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#6 Texas (-3) at Oklahoma St #16 Texas A&M at Miss St (-2) #2 Clemson (-17) at Florida St K-State at #8 Oklahoma (-24.5) #18 Iowa at #17 Penn St (-7) #9 Florida at #7 Georgia (-7) #21 South Florida at Houston (-7.5) #12 Kentucky at Mizzou (-7.5) #14 Washington St at #24 Stanford (-3)

In those years, I never understood why we didn't play a tougher pre-district schedule. I personally think we should have WO-S on the schedule every year. We may lose to them four out of five times, but we're always going to be better for the loss.

As someone who didn’t vote for Trump in 2016 but is on track to vote for him in 2020, I think we all need to keep in mind our frame of reference. Yes, there are a lot of Republicans who have come back into the fold since the fractious year that was 2016. I’d say the Republican Party is in much better shape right now than the DNC. But we’re also from an area that straddles the fence between rural and suburban, and Jefferson County is in a unique position versus the rest of the state because of a dying union vote Trump has found surprsing success with. The concerns that dominate Golden Triangle politics are markedly different than the concerns that dominate the suburbs of the major cities. Trump has a problem with college educated white women, and there are a lot of those in places like Kingwood and Highland Park. Texas is culturally much more conservative than its highly populous counterparts, and our energy industry and growing corporate sector give us vested economic interests in the GOP, so we’re better positioned to defend against the so-called ‘blue wave’ than Florida or Ohio. But there is still good reason to be concerned about the suburbs, particularly those west and north of Austin and north of Dallas and Fort Worth.

Montgomery County is not only red, it’s very red. Trump carried nearly 75% of the vote there in 2016, compared to just 22.5% for Clinton - a margin of over 100,000 votes. That said, there’s a question mark hanging over suburban Texas counties this year. Fort Bend County unexpectedly went blue in 2016. Though Trump still won every other suburban county in the state, he also underperformed Romney and McCain in them. And the suburban counties are where the bulk of the new voters are coming from; Rockwall County posted a 9.6% increase in voter registration compared to 2016, more than twice the statewide average of 3.9%. Normally, increased enthusiasm in Texas suburbs is a good sign for the GOP, but it seems counter-intuitive to say that Trump found tens of thousands of new supporters over the first two years of his presidency in suburbs where he underperformed his GOP predecessors. Beto’s loss is all but assured at this point, and I suspect it’ll be about a 10 point margin. But there’s reason to be concerned about Pete Sessions’s congressional district and a handful of state house and senate districts in the DFW Metroplex. The good news for the GOP is that the economy’s good, Trump’s approval rating spiked at the right time and we’re way out-performing our normal partisan turnout in in-person early voting even during presidential years. But we won’t know anything for certain until November 6.

Franklin's isn't worth the wait, especially with LA Barbecue selling the same stuff and no line. They get the texture and tenderness right on their brisket, but TB's has better flavor. TB's also beats them on ribs and sides. I'll take Franklin's over the original Black's, though. I haven't had Micklethwait's, but I've always heard wonderful things. It's on the list. Gaido's may have the best seafood in Texas. And since we're including Galveston, Mario's on the seawall has awesome Italian food. I miss the original Mama Teresa's on Crystal Beach, but the replacement on the island still has awesome pizza.

