Rez

I’m curious if any schools (not asking for names) have ever pushed back on such a request from you, and what the basis would have been, if such were the case.

I like the way the 49ers do it. I don’t think we should lose the strength in the passing game, but being a team that knows it can run no matter how the passing is going will be refreshing. I’m hoping to see new toughness in the defense.

If any PNG fans ever pull that “For Sale” bull crap on a coach again I’m cheering for Nederland. I’m sure this new coach will be great. Maybe better in some ways. And the coaching tree and relationships he comes from aren’t nothing. And with the whole “Todd Dodge consultant to help build a culture” thing the board is doing, maybe he’ll be successful putting a program in place similar to what’s at Katy and Westlake and Southlake. Good luck to him.

I may be asking for info you don’t have, but any idea what they like him for? As in, what’s the reason to be excited about this guy? He has a shorter resume than Faircloth did coming in. Which isn’t to say I am unhappy with this pick. But if we’re going to run Faircloth out of town I’d hope it was for an obviously better choice, at least. If the board won’t keep him, we can at least give him the respect of getting someone better than him.

Good to know - my impression has been they are always kind of on the bubble of being good, but have to deal with FBM so they look a little less good than they might be.

Every time - what a waste - and so hard to get momentum for the rest of the season for the loser.

What a year to have to get a new coach for no reason. Any thoughts on how the teams in this district are likely to shake out by season end? My way-too-early guess: 1st place: 1. Fort Bend Marshall - I know they lost to Barbers Hill last year (not to knock BH, but it was at least the second biggest upset in the state that day, if not the biggest), but unless something has changed dramatically at FBM, they will still have a huge O-line and their water boys will be faster than every player from any other team in the district. Good luck, to all of us. I hope we can figure out a way to stop them. Contenders for last three playoff spots In no particular order, but PNG is on top in the name of hopes and dreams and maybe Tom Brady will use retirement to come be our new coach (Though I will note he doesn’t have a master’s degree and has never won a state championship in Texas, and did lose the SuperBowl two times to the Giants and got knocked out the playoffs twice by Mark Sanchez. Also, he lost yet another Super Bowl to the Eagles [though, in fairness to Tom Brady, Nick Foles had Jesus on his side] - So let’s maybe look a little deeper on the applicant list). PNG Texas City Fort Bend Willowridge Nederland (included for Trying-To-Look-Unbiased reasons only) Non-playoffs Dayton, Santa Fe, Galena Park, Nederland (sorry, Nederland, but your coach doesn’t have a master’s degree) In all seriousness - The tiers seem to be: FBM - PNG/TC/FBW/Ned - Dayton/SF/GP

That drive is going to suck.

Dodge has only won 7 state championships. Where have our standards gone?

I say throw money at Art Briles. No reason not to. He’d be awesome.

I hate that - Crowd noise shouldn't be artificial. Any idiot can bang things together. Like putting ball bearings in steel drums -- it's just interfering with the game. I wish it wasn't tolerated.

Exactly - we're better with a tougher district.

Exactly - why not name names? They are public officials and answer to the people.

To Crosby, from the Reservation: Get some revenge for the Indians.

Better start the movement now. This is idiotic.

Thanks for joining in. As a png fan, it was good to have someone from up north to give some insight on the TH perspective. Hope you stick around.

West orange had a killer offense in 2015 and 2016

I’m not sure anyone actually ever cared or was actually offended by the Chain Gang. Local administrators just wanted to look they were doing something. I guarantee if they had asked the team to vote on it it would have never been changed. Call them the Chain Gang if you want. The Chain Gang sounds scary. The Blue Link sounds insultingly stupid and cheesy, like it’s something a Cub Scout den mother made up.

TH defensive line will be a handful for Crosby. My guess is Crosby wins by 10.

I watched both games. I think Crosby had the better defense against PNG. Hard to measure since both dominated, but against Crosby my sense was nothing we could do would work, while against TH the sense was if we would execute we’d be staying in the game.

It wasn’t targeting. But it was just as bad. It was a flagrant, unnecessary, late blindside hit. The player did “favor an arm” because that arm, from what we saw, is broken - they had to cut his shoulder pads off on the PNG sideline. He was on the ground for about five minutes. For no reason other than apparent malice, and completely uncalled for in a game where everything is going in favor of Texas High. I wouldn’t characterize the hit as anything other than an inexcusable cheap shot, and the kid who did it should have been ejected. It wasn’t just “oh football is rough,” and it wasn’t merely incidental contact. He should have been kicked out of the game, if he wasn’t (I don’t think the refs ejected him) and he shouldn’t be allowed to play in the next game. Other than that play, hats off to Texas High. Clearly the better team, and will be a handful for Crosby. I’ve never seen such a good defensive line. Congrats on the win.

If the D can keep slowing then down and we can get the offense going, there’s still room for a comeback. Let’s go Indians

Png play calling is suspect. Players are walking around like they don’t want to be there. Refs have missed some penalties. Refs are spotting the ball terribly. Texas high clearly better but PNG could be showing up better . O line getting killed

PNG can stop them for a bit, but if the Texas rb gets past the line he’s going to the house every time.

I think it would come down to matchups. Texas City v PNG would have been an interesting rematch, and winnable for PNG. And if BH had somehow made it past Crosby, anything can happen between PNG/Texas City/Texas and Bh. As it is, the long-term playoff impact of the PnG side of the bracket is likely to be zero because I think no matter which team makes it to the regional championship, the other team will be Crosby and Crosby will win.