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The young ‘uns are doing a pretty good job with the broadcast. I really like when the schools do the broadcasts themselves instead of Texan Live.
Nothing against Texan Live. Just like the school’s doing it better.

I think it was a mistake. I said you’d know right away if LP was really trying to win by the play calling. They are this game when it’s just a steady dose of the running game. The previous 2 games, they were tinkering with different passing plays, etc.
This game is typical LP.

First big mistake I’ve seen this year on Special Teams for LP. Take a knee. Teammates should have communicated to him.

I don’t know why PnG thinks 2nd and 3 is passing territory. It’s “just run the ball and get another first down” territory. 

La Porte is doing a lot right. I’m loving their run game. Just wish we would stop it. Tackling is poor tonight. 
 
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LP is well coached. Big defensive front. And, PnG’s getting exposed on outside coverage. On LP’s scoring drive the outside flat was left wide open for them. This is going to be a really good game for us going into district 


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Crosby’s superintendent hiring Joe Willis is the problem. I was vehemently against it when we hired him because his approach to the game does not fit the personnel the Crosby community produces. There are a lot of people on this site who had no idea what they were talking about trying to correct me on that. If you get your butt kicked with multiple SEC kids on the roster then you have no shot with just BigXII and C-USA kids which he’s proven to be true. 
 
He runs a system that nullifies any athletic advantages we have at the skill positions. Instead he still takes the Cedar Park approach which relied heavily on being dominant at the line of scrimmage. That’s fine when you average 6’3” and 285lbs across the offensive line the way they did when Crosby played them in the semifinals, we don’t have that and never have. His system requires the kids to process a lot of information, especially on defense. This makes the kids play extremely slow and makes us look like “we don’t have the athletes we used to”. 
 
Willis calls plays and is terrible at it. With the system being bad I’m not sure it makes a lot of difference what he calls though? One example from last week is running the ball multiple times on 3rd and long yet choosing to call a pass play on 4th and inches which resulted in a goal line interception. He relies extremely heavily on his RB and now that Fontenot isn’t there to substitute in when we need a 3rd and short conversion his play calling looks even worse. I bet we already have close to 15 three and outs through the first two games. 
 
Practice is slow and boring and he doesn’t inject any excitement into the kids because he’s pretty low energy himself. As far as the staff my opinion is that there are only two real “football guys” on the sideline besides Willis. I think most of the guys he hired need a lot more seasoning. It’s just all around bad now, hopefully the superintendent makes a change after this year but her ego is so big that I’m not sure she will be willing to admit failure.
 
Crosby's district isn’t very good so we might finish in 4th place at which time she may try to sell “improvement” to the interested parties and allow Willis to screw over another year of Crosby’s talent. Crosby may be 6A after next year, we need to get someone in here who has the ability to connect with our kids and the willingness to build a program. 

You can sort of make that argument for Riordan leaving but I personally think it was something else, it just happened to coincide with the financial mismanagement timeframe. The superintendent and her ego ran off Prieto though. 
 
Prieto asked for things to improve the program and she balked at it, ego tripped and Coach P was gone. Then the genius hired Willis and gave him most of the stuff Prieto was asking for, smh. While we’re still not where we need to be, we wouldn’t be paying Willis the 6th highest salary in the Houston area if we were hurting. 

All I know is Kingwood would blow out both of PNG’s opponents by similar margins (and has proven it against BU), and DP against either would be worse.
Klein Oak and BU are both doormats. Sorry.
Kingwood will challenge King for the 4th spot this year IMHO, and DP is a perennial PO team. Neither are 6A juggernauts. But, both are solid. Especially at home.
It’s a fan board for us fans. I seriously doubt if the PNG staff/players are thinking they’ll roll LP.

Yes, but for other schools.

All games are won/lost along the lines & with turnovers/penalties. That’s like saying water is wet.
Still, I think it will be a good game for both squads to tune up & get ready for district. I hope both squads come away fully healthy & ready to go for the ‘real’ games.
I like PNG’s balanced offense. LP’s D needs to tighten up. They’ve been okay. But, have given up big plays that have hurt them. PNG has a definite size advantage over LP’s LB’s and secondary.
PNG will get to face a physical offense. Their tackling skills will be tested.
Neither team will be able to get by with arm tackles.
Id like to see both SE Texas teams do well this season. This game should help them both. I’m glad the staffs scheduled it.
Maybe next year, y’all can visit the new Bulldog Stadium. It’s looking nice, and will actually be able to handle handicapped visitors with a full experience like everyone else.
I will have to watch the stream as my wife has PSP (a rare form of Parkinson’s) and few stadiums can accommodate her needs. But, I wish both teams good games, and good health.
Finally, I’ve never done this before, but if anyone has a desire to give to a charitable organization, please consider The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Thanks in advance!
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Remember that PO game well. Was there.😬 

Also, there is some familiarity between the two squads. Just not the way some are aware of. The Joseph/Berneathy connection goes back to the battles of the mid 2000’s between Katy & La Porte. Both styles of play are still similar to those teams. At that time, Katy had a very large program and enrollment advantage, and put it to good use. LP only won one of those matchups.

I have to be a homer.
As far as the game, LP is a different animal than Klein Oak or BU. I’m a little confused on them this year so far as I see a lot of tinkering, and I wonder how much emphasis they’ve actually put on winning vs. staying healthy and trying to find other offensive options.
As it stands right now, the QB is still a game manager vs. being an offensive threat in any way. The RB’s are the offense. The D has given up some big plays on trick plays and long passes. Special Teams have been well above average.
In both games so far, Ive seen multiple new plays and players. So, I’m not sure what to expect against PNG.. If the pattern holds, I’d expect to see a heavy dose of #3 to the right behind a pulling LG and traps. But, that could all have been done for a reason I’m unaware of. If the first two games were more to work on things, it will be easy to tell early on by the play calling.
I’d expect the staff to put more emphasis on trying to win this game going into district play.
Hopefully, it will be on Texan Live, or broadcast somewhere.

I’d like to once again congratulate the WOS community for the success they’ve had since running off their hall of fame coach.  

Here’s some history trivia: PNG and La Porte have played only once, in 1977. PNG won 34-13. 
I’ve had this one circled since the schedule released. The first two games gave us the chance to line up against size and speed, but didn’t offer much, if anything, by way of discipline, game plan, or execution. LP has size, speed, and good coaching. We need to go against a team willing to run it right down our throat who knows how to do it. I think we’ll be able to able to move the ball and their offense is going to show our weaknesses, especially around the edge. We’ve got a better defense and we’re at home.
 
PNG by 10.  

Back in 2012  the Dillon Panthers merged with the East Dillon Lions to create a “super team.”

Might be closer than what y’all think. Have to remember, LP hasn’t played a home game in over a year due to their new stadium being built. They’re 0-2, but both losses to 6A programs, although not juggernaut programs, both games were competitive. I got PNG by a touchdown.

As a WB alum, WB about to get embarrassed by this 5A district. They might need to drop to 4A

Always a classic... good game Nederland.
Another example of this teams inability to get it done. Personal fouls at the worst possible times. Failure to manage the clock. Refs still have it out for us too. They gave Ned enough time to figure out how to get the Cowboys to the super bowl. But it should've never got to that point. Pinned inside they're own 5 they came out with confidence. And never let up. Spirit killer

Beating a not so good Newton team and losing to a very average Nederland team deserves something other than an extension.  

Maybe the Supt should have spent $70,000 on helping the coaching staff

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