CardinalBacker

You're reading too much into it. You're not talking about Tomball, the Woodlands, or Sugarland where there are master-planned communities with ample roads, schools, and municipal services pre-planned and available. This area was all timberland up until a few years ago. The last numbers that I heard was that they had already sold 70,000 plus unrestricted lots with 90,000 more ready to go. I understand that much of the property is sold "owner financed" and you can easily make your purchase at a flea market on the side of hwy 59. The new owners are free to move onto their property whenever they get ready. I've heard from multiple sources that there are a number of people living in tents, RVs, and shacks out there. The fact that most of them don't speak English is of little concern, except for educators. It's everything from a lack of school buses and classrooms to not having enough law enforcement to simple traffic controls being inadequate. Just imagine 65,000 people who don't speak English moving into the woods outside of Orangefield and you get a good sense for what's happening out there in Plum Grove. This is an article from 2017, and it only details one of the developers that 's working down there. [Hidden Content] Regardless of a person's views on immigration or race, there is definitely a difference between good growth and an unplanned population explosion... most of which will add little to no value to the county tax rolls while simultaneously putting an uncontrolled strain on local services.

I actually watched the video and noticed that the ref threw a flag right before he was head-butted. My guess is that the flag had something to do with what the young man said.... and throwing the flag is what earned the headbutt. I also noticed that the young man then went after a different zebra towards the end of the video. I'm just not convinced that the ref that was headbutted had a whole lot to do with being attacked. HOWEVER, I disagree with throwing the kid out. I say to expel him from playing this season.... but he is allowed to participate in practice/training. If he's still around in a year, give him another try. With an apology and whatever else their version of the UIL throws at him. I just hate to write a kid off.

Nah.... In life people are going to say things to you that you aren't going to like. You can either say something back (which is an appropriate response), or say nothing. But if you choose to bonk somebody over the head, whatever was said to you has no bearing on the punishment that you are about to receive. It's a concept that's lost on a lot of people. What if what he said was "Hey, 56.... watch those hands...." or maybe "Hey, 56.... keep your mouth shut... we don't need that...." or even "hey, 56.... you ain't ______, ain't never been _____, and your kids aren't ever gonna be ______" or even called him every slur known to man. It has no bearing on the punishment that the kid is gonna receive for his actions. It's a distinction that a lot of young men don't grasp until they're being judged by a jury of their peers. Mostly because adults will "teach" them that way. It doesn't matter what I call you. There are two lessons to learn... I can't just say anything to anybody and expect to never get smacked in the mouth over it. The second lesson is that IF you take exception to what somebody says to you and you decide to smack somebody, you're going to pay a heavy price.... and the fact that somebody talked ugly to you in no way diminishes the punishment that you are going to receive for your actions.

Let me get this straight. We exist in a culture where kids are encouraged to look up to the biggest trash talkers. We all want to be the basketball player that “posterizes” some cat then backpedals up the court talking smack to anybody who comes into sight. There’s trash talking all over the field on any play. But to use “but what did he say?” as a defense for a felony assault (punishable in the real world by 2-10 years in prison) is laughable. If you put your hands on somebody, that’s okay. That’s part of our DNA. But be a man about it... don’t say “b-b-b-but he called me....” Just take your punishment like a man... no excuses.

I like Newton’s chances a little better than I did a few weeks ago. Still predicting a close game.

On the other hand, you will probably get treated to a fly-over by the mosquito control plane. NVM.... you aren't go to be at Historic Larry Ward Stadium or you wouldn't be asking about a broadcast. That's my college education paying off for me again.

The early bird may get the worm... but the second mouse gets the cheese.

This dude?

Yeah... he was in season 4, too.

I'd hope so.... You guys were State Semi-finalists last year and the Cards went 2-8. I'm really glad that y'all dropped down so that y'all can enjoy some much deserved success in the post-season. I hope that you guys can eventually win a SC so that you can move on up to the same level as great progams like BC, WOS, and Newton. It's all love, little bro.

Boy, I don’t know. Vs is a better production, but this one is so much more memorable. I’m going with “Everything Green” as better.

