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10 hours ago, buccaneers4lyfe said:

I remember Catt, and he was unbelievable, I am not familiar with the other guy. Were they All-State players as well?

I don’t believe so - Catt for sure was not.  All 3 mentioned from OF were really good ones. I’m biased toward the cousins, Ragusa and Catt, but I’m also very fond of the Farias brothers.  I will say that Chris Ford is a name that is thrown around a lot in the community as one of the best but he was before my time here.  However, someone who grew up competing against Chris and whose opinion I respect told me Ragusa was better.  I gotta go with him because he is very familiar with both and most of us tend to inflate the “good old days” over the present. 
 

Now give us your EC pick!  I’m partial to 3rd but that choice will almost be as tough as Silsbee and Kountze. 

On 5/26/2023 at 1:06 PM, BBfan061 said:

What are some bold predictions for next season? I’ll start with Kountze won’t lose a single district game and go 3 rounds deep in the playoffs.

Bold but not ridiculous.  Sweeping a Sutherland coached team rarely happens so that would be as tough or tougher than winning two playoff games.  But I wouldn’t be shocked if your prediction rings true.  

11 hours ago, Reagan said:

Remind us again -- who runs this city?

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@Big girl @UT alum @DonTheCon2024 @Boyz N Da Hood

It would be almost be comical if people weren’t dying because of it.  That city is a dumpster fire.  A shame too because it was once one of the great American cities. 

23 hours ago, navydawg31 said:

That job not going to be very desirable if super is the AD…

Toby is not interested.

16 hours ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

WOS welcomes any and all students looking to get a quality education. Perhaps you've seen the commercials on TV about our career center teaching welding. Or the in-house beauty salon that allows students to learn the essential art of cosmetology. But nobody is running to jump on a sinking ship. We have to get back to our winning ways before getting future athletic transfers.

WOS is also an open district without tuition fees. So buying rental property in Orange area would be a bonus in today's OC. But not a requirement. The other one that I knew of 2 or 3 years ago, which was not public, didn't bother because of the coming regime change. Some of us knew way before CT's last game vs China Spring.

Long story short... it didn't happen then, I doubt it will now. I could be wrong, it has happened once before. 🧢

Good time to buy real estate in Orange for sure. 

17 hours ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

J'Covan Brown and Kenneth Lofton Jr. Port Arthur Memorial. 

Lincoln?   Gotta be BJ I would think.  Steve would be in the debate had he stayed. 

1 hour ago, BBfan061 said:

Justin Harper? He was a great ball player and always put forth 100% effort… But as far as with the best to ever play for Kountze I’m just not sure he is in that conversation… just my opinion though. 

Yeah wasn’t sure either.  Loved his game though. 

3 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

For Silsbee it's very debatable.

 

To say the least.  Hard for me to narrow it to 5.  

7 minutes ago, BBfan061 said:

For Kountze?… I’d probably say Keithan Hancock.. others in the conversation are Ashton Hall, Ibe McDaniel, Josh Hancock,Tramaine Hancock, and Grayland Arnold IMO

Where would you have Harper?  Man I loved watching him play.  

In all fairness, the Longhorns will likely finish 2nd to Ohio State, narrowly missing a 3 peat for the Director’s Cup for the best athletic department in the country.  Just a few spots above aggy who sit at a respectable 50th.  

1 hour ago, AggiesAreWe said:

If you insist on keeping score, it's 1-7. Aggie women's golf team just beat lady horns.

Banner time!

Brother Lincoln finish 8th and Bobcats finish 4th as a team.  Congrats to Xander and all the Bobcats!

16 minutes ago, tvc184 said:

Bill Burr has part of one of his comedy routines about the disparity in pay. It is typical Bill Burr profanity laced but it is (like most comedy) completely accurate.

Part of his routine was, women failed women’s sports because women don’t watch it but blame men for not watching it. Meanwhile women are watching the Kardashians and the Housewife shows who are making money hand over fist and it’s raining money. Women would rather watch other women tearing each other down than watching women coming together as a team to try and achieve a common goal, with his conclusion…… “The Money Listens”

Bill Burr Woman Failed the WNBA on YouTube if someone wants to watch it.

Funny if profanity doesn’t offend you but again, all comedy is based on reality. 

Have seen and loved that bit.  He’s absolutely right.  And brings up a more important issue than sold out arenas.  Television eyes.  Until women start watching women’s sports with the same frequency as BRAVO TV, the ladies aren’t getting a big ESPN, TNT or whomever deal.  That’s, of course, why these men are making $40M a year.  It’s not because the owner’s just value them more. 

On 5/21/2023 at 2:06 PM, tvc184 said:

Brittney Griner’s official return to the floor baffles her head coach because it was not a sellout.

I didn’t bring this up about Griner. My point is that the WNBA loses millions of dollars a year as it is not popular.  It only as a subsidiary of the NBA. If it was a regular business or even a professional sports league that lost millions each year, it would have long since folded. It is about the equivalent of a high school JV football team. At least JV has a purpose. 

Griner who is obviously a star in the WNBA regardless of her political stance…. but, her coach apparently believed that because she was arrested and in Russia, fans would pack the arena to see her “return”.

Part of the coach’s after game comment was, “How was it not a sellout?”. (In the link posted below)

That is the out of touch part. I am thinking….. go woke, go broke.

