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[quote name="Eagle11" post="1256200" timestamp="1346440703"] This is a university in Mexico.......there will be older kids in the game...... [/quote] I think there is a University and high school with the same name, but not for sure since I can't speak, read, or write Spanish. Well I can a little bit. I don't know if it's for the game or the holiday weekend, but Mont Belvieu has american flags lining Eagle Drive from I-10 to 565.

[quote name="bronco pride" post="1256006" timestamp="1346431542"] [quote author=TradinUp BH link=topic=95315.msg1255791#msg1255791 date=1346422292] You can count Porter and Humble out. Porter loses to a crappy team and Humble doesn't show up against Huntsville. Horrible. [/quote]i never counted humble or porter in. kp,crosby,bh. one of these three will be home come playoff time. [/quote] True, but I figured New Caney and Porter for sure not in it. But I thought just by athletes, Humble could make some noise. I gues SC did deplete Humble. I agree that SC, KP, Dayton, BH, and Crosby will be fighting for four places. I'm just unsure who the other 3 besides BH will be. ;D

I went by Academy in Baytown today and was at the register. The employee told me that Nuevo Leon was just in there with 3 Greyhound bus loads of players. He said man I thought it was a JUCO team, but they told me they were HS players. He said they were big. I said, they still have to be able to play football, and outta nowhere he says and they had alot of money. Each one of them was spending several hundred dollars. I said dang the Zeta's must be funding the team. He started laughing and said you know, now I'm thinking about it there were some dressed up guys with them with radios and they kept reaching into their coats. I told him I was kidding and walked out. ::) This might be a trap game for the Eagles. Give'em heck and see what happens.

[quote name="Eagle11" post="1255969" timestamp="1346430861"] [quote author=TradinUp BH link=topic=102310.msg1255965#msg1255965 date=1346430678] Heck, I remember Sterling having a TE that was around 6'5" 250 or 260 in 1991. I think his name was Michael Hendricks. I played DE at WB and went against him. Last I heard he got a scholarship to Florida St and got stuck bu lightning. If thats was true thats a sad deal. Kid was a monster. [/quote] Yes.......he was an athlete. It happened before he ever got to Florida State if I remember right [/quote] Thanks. What a shame.

[quote name="uandme08" post="1255967" timestamp="1346430793"] Panthers Baby!  (at least til graduation) [/quote] You missing the WB reunion party? lol Good luck to your boy tonight!

Heck, I remember Sterling having a TE that was around 6'5" 250 or 260 in 1991. I think his name was Michael Hendricks. I played DE at WB and went against him. Last I heard he got a scholarship to Florida St and got stuck bu lightning. If thats was true thats a sad deal. Kid was a monster.

[quote name="GCMPats" post="1255954" timestamp="1346429804"] [quote author=TradinUp BH link=topic=102292.msg1255918#msg1255918 date=1346428490] [quote author=bronco.football11 link=topic=102292.msg1255889#msg1255889 date=1346427540] I remember the year that Crosby beat Dayton and listening to all of their fans blow hot air.  I don't hear much of that anymore from Crosby fans.  You had your year, be happy.  Don't add anymore heartache to the lives of your players than what they already have coming to them.  Just some friendly advice. [/quote] Just remember that our kids will be ya'lls kids bosses in the real world.  ;D ;)  [size=14pt]Football doesn't last forever [/size] :o [/quote] At least not past 11 weeks on the Hill. ;) [/quote] No response...............I'm going to the baseball forum ;D

[quote name="dayton" post="1255945" timestamp="1346429457"] [quote author=TradinUp BH link=topic=102292.msg1255930#msg1255930 date=1346428958] [quote author=dayton link=topic=102292.msg1255924#msg1255924 date=1346428717] [quote author=TradinUp BH link=topic=102292.msg1255918#msg1255918 date=1346428490] [quote author=bronco.football11 link=topic=102292.msg1255889#msg1255889 date=1346427540] I remember the year that Crosby beat Dayton and listening to all of their fans blow hot air.  I don't hear much of that anymore from Crosby fans.  You had your year, be happy.  Don't add anymore heartache to the lives of your players than what they already have coming to them.  Just some friendly advice. [/quote] [b]Just remember that our kids will be ya'lls kids bosses in the real world. [/b]  ;D ;)  Football doesn't last forever :o [/quote] Holy crap! Was that in your new members brochure or something?!?! That's an old one for someone new to BH! [/quote] Stats don't lie and neither does one of the best educations you get get for your kid in a school district. Sorry for bursting your bubble, [b][b]now go clean the dishes[/b]![/b] ;D ;D ;) [/quote] ::) My wife must be from BH too! [/quote] lol just messing with you. It's all in fun.  ;D

