CardinalBacker

Don’t forget the spaces reserved for coaches’ kids.

I don’t know... his brother’s in Bellville. His Dad died a few years ago. I don’t know how many ties he still has in the area.

They didn't misplace him.... they ran him off. Livingston isn't, and hasn't ever been, concerned with having a successful football program. In fact, they're committed to sucking on the grandest of scales, up to and including even building a stadium that would be necessary for a moderately successful 3A program.

Don't mention it.

I’m not sure where we’ll be in 2018. Lara and Hamm should return in the backfield, but we lose Baker/Denton from the backfield and Dubois at QB. We are definitely losing a lot of seniors. It’s hard to say how many because our starting unit was so fluid due to injuries this year. There were some bright spots last season by newcomers like Ply who I expect to shine in 2018. We’re in a tough spot as we’ve lost two smaller schools in the last two realignments and are now taking our place as the smallest school in the district. People were joking about band, but it’s a bummer, too. Four schools from our Area (which covers about 45 schools) can advance to the state tournament. We’ve got a really good band program but missed state by a hair in 14. We expected to advance in 16 but LCM dropped down and snagged our spot, lol. Now Lumberton (who went to state as a 5a this year is dropping down and the odds of 3 bands of the 4 advancing being from our District is incalculable. To the people who don’t have band kids, it’s like having two new state semi finalists get put into your district. In consecutive realignments. I’m not excited about the realignment.

Did Dontre get a ring that year? How many touchdowns did he score when he actually faced WOS? And who was the winning qb the night that WOS actually faced Silsbee that fall? I’d be too ashamed to claim my guy hypothetically deserved an award more than the guy who strapped it up and busted my guy’s tail in an actual game. But that’s too logical for Silsbee fan.

Ugh... I hate it. We’ll end up as the smallest school in a district full of teams that we really don’t have much of a history with. Oh, well....

Thanks. I got in before your follow up. Edit.

I wasn’t criticizing Tyler, I was making fun of Silsbee Fans.... they believe that Silsbee kids should sweep the All-District awards and Willie Ray Smith Awards, AND each Tiger should receive a full fight to a D1 school. Anything less is a screw job. Silsbee Fans would have never considered Tyler worthy of anything in 2015 because he played for Ozen. You have to remember that 2015 was the year that Silsbee Fans also claimed to have one of the best receivers to ever come out of southeast Texas.... Mackey. Silsbee has a long history of honking their horn over nothing.

I think both have a decent chance.... I was a little concerned after the close win by WOS last week. It just doesn’t seem like either squad is unleashing devastation on their opponents with three rounds (and tougher teams) in front of them. Good luck to both squads, though. And on behalf of BC, I’ll gladly accept recognition from both the WOS and Newton fanbases for helping to prepare their squads for these playoff runs during games against the Cardinals in non-district play. You’re truly welcome.

Yeah.... about to take a break for basketball season (unless there’s some sordid reason for commenting, like a fight). Have no fear, though.... I’ll be back for baseball season.

"I didn't even realize that Silsbee kids have been getting screwed out of this every year...." AggiesAreWe

It all depends... if CT was still at Ozen, he didn't deserve consideration. After moving to Silsbee, he was definitely the apparent favorite. Duh.

That’s impressive... not a single 1st teamer from BC. I don’t think I can remember seeing a season where a school was totally passed over. On the other hand, I can’t think of anybody from BC that deserved it. Carry on.

No way he was sitting down while he was typing.... Go Stangs!

I can’t. I’ve got my anonymity to protect. Jack Dallas rightfully won the WRS in 2015. Sole returning starter on a team that ended up winning the state championship that year. Maybe if it was named the Willie Ray Smith Gaudiest Stats Award.... but it’s not. Besides, we get to hear how Silsbee kids got screwed every year when the awards get passed out. Right now Silsbee fan is estactic because they believe that Silsbee’s entire varsity squad made first team all district and the young guns are hands down the two finalist for the WRS. Anything less is just a political screw job.

The only problem is that we’re not a qb factory. We’d be throwing a lot more if we had the arms to do so. Kids in most schools dream about growing up and being the qb.... that isn’t the case in BC. Guys like Jack Dallas who are willing to pitch AND play QB aren’t that common anymore. But y’all are right. We’ll never get far with NO passing game.

I’m sure he’ll still get to dump a pass to the tight end every now and then. It’s all in fun. I’ve been claiming that we were his second choice for a while now. Totally unsubstantiated, of course.

BC was his second choice the first time around.

It’s not just renters I’m talking about. People who pay little (or in some cases, no) property taxes vote for bond issues. Once those people outnumber the people with higher property tax obligations, you see the community passing bonds for anything and everything.

For the kids? Cities with small industrial tax bases and high home ownership vote down bond issues. See BC, Vidor, Nederland, and how hard PNG had to fight to get theirs passed. PAISD can pass one every time they open the polls. But go look at the extracurricular programs and tell me which communities do more “for the kids.” You can stroll into the admin offices and make a generous donation “for the kids” any time you want to.

C’mon, man... you’re smarter than that. If you take care of your business and make good decisions, one day you’ll understand what an actual tax burden feels like. Who expects to bear the greater cost for a new bond issue... the guy living in a subsidized apartment or the guy who owns a $300k house and owns his own business? Now which one has more say on the subject? They’ve each only got one vote. Property taxes don’t care if your business is profitable. You carry the same burden if you’re getting rich or going broke. I know people who sell their house as part of their retirement plan because they can’t afford to pay their taxes on a paid for home on a fixed income. The solution is always “just dig deeper... you know... for the good of the rest of us.” A bond issue every two years for schools, a hospital district, etc, etc, etc.... and you end up with an indoor pool and schools you can’t hold class in. You seem smart... one day you’ll earn enough money and own enough crap that and realize that “those other guys can always pay some more” crap is a lie. It’s not a racial issue... it’s a fiscal conservative versus tax and spend liberal issue.

How does that affect people living in government housing and subsidized housing? Lets end the myth that renters feel the same pain as people that pay their own property tax bill each year. Besides... the bulk of taxes are paid by businesses that have no voting rights. So in the case of PAT, voters keep voting for massive bond issues and the bulk of repayment via property taxes are paid by corporations and small business owners who have no say in the matter.

I don’t think it’s just one group. I think pretty much everybody has chose up sides.

You know... I’ve got a feeling. Tigers with the upset.