Florida State's fight song is the War Chant. They have a longer version called "Seminole Fury" or something like that, and PN-G has an adapted version called "Geronimo's Fury" which is played every now and then. Don't call me a heretic, but there are certain things I wouldn't mind seeing PN-G pick up from Florida State. We play short Cherokee (only the intro) after every first down, every touchdown, and every big play on defense. We play long Cherokee at the end of every quarter and twice at the end of the game, at halftime, after every PAT and after every field goal. That's similar to the War Chant in that Florida State plays it after every big play, too. But we have a habit of dragging out War Chant when we're mad about something, especially when we're mad at the other band for something (i.e., LC-M playing the messed up version of Cherokee). And when we play it, we play it kind of slow to signify the anger. Maybe I've just gotten used to hearing it the way the Seminoles play it after living in Tallahassee for a summer, but that doesn't sound right to me, and I don't think the fans get into it the way they do at Doak Campbell. Florida State plays it faster, and it sounds like it has more attitude and intonation to it when they do. I wouldn't mind seeing PN-G pick up some of that attitude. I've never actually heard the Florida State band play the long version of the War Chant in the stadium. I've only heard recordings they've made in their band hall. I suspect PN-G plays it more in the stands than Florida State does, and having played it myself as an Indian Band member, I understand why. It's a very long song, and by the time you get through it all, the moment for it has passed. I remember having to stop it to play Cherokee a few times in high school. And probably my most vivid memory of that song is the fight with Central breaking out in the middle of it my sophomore year. When I was in school, several members of the band felt it was cursed; it seemed like something bad happened every time we played it. I don't know if that's still the feeling or not.

Get them the next time you're down there. You won't regret it.

Oh, I didn't think about them. Ever had the armadillo eggs? Fried jalapenos stuffed with chipped beef. I'm salivating in my office just thinking about it.

This question has a lot of moving parts. Best Tex-Mex? The original Tequila's on Gulfway in Port Arthur (not the spinoffs). I have yet to find a flameado anywhere that's as good, and their fajitas adavado are excellent. Best Italian? My grandmother and great aunt were Colichia's fans and are rolling in their graves to hear me say this, but Tuscany's on FM 365. The toretllini alfredo is very good. Still partial to Colichia's spaghetti sauce, though. Best Cajun/seafood? The Schooner. Surf and turf with a side of the best potatoes au gratin you'll find anywhere. But boy, do I miss Esther's. Floyd's and Judice's are also really good. Best BBQ? I'm partial to Billy Joe's on Magnolia. A sliced beef sandwich always hits the spot. Though if you're ever in Austin, Terry Black's is the best barbecue restaurant on the planet. Best sandwich? Woogie's in Vidor. Literally anything on the menu. That place puts Thundercloud Subs in Austin to shame. The hipsters don't know what they're talking about. Best burger? Any Hamburger Depot will do. I like the swiss burger, though the patty melt is good, too. Peggy's out on the bayou in Bridge City used to make a mean burger on jalepeno bread, too. Best all around? Next time you're at San Jacinto, try the Monument Inn down the road from the Battleship Texas. Simple as it seems, the chicken alfredo puts a lot of five star Italian dishes to shame. They serve these awesome cinnamon buns with raisins to every table, too. Great food and a great view to boot. One thing's for sure: no matter what people on the West End tell you, Beaumont does not have a monopoly on the best food in Southeast Texas.

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It's called losing with humility. PN-G learned how to do it after Huntsville. There's an old quote about it. "It's awfully important to win with humility. It's also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won't know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back." You might have heard of the guy who said it. His name's Bear Bryant. Point is, kudos on showing up after losing, but the more you try to spit the crow back at the victor, the more bitter it's going to taste. Bringing up Crosby quarterbacks from ten years ago - who also lost to PN-G in 2008, 2009 and 2010 by a combined 62 points - doesn't do you much good in a discussion about a PN-G quarterback who got his All American jersey today.

Not taking those back-to-back losses well, are you?

I generally agree that LSU is our toughest regular season match-up. But I'm not going to call that a 2-3 possession win. That's a game we may win by a field goal or less. If LSU plays against us the way they played Georgia and Miami, I'm legitimately scared. If it's a night game, I'm terrified.

I don't think anybody's crossed the line yet, but I wanted to nip it in the bud before anybody does.

