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  1. I would love it if we would get back to the power "I" and pro sets. We could run the spread in certain situations to keep defenses off balance. I have never been a big fan of us running the spread. We use up most of the play clock looking to the sidelines for a play while the defense gets to take their time getting in position. Hope to see us mix it up more!

  2. He came in last season when Bellow got hurt in the playoff game vs. CE King and drove us down for the game winning TD. He looked really good in that game.

    He came in against WO-S at the beginning of the 4th when Bellow got hurt two weeks ago and had a rough time. I suspect it was from the very small number of snaps that he had probably taken with the first team offense.

    All in all I think he will be a good QB this season. I have not heard how he is looking in practice or anything like that. I do know though that he is a winner just like Sampere and Bellow were before him.

    This situation is so eerily similar to the Sampere/Bellow(and Delage/Dean years ago) situation and we all know that turned out fine. I suspect this will as well and he will blossom into one of the area's best QB's over the next 2 seasons.

    I thought Hood came in when Dean got hurt...

    Ahhh... Yet another example that I forgot about. Dean came in vs. Vidor when Delage got hurt and you are right that Hood came in once Dean got hurt the next season. This has been a common theme in Nederland.

  3. I think that you should run the numbers against district opponents.  You could have 2 sections.  One section with season totals and one section for games played within the district totals.

    Absolutely! Whose stats would be better... Texas vs. Lousiana-Monroe or Alabama vs. VA Tech? Although some people contend "there are still 11 guys out there"  ::)  I think the stats will be skewed until district. It's not an apples to apples comparison. Once the district SEASON is in the books, it will then be an accurate portrayal.

    Accurate portrayal of what? Stats are just stats, no matter who you are playing. I have seen many a team get blown away in the stat department but still win the game.

    An accurate portrayal of stats. That is what we are talking about, right? I agree a lot of times the stats do not tell the story or even indicate who won the game.

  4. I think that you should run the numbers against district opponents.  You could have 2 sections.  One section with season totals and one section for games played within the district totals.

    Absolutely! Whose stats would be better... Texas vs. Lousiana-Monroe or Alabama vs. VA Tech? Although some people contend "there are still 11 guys out there"  ::)  I think the stats will be skewed until district. It's not an apples to apples comparison. Once the district SEASON is in the books, it will then be an accurate portrayal.

  5. He came in last season when Bellow got hurt in the playoff game vs. CE King and drove us down for the game winning TD. He looked really good in that game.

    He came in against WO-S at the beginning of the 4th when Bellow got hurt two weeks ago and had a rough time. I suspect it was from the very small number of snaps that he had probably taken with the first team offense.

    All in all I think he will be a good QB this season. I have not heard how he is looking in practice or anything like that. I do know though that he is a winner just like Sampere and Bellow were before him.

    This situation is so eerily similar to the Sampere/Bellow(and Delage/Dean years ago) situation and we all know that turned out fine. I suspect this will as well and he will blossom into one of the area's best QB's over the next 2 seasons.

  6. As a Ned fan, I think it is pretty obvious that WO-S had a significant speed edge against us this season. They always do. I think the question mark for the Dogs this season is: "Who is going to step up and be the big play guy?" In the past we have had Cardenas, Grogan, Butler, Moseley, Askew, Yoder, Sumrall, etc, etc, etc. It remains to be seen whether we have a big play guy or not.

    WO-S was clearly the better team two weeks ago. I agree the 7 turnovers did not help, but you gotta hand it to the WO-S defense for being in the right places at the right times.

    In my opinion, there were 3 plays that really turned the game from being a close one to a losided Stangs win. They were:

    1. The muffed punt at the WO-S 35 when Ned was down 12-7(or maybe 13-7?)

    2. WO-S TD on the deflected pass on 4th down and long right before halftime(I think it was a 5-point game at that point)

    3. The injury to Bellow at the start of the 4th with Ned driving down by 12.

    These are not excuses. WO-S was the better team and much faster team. They were in the right places at the right times and turnovers are part of the game. Every game has game-changing plays and these were them in my opinion from a Ned standpoint.

    Ned will be okay once the QB settles in. He will be fine. He has a host of good WR's. Just not sure we ahve the home run hitter we are accustomed to. I hope I am wrong. The defense looks like it hits harder, but we still aren't wrapping up. Big improvement over last year though. I think we will battle for the 3rd or 4th spot. It's gonna be a tough district.

  7. He will be a fine QB for us. He came in last year when Kirby got hurt and led us to a 2nd half playoff victory against CE King. There was talk in the offseason(albeit probably rumor) that he would start at QB while Kirby would move to WR. That never happened though. I think he will be a good one. He should be really good his senior year after gaining some valuable experience this season. It is so ironic that this happened. It is like dejavu from 2 years ago. Good luck in you rehab, Kirby. You will be a force in baseball when you come back.

