Rez

Your opinion: When the new coach was hired at WOS, the talent just happened to fall off at the same time?  Or could there be another reason for their team’s downfall from what they’ve been used to?

Just a thought here and I understand there might be some controversy around this. 
I think Crosby's implosion and PNG's ascension should teach us a couple very important lessons. 
1) We overvalue the effect of athletes (bo's and joes) on the success of a program and undervalue the effect of coaching. 
2) Great coaches will get the enrollment involved and working. At the end of the day the single most important thing for late playoff success is depth and coaching. Yes losing a great QB/RB/WR/LB can end a season early but if you don't have depth at all the "not superstar" positions and if the backups aren't just as willing, able and wanting to play as the starters you cannot have success at the highest levels. 
I think this is true because of a couple of reasons, Winner win. If you are successful and win others want to be a part of that, from that 6'8 300 lbs kid that's never touched a football to that 5'6 kid who will run through a wall to get his chance. They all are important and they all need to feel like part of the team. If you win then no one cares about being the backup. If you win people will be happy to just be on the team. If you win you can have 65 athletes on Varsity every single year. 
Even a team without elite athletics' talent can execute plays at a high level if they are well coached. Practice times, culture of work, and accountability set the standards for developing 14 year old's into athletic 17 years old's. That being said great coaches can overcome program deficiencies that previously existed. 
 
Crosby and PNG prove this. PNG has no more talent now than it has for the last decade. Crosby has no less talent than it has for the last decade. It's about how that talent is coached, brought through the system, and executes daily. 
 
My ramblings. 
 

I'm only here until my flight leaves for St. Lucia tomorrow. As pitiful as this season was I figured I might as well spend a week taking it out on some Wahoo and hitting some golf balls in the ocean. My old lady is from Oak Cliff and her nephew plays for Duncanville so I've been getting the treatment at the house all bleeping year, smh.  

Crosby is going to sing more kids in the next two years(this year and next year) than anybody currently in the district besides PAM. Teams like Baytown Lee don't beat Crosby because they're more talented. It's easy to point to talent when the system and playcalling doesn't fit the personnel. BH doesn't have near the talent that PAM does and still beat them, PNG doesn't have near the talent FBM does and still beat them. People said Duncanville was finished before Samples got there and turned them into a contender after going 3-7 his first year there, same caliber kids they've always had with a 4k+ enrollment.
We've had multiple D1 kids before and lost in the 2nd round, we've signed 0 D1 kids and made it to the state finals. Guy on the sideline matters a lot, even moreso when the administration is so poorly run which is exactly why I predicted Willis to have a similar record to the one he did at Crosby even though he had a team with multiple kids that ended up playing in the SEC championship last Saturday.  

An understated benefit of deep runs, and one of the reasons deep runs tend to come in bunches. After this season, PnG will have a full 12 more weeks extra of practices and game experience , over the past two years, than most teams in the state. South Oak Cliff will have 18 extra (over the last 3 seasons) - That’s nearly 2 full regular seasons extra! That experience can really build if underclassmen are taking advantage. 

Congratulations on the win.  Heck of game.  A few mental errors at the end but nothing major.  

An understated benefit of deep runs, and one of the reasons deep runs tend to come in bunches. After this season, PnG will have a full 12 more weeks extra of practices and game experience , over the past two years, than most teams in the state. South Oak Cliff will have 18 extra (over the last 3 seasons) - That’s nearly 2 full regular seasons extra! That experience can really build if underclassmen are taking advantage. 

Good Luck PNG ! Pulling for y'all to win it all ! Y'all are the best team on this side of the bracket . Carry us all and get that Championship !

Gonna be a helluva game!!!  It will be won or lost in the trenches. Can PNG stop the dynamic running attack of SOC? Can PNGs o-line keep SOC d line pushed back enough to open gaps for Nguyen and Chatangier?  Can PNG secondary stop SOC? Can PNG receivers win the one on one battles that SOC loading the box is going to create? Can PNG line hold up against the rush that is going to be coming on passing downs?  I can't wait to find out the answers to these questions!!!!  GO PNG!!!!

I watched SOC against Midlothian and Lovejoy. 
Midlothian took a good lead then tried to keep running outside and throwing shirt passes. Didn't work. PN-G will go right at them and rarely throws passes to the line of scrimmage. 
SOC was not as big as I expected. They have some size but nothing like last year. The d-lines for both Midlothian and Lovejoy were much smaller than what PNG will bring. 
It will be speed vs size. We will need to play a full 4 quarters of A ball. SOC can get down and still make a run. 

Like I've been saying, keep eating what y'all been eating.  On the first play let them know they are playing a team from Southeast Texas and don't let up on the gas.  Make us proud Indians.  

An understated benefit of deep runs, and one of the reasons deep runs tend to come in bunches. After this season, PnG will have a full 12 more weeks extra of practices and game experience , over the past two years, than most teams in the state. South Oak Cliff will have 18 extra (over the last 3 seasons) - That’s nearly 2 full regular seasons extra! That experience can really build if underclassmen are taking advantage. 

An understated benefit of deep runs, and one of the reasons deep runs tend to come in bunches. After this season, PnG will have a full 12 more weeks extra of practices and game experience , over the past two years, than most teams in the state. South Oak Cliff will have 18 extra (over the last 3 seasons) - That’s nearly 2 full regular seasons extra! That experience can really build if underclassmen are taking advantage. 

An understated benefit of deep runs, and one of the reasons deep runs tend to come in bunches. After this season, PnG will have a full 12 more weeks extra of practices and game experience , over the past two years, than most teams in the state. South Oak Cliff will have 18 extra (over the last 3 seasons) - That’s nearly 2 full regular seasons extra! That experience can really build if underclassmen are taking advantage. 

Thank you that means a lot coming from one of the premier powerhouses in Texas.

You will be back. Ill be there rooting you on. With this trip PNG and WOS both have 8 trips to state each. It is an honor to share such a stat with WOS, Literally an honor. You guys are the blaze setters for SETX. We all respect you. 

The offense is a little more dynamic. Defense IMO is better in terms of scheme and body movement, but we took a slight step back from last year in terms of individual reads and tackling. 

I want to congratulate PNG on making it to state again! Making it once is tough enough but back to back seasons is special! I know yall are going to bring the whole tribe, and South Dallas is banning together. Should be a great atmosphere. Good luck and safe travels!  

I don't see it that way I've seen SOC several times this year...its going to be the strength of the PN-G offensive line vs the speed of SOC...SOC isn't very big on the defensive line they make up for that with speed...on the defensive side this is easily the biggest team PN-G has played this year SOC offensive line averages above 280 this year

Congrats PNG 💜💜🎉🎉🎊🎊🤍🤍!! PNG go win state 

Agree with this. One thing to keep in mind that’s different for this year, though. The parking lot doesn’t open until 9:30 AM. Kickoff is at 11 AM. Uncertain whether third party parking lots around the stadium will open earlier. The shuttle service or an rideshare service may be the way to go.

Parking was easy, traffic was normal Dallas , once you were in Dallas. Not too bad. 

Parking was easy, traffic was normal Dallas , once you were in Dallas. Not too bad. 

With the game being on Saturday I expect more people at the game this year than last! Best of Luck and win state! I’ll be there again!