OlDawg

I wonder how much of this behavior is related to social media and possible NIL $$$ in the future for some of the players. Seems like quite a few coaches are losing control of their young men nowadays. My mom made me stop playing when I got to high school, so I just kept on with baseball & swimming. But, even in those sports, Coach would’ve had us riding the pine if we’d have done some of this stuff. It didn’t matter how good we were.

You should watch the game from last night. LP was trying so many funky new plays, I thought Frankenstein had come out early & was calling plays. It was like, “Hey! I’ve always wanted to try this…let’s call it.” 😂😂🤣 If it didn’t work, just hand it to Simon or Dieudonne. Done. Next.

Just have to give a few kudos as a homer. La Porte has now won their 4th straight District Championship (8-5AD1 in 2023, 11-5AD1 in 2024 & 2025, and 9-5AD1 in 2026). They’ve won 24 district games in a row with one district game left this year. Their last district loss was October 6 of 2023 when PAM came from behind to beat them in Port Arthur 38-27. In district play in the last 4 years, they are 28-1.

It's at Stallworth, and the Rangers have had an extra week to prepare...

Lufkin will know if they HAVE to beat LP or not before they ever make the drive down to Bulldog since RSS hosts BU on Thursday.

What a turn this would be if Ball were to pull the upset. Appropriate. But a turn. 😅

I edited.

BWB could make the PO's in a 3-way tie. They would need Lufkin to beat LP, or GCM to lose to GB. They would then be the #4 seed, assuming they beat GB. They won't get in with a 4-way scenario. BWB HAS to have Lufkin beat LP. Lufkin only needs RSS to beat BU. But, Lufkin is assured of the #3 seed with a win over LP.

I'd have to run a scenario where Lufkin beats LP, and it becomes only a 3-way tie. But--off the top of my head--since Lufkin would automatically become the 3 seed, I think GCM would grab 4. Let me check... LP & PAM are locked into #1 & 2 regardless of anything else that happens. So, we're only looking at 3 & 4 seeds.

If this district ends in a 4-way tie, BWB is on the outside looking in regardless of the outcome of BU vs RSS. This loss may have taken them out of PO contention entirely. 9-5A had such parity--and inconsistent play due to talent, but youth IMHO--a team that was playing really well may have just been eliminated. Everyone knew you had to bring your 'A' game every week.

Playoff Scenarios (Assuming GCM & BWB beat GB): IF BU beats RSS: GCM +11 BU +7 BWB -3 Lufkin -15 GCM & BU would advance as #3 & 4 respectively. PO seeds would be La Porte, PAM, GCM & BU in that order. La Porte & PAM with home field in Bi-District. IF RSS beats BU: Lufkin +21 GCM +7 BWB +1 RSS -29 Lufkin & GCM would advance as #3 & 4 respectively. PO seeds would be La Porte, PAM, Lufkin & GCM in that order. La Porte & PAM with home field in Bi-District. ***Interesting sidenote - In the summer, I predicted a PO breakdown of La Porte, PAM, GCM/Lufkin with GCM and Lufkin a toss-up for the 3 & 4 seeds... BWB vs GCM -7, RSS +18, BU +14, Lufkin -10 GCM vs BWB +7, RSS -7, BU -3, Lufkin +7 Lufkin vs GCM -7, RSS +18, BU -18, BWB +10 BU vs GCM +3, BWB -14, Lufkin +18, RSS ? RSS vs GCM +7, BWB -18, Lufkin -18, BU ?

Now that we have another score in the books (Lufkin +10), I’ll redo numbers this morning and post the new scenarios.

LP backups were on the 14 of NC with bout a minute or so left. Not sure if they scored, or kneeled. Had to leave the room.

!score 55-22 Q4

!score 55-15 Q4 Long TD run on LP backups. Bad snap picked up & ran in for 2.

!score 55-7 Q4 LP backups drive to score 10:18

!score 48-7 Q4

!score 48-7 Q3

!score 42-7 Q3

!score 35-7 Q3

!score 35-7 HALF

!score 35-7 Q2

!score 28-7 Q2

!score 21-7 Q2

!score 14-7 Q2