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Tiller Talk returns for another week to talk football and the upcoming end of the "Pandemic Football Season" for the Wolfpack as they face Richlands on Saturday April 10th. It will be Senior Day as the seniors from the football team, cheerleading squad and the band will be honored for the contributions to Wolfpack athletics. Coach Tiller and host Rod Mullins delve into the last week and a half, the scheduling of Richlands, missing the playoffs, some candid thoughts and also how the VHSL playoffs have been impacted by complaints by a parent in regard to quarantine and denial of a player the chance to play, even though he had tested negative for COVID.
Also, Coach Tiller informs us of the shuffling of the playoff picture right down to wire as one team will not be playing for a regional title and the runner up moves into the higher seed. From there, its a look at the two teams from the Mountain 7 that made the playoffs, Union and Wise Central, and their upcoming regional playoff games and a preview to their opponents, Graham and Tazewell, respectively from the Southwest District.
The podcast then returns to the upcoming game against Richlands, the goal of the Wolfpack players to win and send the seniors out on a winning note and the preparation for the fall.
It's another sit down discussion between Coach Todd Tiller and host Rod Mullins, as they get you ready for the upcoming game this weekend on Tiller Talk, a podcast presentation of The Ridge, covering Dickenson County's Home Team online!
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This week, Coach Tiller and host Rod Mullins discuss the news from last Friday morning that brought an abrupt end to the Wolfpack’s Spring/COVID football season with the cancellation of the Abingdon game and the Union game. Tiller also discusses the current hope to play a +1 game and explains the process. Finally, the two discuss how COVID has affected so much beyond the football season and future for athletics this fall and beyond. It’s Episode five of “Tiller Talk” on The Ridge!
This week on Episode Four of Tiller Talk with Coach Todd Tiller, podcast host Rod Mullins and Coach Tiller welcome back Wolfpack assistant Bubba Edwards for his take along with Coach Tiller's, of the Ridgeview/Gate City game from the past Saturday. The gang also talk about a new award given to the contribution of a Wolfpack player, named in honor of former Clintwood star, Virginia Tech standout and presently the head defensive coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies, Justin Hamilton. In addition, the trio talk history and perspective about the contributions made from the three former high school football programs that consolidated to form Ridgeview High School and the Wolfpack. Closing the podcast out for this week is our look ahead to the next opponent on the Wolfpack's schedule, Abingdon, and Friday's game against the Falcons.
It's another week of shop talk, football, history and gameplanning on Tiller Talk, an exclusive podcast of The Ridge.
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On this week's podcast, Coach Tiller and host Rod Mullins discuss the nearly 20 day break between the scheduled and later postponed John Battle game and the preparation for this week's scheduled opponent Gate City. Coach discusses film breakdown and what they have discovered about the Blue Devils heading into Saturday's contest at Legion Field in Gate City. The two later turn their attention to the playoff picture and how it will be implemented as well as future scheduling for the fall of 2021, the announcement of one new opponent on the '21 schedule. Also discussed, the issue now of scheduling. Once an easy thing, consolidation of some public schools in the region has reduced the number of opponents, meaning every game secured is important and the attempt to schedule a new Tennessee school, that sounds very similar to the 'Pack. The podcast also touches on college recruiting and how the recruiting system has changed over the last few years.
So sit back, listen in and track the latest on the 'Pack with "Tiller Talk", a podcast produced by The Ridge.
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This week, Wolfpack assistant coach Jason "Bubba" Edwards joins host Rod Mullins and head coach Todd Tiller for a roundtable discussion of several subjects including news from the unexpected off week as well as news in regard to the open date of the abbreviated high school football schedule. Tiller and Mullins discuss the Abingdon/Wise Central contest and Edwards gives his opinion on why he doesn't like looking back on opponents but planning for the upcoming game. We also take time out to recognize and remember former UVa-Wise head football coach Bill Ramseyer, who passed away recently and Coach Edwards remembers back on his memories of playing for Ramseyer and a surprise revelation about the coach. The trio also discuss what the Wolfpack does during off week(s) and it doesn't involve days off from the routine. There's discussion of coaching styles, interesting stories and recollections from Tiller and Edwards that makes this one of the more unique podcasts "The Ridge" has produced during its short time of podcasting. It's 40+ minutes of sitting in on the conversation and soaking up what is being discussed by the editor of "The Ridge" and the head coach and his assistant of Dickenson County's Home Team...the Ridgeview Wolfpack.
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The Ridge joins Anchor with our latest podcast, "Tiller Talk" with Wolfpack head coach Todd Tiller. This week, managing editor and host Rod Mullins sits down with the coach of the Wolfpack and discusses game two of the pandemic high school football season in Virginia with the Generals of Lee High School. Coach also breaks the news of the postponement of the John Battle football game due to COVID-19 restrictions and gives a brief overview of Gate City coming up in two weeks.
The Ridge is a online news and media service, exclusively covering Ridgeview Wolfpack athletics and events. Ridgeview High School is located in far Southwestern Virginia in Dickenson County. The Wolfpack is a member of the Mountain 7 Conference and the Virginia High School League in Group 2A sports.