[quote name="dayton" post="1255924" timestamp="1346428717"] [quote author=TradinUp BH link=topic=102292.msg1255918#msg1255918 date=1346428490] [quote author=bronco.football11 link=topic=102292.msg1255889#msg1255889 date=1346427540] I remember the year that Crosby beat Dayton and listening to all of their fans blow hot air.  I don't hear much of that anymore from Crosby fans.  You had your year, be happy.  Don't add anymore heartache to the lives of your players than what they already have coming to them.  Just some friendly advice. [/quote] [b]Just remember that our kids will be ya'lls kids bosses in the real world. [/b]  ;D ;)  Football doesn't last forever :o [/quote] Holy crap! Was that in your new members brochure or something?!?! That's an old one for someone new to BH! [/quote] Stats don't lie and neither does one of the best educations you get get for your kid in a school district. Sorry for bursting your bubble, [b]now go clean the dishes![/b] ;D ;D ;)

[quote name="liltex" post="1255910" timestamp="1346428267"] I wuz thinking Iraq/Israel should play football instead of fighting.Then someone asked"If Iraq attacked Israel from the rear did I think Greece would help" [/quote] That's awesome!!! Post of the year so far!!!

[quote name="bronco.football11" post="1255889" timestamp="1346427540"] I remember the year that Crosby beat Dayton and listening to all of their fans blow hot air.  I don't hear much of that anymore from Crosby fans.  You had your year, be happy.  Don't add anymore heartache to the lives of your players than what they already have coming to them.  Just some friendly advice. [/quote] Just remember that our kids will be ya'lls kids bosses in the real world.  ;D ;)  Football doesn't last forever :o

[quote name="Smoking Baby" post="1255833" timestamp="1346424541"] [quote author=the_dude_abides link=topic=102292.msg1255786#msg1255786 date=1346421775] A Bronco was drinking at Iguana Joe's when he got a call on his cell phone. He orders drinks for everybody in the bar as he announces his wife has just produced a typical Bronco baby boy weighing 25 pounds. Nobody can believe that any new baby can weigh in at 25 pounds, but the man just shrugs, "That's about average up our way, folks...like I said - my boy's a typical Bronco baby boy.." Two weeks later the man returns to the bar.. The bartender says, "Say, you're the father of that Bronco baby that weighed 25 pounds at birth, aren't you? Everybody's been making' bets about how big he'd be in two weeks .... so how much does he weigh now?" The proud father answers, "Seventeen pounds." The bartender is puzzled and concerned. "What happened?" "He was 25 pounds the day he was born." The father takes a slow swig, wipes his lips on his shirt sleeve, leans into the bartender and proudly says, "Had him circumcised." GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THIS WEEKEND. [/quote] In the words of the great Paul Harvey, "and the rest of the story"..... All the "broncos" were really mares....... ;) [/quote] Really big Mares line dancing, but since the Bronco fans were drinking they looked like small mares.

[quote name="BrenhamFan" post="1255765" timestamp="1346420312"] [quote author=bronco1 link=topic=102253.msg1255752#msg1255752 date=1346419201] Chronicle says Humble had a total of 51 yards and 5 firstdowns. :o [/quote] [b]They got sacked all night.[/b] [/quote] I could comment on this one, but I would probably get a PM from Grad. ;D

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You can count Porter and Humble out. Porter loses to a crappy team and Humble doesn't show up against Huntsville. Horrible.

[quote name="bronco pride" post="1255779" timestamp="1346421358"] To answer bhfans question daytons jv won. Also why didnt bh freshman "a" team play. I only saw scores for the b team. [/quote] Freshmen A team plays Lumberton next week and B team doesn't play. Just the way they scheduled it. I'm assuming Lumberton doesn't have a Freshmen B team. This weeks game for B team and JV was added at the last minute since varsity is playing a team from Mexico.

You won't get many quality teams in Lake Charles area unless you get towards Lafayette, New Orleans, or north towards Shreveport. A fews years back after Katrina, I would've put South Plaquemines HS against any team in this area and they were only 1A. The kids from New Orleans moved down to Plaquemines and they ran the table beating 5A schools.

