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  • BRfootball1
    Why does everyone feed SOS ?
    clearly he has a closed mind and is a big BR hater!. I just hope the kids play hard and fair. I don't care where they live or where they came from, what matters is they are happy with the decisions they have made. As a teacher myself, I hope they all are able to go to college. Why prosecute a child cause they want the chance to get into a college. To get a education ? I think some of you need to open your eyes and think "what if that was my child?" As parents we want what is best for our children .
    Quit feeding into SOS and maybe he will crawl back under his rock! wonder if he is jealous?
  • ManO'War
    Hip Hop/Logicbomb wrote:
    ManO'War wrote: Go here..


    Just to let you know....on your list Bruce Fletcher 1972 did not go to Maryland Terrapins, He went to Eastern Kentucky.
    Thanks, I will correct, but it's not "my" list, I got it from the school.
  • FairwoodKing
    sonofsam wrote: The question of "how many "transfers" actually received scholarships will not get answered. Along with how many players on that list ACTUALLY received scholarships...
    I can give you a partial answer. I believe that two recent Big Red grads who did not attend elementary school in Steubenville are playing Div. I college. I'm talking about Busick and Magnone. I think they both started in Weirton. If I'm wrong, I hope a Big Red person corrects me.
  • FairwoodKing
    I have a question that's off topic, but I hope someone will answer it anyway. In the Steubenville area, is there a Wells Fargo Bank or a U.S. Bank? What banks are there in town?
  • homefield
    I hope the kid from harrison central does good at big red but everyone is all fired up because he plays football but he might have transfered to big red because of the wrestling program.Open enrollment was the best thing that happened to this area because now parents can send their children to the school they feel will help them get in to college and not be stuck at a school they may not like.
  • snyds113
    FairwoodKing wrote: I have a question that's off topic, but I hope someone will answer it anyway. In the Steubenville area, is there a Wells Fargo Bank or a U.S. Bank? What banks are there in town?
    There is a u.s,bank in brilliant and in either yorktown or tiltonsville.I don't know about wells fargo.
  • skank
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    skank wrote:
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    WooHaa! wrote:
    ManO'War wrote: I haven't found that true at all. Whenever I am out of the Ohio Valey Big Red is talked about with much admiration and respect. I have llived in Ytown, work in Pittsburgh, and traveled all around Ohio to watch different games. I have even had people in Florida, when I lived there, stop me and talk about Big Red Football when I had a tshirt on. But the closer you get to Steubenville, the more the hate intensifies.
    The people from out of state don't know the local details. People in Florida have no idea what players left Weirton, Toronto, Creek, Edison, Harrison, Buckeye, etc...
    I can explain the hate. It is because they have been using talent from other areas to win. I know... I know... open enrollment. But, the fact of the matter is Big Red is not exclusively Steubenville. If it were, many would have more respect. But, the local schools, as well as those across the river, have been gutted of players. It hits the schools that have been grooming these kids in hunior high, then lost these kids, below the belt.
    If you hate Big Red, then you must really despise Iggy, Glenville, Mooney, Massillon, and quite a few others. They suck a lot more players from their surrounding areas than we do.

    Good players transfer to Big Red because they want a college scholarship and they especially want to play in Div. I. Look at how many players from Big Red have gotten college scholarships over the past ten years or so. Then look at any other team in the valley. That is why the good players transfer.
    You live in Seattle, yet you know how many transfers Massillon gets compared to Steubenville? Fill us in, how many did Steubenville get last year? How about Massillon? Iggy? How bout Glenville?
    I could live on Mars and still know these things!
    Reading some of your posts makes me wonder sometimes if you do live on Mars, now....let's hear the numbers.
  • FairwoodKing
    skank wrote:
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    skank wrote:
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    WooHaa! wrote:
    ManO'War wrote: I haven't found that true at all. Whenever I am out of the Ohio Valey Big Red is talked about with much admiration and respect. I have llived in Ytown, work in Pittsburgh, and traveled all around Ohio to watch different games. I have even had people in Florida, when I lived there, stop me and talk about Big Red Football when I had a tshirt on. But the closer you get to Steubenville, the more the hate intensifies.
    The people from out of state don't know the local details. People in Florida have no idea what players left Weirton, Toronto, Creek, Edison, Harrison, Buckeye, etc...
    I can explain the hate. It is because they have been using talent from other areas to win. I know... I know... open enrollment. But, the fact of the matter is Big Red is not exclusively Steubenville. If it were, many would have more respect. But, the local schools, as well as those across the river, have been gutted of players. It hits the schools that have been grooming these kids in hunior high, then lost these kids, below the belt.
    If you hate Big Red, then you must really despise Iggy, Glenville, Mooney, Massillon, and quite a few others. They suck a lot more players from their surrounding areas than we do.

