Geaux25

[quote name="UNLV" post="824214" timestamp="1281407063"] Mcneese will not be as good as everyone thinks. SFA will be the team that hands it to LU. Lamar      38 Mcneese  41 Mcneese will look past LU and get a scare. [/quote] I will put good money down that Lamar doesn't score 38 against a defense that returns 10 starters, including preseason all conference members at every position in the secondary.

I've heard McNeese from some people, though it was nothing substantial.

For what it's worth... I heard Nederland will be preseason Top 5 in the state. Not that it means anything as last year's team was successful without any kind of preseason rankings. My question is, much like Ole Miss and Oklahoma State in football this year, will the 'Dogs be able to handle all the preseason hype? I tend to think so

[quote name="ducksu116" post="689614" timestamp="1256843452"] This thread is hilarious i hope the pirates knock the socks and shoes off nederland literally because someone needs to you NEDERLAND  objects have huge mouths i love it go vidor i hope you guys kill them. [/quote] It's called punctuation and the shift key. (I see you found the Caps Lock already  ;) ) You use them both to correctly put together and/or seperate sentences. Geez, someone needs to start a thread on 'Message Board Savvy' and sticky it to the top of every forum.

Not the announcer, but I have been to my share of Nederland games. To quote a popularized politician, sir... "YOU LIE."

[quote name="spoonbill" post="689312" timestamp="1256826588"] [quote author=Geaux25 link=topic=61263.msg688996#msg688996 date=1256777889] [quote author=spoonbill link=topic=61263.msg688769#msg688769 date=1256757063] [quote author=TheRef link=topic=61263.msg688295#msg688295 date=1256698964] Good Luck to both teams in the mud pit, called several jr high games at nederland this year and my cleats kept sticking in the mud on the pivot! Nederlands field is in horrible shape and I see a low scoring game after it rains all night Thursday night and most of the day Friday! [/quote][b]i saw their field last night and it's already mushy and muddy. look for nederland's band to play some sort of fight song thru every vidor offensive play. i'm also sure they will mispronounce every vidor player's name when called.[/b][/quote] What? This has to be sarcastic... [/quote]not sarcastic...just true. [b]it even happens in the jr high games. don't worry, you'll probably hear this all night.[/b] "shayne tipman with another pirate first down". that is if you can hear it over your fight song. no class. [/quote] You cite a middle school football game for your example? Solid reference, bro. ::)

If you look at the state of the game of baseball right now, you will find it's not only bunting that kids struggle with...it's every 'small' facet of the game. This has been well documented by guys like Joe Morgan and Steve Phillips. Pick any random high school baseball player today and ask him what he wants to do at baseball practice. I would guess 95% would say hit. Along those same lines, there is a high amount of 'hitting' coaches in this area, but how many defensive coaches? Bunting coaches? Baserunning coaches? All these are vastly important parts to every game, yet are not as glorified as hitting so they take a back seat to it. I, myself, may be adding to this problem as a 'hitting' coach because I don't teach bunting. I wish I could, but I doubt the parent is handing me money so there kid can go 0-0 with three sac bunts in a game. Now, that wouldn't bother me at all, but Johnny's mom isn't paying me to get him to do that. People forget how important the little things are, especially in baseball. Trust me, I know this...from experience. Last year, I played on a team that set a school record for batting average in a season. We were phenomenal at the plate. However, our fielding percentage was below .970 and our team ERA was one of the worst in the nation. Result? 14 games below .500... High school baseball games just aren't the same anymore. When more of an emphasis is put on the little things (defense, bunting, hitting cut-off men, going 1st to 3rd, dirt ball reads, etc) then we will see better high school baseball. In my opinion, of course.

[quote name="Pirates73" post="689179" timestamp="1256795264"] :)Get off Tinman, [b]you talk about him the way you always talk about Vidor.[/b]  OUR KIDS have played well this year and they should be allowed to play this Friday [b]without people from Nederland trash mouthing their town, school and them also. [/b]  Get a life Nederland, let the kids fight it out on the field and not here.  [b]You People sounds like you think your way better than anybody else around.[/b]  I hope and pray we beat the HECKK out of the bulldogs this Friday.  Go Pirates.   >:( [/quote] Please find proof of the bolded statements somewhere within my posts on this thread. Thank you

a[quote name="tinman" post="689164" timestamp="1256790486"] [quote author=The Godfather link=topic=61263.msg688828#msg688828 date=1256761243] I'm just curious as to why people from Vidor consider this a rivalry game. Because both teams have the same school colors maybe, I don't know... Would appreciate it if someone could point it out to me tough... [/quote][b]It goes way back, I graduated in 1972 and it was then as it is now[/b].  There are those Nederland folks, not all, that think they are just better than Vidor folks.  [/quote] Funny, I talked to a guy today that graduated from Vidor in '82, and he said PN-G was always their biggest rival back then. To paraphrase his words: "We didn't care about any other thing except for beating Port Neches." And you need to relax, man. No one is subjecting you to any kind of inferiority complex. If you would read the whole thread, you will find that I responded to the "you people" comment with an apology as I didn't mean to offend anyone. However, facts are facts. 49-8-1 says a lot, Nederland has dominated this series, and I was just making a point towards that. These facts matter not come Friday night though. Vidor comes in as the favorite no doubt.

[quote name="vhs" post="689046" timestamp="1256781722"] but this years version of the Pirates is a little different than most years.  [/quote] Heard this before. Each season...for the past 6 years.

[quote name="spoonbill" post="688769" timestamp="1256757063"] [quote author=TheRef link=topic=61263.msg688295#msg688295 date=1256698964] Good Luck to both teams in the mud pit, called several jr high games at nederland this year and my cleats kept sticking in the mud on the pivot! Nederlands field is in horrible shape and I see a low scoring game after it rains all night Thursday night and most of the day Friday! [/quote][b]i saw their field last night and it's already mushy and muddy. look for nederland's band to play some sort of fight song thru every vidor offensive play. i'm also sure they will mispronounce every vidor player's name when called.[/b][/quote] What? This has to be sarcastic...

49-8-1 That's a stat

[quote name="Pirates" post="687448" timestamp="1256641122"] [quote author=Geaux25 link=topic=61263.msg687436#msg687436 date=1256628771] You people from Vidor keep saying "Nederland always gives us a good game" as if y'all are accustomed to beating Nederland on a yearly basis... ...anyone care to roll out the all-time record between the two? It should read "Vidor always gives Nederland a good game." [/quote] Your right, since 1940 Vidor and Nederland has met 58 times.  Nederland 49 wins, Vidor 8 wins with one tie. In 2000 Vidor and Nederland played two times one non district with Nederland winning and Nederland winning the Bi-district playoff game. You can tell your a freshman, what is the meaning of "you people"? [/quote] You can tell I'm a freshman? Yet, you still struggle with the correct usage of 'you're' and 'your'. Comical. And if the words 'you people' offend you then I'm sorry. Substitute Vidorians, residents of Vidor, citizens of Vidor, Vidorians posting on setxsports, etc...whatever makes you feel cozy. ::) Edit: I realize you're talking about my board status, but nontheless, I still fail to see how you 'can tell I'm a freshman'?

Anyone know where I can find some highlights from the game last Friday? I searched all the local news stations but couldn't find anything. Thanks

You people from Vidor keep saying "Nederland always gives us a good game" as if y'all are accustomed to beating Nederland on a yearly basis... ...anyone care to roll out the all-time record between the two? It should read "Vidor always gives Nederland a good game."