we play toledo rodgers week 1

Toledo Rogers is in D3 region-8 and they went 2-8 last season.

In case anyone cares!

Old Rider;1556920 wrote:Toledo Rogers is in D3 region-8 and they went 2-8 last season.

In case anyone cares!

Odd decision. They won't give you much of anything, a game nor computer points.

birddog23;1556966 wrote:Odd decision. They won't give you much of anything, a game nor computer points.

I agree with you 100%. Same as our week one opponent this past season.

i dont think anyone cares about orrville football anymore in that town

Riderwannabe;1557003 wrote:i dont think anyone cares about orrville football anymore in that town

Atleast our trainer cares though....I noticed that she posted her facebook page that she doesn't think football is worth playing with the spike in concussions. :@

she is part of a problem why the kids arent real tough maybe

santa bring anyone any future players. me none

Hearing that Summers has committed to Malone University.

Congrats!!

Old Rider;1557005 wrote:Atleast our trainer cares though....I noticed that she posted her facebook page that she doesn't think football is worth playing with the spike in concussions. :@

Are you kidding me! What a dumb comment to make. Maybe she should resign...

Congratulations to Trevor and the Red Riders.

yes congrats to Trevor...I got side tracked by the stupid trainers comment.

Unfortunately, there is gonna come a time (hopefully after I am long gone) when high school football will be non-existant in the public schools. I believe that it will be offered only by those schools who can afford to offer it, have the numbers to field a team, parents/community that still support it, and coaches willing to volunteer their time.

Health concerns (concussions, etc) will be at the forefront of the discussion to halt high school football. Schools will then be forced to cut the sport because of those things I mentioned above. Parents are already beginning to lead their children away from the sport and into less-physical activities. Expenses put on the schools for new helmets and equipment will be pushed onto the parents (pay-to-participate costs rise) and this will also lead to less kids playing.

I hope I never see it....but its coming!

I think there will come a day when high school football is a thing of the past at many public schools. A lack of participation, lack of support from the parents, rising costs in participation fees, a lack of volunteer coaches, and of course the growing health concerns and long-term affects of playing will put a end to it all!!

Old Rider;1570626 wrote:I think there will come a day when high school football is a thing of the past at many public schools. A lack of participation, lack of support from the parents, rising costs in participation fees, a lack of volunteer coaches, and of course the growing health concerns and long-term affects of playing will put a end to it all!!

I couldn't agree more. I predict that within the next 10 years a Wayne County School won't have enough players to field a varsity football team. Some of the smaller schools in the county have dangerously low numbers. Some teams are already being forced to combine 7th and 8th graders at the junior high level. While youth tackle football may be necessary to keep up with other schools that are implementing it successfully, nobody can argue that it is causing kids to quit football earlier than they used to.

187 youth tackle leagues are killing the sport in HS. I could not agree more and wish Orrville would get rid of it.

rrfan;1570758 wrote:187 youth tackle leagues are killing the sport in HS. I could not agree more and wish Orrville would get rid of it.

This is especially true at smaller schools. Bigger schools are having more kids quit, but they are still left with 80-90 kids on the team. Some Wayne County teams are ending up with 30-40 players in grades 9-12. The odds are severely stacked against you in football with numbers like that. It's not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing with the concept of youth tackle football. It's a matter of whether your town's program has enough athletes to withstand the inevitable results.

187xovr;1570764 wrote:This is especially true at smaller schools. Bigger schools are having more kids quit, but they are still left with 80-90 kids on the team. Some Wayne County teams are ending up with 30-40 players in grades 9-12. The odds are severely stacked against you in football with numbers like that. It's not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing with the concept of youth tackle football. It's a matter of whether your town's program has enough athletes to withstand the inevitable results.

EXACTLY! And when you have 30-40 players in grades 9-12 playing in the OCC...the odds are really stacked against you. You need depth at every position and you cant get that with only 30+ kids...unless you have 10-12 very good athletes on the team that can make up for a lack of depth. I think its safe to say that classes like that are very rare. We are no longer the town/school of the 70's, 80's and 90's!

i remember watching those teams and players of the 70,80,90 holy cow some of the players and teams orrville had. i sure miss them days. will the riders make the playoffs in the next 5 years . I say no!!

Riderwannabe;1570882 wrote:i remember watching those teams and players of the 70,80,90 holy cow some of the players and teams orrville had. i sure miss them days. will the riders make the playoffs in the next 5 years . I say no!!

I think the Riders will make the playoff in the next 5 years...but don't think it will be in the next two or three. I hope I am wrong!

It will be longer than 5 years. We will need to have a parade when it does happen because it will have been so long since we were there!