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It happened in a state with some of the strictest gun laws in the country. This is obviously the result of a fight between two idiots with guns, not a targeted mass shooting. I'd bet the mortgage that both of the shooters have multiple previous arrests, but were let off lightly due to Cali's soft approach on criminals. There's also a high likelihood that they're convicted felons who were already breaking gun laws by possessing guns of any kind, and yet for some reason the laws didn't stop them.

They were great coaches who took existing talent and won with it. you're ignoring the fact that there were already athletes and talent in place. you continually try to compare that situation to places that lack both.

what everyone (but you) has been saying, is that coaching, athletes, and community support all play a role. That said, the athletes are the most important piece of the puzzle, and there are breaking points in both directions. there's a point where a team can be so stacked with athletes that even a mediocre coach can win with them, and also a team can be so devoid of athletes that even an elite coach can't make them a consistent winner. Can great coaching improve a team? absolutely. Can great coaching turn a team that wins 1-2 games a year and has a tiny athlete pool into a state championship contender in 7 years? absolutely not, although they could probably turn them into a .500 team that flirts with a playoff win every few years, based on the coaching ability alone. Now, if that great coach starts to build things up, and a population explosion (or dubious transfer policies) bring in a lot of quality athletes, then yes, they can become a contender, but once again, that's all dependent on having the athletes.

agree with most of this, but both parties are "the side of government corruption." one just happens to align with my personal/political views more than the other.

even the schools with the worst facilities have practice fields. I graduated from HJ in 2001 and we had three places we could practice soccer to avoid the game field. In fact, we never practiced on the game field, and neither did the football team. During football season i would go practice place kicking on the game field most days, and nobody else used it until friday night.

He has a very strict "if you didn't win the state championship then your season was a failure" rule, so by his standards Stephenville and Tarkington were exactly the same until Briles took over. But your point is completely correct.

the only arbitrary thing here is your intentionally (at least I hope so, for your sake) obtuse interpretation of both the site rules and my response. you: coaches aren't supposed to be bashed, but this disgraced college coach gets bashed all the time on here. me: the rule applies to local high school coaches and players. you: well, this college coach coached two years of high school 5 hours away, and sometimes people who don't know anything talk about him coaching locally. You guys don't follow your own rules.

West Brook 1 Clear Falls 0

Predictions: Lumberton 6, Columbia 0. Bay City 6, HJ 1. West Brook 1, Clear Falls 1 (WB wins in a shootout) East Chambers 3, Columbia 1

Did I miss anyone?

Girls: Lumberton (18-3-1) vs. Columbia (13-11-1). Lumberton has advanced by defeating Splendora 8-0 and Needville 7-0. Columbia defeated Houston Washington 7-0 and Vidor 2-1. Hardin Jefferson (21-3) vs. Bay City (25-1-1). HJ has advanced by defeating Hamshire Fannett 6-1 and Brazosport 4-1. Bay City defeated Houston North Forest 16-0 and LCM 8-1. West Brook (17-4-3) vs. Clear Falls (18-3-1) West Brook has advanced by defeating Sam Rayburn 9-0 and Clear Creek 1-0. Clear Falls defeated Pearland Dawson 3-0 and Deer Park 1-0. Boys: East Chambers (22-0-1) vs. Columbia (20-3-2). East Chambers has advanced by defeating Silsbee 7-2 and El Campo 5-0. Columbia defeated Houston North Forest 6-3 and LCM 6-0.

realistically, I think for many it's not about who's most deserving, but who's name will most upset a certain group of people, no matter how crooked he was.

Court document paints disturbing picture of events surrounding teenage girl's murder | KFDM This article has the cliffsnotes version of the case.

The story says "updated", and I don't see it anymore. wild story

The difference is almost like playing two different sports.

You know one thing that I think has changed more than anything is the internet and social media letting us know about all of these horrible cases, and if anything the advancement in LEO technology has discouraged some crime. I think there were probably just as many cases back then, we just never heard of them. I think if news coverage and social media was available back then like it is now, not nearly so many people would've been comfortable leaving their doors unlocked or letting their kids play outside alone. Serial killers in the 60s-70s-80s were killing large amounts of victims and nobody ever even heard about it, and even when there was biological evidence there was often little to no way to connect it to the killer.

Suspect in murder of Jefferson County teen arrested in Williamson County | KFDM The arrest affidavit is including in the article, and the details of this case are pretty mindblowing. I wouldn't at all be surprised to see this case end up on Discovery ID at some point.

I played a couple of years of soccer at ETBU, and had a blast! You're absolutely correct that D3 is a great option for kids without offers who'd like to continue their playing experience a few years.

Turf is good for football, but I absolutely hate it for soccer. The turf puts unnatural spin on the ball and the bounces are ridiculous. There really is nothing better than a nice grass field for soccer. I know this is a football thread, but just thought I'd make the point.

I can deal with the media slanting things towards whatever side they're on, but basically omitting or trying to discredit news that reflects poorly on your party is a whole different ballgame.

Pretty rough to be a person of color during those peaceful times of the 50s. And I'm not talking about some of the made-up racism nonsense we deal with today. But I have no doubt that for some groups the 50s were a nice time. But that just kinda goes to the point I was making that "the good old days" generally aren't much better than the current, just different. I had some great experiences growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, but I don't think things were necessarily better then, I just think the things that are bad now are different from what was bad back then.

seems that way.

I don't want it either way. You're the one who wants it both ways. Briles gets all the credit for taking a team that Finney built up and doing basically the same as Finney but having one good playoff run, but the next guy comes in and does better than Briles and goes just as far in the playoffs, and you're willing to attribute it to "Brile's foundation." The truth of the matter is they both built off of Finney's foundation. Only in Smitty-think is it possible to make the argument that a coach can take over a team with 6 wins in the two previous seasons, go 19-5 in his two seasons there, be replaced by a guy who goes 20-6 in two seasons, who's then replaced by a guy who's 14-1 his first year, and give all of the credit to the guy in the middle.

Brad Willard literally just took Mount Vernon to the same place in his first season with MV, and with a much better record than Briles had. They lost in OT to then 15-0 Brock in the state semis this season -----An actual fact.

Finney went 19-5 over two seasons at MV. Briles took over (and brought a ringer player in with him) and went 20-6 over two seasons. Thank God Briles was available to come in and rescue that program. Then again, the guy after Briles went just as far with a 14-1 record in his first season. So the coaches before and after Briles had better records? Maybe he didn't have nearly the impact you're insinuating he did.