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Will be very surprised if that happens ... most likely an inside hire ... if he wants it. If not, Plan B is probably not far away and neither match your zero criteria ... Run the show? The job, more or less, will come with its own offensive playbook. Considering giving up 39 and 43 points a game during the last two years, it might be good to focus on a revised playbook on the other side of the ball as well. Truly hopeful for better days ahead.

Time flies ... I don't think they've played in five or six years ... as far back as I can remember, they faced off four times with Argyle winning all four. The last two have been humdingers ... it will also be interesting that this will be the first time Argyle will face them not in the Eagles' 10-1 Special - although the last time they played Argyle played them in (what us old guys call) a 27 Rover look ... we shall see - Kennedale's defense appears solid, but it may take them a few series or more to adjust to a different level of talent on offense that they have not seen ... we shall see.

Going with BP ... been an East Texan for a long, long time, but I once wore that Exporter anchor on my helmet with pride in the dinosaur days. Looking kinda like before this one is over the New Caney scoreboard better have three digits on both sides.

The very nature of the bracket usually involves a risk to some and an advantage to others. Not many teams in the playoffs get to play a 4th seed in Round Two, Good luck ... don't look ahead.

This song and dance comes up every year for the First Round ... Because of that, I've been tracking this for years. In the average first week for the past several years the range of #4s winning has rested between 14-19. This year was no different ... there were 16 #4 seeds that won and another 6 where the #4 seeds lost by one score (7 or less). There was even one game where the #4 seed won by 47 points and another who won by a 24 point shutout. Logic asks, "Well if you pick and choose, where do you stop." - When you look at games involving #2 seeds vs #3 seeds this year, there were 26 games where the winner won by more that 40 points. So who gets to choose who you leave out and who you let in? Usually, regardless of how many you let in, the first round has inherently been where the rejects, the suspects, and the prospects were sorted out. The second round is usually, again depending on the draw, responsible for eliminating the suspects for the equation. It doesn't take a HS football genius to know that all districts are NOT created equal ... just like all regional brackets are not created equal and there is a certain luck that goes with who you draw along the way. And the UIL is happy for you to play ... as long as you send them a check.

I wouldn't look too far ahead ... it's unlucky for sure ... El Campo is waiting in the wings ... and while they are one-dimensional, you would be too if you had the RB they have ... I hope there is a rematch in the future, but there are a few one hundred yard battlefields to conquer first ...

Lumberton appears to be young and loaded in the Sophomore class. The QB, leading RB, and favorite WR (65 catches) all fall into that category. Per Game - averaging 213 in the air and 132 on the ground. Lindale O - 40 ppg Lumberton D - 21 ppg Lindale D - 31 ppg Lumberton O - 34 ppg I would probably predict another scoreboard shoot out for this one.

Celina ... making their last run in Div 2 ... Mineral Wells most likely playing their final game in D2

Everybody talks about CULTURE ... it is the new buzz word ... yet no one ever really defines it ... maybe it's just in the eye of the dictionary user ... Culture really evolves from the community - the educational system also - coaches (and other educational professionals) have to operate within those cultural guidelines if they are going to be gainfully employed. Like virtually all issues, there is no one cause or one solution. And if you desire to bring change, it starts at ground level ... and it's not done overnight.

Well said. Coaches who don't do a good job controlling the score are out there ... but there are few ... and their reputation follows them and often so does karma ... unfortunately, there have been a few coaches out there who would sacrifice any mother's son for another win or another score ... that sounds harsh, but in my career I have seen them ... very few, thankfully, but there have been some climbers that are in it only for the scoreboard. Running the clock has virtually always been an option - but I have encountered some coaches that got fired up and insulted when the "ahead" coach asked (I know of one such case this year) ... Here's a question - for experience's sake - as a coach faced with the situation, should the coach that's way ahead suggest it to the coach that's way behind - or should the coach that's way behind suggest it to the coach that's way ahead? And let four play ... it's an experience that kids and communities usually don't forget ...

