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Pressing teams have problems with teams that they can't press into points. That style of play is falling by the wayside.

If they're doing that now then they would've had a field day last weekend. I'd never seen so many "anticipation calls" in my life than what I did a week ago in San Antonio.

Again.. I have a lot of friends who have a lot of friends in the coaching world. What I HEARD isn't coming from a disgruntled parent or mad employee. Get defensive if you want to.. it won't change my opinions that were formulated because of what I was told by people that I have a lot of trust in. Dang.. you caught me. As much as I like money and free time, I've always wanted to be a head coach of a football program that hasn't been any good in... when was the last time they were good? Ever? No.. making the playoffs doesn't make you good. Even winning a first-round game doesn't make you good anymore.

I honestly don't know.. but if I were a betting man I'd probably bet that he won't have much to do with it. Unless they're just extremely shorthanded. Which is possible I guess.

Charter schools should definitely not be allowed to compete in UIL sports for UIL state championships.. any recruiting should be done specifically by public schools. Like it always has been.

Probably true. Not all student B's were 6'10 with an impeccable work ethic / drive during those days either. Just like several years ago 6'4 220 was a giant. Today kids that size are a dime a dozen.

"thumb's up"

Don't shoot the messenger. It's not WHOever. I would never say anything like this based on the perspective of just one person or even a few people.

Agree to disagree.

I agree that student B would probably be tougher. There are some really hard cases all over this country/world where kids have it a lot worse than that ^.. yet they still endure. Toughness doesn't always equate to success. Not in sports anyway. You can be tough and have a great life and become a fantastic human being. We're not talking about that though. We're talking about the continued, constant success of Argyle and schools like it. They probably have a lot more "student A" than they do "student B". There are hundreds and thousands of examples of "student B" that can be given of a kid that physically fit the criteria but never made it because they never had much of a chance from the start.

Not good for Kountze the way you would think. I don't know who all applied.. NONE OF US DO (hint hint ;)).. but I have some buddies that have some buddies and heard that there were some decent applicants. But.. I also heard it may end up being a homer. So in typical fashion... Kountze is gonna do what Kountze does when it comes to the football program. Not care.

I heard there were over 50 applicants.

Lol. Seriously? May or may not work with his brother at a school that rhymes with Casper. Go to the first page of this thread and read through the comments.

I heard that the current AD isn't even really involved in the hiring process. The board..or a committe..or maybe both are doing it which is why it's taking so long and/or not being done in a typical fashion. That's just what I'm hearing.. so it looks like Kountze has Kountzed on the football job. Shocker.

Of course not. That's kind of the point I'm making... there are hard-working kids, with some talent, that buy-in, and are well coached at lots and lots of schools. Very few schools are doing what Argyle is doing.

There are hard working players with some talent that buy in all over the state...that are also well coached. You honestly think that the small handful of teams that win state titles are the only ones that do that?

It's a mistake in my opinion.. if that's the route they go. I have it on very good authority that recent success as a head coach (that everyone's talking about) was due solely to the fact of a crap ton of talent. Loaded in fact. Other than just a stupid amount of size/speed/strength things were sort of a free-for-all. Don't shoot the messenger... that's what I heard. If even a fraction of that is true then Anahuac will have made a wrong decision. Can't make decisions based on popularity.. or a last name.

I know there are exceptions... but money always plays a part. Student A (6'4 220) - Both parents work, unlimited support, never misses a meal, year-round personal trainer, access to any academic tutor money can buy, summer speed/strength/agility camps every summer, access to a nutritionist... etc. Student B (6'4 220) - let's just say struggles..financially, probably works during the summer, doesn't eat very healthily, poor performance in school because of sleep habits, stays after and lifts weights with a friend when he has a ride... etc. Again.. I KNOW there are exceptions. But if you don't think that ^^^ happens and plays a part then you're naive. The scenario I game above is the difference between a scholarship and not. Also could be the difference between a state championship and not. Imagine a team full of kids in the same situation. Either situation.

Hopefully the officiating will be better this weekend than it was the last. At San Antonio I mean.. If not, then EC will be at a disadvantage. Not sure why but it seems that UIL officials don't like fast-paced basketball. Boys games are always called differently than girls games though.

Gotcha. Perfect sense.. just unfortunate that the two highest ranked (according to TABC) teams have been matched up first.

Why is 1 and 2 playing in semis? I thought the state tourney games were based on record for pairings.. probably doesn't matter.. Madison will beat either

Well... what did you hear? Someone other than Barbay or the Dickenson coordinator? That's not going to turn any heads because that's what most people are already hearing.

Is Kountze football still a thing? What's the word with the interview/hiring process over there?

Maybe not AS... but still pretty much so I believe. We'll see.