Where Has Riverdale's Once Proud Program Gone?

[warrior82dad]

Blind resume time:

 

Team #1  76-27 .738

Team #2  63-34 .649

Team #3  66-32 .673

Team #4  52-41 .559

 

Which team would you rank as the most successful over that time frame?

 

The time frame is 2006-present

 

Team #1 is Riverdale

Team #2 in Blackman

Team #3 is Oakland

Team #4 is Siegel

 

I have been following this thread, shaking my head from time to time and chuckling every now and then.  My first year at Riverdale was 1994. I was there when Lincoln County beat us in 1993 as a spectator. My oldest son was on the 1994 freshman team. The varsity team that year was pretty good and fun to watch. My son's 1997 team was pretty good too.

 

The 90s were glory days for Riverdale football.  Oakland baseball was pretty good around this same era.  The era of two high schools in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro was growing.  People were moving in.  You had two schools to choose from. 

 

Now we have four schools to choose from in Murfreesboro.

 

Someone remarked how the opening of Stewarts Creek did not impact Riverdale.  It had a tremendous impact on Riverdale.

 

Check out the zones today: http://rutherfordcounty.tn.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook

/default.php?sectiondetailid=16371&

 

Stewarts Creek took students from Blackman and other schools.  Their zones were moved.  Find Riverdale's zone.  Look at the map. You see the words Oakland, Siegel, Dual Zone and Blackman that were marked Riverdale just a few years ago.

 

All high school sports run in cycles. Some cycles last longer than others

 

For the comment that Riverdale 'choked' in the semis. We lost one year because we lost our starting quarterback the game before to an injury.  The opposing quarterback just led Vanderbilt to a thrilling come-from-behind victory on TV. Maryville had a pretty good running back as well.

 

Someone typed: "From year 4 on the teams have been losers due solely to WingT and lack of preparation by the HC..."

 

I wish people would actually use facts from time to time in their rants.

 

http://www.riverdalewarriors.com/football/tradition/21/58-coaching-history.html

 

Riverdale went 13-1 in year 6 (six) of the HC's tenure.

 

A lot of schools would love to be 76-27 over their last 103 games.(Including every other school in 7AAA).  A lot of schools would love to make it to one semi-final.

 

The 90s were a different time.  And 2 decades ago.  Kids are different.  Parents are different.   Opportunities are different.   20 years ago Eagleville didn't even have a football team.

 

As the S.I.D. at Riverdale, I can assure you that we take all of our sports seriously, for one simple reason. We want our kids (and remember, they are still kids) to have the best possible experience being student-athletes during their high school days.  From our awesome pep-rallies to trying to put the best presentation on for the fans and students to trying to have the best facilities we can have.

 

How tough is 7AAA you ask?  Blackman went 10-2 in 2009. Who eliminated them in the playoffs? Riverdale 31-7.  In 2010 they went 11-2. Who eliminated them that year?  Smyrna 20-14.

 

Last year Oakland went 12-1.  Who gave them that loss in game 13?  Blackman 17-3.

 

I now return you to your thread.  And will continue to occasionally shake my head or chuckle....

So as the SID in your opinion why have the numbers of players and depth fallen off along with the lack of size in the players? What in the program has changed when it come to player development since 94?

[Blaze45]

So as the SID in your opinion why have the numbers of players and depth fallen off along with the lack of size in the players? What in the program has changed when it come to player development since 94?

I certainly hope he doesn't try to say that the roster size and player quality is due to the additional schools opening. The Boro has grown over 12k new residents since 2010 with a vast majority of that growth on the Blackman Riverdale side of town. Rezoning might get a player here and there, but that would not explain away the roster size. If you think size of roster would also mean better selection of players. In fact the student body is up from 2100 to just over 2200 this year. 

[oridgecat]

So as the SID in your opinion why have the numbers of players and depth fallen off along with the lack of size in the players? What in the program has changed when it come to player development since 94?

This is a good question. Interested in the SID opinion.

[Hubbard]

So as the SID in your opinion why have the numbers of players and depth fallen off along with the lack of size in the players? What in the program has changed when it come to player development since 94?

Just to be clear, do you have information that quantify those statements or are they just your observations and opinions?

[warrior82dad]

Just to be clear, do you have information that quantify those statements or are they just your observations and opinions?

Lets just Ive been to every game home and away for the past ten years and I have never seen the lack of depth or size or as few of players this year than any other year over my ten year attendance. 

[Hubbard]

Lets just Ive been to every game home and away for the past ten years and I have never seen the lack of depth or size or as few of players this year than any other year over my ten year attendance. 

I will help you with that answer.

 

Your assertions are based on opinion. In order to answer a question from that context, you end up debating whether or not you agree with that opinion.

 

Based on today's Sonny Moore's ranking, I don't think the program is quite dead yet.

Edited August 26, 2015 by Hubbard

[warhawks]

GO WARRIORS    

[Hubbard]

GO WARRIORS    

I hope the warrior82dad version of the team shows up in Franklin this Friday.

 

Franklin could use the help in this one.

[UpperCumberlandMan]

Bump

[ccraider99]

Lets just Ive been to every game home and away for the past ten years and I have never seen the lack of depth or size or as few of players this year than any other year over my ten year attendance.

I'm not real familiar with all the Boro teams or the zoning but looks to me in the near future the Buchanan(southern side) area might get a high school, do you think that's possible and what schools there would be affected?

[Lost Old Dad]

I will help you with that answer.

 

Your assertions are based on opinion. In order to answer a question from that context, you end up debating whether or not you agree with that opinion.

 

Based on today's Sonny Moore's ranking, I don't think the program is quite dead yet.

You ever see a team that was 4 deep on the sidelines from the 30 to the other 30?

 

I have and it is NOT like that now at R'dale. Now it takes the freshmen also dressing out with the varsity to be one to two deep on the sidelines from the 40 to the other 40.

 

While talking to a group of players at a restaurant one night they all said the starters practiced and the rest stood around. They also knew NOTHING about the once proud tradition of going to the championship 5 years in a row.

 

TELL the kids about a program to be proud of. They are NOT getting that now.

[Lost Old Dad]

I'm not real familiar with all the Boro teams or the zoning but looks to me in the near future the Buchanan(southern side) area might get a high school, do you think that's possible and what schools there would be affected?

Will hit both Oakland and R'dale with Oakland being hit hardest. I would not look for it anytime soon though. The money isn't there and the voters would not like yet another hike in the wheel tax that was supposed to be 'temporary' back in 1970. It has not been announced when it runs out since then. Go to Coffee County and your car tag is $26.50 instead of the $70+ ours is.