 The WNBA isn’t losing money because of any agenda. It is losing millions of dollars because it just is not exciting to 99.5% of the public. It is probably subsidized by the NBA just to say there is a women’s league. With that knowledge, the coach thought there should have been an outpouring of support for Griner however.

Uhhhhh…….. no.

 

 

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Just started watching a mini-series about the pro women’s soccer team in LA.  Much of the opening episode was about the disparity in pay between men’s and women’s sports.  But I’ve never seen where this isn’t market driven.  The women in basketball can make 10x or more playing overseas, presumably because women’s basketball is more popular there.  I wish they could make more money to play here too but until they figure out how to sell out arenas, it’s not going to happen. 

The Parks brothers sit at 2nd and tied for 3rd after Xander shot 70 and Lincoln 73 on Day 1 yesterday.  Bobcats sit at 3rd as a team with a cumulative score of 311.  Good luck Cats as you cap off a monumental year for Orangefield sports. 

On 4/23/2023 at 1:01 PM, PhatMack19 said:

 

 

Texas A&M is now 0-7 against Texas during the 2022-23 Athletic Season.

W Soccer, L (1-3)
M S&D, L (80-220)
W S&D, L (89-209)
M Tennis, L (2-5)
Baseball, L (1-3)
Softball, L (1-2)
Softball, L (5-11)

3 hours ago, 89Falcon said:

My experience with CH is exact opposite. I have seen nothing from them other than class. Feelings could be hurt from the stomping. 

Yeah heard it from a reliable source who would not complain otherwise.  I doubt his “feelings were hurt.”

13 hours ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

I hope you find out the secrets. And if not, I'll fill you in on the rest of the season when I see you again.

He tried very hard to make me a believer in the extraterrestrial.  If he’s right, I PROMISE you he can’t wait to give me a big ole “I told you so.”  😂  

On 5/16/2023 at 12:32 PM, Bobcat1 said:

I played against Bryan from the time I was nine in Little Dribbler All Stars until he graduated Buna, always thought very highly of him then.  I expect this to be a great hire! 

Who can't get a login?  I know I was locked out for a while and I messaged Aggies on Facebook and he helped me out.  

If you have Gmail it tends to get stuck in Spam/Promotions folder. 

 

Top 3 in my all time favorite classes at OF ( right behind the two my kids were in).  

On 3/31/2017 at 1:12 PM, AFanInTheStands said:

Hi, I'm looking for any Boys 15U or 16U  travel basketball teams in either the Beaumont or Lufkin Area. I'm also looking for any Girls 7u or 8u  travel basketball teams in the same areas. Please private message me if you have any information on any. Thank you!

Lawrence does a great job with his guys.  Not sure what he might have available at this point though.  Might be worth reaching out.  

14 minutes ago, baddog said:

OMG. I knew I should have checked on him. I work with a man from Evadale and asked Hagar if he knew him. Of course he did. Our friendship took off from there. I never met the man, now I wish I had. He and I would text occasionally. He told me of his condition and asked me not to mention it. You posted it in the right place. 
Even though we may not have met, I feel I know the man. He had a sense of humor that was so enjoyable. We all loved his posts and his “country” humor. He will be sorely missed. 
R. I. P. my friend. 

He thought a lot of you as well.  We both mentioned you and LRF often as guys we knew we would like and enjoy their company.  I’m so grateful we met (I think AAW and I met him at the same time during the Evadale tournament years ago).  I was blessed to be able to watch several games with him over the year.  We shared a love of sports and complaining about officiating. 

12 hours ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

Great idea. Probably should've been locked up until the official announcement anyway. I'm guilty too though.

Hope everyone is happy when the announcement is made. This seems like a home run hire again for OF. Coach Smalley makes this look easy. We'll see soon enough.

He really does.  I think it helps too that he has a reputation as the kind of AD people love to work with.  He genuinely loves all the sports.  Like most Texans (myself excluded), just football the most.  The OF community is blessed to have him. 

It is with great sadness I report that Hagar passed last night.  He had been battling cancer for some time, along with his wife of 55 years.  She passed less than 2 months ago, and our buddy just joined her.  He missed her dearly, obviously, and was surely overjoyed to join her.  He had just gotten a positive report but developed an infection this week his body couldn’t fight off.  His daughter reports that he passed peacefully in the night.  
 

Hagar was someone we all enjoyed posting, and he was a great friend.  I met him through this message board, and was blessed to develop a friendship over the past several years.  I debated where to post this (either here, the football board, or the Locker Room), but I feel like this is the one where he posted and enjoyed the most.  He will be deeply missed.  Prayers for his beloved son, daughter and grandchildren.  As you can imagine, he was very proud of them and an incredible dad and grandad to them all. 

Is Drelon playing?  He’s got to be one of the top few guys in the state in 7 on 7.  Can’t imagine trying to deal with him in that format. 

1 minute ago, Knox34 said:

On a serious note 😂…. What kind of fit is whitmire at orangefield?  From the outside it seems to be a really good choice. 

Everyone has their own opinion.  Personally, I love the hire.  Always enjoyed watching his teams play and seems like a great guy.  Glad he’s coming back closer to home.  And I think he only lost to OF once during his time at Buna so happy to see him on the orange bench.