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No - he was done after the first half.

That makes sense - I heard about a threat of some kind. Are you not allowed to suit up if you miss class on game day? I think that’s the rule, but I’m not sure.

Any report on Nederland? I stuck my nose in the first 15 min or so of their scrimmage, then went to see PNG. Ned RB has put on some muscle - broke several tackles. Also, Ned’s numbers seem way down. I counted about 37 suited up. PNG had about 65 today.

24-14, final. LCM looked good. PNG looks on-schedule for what they’re bringing back. Both sides got some good reps in.

About 65 suited up. LCM has about 39.

PNG at 17-0 over LCM after two game condition quarters.

Whichever CB for LCM is wearing #4 is really playing well tonight.

I was already looking forward to seeing what Huntsville does this year. Now Matt’s laid down the gauntlet lol

That PAM loss was our good luck charm. I don’t know what we’ll do without it.

PNG plays Klein Oak, Beaumont United, and La Porte. 1-2

I agree - Shae Adams is going to be very hard to replace. Nerves of steel. We’re going to need to find someone with his ability to create mismatches and execute clutch plays.

The RB corps might be stronger overall than last year. A true “whoever has the ball can break a big one” situation. It will be hard to replace Nyugen, for sure - I don’t know if we’ve ever had an RB who read the play so well. But I think we’ll be faster this year, so that opens up more runs to the outside. I’m just hoping we don’t drink the rat poison on all the pre-season rankings and predictions. We’re not guaranteed anything, and the odds of making it back to state again are always extremely low. Not to mention serious potential for a drop in the seeding if we lose to Lake Creek or Huntsville (Dayton and Montgomery will be good too, and Nederland is going to a lot better than last year), setting up a second round matchup with South Oak Cliff. It’s a dangerous district, and the playoff path is vastly more difficult. All that being said - We’ve got great pieces, great coaching, great experience, and a great fan base. Sky’s the limit.

Any pictures? All I’ve seen is practice video.

Nothing wrong with what Qb1 said. If anything, he was throwing himself under the bus - He’s been qb1 for the past two years, correct? So, he’s been one of those “leaders.” Whatever Qb1 has to tell his team right now to build chemistry and purpose, I’m right behind him. That was also a good interview from Coach Rich. I think Nederland is in good coaching hands (and I wanted them to go with the other finalist). You can already see it in the video - The conditioning seems better, there’s more excitement and energy. Of course, that has to play out in the games. But, listening to coach Rich talk, it‘s hard to not want to suit up for him. I’m always wrong on predictions, so I’ll just say I think Nederland is on the right track. Don’t be surprised if they make the playoffs, and I expect Mid-County Madness will be a classic this year. The exciting thing if you’re a Nederland fan is they don’t have that far to go - The last few seasons, it was a combination of being a little worse in a lot of ways that made them seem a lot worse. If Nederland is even 1% better at every position (including coaching) this season, the result will be scary for the rest of us.

See ya’ll there!

Place, date time? Thanks!

Coaches have to learn things the hard way just like the rest of us. But, it was a great game. Good crowd on both sides, loud. Had a playoff vibe. Classic.

I still haven’t figured that one out. Why didn’t west Orange try for any field goals or extra points in the 2nd half? Did they simply not have a kicker , or was that some kind of strategy? At least two times they got in a range where they could have put the game away, and insisted on going for it on 4th.

It’s a cost thing. We’re frankly lucky they even issue a paper version. Magazines across the world are barely hanging on.

Got mine in the mail this morning. I subscribed a couple weeks ago, maybe three. Pretty fast turnaround, if you ask me.

It’s a tough district with only four spots for what could be six playoff-level teams.

I subscribed. Still haven’t gotten mine. I only subscribed a couple weeks ago. I suspect that affects where I fall in the orders. Someone that subscribed six months ago might be ahead of me.

Montgomery Lake creek and Lovejoy are a couple unranked ones I think will make a big splash as the season and playoffs go on.

I liked how Coach Rich framed it in his short interview with one of the news outlets - Getting fundamental football basics down. Not trying to razzle dazzle anyone. Starting where he needs to and moving from there. Nederland is in good hands.

Is there a livestream of this one?