Da Dale!

[TomLHS]

Crawford came to Riverdale the first time in 1987.  So I would say that he is of the Rankin Tree.  Got his first head coaching job while at Riverdale.

[422PT]

11 hours ago, TomLHS said:

Okay, how about Ron Crawford, Tom McDaniel, Jimmy Maynard, Mike Matthews, Brad Cowan, Matt Gardner, or Steve Britton?

Wyant, Snow, Scharsch., Anderson, ... a few more under Rankin

[Lost Old Dad]

On 2/15/2021 at 7:25 AM, GWAVE1 said:

Wasn’t he also getting zone exemptions like Riverdale got under Rankin?  That probably had a little to do with both having success.  

Yes and a QB and a receiver that was 'supposed' to be zoned for LaVergne.

[Lost Old Dad]

Scharsch-Coach that talked the 'clone' into coming out for football.

Wyant-Coach that took the weight room program to Shad at Smyrna.  Also the best 'recruiting' coach R'dale had.  Did an outstanding job at Siegel with the talent he had.

Ron Crawford did an excellent job training Tom McDaniel.

Crawford and Britton both were Coaches that got torpedoed by Rankin at schools he did NOT want them getting and competeing with him IN Region.  Crawford at Blackman and Britton at Siegel!

[SurfingPatriot786]

I think they’ll be a darn good team this coming season. Freshman teams have been solid to good the last couple years. They should be able to finish second and give Oakland a solid challenge. I think it’s tough to expect them to beat Oakland this year, but a competitive game where they lose by 10-17 would still be a good showing against that program right now. Regardless, Kriesky and his staff have done a fantastic job building that program back up and they are becoming a competitive team again. 

[TomLHS]

On 2/17/2021 at 6:48 PM, SurfingPatriot786 said:

I think they’ll be a darn good team this coming season. Freshman teams have been solid to good the last couple years. They should be able to finish second and give Oakland a solid challenge. I think it’s tough to expect them to beat Oakland this year, but a competitive game where they lose by 10-17 would still be a good showing against that program right now. Regardless, Kriesky and his staff have done a fantastic job building that program back up and they are becoming a competitive team again. 

I would agree with every part of this post.  I can’t think of a team in our region in which our kids didn’t look better physically.  Great strength and conditioning program we have.

Edited February 19, 2021 by TomLHS

[MidTennFootball]

4 hours ago, TomLHS said:

I would agree with every part of this post.  I can’t think of a team in our region in which our kids didn’t look better physically.  Great strength and conditioning program we have.

I agree S&C should get some credit but these kids they're getting are plenty big before they even lift a weight. Both sides of the line of their freshmen team looked like they already play varsity.

Hopefully by the time Christiana HS becomes a reality, Kriesky will have had things rolling long enough that they can absorb that

 

 

 

[Lost Old Dad]

On 2/17/2021 at 6:48 PM, SurfingPatriot786 said:

I think they’ll be a darn good team this coming season. Freshman teams have been solid to good the last couple years. They should be able to finish second and give Oakland a solid challenge. I think it’s tough to expect them to beat Oakland this year, but a competitive game where they lose by 10-17 would still be a good showing against that program right now. Regardless, Kriesky and his staff have done a fantastic job building that program back up and they are becoming a competitive team again. 

I never say how much we will LOSE by!  That kind of attitude causes you to lose even before you play the game.

If our lines are big and strong and we do not have to play them both ways, then we have an honest shot at beating Oakland THIS year.

Now we just have to get the boys in the weight room so we will have MEN playing in the fall!

[Lost Old Dad]

OK, so who is leading in the weight room?  How many 1000 pound lifters we got this year?

[ocac]

On 2/15/2021 at 11:40 PM, 422PT said:

Wyant, Snow, Scharsch., Anderson, ... a few more under Rankin

I believe Daniel and Malone worked under Rankin as well back in the 90s.

[TomLHS]

Can't wait till spring practice.  Does anyone know how we have been doing in the weightroom?