tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post319036173752363107..comments2023-05-02T05:34:32.964-04:00Comments on The Varsity Letters: Football carouselMoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-47698632718489636852009-02-11T15:57:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:57:00.000-05:00Ryan Matsook of Beaver Falls is who I heard for th...Ryan Matsook of Beaver Falls is who I heard for the Wash Hi job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-26856518530071254692009-02-09T14:51:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:51:00.000-05:00The Varsity Letters is the best site on the planet...The Varsity Letters is the best site on the planet. YAYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-5846086074091367732009-02-05T20:30:00.000-05:002009-02-05T20:30:00.000-05:00Rebuild Ringgold?sectional championships - 31973 -...Rebuild Ringgold?<BR/>sectional championships - 3<BR/>1973 - 1987 - 2000<BR/>Tradition????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-25711614001861827272009-02-05T11:29:00.000-05:002009-02-05T11:29:00.000-05:00I think Rodney Taylor would make a fine football c...I think Rodney Taylor would make a fine football coach for either Ringgold or Washington.<BR/><BR/>Rod are you going to apply for either position?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-6289256576078884052009-02-04T18:34:00.000-05:002009-02-04T18:34:00.000-05:00Mark Wise should be washington's head coach he is ...Mark Wise should be washington's head coach he is one of the best pepole for the job played on probably the best wash high football team in the history even though they lost to jeannette to go to wpial's but he is a great teacher of the game and knows what hes taling about alot of experience playin on the national chamionship team at penn state in 86 he can put this progarm back on top with all the young talent coming up if he is the man to get the job you heard it here firstAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-39542503568468065562009-02-04T14:39:00.000-05:002009-02-04T14:39:00.000-05:00I found anon's comments on Guy Montecalvo (Feb. 3)...I found anon's comments on Guy Montecalvo (Feb. 3) interesting and disturbing. I have worked with and under many-many athletic directors (in other schools as well as at Cm). Guy puts countless hours in as AD that many do not see. He has been one of the best I've worked for. Yes his secretary is excellent and does alot of work...that is her role. Yes there was a period of time when he was on leave due to family concerns and she took on extra duties. But all-in-all to say that he ignores his AD duties is unfair and unwarranted.<BR/>Coaching football takes an incredible amount of time and any time someone acts as AD and head football coach at the same time they will have plenty of critics.<BR/>When that school is the size of Canon-Mac, there will be no shortage of opinions. <BR/>My opinion is that Coach Montecalvo is an excellent AD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-55552260027456678662009-02-04T14:01:00.000-05:002009-02-04T14:01:00.000-05:00The anon made some great points. Ringgold isnt go...The anon made some great points. Ringgold isnt going to attract many people to move there. They dont have the nicer housing developments. <BR/><BR/>However other school districts like Woodland Hills seem to do just fine. If you remember they are combined of smaller towns just like Ringgold. <BR/><BR/>Joe Montana will never donate he doesnt care about Ringgold or the people there. That is his decision. <BR/><BR/>The new Ram Club at Ringgold is raising alot of money which should help the sports teams. <BR/><BR/>I think Lloyd Price is the best solution to the football team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-75820079784797407672009-02-04T13:31:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:31:00.000-05:00Ringgold athletics has more problems than Lloyd Pr...Ringgold athletics has more problems than Lloyd Price can solve (and he has tried for the last couple of years). To me the biggest problem is that the Ringgold school district has not been a "living destination" for new families. This may change due to the housing/credit problems in the U.S. but over the last 10 years, the neighboring Peters community has been a much more desirable district to live in than Ringgold. Peters has the nice, new neighborhoods, the big houses, etc. Ringgold also has some nice places to live, but it lacks the new housing developments than other areas like Peters (Canon-Mac and Trinity as well)have thrived on. As a result, Ringgold has lost out on an overall student population base that could have improved their sports programs tremendously. Imagaine if Jordan Janikowski had lived in Ringgold and not Peters. Do you think the baseball team would have been better?<BR/><BR/>Facilities are also a problem at Ringgold. The football field and stadium were great 7 years ago, but have aged and will likely need to be upgraded soon. The football field is overused because so many teams play and practice on it (Varsity, JV mens and womens soccer, football, etc). The baseball field is one of the worst in the WPIAL and is hardly fit for hosting a cow grazing let alone a baseball game. The gym is solid, but the weight room stinks. Ringgold is going to need some big $$$ to come into the picture to upgrade the worst facilities in the AAA/AAAA level. Perhaps Joe Montana has some money to donate?