Bulldog92

That game has been mentioned on this board quite a bit over the past few years. I was in 8th grade and on the Jasper sideline that night and I've never seen anything like that since. They were the top 2 teams in 4A going into the game and both defenses were absolutely dominant. I'm pretty sure that total combined offense was less than 100 yards. It was a painful loss for us, but I'm glad I was there to see it.

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Congrats to your Bulldogs, Coop. I expect them to give UW all they can handle. If they can stop Isaiah Thomas's dribble penetration and find a way to outrebound the Huskies, they could very well advance. That's a tall order, though. I've seen almost every one of Washington's games and this year's team is every bit as good as the 2006 team that was a #1 seed (with Brandon Roy, Nate Robinson, etc.), but the bench is a lot deeper this year. It should be a great game...

Current: Scot Pollard, Robert Swift Old School: Kurt Rambis, Paul Mokeski

Are they going to announce finalists?

It may be worse than 40 points this time. :'( Silsbee 212 Jasper 8 Since everyone else is just giving Silsbee the game, I might as well too. :

u nailed it! roflmao And because Rippy learned a lot about football here, his knowledge has been spread throughout the world and has come back full circle. It's now the phenomina known on this board as the "Six Degrees of Rippy Morales". Two examples of Rippy's work in the past year are the A-11 offense and the Miami Dolphins' decision to spread the Wildcat formation around the NFL. You thought other coaches were behind these moves, but it was....shhh....it was Rippy. ;D

Gene Walkoviak- Most successful coach in Jasper history. Reggie Davis- Explosive tailback on some of Jasper's strongest ever teams in the mid-80's. Eugene Seale- Arguably the best defensive player ever in Jasper. Milton Brack- Long-time coach at the junior high level and HUGE contributor to Jasper athletics overall. Every athlete to pass through the hallways over the last 40+ years has worked with him at some point...

There are some pretty intriguing names on that list.... Graham @ Tulsa- Comes from a good college program with an explosive offense. Foreman @ WOS- Great coach from what I hear. Shocked that he even applied. Malone @ Marlin- Marlin's a strong program. Johnson @ Newton- Isn't he next in line behind Barbay? Rusty Nail @ Mart- Just love the name. I think Bickham at John Tyler could be one of the guys Brooks takes a really long look at because of his time as HC there. It never ceases to amaze me how many guys always put their names in the hat when Jasper opens up. It must still be a great job...

"Losing to Silsbee by 44".... I guess they will have to carry that title for at least ten years......lol Silsbee's been really good for a very long time. If the Dogs were an elite-level team, that game would have been a lot closer. That's all I'm saying.

This kind of game is typical of a powerhouse beating a team that's very short-handed. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they're not at that level just yet. Losing to Silsbee by 44 was proof of that. Having said all of that, Jasper's put up as good a record as I can ever remember and it's nice to see them doing so well. Keep it up!!! ;D

Good question. Not sure...

What kind of shape is the program in comparison to when Brooks took over?

I respect your opinion and like everyone else, I'll wait to see if there's any substance to that rumor. Why would he leave Elgin so quickly though?

I'm not sure what to think about that. He's a good coach, but was he really the right fit for us in the first place?

1. I played one year of organized baseball in my whole life...JV for Jasper in the '91 season. I was used primarily as a starting pitcher and my ERA was something just short of infinity. It was bad, but I never had more fun playing any sport. 2. I had one hit that whole season. It was in my first at-bat against Newton. I was born with a mild form of CP and all things considered, was a pretty decent athlete...but I had no concept for hitting a moving baseball. I was DH'd for in almost every game I played because of this. Despite my "help", we won half of our games that year. 3. I was here in Seattle to see the 116-win season in 2001. It seemed like the M's won every night. 4. I lived in Denver and witnessed the birth of the Colorado Rockies in 1993. The years of the Blake Street Bombers (Bichette, Galarraga, Walker, Castilla...) were fun to watch. Coors Field and Safeco are beautiful ballparks. 5. The 1986 Astros were my favorite team ever. Mike Scott and Nolan Ryan both pitched on that team...

this a situation where giving in to peer pressure is ok. the spread works!! I agree that the spread works, but I'm going to use Jasper as an example just because I'm familiar with them and their history over the past 30-35 years. That offense produced a few of the best that the Bulldogs have ever produced, but it took away from their ability to defend and eventually negated the advantage that Jasper enjoyed for a long time over probably 80% of its opponents...its size and strength. Sprinkle in speed at the skill positions and that's what made Jasper one of the better programs in the area for about 20 years, regardless of classification. It's hard to say whether going back to the veer would give the Bulldogs that advantage again, but the key for any football team that plays spread offenses is to possess the ball themselves and play "keep-away" so that those spread offenses can't hurt them. That's what makes Georgia Tech so competitive in the ACC with their triple option while everyone else runs some variation of the spread. I know I got off-topic, but when evaluating what you should do offensively, it's important to have a good handle on what your defense can do with whatever depth it has. That was Jasper's problem last year and it will be interesting to see what the new coaching regime there will decide to do.

Where did you hear that? Would Jasper even go down that road again after what just happened?

The guy just asked a question about offensive football. Instead of mocking him or criticizing his spelling, help him out. We're all here to exchange ideas and learn from each other. Come on guys...

This is so hard to follow from Washington and it just might be the most crucial hire for the 'Dogs since Walkoviak was brought in to fix the program back in the 70's when it was down. Has anyone heard anything lately on who we're looking at?

You'd need a smart QB that can make quick decisions and run with the ball if he has to. He has to be able to get rid of the ball quickly...just like dayton said. Lots of bubble screens and short passes, etc...kind of like what Texas Tech likes to do.

Lots of offenses have sweeps built in to them. With a small line, it's tough to run between the tackles and you're in trouble against a fast defense that can run to the ball because they can get to the corners. You better have a good passing attack to keep teams honest and use a lot of misdirection in the running game. I'd probably run a variation of the spread that uses the passing game quite a bit...

Holy crap! You don't pay attention to the football board for a while and look what happens. What do we know about Coach Johnston?

I remember playing in that gym back in '87 when I played for Jasper Middle School's 8th grade B team. It was a fun place to play, but they had a couple of kids that were dunking in warm-ups and they killed us twice that year...51-8 in Jasper and 76-16 at that cracker box. On the bright side, we went 3-5 in our other games that year...but I thought Coach Brack was going to lose his mind on those two nights. They had a great program back then for that level and Jasper's A team was actually pretty good and gave WW a couple of decent games. We were just the leftovers and we looked like it.