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We are talking about measuring fan enthusiasm for today's game. CardinalBacker tried to use a relatively quiet game thread as evidence that PNG fans don't care about the outcome of the game. I used what will likely be a huge PNG crowd tonight as evidence that PNG fans do, in fact, care about the outcome of the game. That isn't a mental disorder -- It is drawing conclusions based on observable realities. To say that the fact that I mentioned fan attendance means that PNG fans are obsessed with numbers is to grossly distort what I said.

Go see PNG on Friday and count the fans on the PNG side vs the fans on the FB Marshall side, then come back and tell us we don't care about the game.

same. I'll be watching on Texan Live.

Thanks! Hope you and all of Nederland can make it out to the game. And wear your black and gold so people know Nederland is there.

Anyone have a video of that hit? I keep hearing about it.

That was a great day. We'd all love for history to repeat itself. The key there was PNG's punishing defense. Our defense has gotten better and better from week to week. If we can avoid any big mistakes and make sure open field tackles, we can keep ourselves in the game. We shot ourselves in the foot against College Station in 2016 with big mistakes, and College Station capitalized. FB Marshall will do the same.

Last place, baby! I will accept this honor. I guess that's what I get for playing one week and never playing again.

I think Huntsville wins by more than that. That defense is ridiculous.

Nothing this season has happened how I expected it, and a lot of things that have been true in past seasons haven't happened this season. Usually PNG starts out seasons looking really good, then falls short against superior competition in later games. Usually PNG's defense struggles a lot. This season, we have peaked in the latter half of the season and the defense is better than normal. For all we know FB Marshall isn't much better than PNG. Our loss to Huntsville is looking better and better. We can hang with good teams. Just have to play solid defense and take advantage of any gaps in the FB Marshall defense to punish them for focusing on RJ. It won't be easy. FB Marshall is probably one of the best in the state. In any case, I'm hoping for a rematch against Huntsville in the 4th round.

Against PNG, Nederland tried to keep the game low-scoring. My guess is the idea was to keep Roschon off the field by extending long clock-eating drives. This didn't work because Nederland gave up turnovers on two key drives that prevented them from matching PNG's points and taking up clock time. Even though Nederland's strategy against PNG didn't work, this doesn't mean it was the wrong strategy. Nederland, I think, should try to keep the score low and extend drives as long as they can -- That is, do what they intended to do against PNG. If Nederland can avoid costly turnovers and keep Marshall's offense off the field, while playing the same solid defense they've been putting on the field in almost every game this season, they have a chance. If Marshall's district is as weak as some of us suspect, it is possible that they walk into the game against Nederland cocky and unfocused. One of the things Nederland does best is match teams for punch and aggressiveness, which could throw Marshall off. All that being said, Marshall's only losses are against two of the best pound-for-pound teams in Texas, so it isn't as if they are totally untested.

Sounds like a matchup nightmare for just about every team in Texas. Good luck to the Dogs, they've certainly got their hands full.

Here, I'll get everyone riled up: [Insert generic comment: "Roschon isn't as good as anyone thinks/Faircloth should be fired/ipad/defense is bad/why does he have so many carries per game?"] That's about all the hot buttons, I think.

Looking at Lindale's highlights, they seem to be pretty slow. QB looks like he has a pretty accurate arm, threads the needle on some short crossing patterns. PNG rolls with a three score victory.

Congratulations to BH on putting in a good fight against a really good team. Sounds like BH will be back in the mix next season.

Do you know what year that was? Those PNG uniforms first appeared in 2004 and stayed (I think) until 2008. Was that Hemmings as PNG QB taking the hit? My guess would be 2004 or 2005. I think PNG was at home in 2004 for that game.

Right, but region 3 is a buzzsaw. They lost to Crosby (who played the game of their lives to come back and win) and FB Marshall, which is ranked #1, by one point in overtime. They have obliterated everyone else they've played. Two early season losses don't mean they wouldn't beat FB Marshall or Crosby today (they would certainly beat Crosby, but a one-point win in overtime is hardly decisive, so they could beat FB Marshall as well).

I don't think Nederland should be tied in the rankings with Manvel -- Isn't Manvel favored to go to state? I know they aren't as good as in past years, but they are still better than most.

The other Marshall is ranked directly below Nederland, and by what I understand, they are very good. Marshall is ranked #10 in the 5A DII poll by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Nederland is not in the top ten in that ranking. This isn't to say that Dave Campbell's is the only authority. Nederland will probably meet Marshall in the 2nd round, so here's hoping they actually are better than Marshall.

I'm more confused by Nederland being above Marshall

Who is better, Northside or Willowridge?

Let's hope he's Vince Young -- Can't wait to see what he can do to bring Texas back to the top.

I think it was that the Nederland mascot and the Indian Spirit showed up at a church service at a Nederland church last Sunday. Someone posted a video on facebook a few days back. Or the surprise was that the Nederland band and the PNG band performed together tonight. I don't really know.

Please! That would be so great! Let's make it happen.

Undefeated (on the field) in district! Good work PNG!