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Someone had to have hit a grand slam

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In violation of the board??? How??You violate the English language with every post. Come back and talk to me when you learn to punctuate and spell (empire). I take no one seriously who can do neither. Don't give me the excuse about this being a message board and all that stuff. You don't because you can't. Fake running back, that's a good one. I remember he went off left tackle and blew by your DI LBs and secondary. They didn't even make up any ground. Don't be lying to make yourself look good on this board. You must have gone to get popcorn because you sure weren't watching the game, or you have to lie to yourself because your mind can't process the fact that the entire LM defense was smoked by a RB from Nederland and made them all look bad. (TWICE) Staying on topic now, since some people never do, I think PNG will improve from last year, but still fall short by a FG to Ned.

That pic was taken Aug. 17th. and posted the same day. I'll post some more next week. Don't forget, the state-of-the-art PA system is coming down also. I'm taking bids right now. ;D The new scoreboard will incorporate the PA system too, if no one has already mentioned that fact.

Old board...new board

Adding a sign...

What's wrong with moral victories? A state powerhouse team loaded with DI talent that couldn't even run down our running back from behind? With the team we had, I say we did very good. I've seen us called cheaters plenty of times and you never took our side in any of them. Any reason for that? BTW, I work with several Central fans and you should hear them talk about the refs. Nederland by three over PNG.

Take away the LM TD just before half, where the receiver's foot was clearly out of the end zone, and LM doesn't romp to an easy win. It wasn't easy anyway, just a buncha cheaters who own the Houston area refs. I say Nederland in a close one over PNG.

I picked Nolan Ryan simply because of his demeanor. He was always just the same old Nolan. I only wish he had run support in Houston. Early on it was Roger Metzger simply because if the ball was hit to short, the runner was out. His fielding % was phenominal. Later I liked Terry Puhl and Craig Reynolds, two very solid players. Dickie Thon was looking like he would get the HR title one year, then he got beaned in the face and never was the same. J.R. Richard was the most intimidating pitcher I have ever seen. He could hold seven baseballs in one hand....one between each finger and three in the palm. His 100 mph fastball was awesome and his slider was untouchable. Ask Garvey and Cey how they liked Richard. They couldn't touch him. J.R. Richard could have maybe challenged Ryan for the no-hit record had he not had a stroke, in my opinion. Guess I should have voted for J.R., but Nolan was my all time fav.

It's not unusual to have an off game after learning that you are already in the championship round. No one said it was going to be easy, but these kids have a lot of heart and know how to win. They certainly wouldn't be there if they didn't. Go Mid-County

Congrats....Keep it going guys.

Anything on Brad Sullivan? I know he's in the "A's" farm system. I don't have any stats though.Thanks

Until a person has a child die an early death, I don't think they should tell these folks how to feel about anything. Keep your opinions to yourself instead of plastering them all over message boards. What a terrible tragedy. May God grant them the strength to bear this awful burden.

Well said 92. Actually, when we shared the title with PNG, we beat PNG that year but the UIL does not recognize head-to-head games, so therefore the co-champ designation. That's one we would have really liked but....oh well. What can we do?

jake, you talking about the long TD run that was called back for taunting? Yeah, I remember that one. Dean played some WR when they brought Hood in, so yeah, he could motor. I haven't seen Sampere with much playing time yet, so y'all keep me up to date.

Of course it's impressive, and my intentions were not just aimed at WOS. I also asked about the other teams listed whether they played second fiddle. WOS fans would never rub anything into someone else's face. I see their record posted every season. I think I also proved my point. Any team can be overrated. The highest I have personally seen Nederland ranked in preseason is about 18th. If we go three rounds deep and lose, isn't that just about where 18th should end up? So where is the overrated? We also were underrated in '01 when we played in the semis against Smithson Valley, who the following year, went 5A and played for state.

WOS92, you really have access to some great stats. I was aware of Dayton's and Newton's streaks, but wasn't aware of EC's, good for them. My question, since I was too vague, was why other teams from our district haven't been able to streak their playoff appearances, since it is so easy in this district (sarcasm) and our old 20-4A to enter the playoffs? Were all these other team's streaks accomplished with outright district titles every year, or did some play second fiddle? It really doesn't matter to me. I think these streaks are amazing and say a lot about the programs and athletes involved year after year, and the constant reloading. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't believe I have ever heard a fan of any of the 'streaking' teams say Nederland is overrated, save one. What does that tell me? I have all the respect in the world for WOS, but during a 3 year period a few years back, WOS was ranked like 5th and 8th in the state early in the season. Nederland beat them rather handily in 2 of those games (won 3 in a row). Doesn't that constitute being overrated? How about a high state ranking, going undefeated in the regular season and losing in the 1st round? Doesn't that that make a team overrated? I guess one could say you had off-nights. We in Nederland are not afforded such luxuries. I am not taking cheap shots at WOS. I have already stated that I respect them. I just wanted to show that no matter how great a program is, any team can fall victim to being considered overrated at some point.

Nothing wrong with a little luck now and then. Any other team would gladly take that coin flip. You wouldn't?? Remember Ozen was in on that flip too. Ozen was odd man out and it came down to Ned/PNG.

22 year old pitcher came right at him and had him 1-2 with 2 called strikes. Strike 3 was fouled out.

I sure am glad you weren't trying to take anything away from the streak...? If it is so easy to get into the playoffs with a three team format, why aren't there multiple teams with as long of streaks?