school football team, in search of better scholarships offers. He received the same kind of offers if would have stay here. In this day and age, of the Super Informational Highway, the internet forums, free posting film recruiting websites, recruiting services and television exposure for regular season high school competitions. If you can play they will find you. Just because the guy in the stands thinks you are good enough to play DI or your Dad thinks you could be a Buckeye, that is not a great evaluation process of DI talent. If DI recruiters or Jim Tressel are not calling you and beating down your door, then it must tell you something, maybe like, just maybe, DIII and NAIA might not be a bad place to be if you want to play past high school.

Just my opinion, but this transferring for "Athletic" gain is out of hand and if affects us more personally because of the nature of our small town roots.

The difference is that 25 years ago, families moved, today they don't always do.

If it is this kind of reasoning, that opens me to bewilderment, ridicule, and persecution, then so be it.

[Keyser_sozeThrice]

No hawkeyepierce......Actually, the reasoning that opens you up to bewilderment, ridicule and persecution is the fact that this thread is about Wellston football and the 2008 season, not transfers.

I think I speak on behalf of the majority when I kindly ask if you would take the transfer talk — which has been beaten like a government mule — to a whole new thread if you so wish to discuss that subject.

Personally, I want to read about the 2008 Wellston football season on this thread.

Army, Hope all is well your way sir.

[hawkeyepierce]

Again, keyser you failed to comprehend the manifest of this thread and the chronologic of its arguments. In your zest to lampoon me, you have ignored the obvious. Now you know why it is easy to perceive the capacity of your character and the transparency of your vocation.

If you would have done your research as members of your vocation do, then you would realize that A, I did not bring this subject to this thread, B, there were 15 posts before mine regarding this sensitive matter, and, C, my post was in direct response to oaksfan1.

So let's recap; THE PIGSKIN started it, follow by stillballin, Ty Webb, Army, boilermaker, Randy Couture, Ironmen02, boilermaker again, HSFBFAN, The Indecent One, boilermaker again, Ironmen02 again, stillballin again, boilermaker once more, and oaksfan1. That brings us to present day.

So let me inform you that if you wish to read about Wellston Football, then don't be opportunistic in writing a riposte about myself which seem to be uninformed and yet meant to be vile.

Have a great day!