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Coach Mathews changed the lives of many young men throughout the years. He is a good coach and an even better person! There is one coach on the staff that needs to be the next HC. He is well liked, has a great football mind, and would be a good HC.

Anyone that thinks that way is an idiot & doesn’t understand what Coach Mathews has done.

True story... I can remember my mom refusing to let us watch Three's Company when I was kid because Jack Tripper "pretended" to be gay so he could live with the girls. She said something like "first they get you to laugh at it, then it's acceptable." My views are a lot more moderate on the subject than hers were. I'm a live and let live kind of person. But as I watch the Alphabet Mafia force drag queen shows on kids in some areas and people being labeled hateful for saying "you know, the Bible DOES say it's wrong" or refusing to wear a pride jersey (in this case), I think my poor old mama might have been partially right. Somewhere between her stance back then and where we are today is where we should have stopped on the LGBTQ issues.

"What one generation tolerates the next will embrace"..........

You did a good job Coach. All the best in the future.

Throwing my hat in the ring, I want to be the next head ball coach at Vidor. We will be running the Spread T, maybe I can get MTM to be my offensive coordinator and MTC to be my defensive coordinator. No but in all seriousness, I hate to see Coach MTW go but I’m sure he’s had enough and ready to move on to another chapter. Wish him the best at BSN, that’s a sports apparel and equipment company correct?

When I was younger all I heard from the gay community whether in the newspapers or tv was "we just want to be accepted, that is all". Once that happened, that was not enough and then here we are. If you don't acknowledge and protest and join in all their causes you are a homophobe.

You are 100% correct! The kids are the same!

I think that's what bugs me the most.... While I believe it's sinful for ME to participate in those activities, that's about as far as my opinion needs to go. I've never heard a good reason why a gay couple shouldn't be allowed to get married. I think it's perfectly acceptable for me to think something is wrong without feeling the need to make sure that everybody else has to abide by my beliefs and standards. But it's just gone too far when a person is labeled as "hateful" or "homophobic" not because of their actions, but for refusing to embrace the new norm. FWIW, those people who embrace "story time with a drag queen" at the local library wouldn't be very accepting of me teaching their kids about Leviticus. You teach your kids and I'll teach mine, and we'll just leave the schools out of it.... how's that sound?

I'm hearing that a certain SETXsports poster has held a one-man parade through the streets of vidor since this announcement was made. Any truth to this?

Wut?

Why not look for an outside hire? Vidor could do a lot with a different offense (and defense). I’d love to see it.

wish nothing but the best for coach mathews in his future endeavors. he definitely left vidor athletics better than when he took reigns of it. im curious who they plan to bring in, a coach from outside or someone within the school district?

I guess the talk I have been hearing was spot on. From KBMT's Ashly Elam: Vidor’s Jeff Mathews will not return as the school’s AD/Head Football Coach after deciding to make a career change. Mathews first season leading the Pirates was in 1999. In that time Vidor advanced to the playoffs nine times and won two district titles. Mathews career ends with a record of 117-124.

This was a text book example on how NOT to do things. PNG had it right. Now, if only Vidor will pay attention!

Just let that sink in….Joe Biden had a Think Tank at a University. ROTFLMAO!

When it needed to be used to launder money back to the Demoncrats! "Anyone" that thinks not better do a little research!!

former pirate who spread his wings and now returns to the Jolly Roger?

Sounds like the slot t will still be around

Yep, several towns claim Jones including Vidor. Then add Byrd & Walker & you’ve got the three.

Great job Coach, you did a great job and definitely left it better than you received it. I would think the applicant pool will be bigger or smaller depending on the direction the school admin/board wants the offense to be. Remember Vidor some in WOS wanted change and look what they got. Old saying a boss use to tell me is "You want it bad, sometimes you get it bad". Good Luck Vidor.

What the heck is this? Coach Mathews had a great run, though! Hats off to him!

I’m sure the application, hiring process will be lengthy with all the head coaches on here that will be applying.

Somebody please explain this sick bill. We are truly messed up. [Hidden Content]

yes

You must have saw different Vidor kids on the field than me. I think there is a significant difference in the speed and size of the PNG kids vs the Vidor kids. I agree they could learn to throw and catch, but are they going to out run people in open space or be able to block in the interior one on one being outsized?