[quote name="liltex" post="1255407" timestamp="1346378882"] Good job by BH underclass teams ;) [/quote] I have to say this real quick because I'm still shaking my headFreshman B team game. The score was tied 6-6 and BH punts the ball. A Westfield Lineman runs to the ball and grabs it with one hand and stands there. A BH kid runs up and steals it from him that leads to the winning drive. It's one of the funniest things I've seen on a football field. ;D

BH Freshmen "B" beat 5A Spring Westfield BH JV beat 5A Alief Taylor

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1254487" timestamp="1346324584"] [quote author=Yeoj link=topic=102147.msg1254398#msg1254398 date=1346296915] [quote author=SFA85 link=topic=102147.msg1253970#msg1253970 date=1346261974] As I often tell my co-workers from MC, especially those from PN-G, they can't see past Nall Ave.  Midcounty sadness is the greatest rivalry since Cain vs. Able(allegedly) and there's no arguing the point [/quote] In the early 90s the Beaumont Bowl would sell out Lamar and have the hill full of fans. I don't recall even seeing one MCM highlight back then. I'm not saying their teams weren't good, but they weren't getting nearly the pub they get now! I think it has a lot to do with midcounty grads getting jobs in the local media but, that's just my opinion. [/quote]True.  We've had this talk before.  As kids, there was never any talk of PN-G, Nederland, let alone, MCM. [/quote] Another reason is back then they never made the playoffs. Baseball was about the only thing they competed in .

I'll never forget when we first moved to mid county and my oldest was in Kindergarden. The first day of school he came home and said guess what I learned today at school? I was thinking couty, spelling, etc.. He said they taught us [b]"Cherokee". [/b] The next day he comes home with a feather, and I asked where he got it from. The response [b]"Indian Spirit". [/b] I told him to throw it away before he gets the swine flu. The next day he comes home and he's wearing a beaded necklace and I'm like what the heck is going on at school. Response was it's [b]Wampum beads![/b] After 14 years there, I've finally got the purple cloud out of my head and kids. Eagle Pride!  ;D

[quote name="bh15" post="1253855" timestamp="1346250946"] [quote author=TradinUp BH link=topic=102104.msg1253818#msg1253818 date=1346248392] [quote author=bronco pride link=topic=102104.msg1253735#msg1253735 date=1346240407] Are the freshman and jv going to play anyone this week. [/quote] Yes, they just added a game for Freshmen "B" team against Spring Westfield and JV will play Alief Hastings or Elsik. The freshmen game is here and JV game is there. [/quote]Thanks, you are ahead of the curve. [/quote] Actually my son told me yesterday, so it was a last minute a couple of days before decision. JV is playing Alief Taylor. I knew it was one of those Alief schools. They just put it on the the athletic site.

