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  1. I just want to clarify a few things I've seen posted here from our Amarillo friends. A) Longview is not a "Metroplex" team. That is an offensive term to us. We are 120 miles away from the Metroplex. We play Metroplex teams in district and tend to beat Metroplex schools in the playoffs. Matt Diggs does not cover our team. He knows about us because we beat the teams he covers. B) Longview does not run a spread offense. Longview runs a pro-style offense. They don't run the hurry up. It is very methodical. There's no one player or particular concept to key on. And I will agree that defending the flex bone or any other type of option offense is all about fundamentals. It's about footwork, leverage, gap integrity, and teamwork. Those are things that start in spring practice. You install the strategies the week of the game, but you rely on the things you been doing all year.
    5 points
  2. I'm kinda old fashioned,if you harm my family...I'll make you pay personally and no amount of reasoning can protect you from me...I am charged with the protection of my family and that includes their education and upbringing.As saddening as it sounds,I will,even at the cost of my own destruction,exact retribution for your crimes against mine . And there is no place to run or hide to evade this enevetibility... If every human out there knew that there was zero chance of escaping a brutal retribution for a crime committed and witnessed by others,there would be less violent crimes by silly entitled people.. " If I commit this crime,I will pay for it right now and there is no escaping this eminent punishment". This would be in the minds of most wanna be gahanksters..js So now you can judge my beliefs and enumerate it the many faults associated with this type of reasoning,but at the end of the day one thing remains factual...I will at all costs handle it in this way and there is no price I will not pay to accomplish this goal.Am I barbaric or Neolithic?...swing away..chain..
    4 points
  3. 07 my friend just told me Longview got the Army team of the week. Have you heard that?
    3 points
  4. Just have patience ... Center will eventually straighten "IT" out ... whatever "IT" ends up being or looking like.
    3 points
  5. Who doesn't do the same with Jason Witten. He's bad. I know it's his first year, but he's as bad as Dennis Miller and Rush Limbaugh were.
    3 points
  6. This is an ubsurd statement. Players are taught at a young age what the triple option offense is. Especially in East Texas because there is still a lot of teams in East Texas that still run it. Might not be out of the wishbone, flex, or wing but can be run out of shotgun, i form and of course power i. Which of course my alma mater MP ran out of in the 90s. Longview i think might still run a variety of the triple option. And Longview's corners are very fast. Im pretty sure King will have them ready for your offense. Take for example Georgia Tech and Navy. They run out of the wing t triple option. Neither one is going to a bowl game. Teams put 8-9 in the box against them. Because they cant throw it. If your offense runs a wing t triple option and starts getting stuffed, if they cant throw it, it will be a very long day for your qb, wing back, and fb.
    2 points
  7. Hell every now and then, we'll even run some triple option stuff too just like older John King teams did. Haynes has a few TD runs on option plays this year. Longview has the most diverse offense in the state. Have not seen a team any classification run the number of sets Longview does all year.
    2 points
  8. i did that last week and it was the best $10 bucks i have spent in a long time. great picture and my living room was dry and warm.
    2 points
  9. My Tigers took a beatdown from those purple yard-birds like never before. It don't mater who's played who, they will stump break those humped back steers, and have steaks for dinner the next day. Newton 63 - 14. Just saying...
    2 points
  10. Taggart is one of those "In the right place at the right time" kind of guys. He is kind of like that Corporate guy who just happened to meet the boss in the bathroom by accident and left an impression that got promoted before he got fired for poor performance. I mean, he "had Oregon on the way up." and he "Got the guys to South Florida" but he didnt really do anything with them...
    2 points
  11. Man up the receivers, account for the other skill players, clog the gaps inside and force them to abandon the fullback dive part of the option, spy the qb, man up the pitch man, be disciplined.... easier said than done, but there's a reason not many true triple option attacks make it this far... I agree that we need a hat on the qb EVERY PLAY. I expect a few broken assignments but it is doable. Lister and writt will need to have their best games of the year And these guys are true gamers. I'm excited for another great game.