Literally any offense. They don’t even run the slot T that well. And the belief that vidor kids “can’t” do a modern offense (a belief that Coach Matthews has shamelessly expressed in news interviews) is baseless. There is nothing different between the PNG / Nederland kids and the Vidor kids except that the Vidor kids’ coaches think the Vidor kids can’t learn how to throw a ball.

Pretty absurd. He was respectful about it. Nobody should be forced to be woke. If they'd have had a "back the blue" night, the same folks crapping all over Provorov would herald a player who refused to participate as a hero.

🤔…🤷🏼‍♂️… probably same guy 😂

Again, he is very qualified.

Man o man. The boo birds in Vidor will finally get what they want. I can't wait to see how this one will turn out.

I guess the talk I have been hearing was spot on. From KBMT's Ashly Elam: Vidor’s Jeff Mathews will not return as the school’s AD/Head Football Coach after deciding to make a career change. Mathews first season leading the Pirates was in 1999. In that time Vidor advanced to the playoffs nine times and won two district titles. Mathews career ends with a record of 117-124.

Fetal parts should be incinerated and not “used” for anything. Of course, we should not be “generating” fetal parts anyway. We have truly lost our way if we are consuming fetuses we allow to be murdered in the womb. At least a warning label will let me know which products not to purchase.

Lamar edges Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 68-66 at home. A&M - Corpus one of the better teams in the Southland..

[Hidden Content] Tiger gym usually doesn't fill up till the varsity game. There's usually plenty of space on the visiting side unless they're playing United or Lumberton. Literally next to no place to sit for the Jasper game. Have to choose your bathroom trips wisely.

I agree, got several nice jobs open

Haha. I mean trying to find some hope 😂

He has a diary, I knew it. 😂

I would vote for him in a heartbeat, but I hope he doesn't get the nomination...

When a high school coach has a great year in the first year they're there, they did it with someone else's kids. Players that were technically developed by the coach/coaches that were there before they took the job. Same thing could be said about college/pro. Unless... they're bringing their own players or players showed up the same year. Or... something as simple as a league/classification change literally makes all the difference in the world. That's happened so many times that it can't even be imagined. Which is another conversation. It is definitely plausible to assume that they changed the system or used the players in a different capacity... but they're still not "their" players. However.. when a coach does have significant time to actually develop players and implement a system and set of expectations... that doesn't mean that the players will have championship caliber ability. Maybe they became better and more competitive than they ever would've been otherwise. That would be masked by a less than "expected" season according to the mob/community. Everyone will always have different definitions of success. To some, it's a championship. That should always be the goal but there's a long path from playoffs, district championship, area championship, region championship.... to state championship. And assuming that 4-7 years is the "deadline" to make it happen.. the number of factors that influence that other than the right coach is immense. Stop growing, move, lose interest, classification change, fail, get a girl pregnant, opposing teams transfers (the getting of), and so many other factors that can change a season that the coach has zero control of it's not even funny. These conversations just make me shake my head. I can't emphasize this enough: There are multiple places in the state/country that could NOT have won it all with the current players they have, no matter who the coach is or how long they've been there. I really don't care who disagrees with that.