It’s that time of year... NOTHING gets me pumped like a little school pride! This is my personal favorite. Feel free to join in.

Yes, sir... I recall you saying that. I was predicting a move to WR.

The report I read a couple of years ago indicated that the district had grown by 1000+ kids in 3 years. The component that everybody is dancing around is that while there is some growth out around Tarkington, the primary area that's exploding is "La Colonia" out near Plum Grove. It's the opposite of a masterplanned community (Kingwood, The Woodlands) built out in the woods Southeast of Cleveland. The marketing has been primarily made to the working class Hispanic Community in the Houston metro area. A friend of mine works for a utiliity company in the area and they predict 25,000 new electric meters in an subsequent addition the growth that's already occurred. The growth has been phenomenal.... but when you see remarks about "being good at baseball and soccer" they aren't talking about upcoming pitchers... it's a reference to the fact that bulk of the new population is Hispanic.

They beat us in 14. That's the game that got Stump fired. Tie game, we drove down to 4th and 8 on their 12. Our kicker was capable. We ran a draw play from shotgun, didn't convert.... Lost to the Indians in overtime. And the rest was history.

There was no problem. Kid didn’t even need to suit up his senior year. Colleges love that. On a personal note....Have you noticed that nobody has jumped in to defend your “colleges encourage players to skip their senior season” crap?

For sure... I was just acknowledging that guy that said colleges would prefer that you not even play your senior year. That was a joke, right? “The new trend is to just avoid playing ANY varsity ball.... and watch the offers roll in, boys!” 🤡

Ask the Brown kid from Newton how much his senior season last year affected his prospects. So you can save it.

I’d say that missing out on your Senior Season is a fairly decent loss... and I’ll bet that the kid is gonna feel the same way all season. There’s a small group of people who think that THSFB is all about “offers.” Statistics show is that these are also the people who almost never graduate from the college(s) that they end up attending. The one out of 1000 college athletes that do end up playing pro football play less than three years and are penniless in the same time span. So keep chasing those ”offers.” The statistics indicate that you’ll end up with bad knees, no education and no skills before your mid 20s. That’s the real truth about kids trying to make it based on their athleticism.

Were you advising this kid's parents? They aren't telling him where he can/can't move to.... they're just saying that if he moves for athletic purposes (which is exactly what the DEC, SEC, and any reasonable person, and it sounds like you, too believe), then he is unable to play football at his new school for a year. Rules are rules. You can't fail drug tests in the NFL. Should the league be able to suspend guys for doing perfectly legal things (Colorado, etc...) in their off time? Apparently. The "academic purposes" line is a joke. Demas' grandfather (alleged caretaker) met with the coach, but never a principal or guidance counselor before the transfer occurred. Why didn't the other brothers transfer, too? If things were so bad in North Forest, then why are Demas' little bros still walking the halls over there. My guess is that like you, Demas' family believe that they should be able to anything that they please in order to further their kid's career... which on it's surface is a reasonable expecation. The only problem is that when you are using a vehicle (the UIL, in this case) you kinda have to play by there rules or you lose you rights to that vehicle. The kid is still free to attend any and all camps, play in any all-american game, even suit up for the Tomball JV Squad.... He just isn't going to play varsity ball for a year because of some bad decisions by the grownups around him.

He used to be a WR.

Couldn’t he still suit up for the JV squad?

Or just move. What's a year-long lease in the grand scheme of things? Rent your own house out and set up shop in a rental in Tomball. At least then you have some plausible deniability for your athletically-purposed transfer. apartmentfinder.com Guys like "The Footwork King" have a revenue stream that comes largely from getting talented athletes to attend anxiously waiting D1 schools. NOT getting kids scholarships. Those guys work around the NCAA rules regarding payments to athletes and their families, as well as who knows what all else. It's no shocker to recognize that the three schools complaining (LSU, Mississippi, and Oklahoma State) are the ones complaining. Most of "The Footwork King's" "clients" end up at UT, A&M, and Oklahoma. The UIL is just trying to keep that kind of thing out of Texas High School Sports. And failing pretty miserably in Basketball, I might add.

$22 Million?

I think the whole situation probably had a lot to do with the kid’s connection with “The Footwork King.”