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21 hours ago, CardinalBacker said:

I haven’t seen anything that would make me believe that Mr Arbery was targeted because of his race. I would have no trouble identifying this incident as racial if there was some evidence of such... past social media posts, memberships in supremacist groups, etc.  When people complain that the victim is being dehumanized by exposing his past, I’d argue that those past behaviors on the part of the two shooters are also completely relevant in establishing their character and predispositions.

BUT.... if you’ve been conditioned to believe that the majority of police in America are inherently racist, the the fact that the Father is former LEO is all of the evidence a prejudiced person would need to identify this incident as a work of racism. 

I live on a dead end road with a couple of other houses. I know when somebody is in here that “doesn’t belong.” I’m going to guess that Mr Arbery stuck out in that neighborhood, and I’d be curious how “diverse” the area actually is. I’d like to point out that a person’s skin color CAN indicate that a person is up to no good. If you see a white dude slow-rolling around on Simmons Drive in Orange in the middle of the night, you can bet he’s there for drugs or a whore. 
 

Both the father and son called 911 during that incident that day. If they’d set out to “hunt down and murder” Mr Arbery, I doubt they’d have contacted law first... the father was literally on the line with 911 when the shooting occurred. 
 

There are legitimate cases where people single out others for purely racial reasons. James Byrd, Jr comes to mind, and that kid that shot up the black church in SC.  Hate crimes, plain and simple. Throw the book at them. Unfortunately most aren’t so cut and dried. 

I agree with your sentiment that we should look for solid evidence of a person's background an intentions before drawing conclusions about their motivations.

My disagreement is in the highlighted portion above.

I can't think of a single scenario where a person's skin color, all other things being equal, is sufficient indication that a person is up to no good. The example you provide applies equally to any skin color. If you see anyone slow rolling in an area known to be a place to replenish one's supply of drugs and prostitutes, it is reasonable to assume they might be there for such things, but they might also be lost, or particularly interested in the scenery, or having a heart attack, or a million other things that might cause someone to drive slowly. I know I'm splitting hairs, but your statement requires hair-splitting. The fact that would make you think someone is looking for illegal activities by slow rolling is that they are slow rolling in that specific place, not the skin color of the person slow rolling. Unless Simmons Dr in Orange is closed to non-whites? 

On 5/19/2020 at 3:47 PM, A BUC 77 said:

Is it going to be a bulldog or a "N" at mid field?

It will be a picture of a mud puddle, in a stirring reminder of and honor to the stadium's deeply rooted traditions. In the center will be placed a commemorative golden sprinkler, which will ceremonially water the turf before every game. 

If Vidor comes up with a defense that can defend the pass consistently, they have a chance to go deep in 4a this year. I think it is extremely difficult for Vidor to prep a pass defense because they can't simulate a strong pass offense in practice. So it's an uphill battle. The players can do it if someone will teach them. 

The strange thing is the number of teenagers who have even been seriously affected by covid is close to zero. I’m not sure any have died. They likely have a greater risk of dying playing football than dying from covid. They certainly have a greater risk dying driving to practice than they do of dying from covid. And by the fall it is likely that much of the herd immunity we need to achieve will have happened. We need to protect the elderly (who are almost exclusively the only ones who need protecting), but we can do so without imprisoning an entire generation of children. 

25 minutes ago, 5GallonBucket said:

Who runs at a person that has a gun in hand and they don’t have one?

he wasn’t fighting for his life if he ran at the man who was holding the gun.

not one person on here is gonna run unarmed at someone who is armed!!!!!!

If you turn a corner and a guy has a gun and seems to want to use it on you, your only (slim) chance of survival is taking it away. Without expressing an opinion about the overall situation, I think Ahmed did what any reasonable person would/should do. If someone comes at me with a gun and they are only a few steps from me I'm assuming they are going to use it on me and I will spend what will probably be my last moments on earth trying to take that gun away.

I read "Roughnecks" about 20 years. Fiction. Aimed more at high school kids than adults. I remember it as a good read. The whole story is a first-person view of a high school football star's thoughts in the last few days leading up to the state championship in Louisiana. 

On 5/8/2020 at 10:16 PM, prepballfan said:

I read playing for pizza it was a great book

I read "Bleachers" years ago. It starts out as a good read, but it follows the plot of "Varsity Blues" so much its an entirely unoriginal book. I enjoyed the writing though -- Like all John Grisham books, the story is presented very well. But if you haven't seen "Varsity Blues," it's a relatively short book with a pretty good football story. 

On 5/3/2020 at 1:24 PM, Aledoalumni said:

My perception of R3 is high powered offenses with lots of points. But which teams would y'all say have a good defensive reputation?

What is this “defense” you speak of?

