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trueblue82

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  1. And down goes Frazier! Congrats to the Bearcats.
  2. Maybe he’s looking to move to that area.
  3. Could it possibly have something to do with the fact that Groveton is not very far from his hometown and he’s looking to move back to that area? There are probably several guys that applied for most, if not all of the open jobs in East Texas. Why shouldn’t he capitalize on the ring? And since you mentioned the D1 athlete, I’m guessing you think he’s avoiding that exposure by utilizing the half dozen D1 kids that Groveton has in pipeline.
  4. I have no doubt that SA will be much improved this year, and a very likely playoff team. They were essentially a JV team last year. But it’s a huge leap from 3-7 to winning the region.
  5. He’s gonna install the veer option. It’s just like novacaine. Give it time and it will work.
  6. Who is the CC they play on 9/13? Only ones I can come up with are AA Corrigan Camden and 6A Copperas Cove. Neither sound like potential PT opponents. I’m sure it’s a school in East Texas that I haven’t thought of.
  7. I bet that happens at more schools than it doesn’t during winter break.
  8. Yep. They’re going to the patented split back wishbone double wing power I triple veer zone read option RPO with a backside Georgia reverse like your life depends on it.
  9. https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/02/09/tornillo-votes-to-suspend-football-program?ref=article_preview_img&fbclid=IwAR01j0fE_52rRW30q2x9mWZYmZYKCcS-fsjIhfMubniSVUa8Px-1edveqKE_aem_AchwknnnJumHhlI7O-RYxcubgfL3is2OpK-7ZcLC9AJUeIki4CCT385klwD02_m-Ngs Low participation numbers and long road trips for games put this ISD between a rock and a hard place.
  10. Never try to apply logic to anything involving the UIL.
  11. You are only required to forfeit games in which the ineligible player played. If she didn’t play in the rest of the games or had his eligibility restored before those games, those wins count towards playoff eligibility. So if they won enough games with elgible players, they still qualify for the playoffs.
  12. What has struck me seeing these two teams play several times is how fundamentally strong they are. All of their kids dribble, pass, shoot and play defense at a high level. They execute their system to a T, and they seem to always have one kid that can shoot out the lights. Both communities are passionate about hoops.
  13. The group that will be sophomores this season has one outstanding athlete and a couple of kids that will be really good as they grow a little. I’m not sure where we stand on linemen at the time. We’re probably not as deep as the 22 group (probably one of the deepest groups we’ve had), but the cupboard isn’t bare. This district is still very strong, even with Timpson graduating one of the best classes Shelby County has ever seen. Nothing will come easy.
  14. I don’t know for sure. They’ve been incorporating some read option stuff into the offense for the last few years, but we were still running everything out of the slot-t formations until last year. In 23 we started running a limited pistol package with some more zone read and QB power concepts. I’m curious to see what he does offensively. With him having been OC, he now has that spot open so he might have someone in mind for it. I’m intrigued to say the least.
  15. Jared Jones is the new Boys Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Joaquin ISD. Jared is a 2005 graduate of JHS, and has been the offensive coordinator for the Rams as well as the boys track and field coach since 2015. This will be his first head coaching job. My personal feelings: had there been a “home run hire” (a Kerry Therwanger or Rocky Baker, someone with head coaching experience and a proven winning record) in the mix, tour administration would have been foolish not to at least consider them. In the absence of that, if you’re hiring someone who will be a AD/ HFC for the first time, it’s the right thing to do to give that chance to the guy who has worked hard for your school and your kids for the past nine years. Any coaching hire is a roll of the dice, no matter their resume’ or their record. But we gambled on a first time head coach nine years ago and we’ve won 70% of our games since. I support Coach Jones and his staff and I would encourage him to put his own stamp on the program and build it with his own vision. GO RAMS!
  16. The administration and the board are staying pretty tight lipped.
  17. You know what they say about guys with big feet. They wear big shoes.
  18. That would have left us playing a 190# kid at DT. Besides, Lambo wasn’t smart enough to play LB.
  19. Coach Surratt said in an interview that SB called them wanting a game. They want to play at UH, but if they can’t make that happen they will probably play at one of the high schools in the Austin area. SB isn’t exactly a doormat in 6A. They are a playoff team every year and went 10-2 last season. This is a good matchup.
  20. I saw 6 games last year. In 5 of them, from my perspective, the officiating improved over what I saw in the 9 games I watched in 2022. Keep in mind my team only won one of those 6 this year, and only lost two of those 9 in 22. That’s a very small sample size, but I do believe that the quality of officiating improved from one season to the next. Will this trend continue? I hope so. It is a thankless job without adequate compensation, which is leading to the shortage. But if you look around this country, there are thousands of people who don’t want to work one job, much less a second one that requires quite a bit of training, study, preparation, and getting off your keester and getting in shape. The shortage is not exclusive to high school athletics officials. It’s in every single sector of our economy.
  21. Yes they are a tight knit group. Good folks. I’ve known them a long time.
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