<BR/><BR/>Finally, a school composed of many smaller communities is doomed to fail if the youth programs<BR/>are not all working towards the same goal. In the Ringgold district, the youth programs are completely divided and in fact many kids grow up as rivals only to be forced to come together in high school. If you don't like someone when you are 8,10, 12, and 14 years old, you are probably not going to like them in high school. First impressions are tough to crack.<BR/><BR/>Ringgold definitely stands to benefit from the housing/credit crisis, as those that can't afford to live in Peters, Canon-Mac, Trinity, etc will look to move to Ringgold in a cost-saving move. If they can add 10 kids to the district in each grade that would be huge. Ultimately Ringgold needs to get its entire community united to have any chance at ever being relevant in WPIAL sports. Unfortunately the work ethic just doesn't seem to be there from the district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-11872860913986081372009-02-04T12:20:00.000-05:002009-02-04T12:20:00.000-05:00Fisher Law is an idiot. What else would you expec...Fisher Law is an idiot. What else would you expect from that guy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-84781991607468366502009-02-04T12:05:00.000-05:002009-02-04T12:05:00.000-05:00FYI salacious (obscene or grossly indecent)FYI salacious (obscene or grossly indecent)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-91299981376441861112009-02-04T12:01:00.000-05:002009-02-04T12:01:00.000-05:00As if Shane Mountain, R Keith Taylor, Simon Bekava...As if Shane Mountain, R Keith Taylor, Simon Bekavac, Ricky Douglas, Scott Veras, Jake Spaziani, Chris Hough, Blayze Schindler, Tom Brletich, or Taylor Bruff would lower themselves - what an outrageous and salacious remarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-7917120355627208722009-02-04T08:44:00.000-05:002009-02-04T08:44:00.000-05:00Let me rephrase this. The coaches didnt do anythi...Let me rephrase this. The coaches didnt do anything to improve Ringgold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-41089315317568408632009-02-04T08:43:00.000-05:002009-02-04T08:43:00.000-05:00Lets go with experience. Sounds like a great idea...Lets go with experience. Sounds like a great idea. By the way your home boy Russ Moore won 2 games with Bean Heller the schools best running back. Great coach...<BR/><BR/>Also, every other coach with experience other than Petrucci didnt do much to improve Ringgold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-23654346362564939432009-02-03T21:52:00.000-05:002009-02-03T21:52:00.000-05:00Another idiotic comment. Last time I checked Ring...Another idiotic comment. Last time I checked Ringgold wasnt a top tier team.<BR/><BR/>So why is it not the place???<BR/><BR/>Experience means nothing. Half the area coaches suck anyways. Its all the old timers who talk about experience, but most of them are lazy. <BR/><BR/>Probably just another idiot from Donora posting I am sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-24935510858735759382009-02-03T20:49:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:49:00.000-05:00Lloyd Price = no head coaching experience. Ringgol...Lloyd Price = no head coaching experience. Ringgold's not the place for a first-timer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-32813419313442884352009-02-03T16:55:00.000-05:002009-02-03T16:55:00.000-05:00Just because Cherpake had success in T.J. doesnt m...Just because Cherpake had success in T.J. doesnt mean he would make Ringgold a success. I think it is going to take someone from inside the district to turn the program around. Someone who knows the kids and their lifestyle. Ringgold has a diverse school coming from Donora, Monongahela, and Finleyville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-27808330201881622092009-02-03T15:58:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:58:00.000-05:00This is kind of stupid, but how would Ringgold fan...This is kind of stupid, but how would Ringgold fans feel about a guy like Bill Cherpak taking over their football program? I'm not saying he is interested at all, but he is widely considered in the elite class of coaches in the WPIAL. Would he be able to turn the program around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-81953902090863812812009-02-03T13:10:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:10:00.000-05:00I'm not sold on Lloyd Price. Not because he would...I'm not sold on Lloyd Price. Not because he wouldn't be a solid football coach, but because the job of AD/football coach is a difficult one to balance. Several people have tried it and I'm not sure that it has fully worked for any of them. Since this is a Wash Co. blog, I will give the example of Guy Montecalvo at Canon-Mac. Montecalvo has been pretty successful in his time as Canon-Mac's football coach- including 2 straight playoff appearances. However, knowing several coaches and parents in the district, the feedback has been that he completely ignores his AD duties. Apparently he has his secretary do all of the leg-work (scheduling, facility allocation, bugeting, etc) while keeping his focus almost entirely on football. <BR/><BR/>I'm