    2 points
  12. 1 point
  13. Chad Morris/ Jeff Traylor come get you a QB.
    1 point
  14. Texas S Caden Sterns and RT Samuel Cosmi have been named USA TODAY Freshman All-Americans.
    1 point
  15. This is simply my humble opinion and nothing else. For Tascosa, this game is State! We do see Longview as the best team remaining. You have to understand that even the most ardent Rebel fans didn't see this coming (where we are at today) and we are excited and maybe a little over zealous. Amarillo hasn't had a dog in the hunt since 1992 and West Texas in general has been about as dry as the drought we have been having over the past 20+ years. Having said that, Tascosa is proud, and we have finally proven to ourselves that we can play on this level. All three of the last teams we have played were supposed to beat us, some worse than others. Each game, we have been able to adapt and execute. We struggled early, but we are peaking at just the right time. We, like everyone else have speed on both sides of the ball, and we also play heads up, smash mouth football. No other team that we have played will be anything like Longview. Yes, most youth leagues use a formation like we use, but they don't run a triple option and the triple option is NOT a misdirection offense like the wing-T. Getting a 9 year old to read a defense is like owning a toilet made of gold...isn't going to happen, and i'm sorry, its not the same. The triple-o is NOT the greatest thing ever and it has its faults, but its what we run, and we run it well! I agree with coach Plunk here! We are not that good until we prove it. We actually may not be taking this as seriously as we should, but we are having fun!
    1 point
  16. And what makes them special is they all have a quick first step. They are big tough kids. Moving #8 to the LB spot has proven to be one of the best moves this season. He has a motor that DOES NOT QUIT!
    1 point
  17. Tackles both Sophs are both 235 to 245 Ends depending on who is in the game are of the 6-2 to 6-4 variety and 210 to 230 depending on who is in the game
    1 point
  18. You guys had a lot of good points and a great show
    1 point
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  20. Correct. I like you, man. You're not like some of the other fans who, when challenged on their points, immediately retreat to a straw man of "LONGVIEW ARE GOD'S GIFT TO FOOTBALL AND TEHY WIN BY 50" like some others. You're right- we can talk ourselves til we're blue in the face and it'll mean nothing come Saturday.
    1 point
  21. 1987. And I believe Longview was ranked in the 5A Top 10... maybe #1? Albeit, a preseason ranking
    1 point
  22. 1 point
  23. Buechele should transfer to Oklahoma and win a Heisman.
    1 point
  24. 1986 was the last year we played Kilgore. Not sure how accurate that post is about him playing Longview, but if he did it would’ve had to of been in 85 or 85 cause those were the only years in the 80s we played. Longview had many losses that year, including a loss to PT. But still somehow made it to the quarters against Plano. I know lots of Lobo fans feel we were screwed out of that one.
    1 point
  25. call me crazy, but back in 96, Marshall played Lake Highlands in the playoffs. LH ran the wishbone with basically your run of the mill Wishbone plays with 3-4 pass plays, all Go routes. I am not sure that we adjusted our base defense at all... but when I played a team like that with 1 pass route that they have used all season 3-4 times a game... I would load 8 in the box, have a Safety and 2 CBs play a Shell like a Cover 3 without any underneath help and sail all out on the run game until they made me cover the TEs and RBs.... in that type of game, you are going to have LBs essentially spying the RBs anyway because that is where the ball is going 90% of the time. That other 10% deep route should be picked or at least a tackle by the DB if the WR makes a great jump ball catch... I don't know a lot about Longview's opponent, but I would destroy their run game and anytime the QB passes the ball, I would hope a LB or DE is already in his face, forcing him to make a great throw under pressure.
    1 point
  26. James Cameron was born on September 11, 1938 to Noah and Kate Cameron. He attended Commerce High School in Commerce, Texas where he played basketball and football. He married his high school sweetheart, June Duncan. After he graduated from college at East Texas State University, Cameron coached high school football in Mckinney, Sulphur Springs, Kilgore, Rockwall, Garland, and Waco. He had four children (Debra, Jeff, Joey, and Jessica) with his wife June. His last coaching position was head football coach and athletic director at Sulphur Springs High School. He died on April 1, 1995 of a heart attack at his residential home in Sulphur Springs. His final record was 208–79–13. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 21–20–2 RIP to a great man and coach.
    1 point
  27. Don't listen to this guy. This is crazy talk. We don't run the triple-option, our quarterback can't run the ball. He slow.
