riders1
Posts: 2,275
Aug 7, 2011 11:22pm
A sad day for the Copley community.OQB;854679 wrote:Prayers go out to our week 3 opponent and the Copley community after an outraged man shoots and kills 7 innocent people including 3 Copley students.
http://www.ohio.com/news/local/8-p-m-update-gunman-kills-seven-in-copley-twp-then-is-killed-himself-1.228689
Bloody Toothbrush
Posts: 320
Aug 8, 2011 12:38am
OQB;851442 wrote:Will we be seeing bloody at any Orrville games this year?
I've seen Orrville play at least once a year for 20+ years now. A new scoreboard and a good 50/50 will probably merit a visit this fall.
Do the Riders travel to Arlin Field this year? I always enjoyed that stadium. Haven't seen Orrville play there since the late 80's in the playoffs against Allen East....at least I think it was Allen East.
OQB
Posts: 6,679
Aug 8, 2011 1:13am
Yes we will be playing at Arlin Field September 23rd, which is getting renovated with turf. Should make that stadium really nice....I still won't forget watching the smithies play delphos st johns there in the mud bowl. What a playing surface for a state semi-final game Haha
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RRRock
Posts: 62
Aug 8, 2011 9:11am
I went to that game as well to watch the smithies. the field was a mess and that may of helped Smithville out. But I remember also that Smithville denied Delphos inside the 5 yard line on a couple of occasions from scoring. I will have to venture down to Orrville this year and check out the scoreboard.
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footballnut
Posts: 197
Aug 8, 2011 10:58am
I understand The Riders hit it hard this week in practice. Sounds like coach D is not messing around. I heard a couple kids say it was the hardest they've ever gone. Ya gotta love hearing that.
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Aug 8, 2011 1:15pm
Heard that from parents too.footballnut;854930 wrote:I understand The Riders hit it hard this week in practice. Sounds like coach D is not messing around. I heard a couple kids say it was the hardest they've ever gone. Ya gotta love hearing that.
Let's face it....we have VERY high expectations from this team...that's everyone...kids, coaches, community. And not one bit of it is unfair. A team with 3 and potentially 4 seniors with D-1 offers on the table SHOULD be good. No excuses.
Glad to hear there's an intense focus to hitting the ground running and tackling the season one week at a time...hopefully for 15 weeks.
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Aug 9, 2011 7:52pm
Look how much taller the new light poles are.....
More Pictures here...
http://www.redridersportsblog.com/2011/08/new-lights-poles-installed-at-red-rider.html
More Pictures here...
http://www.redridersportsblog.com/2011/08/new-lights-poles-installed-at-red-rider.html
OQB
Posts: 6,679
Aug 9, 2011 10:17pm
RR1, you beat me to it....haha I took pictures today at work and were going to post them on here, and you go and write a blog about it 
haha nice work as always!
haha nice work as always!
riders1
Posts: 2,275
Aug 9, 2011 11:05pm
OK, now how about a trip to Arlin Field for some updates there
To bad they are turfing this season as we are to far east to go there for regional games, maybe state semifinals
To bad they are turfing this season as we are to far east to go there for regional games, maybe state semifinals
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Aug 10, 2011 9:00am
OQB;856826 wrote:RR1, you beat me to it....haha I took pictures today at work and were going to post them on here, and you go and write a blog about it
rrfan
Posts: 1,922
Aug 10, 2011 2:07pm
good work over here guys! I can't wait for the season to start. New lights look good and scoreboard should be a great and needed addtion to Orrville.
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Brutus
Posts: 250
Aug 10, 2011 11:26pm
looks good guys. cant wait to see it on the 26th
OQB
Posts: 6,679
Aug 11, 2011 1:27am
Brutus;858302 wrote:looks good guys. cant wait to see it on the 26th
Wait until you see the new scoreboard too....
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Aug 11, 2011 1:34pm
It has his name on it.... "halftime" LOLOQB;858370 wrote:Wait until you see the new scoreboard too....
OQB
Posts: 6,679
Aug 11, 2011 5:35pm
1_beast;858780 wrote:It has his name on it.... "halftime" LOL
Haha more like "showtime"
riders1
Posts: 2,275
Aug 11, 2011 6:07pm
Wait, I see your name in the center beasty, twice, but they left the r and l out both times.1_beast;858780 wrote:It has his name on it.... "halftime" LOL
Mr. 300
Posts: 3,090
Aug 13, 2011 6:20am
Who can tell me about the move-ins from Orrville to West Holmes?
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Brutus
Posts: 250
Aug 13, 2011 2:54pm
how did scrimmage against minerva go
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Aug 13, 2011 4:18pm
Didnt go...but we looked bad more than good. Who knows if we were really struggling or if we were trying to focus on a few areas and having not so good results.
We seem to never come out of the gate too well in that first scrimmage....no matter the year.
Less than 2 weeks until the games count so not a lot of time to correct things.
We seem to never come out of the gate too well in that first scrimmage....no matter the year.
Less than 2 weeks until the games count so not a lot of time to correct things.
OQB
Posts: 6,679
Aug 13, 2011 5:10pm
Minerva was able to control us? That's surprising, I thought we were supposed to go undefeated and win state....this team is human after all?
5knots
Posts: 1,474
Aug 13, 2011 6:15pm
First scrimmage is to evaluate certain kids. Coach Haley runs a pretty aggressive defense thru the year and we pretty much stayed in base most of the day. Bright side was o-line looked pretty decent and lichti and brenner and short looked good at qb. It would be nice to think we are sooo good we can control Minerva in any defense but we are not and they have a pretty goof ball club and gave us some very good looks today. It will do nothing but help us get better
BRF
Posts: 8,748
Aug 13, 2011 6:23pm
I always thought Minerva was pretty goof, too! 
5knots
Posts: 1,474
Aug 13, 2011 7:00pm
Oops. I phone and no glasses. Sorry
BRF
Posts: 8,748
Aug 13, 2011 7:38pm
5knots;861405 wrote:Oops. I phone and no glasses. Sorry
It is good, Big Dawg! Made sense to ME! They are truly "goof"!
(I can say that because there aren't any of them on here.....that I know of!)
OQB
Posts: 6,679
Aug 13, 2011 9:59pm
I know the first real scrimmage is to get guys playing time against varsity talent...plus it is the first time we go 11 on 11 with another team. In saying that I was just yanking your chain 5k...I know how that first scrimmage is...lol went through it 12 times in my 12 years of playing the game.
I hope I get proved wrong this year on my record prediction....and that is a challenge to my red riders! There are a lot of expectations for this team...let's go to work boys!
I hope I get proved wrong this year on my record prediction....and that is a challenge to my red riders! There are a lot of expectations for this team...let's go to work boys!