Week 5 Orrville (3-1) vs Mansfield Sr. (3-1)

• wallyk

  Again, The Arrows had to play (5) Sophomores last Friday. It won't be that way week 7. Good luck to the Riders til then.
• CCRolly

  

  Wooster played a bunch of sophomores too. Sorry about your luck.
• RedRider1

  

  According the Kevin from the OABGC, there were around 850 last night. Could have fit about 1200 including floor seats, but the westernmost section on each side was taped off.
  
  Saw lots of familiar faces.....and Coach Knight talked about a lot of different people. Can any of the older Rider faithful talk about Warner Harper? Coach Knight called him one of the greatest athletes ever to come through Orrville.
  
  I'm sure nobody is against naming the gym after Coach Knight, but shouldn't there be similar recognition for Coach Smitty?
• OQB

  

  I played in the 06 game in Ashland when both teams were 6-1 going in. The stadium was so loud you couldn't hear yourself think and the Ashland players were very arrogant. Plus with our luck with officials we had horrible refs for the game too. Gotta overcome adversity though.
• OQB

  

  I have never heard the name Warner Harper until last night.
• RedRider1

  

  ^^Because we're not old.
  
  I could name the old ones....but don't want to get on anyone's bad side.
• 5knots

  

  just for the record...I never heard of Warner Harper either....so put me in the "young' or "not old" crowd!
• ArrowGrad02

  

  CCRolly;490607 wrote:Orrville has enough athletes and their defensive coach is smart enough to have a safety or two against the 5-wide spread. You guys should be able to play with them no problem. If the Wooster defensive coordinator had a clue he would've used at least one safety and thrown some junk defenses in there. Rush three, drop eight or whatever. Make Fuller run and punish him everytime he does. Enough about that though, you guys are right...Wooster surprised me also and had a very legit shot to win that game in the 4th quarter without their best player. The Ashland fans and teams arrogance is running wild, would be nice to see you guys knock them down a peg or two. But the game is at Ashland...so we know how that could go.
  
  Orrville over Mansfield in this one, but it won't be a total blowout. Good luck the rest of the way Riders.

  
  HEY CCROLLY! STOP WHINING ABOUT THE ASHLAND GAME!!!!! WOW, I CAN'T STAND A SORE LOSER!!!
• riders1

  

  5knots;490848 wrote:just for the record...I never heard of Warner Harper either....so put me in the "young' or "not old" crowd!

  
  I heard of him but graduated from Dalton ( 19?? ) and read our programs and booster club site and see he was a hall of famer http://orrvilleboosterclub.org/Hall%20of%20Fame.html
  
  RR1 maybe you should add that to your links to help out the young or not old yet chatters
• wallyk

  CCRolly;490635 wrote:Wooster played a bunch of sophomores too. Sorry about your luck.

  
  Wooster lost, sorry about your luck. CC we can dance all day if you feel the need to.
• RedRider1

  

  riders1;490962 wrote:I heard of him but graduated from Dalton ( 19?? ) and read our programs and booster club site and see he was a hall of famer http://orrvilleboosterclub.org/Hall%20of%20Fame.html
  
  RR1 maybe you should add that to your links to help out the young or not old yet chatters

  Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame too.
  
  http://bit.ly/9J3jfP
  
  Thanks for the tip, riders1.
• CCRolly

  

  I was at the event with Coach Knight last night. Would've been cool to finally meet some of you. Maybe another time. Anyone else starting to feel a Orrville/Genoa playoff rematch?
• BRF

  

  Naturally, BRF knows about Warner Harper, but not from his playing days (mid '50's) but later on. I'm sure that Flash knows about him, too. He was strong and fast, 3 sport letterman (which back in the day meant football, basketball, baseball). Averaged ten yards a carry and had a tryout with the Indians. Member of the initial group of our HOF. The story goes that Knight refused to accept his own nomination until Harper was nominated. And guess what?......yes, you are right!
• BRF

  

  How can this thread get any better? We have upcoming game talk, bickering between Generals and Arrows, and Bobby Knight talk. So....why not add in Genoa, too? .
• RedRider1

  

  Genoa rematch?
  
  It's almost a sure thing they go 10-0...9-1 at worst and end up with a top 4.
  
  We SHOULD finish in the top 4....but who knows what happens. We WILL finish top 8 unless we implode.
  
  So the rematch would be at their place in round 1, or at a neutral site in round 2....I dont see us finishing ahead of them unless we run the table.
  
  Either way....I'd love it. There'd be no love lost....just the way it ought to be.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  BRF;491183 wrote:How can this thread get any better? We have upcoming game talk, bickering between Generals and Arrows, and Bobby Knight talk. So....why not add in Genoa, too? .

  Can I help?
• BRF

  

  THE4RINGZ;491207 wrote:Can I help?

  Ha ha!.........NO! ALTHOUGH....I appreciate the plus 1 you gave me for that little torch job of mine on the D-14 thread! . Go Riders!
• THE4RINGZ

  

  You are welcome
• OQB

  

  Where are all those arrogant Genoa fans at?? I'm surprised they haven't jumped on here already.
• Old Rider

  

  qb08...go to the region 14 thread...there is a guy getting it started...im sure you have read his nonsense by now.
  
  That crow must still taste real bad in their mouth!
• Flash

  

  Warner Harper ? Did I play with him? No he was before my time, but I've definitely heard the name as young as high school when I played. I knew of a lot of the people Coach talked abouit last night like Harve, Ernie Demlow, Shonkweiler, Tustan and Dave Knight. That hour and forty minutes slipped by in what seemed like a few minutes. Coach stayed and signed autographs except for a few things (2) he wouldn't sign. But he was gracious and offered to sign other things for the ones he declined.
• riders1

  

  OrrvilleQB08;491401 wrote:Where are all those arrogant Genoa fans at?? I'm surprised they haven't jumped on here already.

  
  Please keep them on the region 14 thread, it's bad enough with general and titan fans sneeking in here
• OQB

  

  I wish we could block people or certain fan bases from our threads.
• riders1

  

  Just ignore them and their baiting comments maybe they'll go away.
• RedRider1

  

  Doesnt seem like a fanbase that you can have an intelligent discussion with. Especially after they down whatever is in those cups during pre and post-game tailgating.