#1 Carthage vs. #3 Pleasant Grove(2 p.m, Friday @ Longview Pine Tree)

[TxRangers2023]

37 minutes ago, JR88 said:

The home side is plenty big. The away side is ok. But the traffic is awful. They don’t open that back gate to Lear Park anymore. One way in, one way out. There will be a parade of cars coming in through the second quarter. 

I don’t think either side will be large enough if this game draws the crowd that it very well could. This is possibly the state championship game. You are right traffic is horrible. I would assume some from the 2nd game will be showing up when this one is over. Probably should’ve started this one at noon

they hosted Gilmer-Atlanta some years back and 30 mins before game time people were already parking at Lear Park. When the 1st qtr ended cars were still lined up to get in. Gilmer said they would never play there again and I don’t blame them

Edited November 23, 2023 by ClawNAntler

[VonG]

1 hour ago, bansheefan03 said:

No where larger that would not be way out of the way for both teams 

  Stadium is not out of the way for both teams. Hwy 64 for y'all and Hwy 155 for Pleasant Grove. 

[TxRangers2023]

7 minutes ago, VonG said:

  Stadium is not out of the way for both teams. Hwy 64 for y'all and Hwy 155 for Pleasant Grove. 

The site for this game should be a place with a very large seating capacity. Worrying about which team drives farther shouldn’t matter. I suspect the PT stadium will be overloaded but alot of neutral fans like myself will stay home and not deal with the crowd and traffic

Edited November 23, 2023 by ClawNAntler

[bansheefan03]

When we played le there first playoff game they had all entrances open I came thru Lear. Longviews ticket system blows why they will not do pre-sale I have no clue I went to beckville game and ticket line was all the way out to parking lot on home side we showed up 20 min early and didn't get in till halfway thru second qtr and there was not that many there maybe half the home side full if that

[TxRangers2023]

Here’s some advice if you’re going sit on the visitors side. Turn in at the light going into the campuses. It’s the light at Enterprise street. Park at one of the campuses and walk to the stadium. Should be a lot less hectic getting out. If it was me as soon as I turned in I’d park in that lot right in front of you as you start up the hill if you can. 

[bansheefan03]

5 minutes ago, ClawNAntler said:

The site for this game should be a place with a very large seating capacity. Worrying about which team drives farther shouldn’t matter. I suspect the PT stadium will be overloaded but slot of neutral fans like myself will stay home and not deal with the crowd and traffic

That would of been a good option by out of the way I was talking bout Dallas area where most of the larger stadiums are I know how Gibson is and big stadiums he would prolly want to play in Odessa if that's where the latest greatest stadium is

[TxRangers2023]

2 minutes ago, bansheefan03 said:

When we played le there first playoff game they had all entrances open I came thru Lear. Longviews ticket system blows why they will not do pre-sale I have no clue I went to beckville game and ticket line was all the way out to parking lot on home side we showed up 20 min early and didn't get in till halfway thru second qtr and there was not that many there maybe half the home side full if that

Yeah I would think the gate to Lear Park would be open. That does help. Also I won’t be surprised if people have to park at Lear Park

[bansheefan03]

They actually had all three rds in open Lear the one that drives by school and one that goes straight to stadium off main rd

[PantherNation2015]

55 minutes ago, ClawNAntler said:

The site for this game should be a place with a very large seating capacity. Worrying about which team drives farther shouldn’t matter. I suspect the PT stadium will be overloaded but alot of neutral fans like myself will stay home and not deal with the crowd and traffic

Pine Tree is getting two really big games Fri.  They were willing to do what LISD and Lobo would not.  The stadium is big enough and if they put some extra effort in the way of opening all entrances, extra security, extra ticket help, and extra concession help, they might get another big game next week.

[VonG]

7 minutes ago, PantherNation2015 said:

Pine Tree is getting two really big games Fri.  They were willing to do what LISD and Lobo would not.  The stadium is big enough and if they put some extra effort in the way of opening all entrances, extra security, extra ticket help, and extra concession help, they might get another big game next week.

Pine Tree is reaping their rewards for building the new stadium. I don't know what the Lobos will or won't do but I'm sure Pine Tree is saying we can handle it. That's definitely 2 big games for the Pirates. 

Edited November 23, 2023 by VonG

[VonG]

1 hour ago, bansheefan03 said:

When we played le there first playoff game they had all entrances open I came thru Lear. Longviews ticket system blows why they will not do pre-sale I have no clue I went to beckville game and ticket line was all the way out to parking lot on home side we showed up 20 min early and didn't get in till halfway thru second qtr and there was not that many there maybe half the home side full if that

That sounds worse than the 3 people who works the concession side for the visitors. 

[itsjustfootball]

I browsed through various social media platforms today and for the most part PG has totally dismissed Carthage and are guaranteeing a victory and claiming there is now way they can be beat. Many said that Gibson has done everything that needs to be done to guarantee that they will not lose, whatever that means.

The way Gibson completely disrespected Carthage this season not following through on their agreement to play junior high and sub varsity games was pretty sorry. Carthage took their sub varsity and jr high teams to PG last year, but this year Gibson refused to follow through on his end. And waited until the season was underway to drop that bomb where it was too late for Carthage coaches to find other games for their teams. That's a crap move.