    Good players transfer to Big Red because they want a college scholarship and they especially want to play in Div. I. Look at how many players from Big Red have gotten college scholarships over the past ten years or so. Then look at any other team in the valley. That is why the good players transfer.
    You live in Seattle, yet you know how many transfers Massillon gets compared to Steubenville? Fill us in, how many did Steubenville get last year? How about Massillon? Iggy? How bout Glenville?
    I could live on Mars and still know these things!
    Reading some of your posts makes me wonder sometimes if you do live on Mars, now....let's hear the numbers.
    You should talk! Everybody knows Massillon has had some high-profile transfers in recent years. And they haven't always worked out.
  • skank
    That doesn't even make sense. "you should talk", I didn't say anything about Steubenville, you're the one who dragged Massillon into this, I didn't say one derogatory word about Steubenville. But, since YOU'RE the expert, let's hear the #'s, you led us all to believe you know them, either post the numbers, or STFU.
  • FairwoodKing
    skank wrote: That doesn't even make sense. "you should talk", I didn't say anything about Steubenville, you're the one who dragged Massillon into this, I didn't say one derogatory word about Steubenville. But, since YOU'RE the expert, let's hear the #'s, you led us all to believe you know them, either post the numbers, or STFU.
    I don't know what we're arguing about. I didn't say anything negative about Massillon. All I'm trying to say is that some schools are football schools. They have better coaching, better facilities, tougher competition, and more exposure. Kids who want a better high school football experience and maybe are after a college scholarship just naturally gravitate towards these school. Massillon just happens to be one of them. So is Steubenville.

    My original comment was simply that in today's world, kids and their parents shop around to see what is the best high school opportunity. There is nothing wrong with that.
  • sonofsam
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    skank wrote: That doesn't even make sense. "you should talk", I didn't say anything about Steubenville, you're the one who dragged Massillon into this, I didn't say one derogatory word about Steubenville. But, since YOU'RE the expert, let's hear the #'s, you led us all to believe you know them, either post the numbers, or STFU.
    I don't know what we're arguing about. I didn't say anything negative about Massillon. All I'm trying to say is that some schools are football schools. They have better coaching, better facilities, tougher competition, and more exposure. Kids who want a better high school football experience and maybe are after a college scholarship just naturally gravitate towards these school. Massillon just happens to be one of them. So is Steubenville.

    My original comment was simply that in today's world, kids and their parents shop around to see what is the best high school opportunity. There is nothing wrong with that.
    You are correct, but teams are building.
  • Bigred1995
    sonofsam wrote: How many of the people on that list actually received scholarship offers from those schools? How many pick those schools and chose to continue to their football career without scholarship? I saw quite a few because a lot of those colleges were D3 and higher. Just wondering if you had an actual number? Numbers seem to be Big Red's specialty... How many of those people on that list were transfers into Big Red?

    Another question, what about the kid from East Springfield that grew up with Big Red? His father teaches there correct? He was a ball boy, busted his rear, was a product of open enrollment and had a ride with dad... He even has a championship ring as a water boy and totally dedicated himself to Big Red football, so why is the incoming HC lineman getting a look over him? So many question, NO answers.
    I have an honest question SOS; why does it matter if any or all of the people on that list received a scholarship or not?

