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I haven't seen PNG lately. In JH there was a big kid that played RB on the A team. He wasn't super fast but quick for his size and could score. Should be a Soph now. He still at RB? JV or Varsity?

Just recently moved to Huffman. Looking at Liberty films on MaxPreps and attending the Huffman scrimmages (boy, don't take this to the bank) Huffman tackles a little better this year and is a bit more talented with offensive playmakers. If Huffman can get a stop early and put up some points fast....Liberty may have a tough time slow marching back into the game. Wish I had some film of the Liberty scrimmages, I love that kind of offense.

A lot of the comments don't seem to look at the situation comprehensively. It is certainly not as simple as "Let them play!", "This is a conspiracy!" and "Rules are Rules!!" If you think of all the moving pieces and processes interacting together, you can unpack this thing a little better. Purpose of UIL - We seem to minimize the ultimate goal of the school system when we discuss athletics. The schools primary mission is to educate our young people to a standard. Academics. Extracurricular activities/contests are educational activities that provide much needed life experience and education that the classroom cannot provide. The UIL was formed to attempt to make these contests as fair as possible but also allowing competition. There are winners and losers, and both experiences are important to growth and development. Are they perfect? Nope, but there are a lot of smart people trying to accomplish this task. Transfers aren't positive - Transfers suck. You can say it is better for a person or program but I haven't seen any defense for transfers being "good". By their very nature, one or more of the following is true: Kid is leaving a crappy situation, academics, athletics or both. (sucks) Somebody is shopping the talent of a child for ulterior motives. (sucks) Transfers from struggling schools to good schools do even more harm to struggling schools. (sucks) The upheaval of new teachers, curriculum, and standards of a new school will have challenges. (sucks) Sometimes it is better for the kid and sometimes it is not. My point is, transfers aren't the magic answer and many times will cause more problems than they solve. Rule of Law - I am a huge opponent of "Zero Tolerance" rules and management. It is lazy and cowardly. While I am a bit of a stickler for rules myself, it is also intellectually dishonest to ignore the context of the individual situation. Sometimes the answer is "Yeah, this is not going to be satisfying but we must enforce the rule". And other times the answer is "This is a unique case and this rule will not apply." Motives - This rule exchanges the "sit a year for every transfer" and tries to discover the motives of people. