Mr. P

This is a bitter pill, but everyone on the team and staff feels like this. Forget about the controversial call, never leave it up to the referees. Let's work toward leaving no doubt in 2025.

If I'm his uncle, I tell him to go to Oregon. Go for that big Nike bag!

Fair point.

Ah yes, he certainly scorched such vaunted opponents as Portland State, Hawaii, and Wyoming. Oh wait... scratch that: he actually threw the game-losing interception against that elite Wyoming secondary. You could very well be right. I'm just going to curb my enthusiasm until he plays a schedule with a pulse. Trust me, I would love to be wrong.

First account was late summer/early fall of 2002 when I lived out of state. Was mostly just a lurker to find out scores and updates from ETX football. I think I lost the password or email and created another account in mid 2003. Then I got banned in one of the OU-UT threads and created a couple sockpuppets. I remember getting into arguments with myself just to antagonize others. Got banned again. Took about a year off to finish college, then came back around Christmastime in 2005 and created this current account. It's changed names a few times. (Pretty sure I still have two or three accounts on here from the old days, but I can't remember their handles or passwords.) Been a wild ride.

I feel similarly about Mateer. I'm not completely sold that he isn't a lateral move from Jackson Arnold. Oh, he certainly produced at Wazzu... but the week-in week-out competition was hardly comparable. Most of the highlights I'm able to find are him throwing to open receivers and making broken-field runs against hapless defenders. Granted, it will help that his OC/QB coach is here, and their chemistry is certainly light-years over whatever we were doing this year. But it's far from the certainty that I'm seeing among my Sooner brethren. Consider me skeptical on Mateer until the Michigan game. I certainly won't be impressed just because he lights up the mighty mighty Cardinals of Illinois State.

A downfield passer who's also a 6'2" 225lb downhill runner.

This right here. I don't think "contact" can be disrupted, regardless of angle. There was *some* manner of contact. The "judgment call" angle is: 1.) Was it malicious/dangerous contact? 2.) Was it relevant to the play? No and no. The "correct" call here is to pick up the flag and let the game be settled in overtime. Had this field goal attempt occurred with under 2:00 left, I think it's fine. But to give multiple last-second walkoff field goal attempts is just not sporting. Referees should always "do no harm," and let the outcome be decided by the players. The call might've been "right," and yet still "wrong."

Mason and Pereira will have every opportunity to win the RB1. I think both have tremendous (albeit different) upsides that could yield major production next season. As much as it's gonna hurt to lose Boosie, the structure of our offense should shift into more of a downfield passing mode, which should not necessitate a large volume production interior run game. In short: yeah, we won't have Boosie, but *hopefully* we won't need Boosie-like production. Defense will take a hit, obviously. We're losing a couple generational players there. But, as always: Longview gonna Longview.

Just so damn proud of our kids, our coaches, our staff, our families, and entire Lobo community. I just can't express it enough.

We're working on it... Semester exams. Holiday performances. Other activities. There's a lot going on. A lot of logistics.

Well, obviously they're not serious then.

At first it annoyed me a little, but I'm quite fond of our green lids and icey white look. It's a great combination.

I'll check on that for you.

It's worth noting that the Royce City game was played in a driving rainstorm after a weather delay. Suffice to say: we got the lead then sat on the ball. But your data still stands.

Thank you, and I really appreciate you doing the work. Your analysis and process is fascinating. I would love to see more content from you on this site. You're a breath of fresh air. Like I said, I was just curious. For purely hypothetical, entertainment purposes. To act as if the last three games was the norm, and the preceding season was the anomaly. Purely theoretical.

The game with DeSoto was over with the pick-six to make it 36-14 late in the fourth quarter. You could see it on the players' faces and in their posture. They'd effectively given up at that point, and there was still a full quarter to play. It didn't matter. They were beaten. Regardless of the score or time left, we're going to be getting SLC's best for four full quarters. They won't quit.

We are the "away" team. Because of course we are.

I would be interested in seeing your numbers adjusted as if only Longview's last three games had occurred this season. Y'know... just for funsies.

This is an important note. Not that I'm suggesting we follow Guyer's strategy, but SLC can't afford to spy Boosie, regardless of how awesome he is. Guyer's QB is 6'0" and 195lbs. Longview's is 6'2" and 225lbs. Hamilton is also faster than Sperry.

SLC is going to be one of the most disciplined and emotionally-resilient teams we've faced thus far. We cannot hope for them to lose composure the way other teams have recently. There will be no late collapse like we saw with Lancaster. There will be no cowering flameouts like we saw with DeSoto. If we are so fortunate as to get out to a big lead, I would expect them to remain focused and work themselves back into the game. Longview needs to control the ball, control the clock, and keep SLC's offense off the field. The Dragons are going to make plays, but so will we. Gap-sound assignment football will keep the momentum on our side. Longview played an almost perfect game on Saturday. King, Berry, and the entire staff provided a clinical and elite gameplan that should be analyzed and taught at coaching conferences for the next ten years, but it was the brilliant execution by the players that ensured victory. We're going to need it again. Boosie is having a generational season for a program that seems to have "generational" players come through every other year. But he can't do it alone. I think we can do it. I really do. I believe in these players and these coaches, but more importantly: they believe in each other. All we have to do is play Lobo football, maintain focus and composure, and let the opportunities present themselves. SLC will give us four quarters of some of the most competitive football we've played all season. If we rise to the challenge, I have every confidence we will win the day.