I'm pulling for Carthage. Surratt always rises above the immature behavior of his peers and is a classy guy.

But realistically this game is a toss up in my opinion.

Edited November 23, 2023 by itsjustfootball

[itsjustfootball]

13 hours ago, WiseGuy said:

Not necessarily. Definitely still a lot of folks around here that don’t want PG to win….

The Texarkana transfer portal has not sat well many. 

I can see why you guys would be upset with the Texarkana All Stars. 

I have heard through the years about some of Gibsons dealings and saw a lot of disturbing things last year during games. And he's really done some things this year that have me scratching my head. I lost pretty much all respect for that program. It's a shame really, to loose all integrity in the quest for a win but some do lose their way.

Edited November 23, 2023 by itsjustfootball

[bansheefan03]

3 minutes ago, itsjustfootball said:

I browsed through various social media platforms today and for the most part PG has totally dismissed Carthage and are guaranteeing a victory and claiming there is now way they can be beat. Many said that Gibson has done everything that needs to be done to guarantee that they will not lose, whatever that means.

The way Gibson completely disrespected Carthage this season not following through on their agreement to play junior high and sub varsity games was pretty sorry. Carthage took their sub varsity and jr high teams to PG last year, but this year Gibson refused to follow through on his end. That's a  crap move.

I'm pulling for Carthage. Surratt always rises above the immature behavior of his peers and is a classy guy.

But realistically this game is a toss up in my opinion.

Was tired of loosing to carthage 

[itsjustfootball]

3 minutes ago, bansheefan03 said:

Was tired of loosing to carthage 

I guess, it sounds like he has just snapped. And I will not repeat the rumor floating around about how the PG have 'beefed' up since last year. I think he's gotten away with so much in his career that he now thinks he's above it all. 

Edited November 23, 2023 by itsjustfootball

[A2J]

18 minutes ago, itsjustfootball said:

I browsed through various social media platforms today and for the most part PG has totally dismissed Carthage and are guaranteeing a victory and claiming there is now way they can be beat. Many said that Gibson has done everything that needs to be done to guarantee that they will not lose, whatever that means.

The way Gibson completely disrespected Carthage this season not following through on their agreement to play junior high and sub varsity games was pretty sorry. Carthage took their sub varsity and jr high teams to PG last year, but this year Gibson refused to follow through on his end. And waited until the season was underway to drop that bomb where it was too late for Carthage coaches to find other games for their teams. That's a crap move.

I'm pulling for Carthage. Surratt always rises above the immature behavior of his peers and is a classy guy.

But realistically this game is a toss up in my opinion.

Show proof

[itsjustfootball]

10 minutes ago, A2J said:

Show proof

you want a copy of the agreement they signed, send me your email address and I will try to get my hands on it. but it's very easy to prove, look back to schedules, Carthage carried through last year, where was PG this year? ask the coaches if they showed up when they say no, well there you go. this is 100% facts or may God strike me dead. I never say anything that was not from the most reliable source and then I follow through to make 100% sure. 

Edited November 23, 2023 by itsjustfootball

[A2J]

6 minutes ago, itsjustfootball said:

you want a copy of the agreement they signed, send me your email address and I will try to get my hands on it. but it's very easy to prove, look back to schedules, Carthage carried through last year, where was PG this year? ask the coaches if they showed up when they say no, well there you go. this is 100% facts or may God strike me dead. I never say anything that was not from the most reliable source and then I follow through to make 100% sure. 

No the social media posts where PG had totally dismissed Carthage.   Show them

[itsjustfootball]

8 minutes ago, A2J said:

No the social media posts where PG had totally dismissed Carthage.   Show them

literally go to all of them and search Carthage and read for yourself. I need to cleanse my brain of some of the things I read. I need a serious social media break.

 I didn't realize til this week how much PG hates Carthage. I thought it was a friendly rivalry but for the PG peeps it is sheer hate and flat out disrespect. unreal

Edited November 23, 2023 by itsjustfootball

[Doomer]

If a real Bulldawg and Hawk did the battle at midfield for 48 minutes I think you'd need like somekinda zamboni vacuum machine to cleanup a spifload of feathers. Just sayin

[cotton84]

12 minutes ago, Doomer said:

If a real Bulldawg and Hawk did the battle at midfield for 48 minutes I think you'd need like somekinda zamboni vacuum machine to cleanup a spifload of feathers. Just sayin

For me to watch that for 48 minutes, I would need a pint of your squeezins.  

[hogwash]

That’s 100% True Doomer!!

[Doomer]

19 minutes ago, cotton84 said:

For me to watch that for 48 minutes, I would need a pint of your squeezins.  

Well my team did recently get eliminated! And I like them Dawgs

[cotton84]

3 minutes ago, Doomer said:

Well my team did recently get eliminated! And I like them Dawgs

Go Dawgs. 

[Lion7000]

4 hours ago, Doomer said:

Well my team did recently get eliminated! And I like them Dawgs