Bigdog

You missed a couple of games...

Reported by channel 12, I haven't seen any confirmation so take that as you will. interesting to see MCM for week 11. [Hidden Content]

Won't happen. The BOM has another year before they have to turn control back over to straighten out the finances.

Lol. I have offered to get you into the "double secret" spring game practice, just let me know. As far as Ned goes , I believe they have 7 coming back on defense and 6 on offense coming back so I don't see a big drop off coming. There will be growing pains for the new QB but Barrow and Neumann always coach them up and they are fine by district. I don't know what they have coming up from the lower ranks maybe someone else can speak to that.

Been hearing that for 5 years too. Hasn't happened yet. Ned has two pretty good running backs coming back in Nguyen and Leleux and doesn't seem to have problems finding a QB or receivers ( although they have two good ones coming back) , so I wouldn't say the cupboard is dry.

Yep.

15%

Exactly. Seeing as none of the teams on that list have beaten Ned in the last 5 years. PAM will be the wildcard, but I think the Dogs are up to the challenge especially if it comes down to coaching.

Sorry, please continue. Far be it for me to stop someone's fun.

Seems like you had the Dogs in 5th last year too. How did that work out for ya?

Historically, Lumberton doesn't have a winning record against any team in the current 22-5a with the exceptions of Lee and Livingston, so what he said is not a big stretch especially with PAM joining . Livingston being added means Lumberton might be 6th instead of 7th in district next year. Nederland (3-11-0) Port Neches-Groves (1-12-0) Beaumont Central (3-7-1) Beaumont Ozen (4-9-0) Vidor (7-13-0) Baytown Lee (2-0-0) Livingston (12-10-1) PAM (0-0)

ok thanks.

So whats going to happen between Central and Ozen? Did they decide the seeds or coin flip?

I believe, ( I could be wrong) that if a student graduates early he or she is able to sign earlier. Not sure about that. I don't think that would stop the schools from pulling a scholarship if they change their mind and decide to go another direction or commit to more players than they have available scholarships. (which is done frequently).

Your are speaking of the old superintendent. Actually about two supers ago now. I agree that the students need safe facilities, but the " Taj Mahal " stadiums and facilities do not equal state championships, its as simple as that.

I found this to be an interesting article about the ups and downs of recruiting. With some valid points on both sides. I do agree with the author that the colleges should be held to a higher standard even though the kids do the same things to the schools. They are the adults and the professionals in the relationship. [Hidden Content]

Disagree on the QBs in free agency. Manziel is most likely done as a NFL QB if not possibly going to jail. Who knows if RG3 can get his confidence back after getting benched for an entire year. McCoy? Nah I would pass. I still think they need to get one from the draft and groom him behind Romo for a few years. (I know that is not done much anymore.) As far as defense, I agree that they have been focusing on the O-line the last few drafts and its time to get a couple of D lineman, maybe a LB and some DBs.

No disrespect, but no fear either. That's what has the Ozen people upset. Ozen doesn't scare the district anymore.

Seems they decided to cancel their meeting..

Its more about depth. In Ozen's case, if you have low numbers and start racking up injuries or people missing due to grades, sickness etc. it makes it pretty hard to compete. See WOS, Silsbee and Jasper in the early 2000's before they dropped.

Look at the scores, that's why the Ozen fans are so bent out of shape about Ned. A 3 point OT win and a 5 point win, both with Ozen having to come from behind. Ned played Central much better the first time.

Here's the article: [Hidden Content]

Yeah, I guess people can't say they don't recruit locally anymore. How many locals did they end up signing?

Probably not until everyone has their schedule set.

Always a possibility.. Lumberton gave Central trouble too last year, but PNG and Ned blew them out. Same thing for Vidor, they always give Ned a close game but were blown out by PNG and Central.