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Great first post. I only get on Smoaky this time of year, mainly for the entertainment value (much of it unintended) of the posters. I too look forward to what I believe will be a very good game. Safe travels to you and your family and thanks for stopping by.

Thanks for sharing. Great kid who has never stopped working. Refreshing to read a story like this in this day and age where a kid who commits, signs, and stays for 4 years is almost extinct.

Losers since before the Big War. I think I will!!!!! To be clear though, keep posting dumb stuff about ails of Longhorn recruiting while a historic class is being assembled in Austin. Seriously and without a shred of sarcasm, the entertainment value is off the charts!

Jalen Preston may be better than anyone in the history of Nederland...

Oh no! Arlington Lamar DT Bobby Brown decommitted from aggy today. Had a bammer offer when he committed so he must be good. Word on the street is he has on official left and that will be used to go to Austin. Huge area of need so good solid poach if true. Still trying to figure out space so we’ll get back with you aggy if we figure out anyone else we need! This day just gets better and better!

Texas first team in history to sign 6 of the country’s top 25 DBs (DBU confirmed). First time in the history of 247 that a school has swept the Texas Top 5. Those negative recruiting posts that had Mack all hot and bothered sure have taken their toll on recruiting. Lololol...

Let me help you further, #3 class is better than #9 class. But if you’re looking up from #18, I’m sure anywhere in the top 10 looks good. The good news is you got so few recruits we wanted, that there’s very few that we would Baylor you on.

I know. We are all sad we only have 5 out of the top 5, 6 of the top 7, and 7 of the top 10. We do have to compete with OU and only managed to steal 2 of their QB commits (neither in those mentioned above). My oh my. Whatever will we do with such a lackluster class??? (Killing my self laughing at you...)

6 of the top 7, 7 out of the top 10. Think of what we could do if “we ran this state!”

Or maybe #2 on some sites. That makes 5 of the top 5. For those aggys trying to do the math, it is impossible to get more than 5 of the top 5. You’re welcome!

Oh dear. Whatever are we gonna do??? Oh I guess get a commit by the number 1 player in the state! [Hidden Content] Special thanks to PhatMack for the reverse karma!

In all fairness, his biggest in state competition is, and always has been the equivalent of a shiny turd. If you can’t win that recruiting battle, you’re pretty much an embecile. I’m excited to see what the on field product will look like next year. It’s a process and hopefully they will continue to improve. They were in games with a chance to win against 2 of the top 8 teams in the country. They need to learn how to finish.

Out of likes! I don’t know how close you are to getting me but I certainly enjoy reading your posts. And besides, REB, LRF, BSW, and Nash have been working on me for years!

I was just about to respond and I read this. You owe me a keyboard LRF. Coffee everywhere when I read that! And dang you too, in general, while we’re at it!

That dang Tigers2010 is always trying to bring levelheadedness and reason into threads on this site. Personally, I’m getting tired of it

Likewise there are very few HS coaches out there, anywhere that could take a team that lost 18 starters and go undefeated heading into the state championship game. Of all the great coaching jobs Cornel has done, this year has been so good it’s absolutely ridiculous.

Agreed. Unfortunately, he is not alone in his view of teachers. And it plays no small role in the shape public education is in in this country (not good).

I said it was dumb, which it is, to talk about a December win being a resumé hiccup. As for Northern Kentucky being “usually a tournament team,” I guess if you are talking D2. They’ve only been D1 since 2012 and made their first appearance last year. More likely you are talking about Western Kentucky who is the other school in that state besides UK that can play. I understand. For those who are only basketball gawkers, the directional schools get confusing.

Apples and Oranges but I disagree with Ranger on why. I would say Saban deserves it because he makes about 10% of the football revenue at Bama. If you make a transitive argument with Surratt, Carthage would need to generate $1.5 million in football revenue. I have no problem with a district paying a man what he’s worth in their eyes, but Saban’s agent has a fiscal argument. At the high school level (and at Surratt’s numbers), it’s a completely different discussion. And in CFB, forget the deans (and I assume you meant to say university presidents or chancellors, not deans), the top coaches are the highest paid state employees period. They make more than the governors.

I would make a snarky comment about a 6 pt win over the Northern Kentucky at home looking good on a March resumé but that would be pretty dumb. Instead I will point out that our guy Savion Flagg registered his first double double (12p,10r) while JJ Caldwell got his first start. JJ showed the basketball unsavvy Ags a glimpse of what the fuss has been about and the basketball junkie Ags what they’ve been expecting. 6 points, 4 assists and 8 boards. From what I hear, teammates screwed up at least another 4 easy assists on missed point blank shots. And of course, Duane Wilson continues to impress. I kind of liked this line up with Wilson playing the 2. He can definitely spell Admon in that spot when Gilder returns.

Briles is a great example. If he had stayed at Wolforth Frenship, he very well could have gotten one there as well.

Yes 40 in a row, 4 straight trips to state. How could his welcome not have worn thin being instrumental in building arguably the greatest program in the greatest HS football state. You need to stop eavesdropping near the short bus pal....

Don’t feel bad. A lot of us would have lost money betting against it. 19 seniors, 18 starters? Back to state? Get the heck outta here. Oh wait... I don’t deny WOS has some great athletes, but they are not even a large school anymore for their classification. They have lost a ton of kids who moved out (there were a few LCM Bears this year that would have been gangbusters at WOS as well). What they have is one of the greatest defensive minds this state has ever seen and parents who trust the coaches to do their jobs. They outwork and outprepare virtually everyone (again coaching), and believe it or not millennials, that is still a recipe for success. And while Coach T couldn’t go to High Island and win state or send a kid to Saban or the Seahawks, what he could do is make almost any team, anywhere better. And there are a lot of schools (one or two even in this area) that have very good programs that he would push to the next level IMO (I.e., state). Lucky for the Mustang faithful, Coach T learned home is where the heart is and will retire one day as yet another Texas High School coaching legend from the fruit city...

Actually might be a blessing in disguise. Can’t chalk this one up to losing to a bigger school. Good teaching moment for Coach Sig and staff. Can’t look past anyone. Every team isn’t going to concede that it’s Yates vs Silsbee for State. Tigers will be fine. They just need to trust the process and be coachable.

Which one is 11? PG?