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I think there are a lot of schools that should be looking into either this, or something very close to it as a way of neutralizing what others know to do.

Congrats on the step up. I can recall a time he was on the field as a national rushing record was set while he was the head man at Groveton.

You know things are rough in Henderson when a coordinator is up for a head gig last spring and quit coaching before district hit.

I’m willing to bet a lot of people showed up because it was just what you said; a powder puff game. The attendance for those games are usually very high. There are already girls playing football throughout the state. Add a girl’s football league and now you’re taking away from other girls sports as far as numbers go. In theory I think it’s great. With the way things are set structurally it’s going to be very difficult.

It’s about time 4-5 years since this one’s been opened? I’d say it’s about time. If, indeed, they forced another one out then kudos to them for finding “the problem” there. Definitely not genetics, definitely not shady back door politics of a small town, definitely not anyone in the community’s fault they can’t be great; gotta be that head man! Whoever got them to back to back 5 win years deserves the keys to the dang city.

I ran into a guy that served in Afghanistan and he said while he was getting shot at in the foxhole all he could hear was Coach Maxfield’s voice bellowing out “Don’t you give up! Don’t you ever give up!” Definitely a sad day in the coaching community but he left a good legacy.

Could it possibly come with shark bite looking damage and a gal that dances professionally?

Sure looks like the guy squatted in the middle would drive a LaBaron.

The most breaking news is going to be Matt Stepp on Twitter. It shouldn’t but it bothers me when people get on message boards and stir stuff up like this. If it’s retirement that’s one thing but to implying that you’re rooting for someone you’ve heard for a while to come open makes you look shady.

After seeing how tough Garrison played Timpson last night I think Garrison wins this one. Still pulling for the Bulldogs though.

Congratulations to Coach Hardee and his staff. Coach Ratliff and his staff for one heck of a run! For you posters on here with the false sense of security, some of your britches got a little big. I know CC got the win in the books last year, but I told y’all Centerville lost rather than getting beat. Good luck to both teams moving forward because it looks nearly inevitable that they’re both going to face Timpson.

I get where you're coming from. I have absolutely no dog in this fight and I'm glad to see CC back in the mix. But I'm also going to call it what it is. The win CC got last year was because of Centerville's mistakes...and if you were at that game you would know that. Good luck to both teams. It ought to be one H3!! of a game to watch.

CC is a good team, but y'all didn't beat Centerville last year. Centerville's mistakes are what caused that loss.

You should really proof read before you hit submit topic.

I really think there's something there outside of AAU/7 on 7. A lot of those "Mayberry" looking places don't want coaches pushing kids too hard but still want to go beat everyone. I'm sure there's also some people with stroke in the community that want their kids to be the studs but can't handle the fact the gene pool couldn't make it out of a puddle. I don't know if that's the case with Maypearl, but in a situation where there's this kind of instability that shows some alarm.

I had a buddy interview to be the OC there a few years back. He said during the interview the (then) AD talked about how he was ready to be done with being the AD and this was after being the AD for not even a year. I'm not real sure what's going on there but every time I go through there it feels like something's off.

Is the job open? Why are people talking about it if it's not open?

Lone Oak was solid for a few years. This happens in places that aren't used to success. As soon as they start to decline athletically it's automatically the coaching staff's fault and nothing to do with the gene pool. Can scheme play something into it? Yeah. Can a lack of leadership play something into it? Definitely. But when word's out that the SB has a few rogues involved it can make finding someone with the correct scheme and leadership for that place.

There's a reason why he's in hiding.

Shepherd, historically, has been a 2nd half football team. A couple of years ago they took Center into over time after being down 35-7 at half. My guess is, Crockett was up and completely relaxed. Shepherd's QB did qualify for state in the 200 last year in 4A so it's not like they don't have someone that can play.

4 of those scores were when varsity starters were going against Buffalo's 2s and JV kids sprinkled in so I'd tap the breaks there hot stuff (btw, I'm still waiting for you to post more practice videos on Facebook). Buffalo won the live portion of the game 7-0. Buffalo's also putting in a 3rd offense in 3 years and a 3rd defense in 3 years so again, I'd tap the breaks some. I will say good luck to Corrigan and to Buffalo as they move forward.

All I’ve got to say is good luck. People are still getting theirs slowly in. But I’m going to go back to my earlier point…when we’re heavily relying on the East Asian labor force to provide the products we use on a daily basis AND those products are being shipped in from California this is going to happen. And if you’re frustrated now, just wait and see if the Monkey Pox thing starts to gain more traction.

When did you send them in to be reconditioned? And I swear I didn’t see reconditioned earlier or my response would have been different.

Helmet companies rely on China. China’s production for the US has slowed down for a couple of reasons…Covid is one of them and tariffs are another. ALSO, with helmets primarily coming from China that means they’re shipped in through California which has been a problem in getting things through to the rest of the US. If you think helmets are going to be an issue, I heard a rumor that unless people order baseballs and softballs no later than Sept 1 they won’t get them. I’m also hearing of coaches that ordered game cleats back in February that still haven’t received them.

I know it’s helping to derail the original question, but play calling has become a lost art. It’s like others have said, there’s not a lot of series or structure to what’s being done. “Hey! They got 5 in the box! Run zone!” Defensive coordinators hardly teach force anymore, it’s all about running pursuit drill and having a 7 on 7 defense. I know of a DC in the DFW that recently retired who would look at you hack-eyed if you asked him who was going to set an edge for him. One of the greatest guys I ever talked ball with was Mike Garrison and the sad part is I didn’t spend enough time listening to him. Somewhere at my parent’s house I have my Uncle’s Dead T playbook from like 1968 or 70 when he played at Ray High School in Corpus. I wish I could get my hands on that again!