  8. My thoughts from last night...

    1. The defense is improved in my opinion. We do hit hard, but still do not always wrap up. I was most impressed on defense by #24 Holden Butler. He was all over the place. We need to be more alert on fumbles and tipped balls.

    2. Hopefully it was because WO-S has great speed and a solid 2ndary, but it appeared to me that we lack a "big play" WR like we have been accustomed to in the past.. i.e. Cardenas, Butler, Atterberry, Askew, Yoder etc. Unless I missed something, Salenga was the only WR to catch a pass all night. I would like to see us throw the ball up high to Forney and let him go get it.

    3. I thought the running backs looked fine, but I am not sure we have a home run threat back there. I did, however, think all of our backs ran hard all night last night. Lovelady and Cardenas have a nose for the goalline.

    4. Hopefully Kirby is okay. He got off to a slow start and we got in a hole, but once he settled down he looked good. Tyler Smith will be fine once he gets reps with the first team. I think he will be a very capable backup. Tough position to be put in last night.

    5. WO-S is a good ballclub and deserved the win. Nederland did not catch many breaks last night. Game was close for the most part and got a little out of hand very late in the game. WO-S did, however, dominate in the stats. Bottom line is you can't turn the ball over 7 times against a great team and expect to win. I think both teams will improve thru the season. I think Nederland will battle for 3rd or 4th in district while WO-S should win theirs and hopefully make a playoff run.

  9. That's right, injuries are a part of the game. They are gonna strap them up and play regardless, no sense whinning about it. Maybe some younger kids will get some good experience under fire which will only help either team in the long run. The world (or season) will not end for either team if they lose this game.

    Amen. This will be a hard fought ballgame! These two teams love competing against each other as do the coaches. Both teams are a little banged up and that's part of the game. Should be a good one. How ya been Gas?

  10. I know the popular thing for biased fans to say at a scrimmage is "they only scored when our 2nd team was in." We hear it every year and then someone comes from the other team and says "it was starters or it was a mix of starters and bacukups, etc." Well here's my take on what I saw and I am not a fan of either team.

    Memorial and PN-G first teams each got 12 plays to start. Neither team did much with their plays. 0-0 tie after 12 plays each.

    PN-G 2nd team then got 12 plays on offense and did not move the ball one bit.

    Memorial put in their backups and scored twice in 12 plays. #24 the RB and #16 the QB were both very impressive and should get some playing time this season. #24 looked to me like the fastest kid on the field all night.

    The teams then played a 3 quarter scrimmage. PN-G scored on its first two drives in the 1st quarter. Doty was impressive throwing the ball mostly to Segura and DeRon. Harmon ran the ball well too. The Indians jumped out to a 14-0 lead.

    Memorial countered with a 70 yard TD drive to cut it to 14-7. Memorial defense tightened up a bit the next two series. Memorial next had an impressive drive that got down to the 7 yard line and here is where the momentum turned in my opinion. On 1st and goal the Titans got inside the 5 on a run but it was called back for holding(good call). On the next play, the QB rolled out had an open WR in end zone, the PN-G defensive back closed well bumped into the WR right before the ball got there and intercepted it. It was a very close call, but turned the momentum.

    PN-G then went 70 yards for a nice TD and a 21-7. Memorial drove at end of half and got a FG. 21-10.

    I will attest that the 3rd quarter was backups and again Memorial's backups are far superior. It was mostly #16 and #24 again. Memorial scored easily to cut it to 21-17. PN-G did not move ball at all with 2nd team. Clock was continuously running and time ran at as Memorial had the ball in their own territory at end.

    All and all I thought both teams looked good for a 1st scrimmage. Both have a good shot at playoffs in my opinion.

  11. As far as the Nederland/ PNG rivalry, it is a good one and has been. But in the 70's PNG's rival was TJ by far. I believe in the 80's and so on Nederland became much more competitive and the rivalry got bigger. One particular prank I remember that gets my vote for the best is one that Nederland pulled on us. I believe it was 1986 when Nederland football players entered the field before PNG amd ran through our run through sign. This gets my vote for best, yeah our totem pole got painted black and gold almost every year but the run through had some originality. I give them an A on that one.

    I remember that! That was definitely original. I did not remember exactly what year it was, thanks for bringing it up. Didn't they run thru the PN-G sign and then circle back and run thru the Ned sign as well?

  12. Watched the Freshmen today. They looked very sharp out on the field, then went over and watched some of the JV and Varsity practice.  WOW !!! SKILLS, SKILLS, SKILLS, TECHNIQUE, TECHNIQUE, TECHNIQUE !!!!! is what its been all about !!!   I really like that Faircloth is really putting alot of time into teaching the proper techniques at every position !  I look forward to all 3 scrimmages tomorrow morning at the REZ !

    What's the schedule for in the morning? Are they playing Memorial or is it an intra-squad scrimmage? What time does Varsity start? I wanna see the Indians and see what all the fuss is about!

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