Good luck to all the district brethren ... they were about 8 seconds away from a sweep last year ....

Five in the Red Zone ... nothing to show for it ... Melissa made the plays on defense when they had to ... Kaufman moved the ball better than I thought after hearing all the chatter about Melissa's D ...

Lindale ... but Palestine has been unpredictable week-to-week ... Like someone once said, "Beware of Cassius, he has that lean and hungry look." And some teams come off of a bye re-charged ... but some play like their routine has been disrupted and it takes them a quarter to regroup.

If there was ever a toss-up this is it ... either way, there could potentially be some weird developments in the final playoff spot(s). In our neck of Texas, HS football research shows that WITH ALL OTHER THINGS EQUAL that the home team wins about 60% of the time. In our neck of Texas, that same research shows that WITH ALL OTHER THINGS EQUAL that the school with the highest enrollment wins about 60% of the time. So that balanced out with the game in the Tomato Bowl. Numbers? Jacksonville's Offense averaging 21 points per game versus Whitehouse's Defense averaging giving up 25 points per game .... Whitehouse's Offense averaging 15 points per game versus Jacksonville's Defense averaging giving up 36 points per game ... On paper, Jacksonville is potentially more explosive on offense, but can their defense get off the field on 3rd down plays enough to put the ball back in their hands. Probably look for each to score about 3-4 times on the other ... after that it's FGs and ExPts ... But obviously you never know how a non-round ball will bounce. And you never know who'll get dealt the hot hand of momentum and who'll find something in the structure of the other's defense or individual match-ups that the DC can't rally the troops to handle. So, we shall see ... in the end it may end up being decided by who comes to play and who comes in looking forward to the end of the season. Being an old coach, history has shown me that along about Halloween, some folks with a helmet tend to have basketballs - not sugar plums or goalposts - dancing in their heads.

Wow ... that's interesting since Argyle was over 175 under the cutoff last time and Melissa was over 259 under it. I know the pop of the Metro-plex has been trending outward for awhile, but I figured the Covid issues would slow the expanse.

I haven't gone through the Second Half yet ... BUT the First Half had 26 penalties called ... pretty balanced both sides, but really?

Usually depends on district exec comm minutes ... over the years have seen everything from 10 to 21

Then this is definitely not a good district for them to be in ... even being the smallest school in this district, it might be easier to opt up to 5-A with the rest of C-FB ISD brethren ....

Kaufman works to Paris 35 ... clock runs out Final Paris 35-K 21 Probably set a record for most flags thrown in one game ... definitely hurt both offenses.

K went for 4th down on own 20 and was stopped with about 2:00 to go ... P scores in four plays with 1:01 left.

It's been raining flags all night ...

9:47 in 4th ... P 28-K21

While I don't necessarily believe in single causational theory ... I do observe strong signs of a reactionary philosophy within the community power structure ... and I can say that some people apparently prefer a horse and buggy. Some places are built around character, while others are built around characters. Does this apply here - don't know, that would merely be an opinion and everybody has one of those ... but I imagine it is a fact that there is no doubt it is hard to compete in 5A-D2 when your perceived available gene pool sits with 4A-D2 numbers. It is what it is and what it is may not be desirable for some to change. Some people prefer to ride their own horse; even if they ride it into the ground. And like an old coach once told me - "There are two kinds of horses - show ponies and real hosses. And show ponies usually get you fired." But like Dad said, "An opinion is usually worth about the same as a bucket of warm spit" and "Never take advice from someone whose not holding hands with you in the same fire."

The next two games (Shepherd and Madisonville) could salvage a somewhat dismal season for the Roughriders ... neither of them have set the world on fire ... this two-week stretch could put them in the playoffs at 2-3 ... Shepherd lost to Madisonville last week and unless they can slip in an upset over the big three one can put a fork in them for playoff contention ... I'm favoring Center here over the Shep ...

I think you're right ... People I'm hearing in the education bizness are talking a lot about how Covid could skew a bunch of individual enrollments ...