    1 point
  28. Mason seems to be a physical , physical team that is good but they tend to beat teams down and the second half kinda take control. If your offensive line can hold it own and the defensive front hold up you will win. Its going to be a dogfight, a real slobber knocker. Just take it to them. Win and your are playing for all the marbles. Newton folks pulling for the Wolves !!!
    1 point
  29. Vander Esch has the highest percentage of tackles for the number of plays played of any player in the league. I was scratchin' my head when they drafted him but it looks like Jerry did good.
    1 point
  30. I don't care how good Tascosa offense is, if it cant stop Longview...it will be on the sideline watching Longview eat the clock while scoring points...a good way to beat a good offense is to keep it off the field...limit their possessions.. Can Longview D shut them down..???...I don't know, but I promise you they are by far good enough to slow them down and cause problems for anybody!!!...
    1 point
  31. Arkansas's accent is going to hinge on getting as many plug and play Offensive Lineman as possible. If Shane Buechele is going to be a Grad Transfer then he would be a dramatic upgrade from anything already on the roster and an excellent bridge to Jefferson.
    1 point
  32. Don't take this wrong - I am not making excuses - but the weather definitely played a roll in that game. The difference was, Malakoff didn't care what the weather was like. You couldn't tell it was 35 degrees and raining on their sideline, you could tell on ours. We had kids running trying to make tackles with their hands in their warmers, and from the very beginning of the game you could tell they did NOT like the cold, at all. Our QB could not throw the ball accurately, not that he's known for being the most accurate passer, but he's definitely better than he played Saturday. Malakoff had a hand in that was well, as we could not block one of Malakoff's DE's to save our lives. Also, I too have heard from Malakoff fans wondering why we didn't run #22 more. We were all wondering the same thing. Especially when we went 5 wide, the some 8 times we did. Seeing #22, #5, and #8 at the same time never made me feel at ease. Not that we didn't have other play makers, but they just had that IT factor. I'm not sticking up for Rab4Life, I'm just telling you what I myself saw/heard. In the grand scheme of things, it means nothing, as we're sitting at home this weekend and Malakoff is not. I'm pulling for Mally this weekend, because I am pulling for our region. I don't have any bad blood for Malakoff. The best team on Saturday won. The rest is all "what-ifs." I just don't like being stuck with a bunch of "what-ifs," if you know what I mean. This is always the roughest thing about football season, is watching those kids you've been following since they first learned how to play, graduate and move on. Definitely going to miss #22 being on the field. I remember his first breakout game against L-E, and watched him grow into a smart young man! Chose to go to Rice because the NFL is not a for certain, but his education is. Anyways, good luck Malakoff! I'll be watching this game from the comfort of my home, but I'll be there to see y'all play in person if y'all can win this one!
    1 point
  33. And repeat WE ARE NOT A DFW METROPLEX TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    1 point
  34. This is going to be a good game. I expect LH to shorten the game and limit Carthages possessions but I dont think it will be enough. Carthage by 10.
    1 point
  35. The reason I fell in love with Lobo football was because I love smashmouth football. This team is special in that they can and will play smashmouth, but can also do other things. we can talk about trying to stop the Tascosa running attack, but has anyone been able to stop Longview's running attack. I mean if they even dared to get meredith a little more involved, I can only imagine how dominate that 3 headed monster would truly be.
    1 point
  36. One thing everyone is not talking about. Longview has a GREAT offense of their own. Great offense! Best in the storied history of this program. Tascosa will have to stop them.
    1 point
  37. The only way to kill the flex bone is your DL dominates their OL every play. If that doesn’t happen, then you are relying on a LB or Safety to make a good play.
    1 point
  38. Armarillo 2018 is Longview 2017 all over again...think about it folks. Turnovers will decide this game
    1 point
  39. This is true! The Rebels are not the same team that struggled with Abilene for a 7 point win! My fear is that Tascosa will view this game like Ryan and will do well until challenged! The defense is MUCH better than when they started. LB Moore has grown into his role and is extroidinarly dangerous. Boogy feeds off teams thinking Doerue is simply a decoy and the more they challenge him, the harder he plays! Question is can Longview stay focused and disciplined enough to stay on assignment regardless of what they see? If they can, they will stop the triple-o, if they can’t, we will see the same result as the last 3 games.