Open letter to: Fans, parents; players, coaches and AD’s. Keep It Positive! You may or may not know we are having a shortage of officials. Veteran officials are leaving the game and younger officials are hard to recruit. There are many reasons but one of the biggest concerns is, in game behavior towards officials. As a reminder, this is not our job. We do it for the game, we do it for the players; we do it for your children. Yes, we get paid, but for $45 to $70 would you leave work at 5PM, drive an hour away, do a 7:30 game and get home between 9:00 and 10:30, 4 to 5 nights a week? And, have people you never met, yell when you make a call or don’t make a call. Did I mention we have to pay annual fees and dues to the state and local associations? Did I mention we must also attend a number of on-line and local association meetings? And of course, buy uniforms. Would you give up your Friday and Saturday nights for four months for my child? Yes, some officials are not the most fleet of foot, some are still learning, and some are just not that good, but they are still out there so your children can play. You’re not going to get NCAA officials for your junior high school game. What you get, is a dedicated; passionate person who loves the game. Shooters don’t make every shot. Football players miss tackles and hold. In MLB baseball the three statistics always shown are Runs, Hits and ERRORS. Yes Errors. The best athletes in the world make mistakes. And so do officials, we are human. The world will not end because of a missed travel. Imagine doing your job and every 3 minutes, a stranger looks over your shoulder and tells you “You’re horrible”. “You’re doing it wrong”. They may be right, but could you work under those conditions? Would you want to? And it’s become more physical. Just last week alone, there were two incidents where parent fans attacked officials. One was a Tennessee senator! What makes it worse, is when those people yelling at you have no idea what your job is. The reason for this letter is to ask for a commitment. If we don’t make changes, youth sports may be in serious trouble. The average high school official is 58 years old. Many games had to be cancelled the last two years due to shortage of officials. If you’re a parent or a fan, support the players, cheer for them. Just because you paid your $6.00 doesn’t give you the right to scream and yell obscenities to the officials. Cheer for your team. Keep it positive. If you’re a player, ask your parents to behave, have better social skills. It’s embarrassing to the child when we have to remove a player’s parent. If you want to make a difference, when you’re done with school, become an official we need them. If you’re a coach or AD, lead by example. Respect the officials, give feedback to your assignors we will work on improving their skills. Demand your parents sign a Code of Conduct at your parent’s meetings. As simple as, “We understand if anyone is anything but positive, to opposing teams, fans or officials, they will be removed from the event. The second time they will be banned for the season”. Remind them every pre-game. Then please enforce it. Zero tolerance. We hear all the time, “the gym and athletics are an extension of the classroom”. Would you let these things happen in “your” class? We can’t allow it to continue. We have 15 minutes of warm up, make the announcement. AT EVERY GAME. I know no one wants to be the bad guy but their behavior is what caused it. By letting this behavior continue it’s only going to get worse. Set the example. I am committed to you, to continue to educate officials. I am asking you to commit to helping us keep them on the court. One of the many reasons fans and even coaches yell and scream, is that they don’t understand NFHS rules. What you see on TV is not National Federation High School rules. There are at least 5 sets of different rules, between the pro and high school levels. So let me start with a few simple top 10 rules that many people don’t understand, and we hear them every night. Feel free to share these at your parent meetings or send home or give to your players. 1) Over the Back- There is no foul for “over the back”. Over the back means a taller player reached over and secured the ball. Over the back is legal. On the back or pushing through the back to get a ball is illegal. It’s a push. 2) A player, while dribbling can fumble the ball all the way down the court legally. As long as it’s not intentional. It is impossible to travel if you don’t have control of the ball. It’s ugly but we have no call for ugly. 3) A dribbler who lets the ball bounce high, even over their head has not “carried” the ball. It is a high dribble. As long as the hand doesn’t go under to “carry” or come to rest in the hand, the dribble is legal. 4) Three seconds in the key. This only applies while the ball is in the front court. “If a player has been in for less than three seconds and dribbles in or attempts a goal no call should be made”. The three second count restarts on every shot attempt and doesn’t start until the team has control of the rebound. So yes, a player could be in the key for 10 or more seconds if attempts are being made to score. 5) A player diving for a lose-ball, even once securing the ball, can slide any distance without traveling. It is only if the player rolls over to avoid a defender or attempts to get up without dribbling that a violation occurs. 6) A “box out” is securing a position on the floor. Displacement is pushing somebody off a position and is illegal. A player can not crash into an opponent as a box out. That is a foul. 7) A kick violation was changed to an intentional act, so if a player throws the ball off a foot or a leg it is not a violation. Only an intentional kick is a violation. 😎 The definition of a foul is: Illegal contact, on an opponent, during a live ball, that hinders their ability to make an offensive or defensive play. Therefore: 1) A moving screen with no contact is not illegal. An illegal screen is when a player does not set a legal screen and makes contact or once contact is made, then makes illegal contact. 2) Not all contact is a foul. There can be contact that doesn’t “hinder” a player’s ability to make the play. High school athletes can play through some contact. 9) A player does not have to be “set” to take a charge. Once “legal guarding position” is established, the defender can move sideways, backwards and even jump and still be legal. (Legal Guarding Position = both feet on the floor facing their opponent) 10) All four sides of the backboard are in bounds (on a square backboard). The ball can legally bounce on the top of the backboard, roll on the top and fall into the basket and be a good goal. Over the backboard from either side or touching any of the support straps, springs or cables cause the ball to be out of bounds These are the top 10 rules that are misunderstood. There are plenty more, but this is a good start Let’s all make an effort to keep the kids playing. We need your help. Keep It Positive! Please.

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I'm just wondering, if Joseph stays at PNG for 6 more years and they never win a state championship, will it be time to fire him?

Just saw the video and you're exactly right.