For the love of God you just don't ever shut up huh? Ok, once again.... Who am I? I am a Shelby High School graduate and fan...
Knowledgeable posting you ask? Who am I when it comes to knowledgeable posting? Well lets see.. I've been a part of this site for years, long before any of you three decided to throw your 20 cents into the fray... I could absolutely care less that all of you played, or your lineage goes back to 1919... Who cares? I like everyone else on NCPREPS, cant stand the constant barrage of nonsense you spew ... EVERYONE in the state knows about Shelby, everyone knows how good Shelby has been or is, and everyone knows we are the team with the most wins in NC football history.... YAY!!! we get it, but to put down other schools accomplishments (IE Reidsville or Richmond) with every post shows arrogance, and , you just cant accept the fact that there are other schools out there who have great things happening as well
Self Appointed role? I just am saying what 99% of the preps community is thinking... They all think you are a tool!!! Just ask them.... I've met people all across the state, who have asked at times, who are those idiots 98Champs, and "They are absolute idiots " .... THEY ALL DO!!! And to think I have actually taken up for you a time or two with the.. Nah, they just love Shelby football....
With that, Ill drop the subject, and basically let you be... because frankly I have better things to do in life, than to argue with you on a message board....
Done with subject ....
Shelby Lion-first you call us out, call us names, criticize our posting and basically pick a fight. Then we respond and provide you a graceful path to take your issues with us off line and private. You choose to instead attack us again on this forum. We then attempted to elevate the discussion to arrive at a civil understanding, and you attacked us once again. You followed that by then attempting to beg off further talk, as you do again with your most recent post, while continuing to criticize. You know how to end this if you so desire. But we will not back down or "shut up" for you.
So your credentials as a Shelby poster consist of graduating SHS, being a fan, and posting on this site for "years", long before any of us. Then you mock and discount our ACTUAL real, integral, deep, and long involvement with the program. Who cares, you ask? That is an absurd statement. And it is at the core of your resentment of us.
"EVERYONE in the state knows about Shelby, everyone knows how good Shelby has been or is, and everyone knows we are the team with the most wins in NC football history.." you say. Really? Since when?
On the Saturday of the 2004 state title games, the state's largest and our own Southeast regional newspaper, the Charlotte Observer published a sports front page large article on the Top 10 High School Football Dynasties in North Carolina. That would have been at the height of your Rivals posting era, Shelby Lion, and just before we entered that forum. Guess who got left off the list? THE DYNASTY !! Great job Shelby Lion. The authors of the article were avid Rivals readers and contributors.
Amongst our group, we made a pact that we would never allow that to happen again. We wrote, researched, and edited the official Shelby High Football website and moved aggressively to inform sportswriters and television sports teams of the unique and unmatched performance of the Golden Lions program. Then we went after programs that claimed superiority to Shelby's historical and factual performance. Because there are none. We respect all programs, but not posters here who claim something that is not theirs. Is Shelby's success well known today? You bet it is. And one of the authors of the 2004 article admits he blew it and Shelby holds the top spot as the most successful, sustained, winning program in NC. TV hosts do, too.
If people across the state ask you about us, that's great! That means it is working and the word is out there. What all you Shelby fan critics of us on Rivals fail to comprehend is that there is a constant arrival of new readers, posters, sports writers etc that have never heard of Shelby High Football. Do we count on Shelby Lion to inform and educate them? Maybe on where to eat in Reidsville.
We also do it to bring attention to the current players. Many are college worthy, but need someone to look. The True Dynasty can help there.
If you choose to stop here, Shelby Lion, so be it. Otherwise, we are just getting started.