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You see this a lot in the recruiting at the college level. When the spread became the norm in Texas, we stopped producing top quality defensive linemen at the same level as other states that haven't embraced it. If you look at a map of where the best defensive linemen in the country come from, the top producing states are all in SEC country, where we still play 'grown man football' from Pop Warner to the pros, followed by the B1G states. Texas produces some incredible quarterbacks and players at the skills positions, but we just don't shell out a lot of super talented players on the D-Line. We do put up a lot of talent in our secondaries (I can't be a good Alabama fan and forget the likes of Tony Brown and Deionte Thompson), but that's also a product of a state where pass-prolific offenses reign supreme. Southeast Texas is a little bit of an exception to the rule with the likes of WO-S and Nederland. But Faircloth's not a product of the Golden Triangle football academy. He cut his teeth at places like Odessa Permian, where Mack Brown's spread offense is the law of the land. For what it's worth, I'm hopeful Jimbo Fisher will change some of that. But if he does, it'll take a while.

We talked a lot this year about PN-G's 72-69 win over Crosby in the playoffs last year. Seems it wasn't that long ago that PN-G beat Dayton 42-41, or something like that, in the first round of the playoffs. As I recall, somebody went back and looked it up. That was the Indians' first win over the Broncos since 1947. Lots of history between these two. It was my freshman year of high school, 2007, when PN-G beat Lumberton, who beat Dayton, who beat PN-G, splitting the district championship three ways. I seem to recall PN-G losing to Dayton in the first round of the playoffs around 2014 or so (at Lamar, maybe). I wasn't there, but I've heard stories about PN-G's first round loss to Dayton in 1998 with Dustin Long at quarterback. Everyone remembers Mr. Long's playoff run the following year. Given Dayton's history, it's unfortunate to see how they're doing in the post-Stewart era. Still don't want to count them out, though. Never know what a game against the Broncos is going to look like. I'll call it for the Indians, but not by more than two possessions.

By high school football board standards, political forum standards or youth football league standards?

Oh, I hear you. I just enjoy trolling Nederland, and it’s really easy to do on this subject. If PN-G and Crosby have a rivalry in the making, I’d say it looks a lot less like our rivalries with Nederland and TJ and a lot more like the pseudo-rivalries we had with WO-S and Beaumont Central. It’s not a rivalry built out of genuine hate and decades of history, it’s a rivalry built out of genuine competition year in and year out. I’d bet good money that PN-G and Crosby are going to be in the same district for a several seasons to come, so I guess we’ll see where it goes. But if we’re gonna have a rivalry, we’re gonna start it off right with me pointing out that we played Crosby three times when I was in high school and we won 29-28, 37-7 and 38-7, respectively. That first score was one of the only three wins we scored in Matt Burnett’s last season, as I recall. The Cougars were more like kitty-cats back then.

Wait, all-time records matter in rivalries? Cue the Nederland posters in 3... 2... 1...

After Roschon was hurt and we lost to Huntsville, I told y'all we were going to see how this team responds to adversity. I told y'all we were going to find out what they were made of. We found out what they're made of tonight. Great game, Cougars. Good luck the rest of the season. Scalp 'em, Indians, and God bless Roschon Johnson.

This is what I get for posting when I'm not paying attention.

Baylor at #9 Texas (-14) #22 Texas A&M (-2.5) at South Carolina (I don't think it will be that close.) Pitt at #5 Notre Dame (-21) Michigan St at #8 Penn St. (-13.5) #7 Washington (-3) at #17 Oregon #2 Georgia (-7.5) at #13 LSU (The only reason I think Georgia won't cover is the game's location.) #16 Miami (-7) at Virginia (By more than that.) Missouri at #1 Alabama (-27.5) (We better not give up 31 points again. Also, Dixieland Delight is back.) #15 Wisconsin at #12 Michigan (-9.5) (Michigan won't cover.) #19 Colorado at USC (-7.5) (My upset pick for the week.) #6 West Virginia (-7) at Iowa St

And the other side WILL leave with it stuck in their heads.

I’m going to start handing out suspensions if it doesn’t stop. I’m on a phone right now, otherwise I already would have.