not too familiar with the school district, but the problem of having a "ghost" AD has been mentioned to me by several coaches and parents from that district. Obviously Canon-Mac has had some great sports success in the last couple of years, but it didn't come with out coach vs administration struggles. <BR/><BR/>If you ask me, I think Montecalvo is doing the best that he can. First and foremost, he is the AD because he can also be the football coach. So on his list of priorities, I think he has to take care of his team first. Nothing wrong with that, but with only one other person apparently working alongside him, I'm sure that a lot of things simply do not get done in their athletic department. <BR/><BR/>As for Lloyd Price, Ringgold needs to upgrade all of its sports. If the AD is spending 90% of his time coaching football, then inevitably the rest of the sports programs will suffer. Lloyd Price may one day be as great a coach as Montecalvo, but at what cost to overall sports scene at Ringgold?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-45851825273903322632009-02-03T00:21:00.000-05:002009-02-03T00:21:00.000-05:00Experience only goes so far. I would rather take s...Experience only goes so far. I would rather take someone who has the brains and work ethic.<BR/><BR/>Price is who Ringgold needs. He will stay with Ringgold for a long time and bring stability to the program. <BR/><BR/>I hope he gets the job and turns Ringgold into a powerhouse. Then all the haters can jump on the bandwagon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-30360308447191852562009-02-02T23:41:00.000-05:002009-02-02T23:41:00.000-05:00Lloyd Carr?Lloyd Carr?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-29747610183553328992009-02-02T22:44:00.000-05:002009-02-02T22:44:00.000-05:00Give me a break anon. Lloyd coached at Cal u for ...Give me a break anon. Lloyd coached at Cal u for a year as the running back coach. He was also the linebackers coach this past year on Ringgolds team.<BR/><BR/>Also, what really kills me is you talk about experience. Half the people with experience suck. All they have is experience. The other half with experience are lazy.<BR/><BR/>Go with youth and enthusiasm. Plus Lloyd knows the game. He was an academic all american for a reason.<BR/><BR/>Look at Mike Tomlin. No head coaching experience yet wins the Super Bowl in his second year. I am not saying Ringgold will win the WPIAL, but Lloyd has the heart, desire, and passion to make it happen.<BR/><BR/>And you are way off on me just supporting Lloyd for a position on his staff. First off I will not be coaching football for any team.<BR/><BR/>Secondly you act like someone is going to be hired off what is written on this message board. <BR/><BR/>Lastly, hire Lloyd Price as head football coach because he is a class act who is the best candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-60467441441083780732009-02-02T21:53:00.000-05:002009-02-02T21:53:00.000-05:00Bimbo Cecconi - Pitt QB legend.Bimbo Cecconi - Pitt QB legend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-62726380370815121782009-02-02T18:33:00.000-05:002009-02-02T18:33:00.000-05:00Clairton Alum,Is the Lloyd Price you are referring...Clairton Alum,<BR/>Is the Lloyd Price you are referring to also the AD at Ringgold? Because if that is the same guy, what coaching experience does he have? How is he the best candidate? I used to think your posts were interesting and thought provoking, but you must have married Lloyd's sister or something if you think he is the best candidate. I mean no disrespect to Lloyd, but as the AD he should bring in a proven coach and bringing in himself would do nothing to advance the program.<BR/><BR/>Funny thing is you are Clairton Alum, yet now you are an expert in Ringgold athletics? Methinks that this exposes you as a teacher in the Ringgold district... perhaps one that has been promised a job on Lloyd's staff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-359135577661862192009-02-02T17:40:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:40:00.000-05:00Frank Zebrasky is a Prexie at heart. I couldn't im...Frank Zebrasky is a Prexie at heart. I couldn't imagine him coaching at Ringold especially with Wash High's job open.<BR/><BR/>Also I heard at a recent board, parents at Washington showed interest in forming a panel to have input on selecting coaches for the staff. I also heard the board is looking at it's hiring practices for coaches. Possibly a change in policy as far as selecting coaches inside the district. Right now this is only talk but a change needs to be made.<BR/><BR/>The football program has decline a lot due to numbers. A lot of students just aren't coming out. Guy Montecalvo was excellent at getting the kids to come out and keeping them working year round. I'm not saying that is the only problem but it's the start for sure.<BR/><BR/>Washington was a ton of athletes they just need a coach that can get them on the field and stay on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-18755838684058819032009-02-02T16:53:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:53:00.000-05:00Dan PallanteJohn MillerJohn TrovatoBill CowherTake...Dan Pallante<BR/>John Miller<BR/>John Trovato<BR/>Bill Cowher<BR/><BR/><BR/>Take your pick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com