Riverdale...........

[Lost Old Dad]

Wellllllll...........how is everything going?  They hitting it hard on strength training and agilities?

[FYB]

Of course they are!!! Coach Kriesky is the man, and knows what he is doing.

FYB FYB FYB FYB FYB FYB FYB FYB FYB

 

[warhawks]

Go Warriors! Bust your butts!!

 

[oaklandfan]

Lost Old Dad back in the day wasnt there an unwritten rule that Riverdale in genral would get all the football players and Oakland would get all the basketball players?

[Lost Old Dad]

10 hours ago, oaklandfan said:

Lost Old Dad back in the day wasnt there an unwritten rule that Riverdale in genral would get all the football players and Oakland would get all the basketball players?

Not a rule.  Just that Oakland had a much better BB coach, and R'dale had the better football program according to some.  Oakland HAS had a bunch of really good football Coaches though.

R'dale had the advantage in football as the School Superintendent looked the other way when R'dale was 'recruiting' and YES they did it.  The jokes about the football apartments was NOT far off.  R'dale also was the first school that had the players lifting weights during their PE period.  Freshmen lifted 5th period and Varsity lifted 6th period.  R'dale also had the best Coaching TEAM.  Freshmen had a complete team of Coaches and Varsity had a BIG group of Coaches.  R'dale during its hayday had a complete staff of both hired and Volunteer Coaches numbering more than most of the Colleges in Tn.  UT, Vandy, and Memphis were the only Colleges that had more coaches.  I was amazed as R'dale had MORE Coaches than my team had when I played for the Jacksonville Sharks in the WFL and more than when I played for Edmonton in Canada.  Can you tell they had a really good system going?   Only thing that really beat them was the other school that recruited and had a really good staff.  BA was good and that really made Rankin mad.  Thus the lawsuit and split.

I sat on the sidelines one day and discussed it with a BA QB that told me how he was recruited.  I in turn told him about how the Thomas brothers QB team was recruited from South Carolina.  He also told me about how he had heard that MBA was trying to recruit the 'clone', and yes the Privates (MBA, BA, and now Ensworth)  recruited from Rutherford Co heavily!

BTW, WELCOME to the Board.

[oaklandfan]

Corn Elder was a kid from Rutherford County. Correct

[GWAVE1]

On 2/23/2018 at 6:08 PM, Lost Old Dad said:

Not a rule.  Just that Oakland had a much better BB coach, and R'dale had the better football program according to some.  Oakland HAS had a bunch of really good football Coaches though.

R'dale had the advantage in football as the School Superintendent looked the other way when R'dale was 'recruiting' and YES they did it.  The jokes about the football apartments was NOT far off.  R'dale also was the first school that had the players lifting weights during their PE period.  Freshmen lifted 5th period and Varsity lifted 6th period.  R'dale also had the best Coaching TEAM.  Freshmen had a complete team of Coaches and Varsity had a BIG group of Coaches.  R'dale during its hayday had a complete staff of both hired and Volunteer Coaches numbering more than most of the Colleges in Tn.  UT, Vandy, and Memphis were the only Colleges that had more coaches.  I was amazed as R'dale had MORE Coaches than my team had when I played for the Jacksonville Sharks in the WFL and more than when I played for Edmonton in Canada.  Can you tell they had a really good system going?   Only thing that really beat them was the other school that recruited and had a really good staff.  BA was good and that really made Rankin mad.  Thus the lawsuit and split.

I sat on the sidelines one day and discussed it with a BA QB that told me how he was recruited.  I in turn told him about how the Thomas brothers QB team was recruited from South Carolina.  He also told me about how he had heard that MBA was trying to recruit the 'clone', and yes the Privates (MBA, BA, and now Ensworth)  recruited from Rutherford Co heavily!

BTW, WELCOME to the Board.

They had Hartsfield dead to rights!  Everybody was scared to pull the trigger.  

[bigchief]

On ‎2‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 8:59 AM, oaklandfan said:

Corn Elder was a kid from Rutherford County. Correct

 

On ‎2‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 11:59 AM, GWAVE1 said:

They had Hartsfield dead to rights!  Everybody was scared to pull the trigger.  

Yes.  as well as many others.

Ensworth has had kids from Mt. Pleasant to  McEwen and all points in between.

What about the big tackle at BA from Texas?

Ryan is working the Metro middle  schools so hard just trying to stay relevant.

[Lost Old Dad]

That is the reason I really LAUGH when folks say we 'NEED' the T$$AA.  When it comes to recruiting in this state they follow the three monkey example.

See no evil.

Hear no evil.

Speak no evil!

I would add a 4th.  PUNISH no evil!!!!!!!

[Lost Old Dad]

OK, it got cold enough yesterday for me to make a pot of chili.  Reminded me that I am ready for FOOTBALL again.  Any word when spring ball will be here?

[Lost Old Dad]

Do any of the crickets chirping know ANYTHING about when we start Spring ball?  For example dates and scrimmages?

Are there any R'dale fans besides me inquiring?  If so then speak up and quit being bashful.  Lord knows I'm not.  LOL

[Lost Old Dad]

Has R'dale dropped football, or am I the only one that cares anymore?

Wake up folks, it is SPRING TIME!