    The people on that list graduated high school and went on to participate at the next level (whether it be D3 or higher). I'm on that list, I played football for Big Red, but decided to go to a division III school and wrestle! I actually participated at the next level, what about you? Where did you go to college and what did you do if you went? The minimum requirements to be an EMT are what; a GED? Whether or not the people on that list received a scholarship or not doesn't matter, but the fact that most of them on that list probably accomplished a hell of a lot more than you have academically and athletically does matter! So before you start to degrade the accomplishment of the the people on that list, maybe you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself exactly what did you accomplish!
  • MANAZE
    I tell what I don't get is why sos hates big red so much. What has Big Red done to be hated this much?
  • coyotes22
    MANAZE wrote: I tell what I don't get is why sos hates big red so much. What has Big Red done to be hated this much?
    When he transfered in for football, they made him waterboy?
  • Gardens35
    skank wrote: ... either post the numbers, or STFU.
    That.
  • coyotes22
    Gardens35 wrote:
    skank wrote: ... either post the numbers, or STFU.
    That.
    This.
  • icskins
    FairwoodKing wrote: I have a question that's off topic, but I hope someone will answer it anyway. In the Steubenville area, is there a Wells Fargo Bank or a U.S. Bank? What banks are there in town?
    There is not a Wells Fargo in Ohio. Ohio is a non-banking state for them.
  • Sykotyk
    There's a U.S. Bank somewhere around in Jefferson County.

    Parkvale (local/regional), Huntington (formerly Sky Bank), Chase (Wintersville), PNC (took over National City as well).

    That's really about it that I can come up with off the top of my head. I'm sure there's an obvious one I'm missing.
  • sonofsam
    Sykotyk wrote: There's a U.S. Bank somewhere around in Jefferson County.

    Parkvale (local/regional), Huntington (formerly Sky Bank), Chase (Wintersville), PNC (took over National City as well).

    That's really about it that I can come up with off the top of my head. I'm sure there's an obvious one I'm missing.
    There is a U.S. Bank in Toronto.
  • snyds113
    AND Brilliant and yorkville
  • skank
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    skank wrote: That doesn't even make sense. "you should talk", I didn't say anything about Steubenville, you're the one who dragged Massillon into this, I didn't say one derogatory word about Steubenville. But, since YOU'RE the expert, let's hear the #'s, you led us all to believe you know them, either post the numbers, or STFU.
    I don't know what we're arguing about. I didn't say anything negative about Massillon. All I'm trying to say is that some schools are football schools. They have better coaching, better facilities, tougher competition, and more exposure. Kids who want a better high school football experience and maybe are after a college scholarship just naturally gravitate towards these school. Massillon just happens to be one of them. So is Steubenville.

    My original comment was simply that in today's world, kids and their parents shop around to see what is the best high school opportunity. There is nothing wrong with that.
    Sorry for going off Fairwood, I just see so much crap posted about certain schools, Massillon being one of them. I know you have had good things to say about the Tigers in the past.
  • sonofsam
    skank wrote:
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    skank wrote:
    FairwoodKing wrote:
    WooHaa! wrote:
    ManO'War wrote: I haven't found that true at all. Whenever I am out of the Ohio Valey Big Red is talked about with much admiration and respect. I have llived in Ytown, work in Pittsburgh, and traveled all around Ohio to watch different games. I have even had people in Florida, when I lived there, stop me and talk about Big Red Football when I had a tshirt on. But the closer you get to Steubenville, the more the hate intensifies.
    The people from out of state don't know the local details. People in Florida have no idea what players left Weirton, Toronto, Creek, Edison, Harrison, Buckeye, etc...
    I can explain the hate. It is because they have been using talent from other areas to win. I know... I know... open enrollment. But, the fact of the matter is Big Red is not exclusively Steubenville. If it were, many would have more respect. But, the local schools, as well as those across the river, have been gutted of players. It hits the schools that have been grooming these kids in hunior high, then lost these kids, below the belt.
    If you hate Big Red, then you must really despise Iggy, Glenville, Mooney, Massillon, and quite a few others. They suck a lot more players from their surrounding areas than we do.

    Good players transfer to Big Red because they want a college scholarship and they especially want to play in Div. I. Look at how many players from Big Red have gotten college scholarships over the past ten years or so. Then look at any other team in the valley. That is why the good players transfer.
    You live in Seattle, yet you know how many transfers Massillon gets compared to Steubenville? Fill us in, how many did Steubenville get last year? How about Massillon? Iggy? How bout Glenville?
    I could live on Mars and still know these things!
    Reading some of your posts makes me wonder sometimes if you do live on Mars, now....let's hear the numbers.
    For living so far away, he isn't far off the mark. Even though we have had our differences, I respect the guy because he is a die hard fan of his team. We need more fans like this instead of fans that think their poo don't stink.
  • mtrulz
    Why so many home games???
  • SUPER787
    mtrulz wrote: Why so many home games???
    Because, that's where we play!:D
    Cheers
  • ManO'War
    mtrulz wrote: Why so many home games???
    Why Not?