    1 point
  40. The point I was trying to make with the fake QB example was that a lot of coaches now want to run the flavor of the month offense, even if it means running an offense that your kids are ill equipped for. I agree you aren’t going to win any games with the kid I described but yet I see it on a yearly basis now. I don’t agree that you don’t need to have speed to run the spread effectively. The whole point is getting guys in space and being able to use their speed. That’s really the only way to use that space. With all the power versions of it now you don’t necessarily need a QB that is a fantastic passer but if he’s not he’d better be able to run. But I also reiterate that not every shotgun offense is the spread. A lot of teams put their QB back deeper to make reads easier and to give them extra time. At the high school level that can be invaluable. But several of those teams are really just running an I or wing t or even veer offense with their QB in the shotgun. At the root of it all there will be well over 1,000 programs in this state that are not going to win a state championship this year. You have to coach what you know , have athletes no matter what you run, and stay away from the injury bug to get there. Simply running a spread offense is not going to get you there.
    1 point
  41. Hey welcome to Smoaky! Congrats on making the semis... I respect option teams quite a bit, coming from John King's first few teams at Longview. I love teams that still use a fullback and run the ball. We know what we're getting from the Tascosa offense... How's your defense? What's the best offense you guys have seen so far this season? Do you think they're as good as, say, Westfield?
    1 point
  42. if you're a juco o-lineman and want to play immediately choose Arkansas. Also saw where some people were talking about Texas Qb Buechele possibly transferring. obviously, haven't seen him play in a little while but what I remember he was pretty good. think it would be a good pick up if Arkansas could land him.
    1 point
  43. Perception has become the new Reality .... It's not about how well you are doing your job, it's about how well it looks like you are doing your job.
    1 point
  44. If the drop in contributions doesn’t tell you that she was “For Sale”, then you’re deaf. If you believe the Clinton’s are on the up and up, I’ve got fairway homes I can sell you on the PGA Deadwood Golf Course.
    1 point
  45. There is very little innovation in football now. Not because coaches aren’t trying or as creative but simply because everything has been tried. There is only so much you can do with 6 people eligible to touch the football. What happens now is a reimagining of “old” ideas. For example the air raid is all the rage these days but if you listen to Mike Leach or read his book, a lot of the concepts come from the wishbone. The wider splits and the idea of equal distribution of the ball, according to him, came from wishbone tape he and Mumme studied. The best coaches in America are high school coaches and I say that because they have little control over who will be on their roster year in and year out. College and nfl can go out and recruit and draft in the mold they want. Coaches like Surratt at Carthage will always play deep into December because they are willing to build their offense around the players they have, not the players they want. I’m sure he would love to have another Ingram in the backfield but he doesn’t so he has went out and made the adjustments the kids he has need to be successful. I have no problem with any one type of offense. I love them all. But coaches who are “wing t guys” or “spread guys” and aren’t willing to adapt do so at their own peril. You aren’t going to have the same players to run the exact same scheme year in and year out. And you can’t run the spread with a QB that runs a 5.3 40, can’t throw farther than 10 yards, and can’t spell cover 2. But by golly let’s put 4 WR out there with our 180 lb tackles and put that stud QB I just mentioned in the shotgun, call it the spread, and he’ll go win us a championship. It’s ludicrous!
    1 point
  46. Poor job or not and money or not. Center is a small 4A. Not a Big 5A/6A in a big ISD like Dallas Or Houston. No way they hire a qualified HC. A good coach isn’t coming into a situation where he isn’t over the entire program. Whether that be a seasoned vet or younger coach trying to climb the ladder. There are to many variables that go into winning (hiring/appraisal of coaches, off-season program, ect..) that he cannot control with him not being the AD also.
    1 point
  47. They must get the numbers back up. They have only had 2 teams the last 3 seasons and that is unacceptable at the 4A level. There are so many games lost for the young kids in those 3 years. It was not that long ago that they had over 100 out for football now that number is in the 70 range. Have heard a very bad rumor that hey are splitting the AD/Football job and the AD might be a coach of another sport. I sure hope this is not the direction they choose because the Huntington blueprint of days past is not what you need to follow.
    1 point
  48. Everybody except the Rockets lol.
    1 point
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