On 4/29/2020 at 4:57 PM, Aledoalumni said:

It will be interesting how FBM does without their big 2. Probably their best QB/RB duo in program history. Maybe they are able to reload but who knows. They have played 12 playoff games these last two seasons. Thats a lot of extra practice. I thought A&M had a big senior class but I am not certain on that. Another team I forgot to mention is Huntsville. 

I forgot about FB Marshall -- Call it PTSD after they ran us into the ground two years in a row. I also forgot about Huntsville. Unless there is a drastic drop-off, I see no reason both won't be solid this year. Huntsville was more vulnerable last year than the year before, so I don't know what direction they are trending. And FB Marshall is missing their Big 2, but they had a Fast 22 -- Unless it becomes legal to blitz before the ball is snapped, it will be hard for any of us to slow that team down. Even the guy running the flag down the track in front of the fans was faster than everyone on the PNG team. Tier 1: FB Marshall, Marshall, and A&M Consolidated, Tier 2: Hunstville. Tier 3 and down is everyone else, in whatever order you want. Barbers Hill, Crosby, PNG, and Nederland should be near the top of Tier 3. Barbers Hill had an extremely balanced, complete team last year. I don't know what they bring back, but they are going in an upward direction. I know they lost their star offensive lineman. He made a huge difference. Their QB last year was fundamentally good, but not flashy, world-ending great. Nederland was young last year and will probably have six to eight starters back on both sides. PNG brings back a lot of big pieces -- If the QB/WR connection can improve, and if the defense continues its year-to-year improvement we've seen the last two seasons, we are going to make some noise. Crosby started to look dangerous halfway through the season, but they aren't the Crosby of 2012-2013 anymore -- I don't know what that means they are becoming. They are in their second year with a new coach and system and all indications are that they are going to be, at a minimum, a solid team with a dark-horse high ceiling. I'm sure I'm leaving some region 3 powers off, but I'm not familiar with any other teams. Texas City used to be quite good -- They seem to have dropped off lately, so I think they are something of a dark horse. 

For Region 3: I’d expect Marshall and A&M Consolidated to be at the top. Crosby looks like they are heading in an upward direction, but there is a lot left to prove there. Barbers Hill lost some key players, but I think they should be considered at least the favorite in their district, with hopes to win the region. Nederland and PNG are going to be in the thick of it. PNG and Crosby are dark horses, in my opinion. I don’t know anything about where Texas City is these days.

1 hour ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

We'll have a season, i just hope Hurricane Season is quiet. 

Knock on wood. I can't even imagine dealing with a hurricane in the coronavirus context. What a mess. 

Anyone know who PNG is bringing back, other than Bost? And any good underclassmen coming up? 

PNG won state in baseball 

1 hour ago, prepballfan said:

Maybe my Hallmark day hasn't come yet???

Mine hasn’t - I’ve never watched one. They just seem to be universally loved.

13 minutes ago, prepballfan said:

I never figured you for a Hallmark guy

Everyone is hallmark guy, even those who don’t know it yet. 

2 minutes ago, Bigdog said:

Travel is going to suck for a couple of those games too.  I think they should put TC and SF in a district closer to the schools.

Absolutely. 

Who has Wimberley played? Silsbee has played West Orange twice, Newton, Nederland, PNG. Granted, Silsbee went 2-5 against that group, and Nederland and PNG didn’t exactly have their very best years, but the competition explains why Silsbee’s stats might be a little depressed relative to Wimberley’s. Silsbee has played big schools and where they didn’t play big schools they played very good teams. Even with the weak district competition, Silsbee has faced a tough season. 

4 minutes ago, PhatMack19 said:

Matt Stepp’s (Texas Football) District Alignment Predictions - Official Districts released in February

12-5A-DII (Region III)
Barbers Hill
Crosby
Dayton
Galena Park
Nederland 
Port Neches-Groves
Santa Fe
Texas City

That’s not an easy district. 

It’s all that physical speed

1 hour ago, wo-s#1 said:

They a lot bias but they know the game and keep it entertaining too

I enjoyed their commentary. Even with the bias. I like their tone and attitude. 

Anyone else having trouble with Texanlive? Trying to watch and website seems to be having problems. 

Wish I could go to this game!!

Good season, BH! 

23 hours ago, oldman said:

I think there defense is pretty good.  Yes PNG scores 35 on them but other than Magnolia that was as much as they gave up this season according to MaxPreps.

Whitehouse put up 24, but looking at box score one TD was on Kick off return.  Other than that they allowed 17.

i think they are a well rounded team.  Of course, this is my opinion based on stats I have seen.

 

I don’t mean their defense is bad- I mean it is the one weakness that stands out. They are still well-positioned to move on. 

Barbers Hill’s biggest weakness is that defense. Otherwise they are about as complete as a team would want to be.