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="1253837" timestamp="1346249592"] [quote author=PN-G bamakid link=topic=102147.msg1253771#msg1253771 date=1346244645] [quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=102147.msg1253741#msg1253741 date=1346241283] [quote author=PN-G bamakid link=topic=102147.msg1253466#msg1253466 date=1346191251] [quote author=BMTSoulja1 link=topic=102147.msg1253426#msg1253426 date=1346188731] So, with all that said, explain to me again how the MCM would be the 'better game'.  Do 'more people' and 'more turkey leg sales' account for a better game? [/quote] It depends on how you define what a game encompasses. I think atmosphere is a huge part of it. I think having a packed house of 13,000 fans contributes to that atmosphere. I think the tradition of the rivalry and both schools involved contributes to it. The history behind this game goes back almost nine decades. And of course, the competition between the two teams is a huge factor, and this is the circled date on the calendar in both fieldhouses. But I think it goes beyond the game, because Mid-County Madness is more than just a game - it doesn't begin at kickoff and end when the clock runs out. It's an ideology. The kids on the field, on the track and in the stands on both sides were raised to be at this game and to compete with each other everywhere, all the time. You go over to Nederland and look into the crayon boxes at the elementary schools, and you'll notice that there's not a single purple crayon in any of them. Why? Because their teachers had the entire class break all the purple crayons on the first day of school. You go to a Port Neches or Groves elementary school on the day of the game and you'll find stuffed bulldogs torn up and thrown across the gym at the end of the day. You drive around Mid-County on the day of the game, and you'll be able to tell what town you're in (something that most people who don't live in MC find difficult) just based on the colors the people are wearing. You'll find people from all over Mid-County arguing about plays made at this game 30+ years at any given time of the year - in one case, you'll even find one of the former head coaches writing about it in a PA News column all these years later. Heck, even if you go to the UIL meets and band competitions, you'll find PN-G and Nederland kids trying to one-up each other there, sometimes not even focusing on the rest of the competition. I can actually remember at one point my senior year - not even during the week of the game - NISD had the day off, so a bunch of Nederland band kids got together, drove to our after-school band practice, played their fight song from their cars, and then drove off. Certain sports teams - volleyball, softball, basketball and so on - that otherwise might not get much attention from either community can count on the MCM game as a sell-out - some of them even have the bands come in. I mean, seriously, how often do you see people standing in the aisles at a softball game? You do when PN-G and Nederland play. Old people around Port Neches still say that if Nederland was playing Hell, they'd be in the stands wearing red, and I'm sure some of Nederland's elderly folks say it the other way around. Former players from each team say that getting beat by the other is worse than getting your teeth kicked in. Some of them even say the rest of the season really doesn't matter and whether or not your season is successful depends entirely on whether or not you beat Nederland. Since coming here, Coach Faircloth has banned the team from speaking the word "Nederland" during game week (they're referred to only as "that other town"). I've seen people fly back from as far away as Las Vegas and drive from Dallas just to come see this game. I flew back from Alabama last year to see the game. You remember how that PN-G fan had the heart attack when Dre' Dunbar made the two-point conversion against y'all in 2009? That wasn't the first time someone's had a heart attack in the stands. The first time I know of was at Mid-County Madness the year before. You know how Aggies raise their kids to hate Longhorns and vice versa? Or how Alabama fans raise their kids to hate Auburn and vice versa and how Michigan fans raise their kids to hate Michigan State and vice versa? That's how it is with Mid-County Madness. There have been magazines that have called it the fiercest rivalry in the state, and it was mentioned as one of the state's top rivalries in the football exhibit at the Bullock Museum last year. The game doesn't just get broadcasted on two different radio stations and over the internet by both teams, it's now recorded and televised the following day. Supposedly, whoever monitors the internet broadcasts has reported hits on their site literally from all over the world. It's crazy, I know. But I don't think you'll find any PN-G or Nederland fans here who disagrees with me. I guess it's something you just have to experience to understand. [/quote]I hear what you're saying, but I don't know.  I understand the packed house deal.  I understand the off the field festivities.    I understand the love hate thing. I  understand the towns old timers chatting it up.  I understand the plane trips to see the game, and boy, do I remember that PN-G fan getting sick.  What you fail to realize is that this very same thing happens at other rivalry games, with the Soul Bowl being no exeption.  What's a 'top game'?  IMO, it's the overall experience from a fan's standpoint, wich means the amount of people in attendence plays NO factor.  I'm looking at the game.  Good football.  Players's speed, size, will to win.  I look at the halftimes.  Soul Bowl halftimes are worth the price of admission.  (you have to be there to see it).  It's almost like looking at a game on TV.  Does it really make a difference of  who's in the room with you when you're watching a top game?  (a room with a bunch of people or you watching it by your lonesome). [/quote] I'm sure it happens in other rivalries. I just think there's a reason MCM is ranked among the top of those rivalries. I guess we just look at the game differently. Not surprising that I would put emphasis on the arbitrary factors coming from a band background. [/quote]It's funny that you say that.  I've came from a band background myself.  I look at the game and the other fesitvities.  I've been around, witnessed, and performed for huge crowds before.  Still, it don't really make it a 'top game'.  Not trying to drag this topic into the mud because you make some very valid points, but I don't think I'll ever understand how an 'atmosphere' makes for a top game, in my book. [/quote] Soulja, you have to excuse Bamakid. He's been sheltered in Mid County. He don't know about the hype between the North End and South End. He don't understand band rivalries like PV/TSU/Southern/Grambling as well as Central/Ozen. You may have to educate him. ;D ;) Soulja, tell Bamakid that watching 8 mile doesn't make him an expert!  ;D ;D ;D 8)

I can promise you that the folks in Plaquemines Parish are some of the toughest cajuns you will meet. They get pounded by storms all of the time. They are super nice people down there, just don't piss them off. ;) New Orleans got all of the hype during Katrina, but Plaquemines took a direct hit and whiped out the Parish. They've rebuilt over the years, but this is going to set them back a bit.

I think they're going to be good and be a solid team. Atleast we are stepping into the unknown and not scheduling like say South Houston or some weak team like that.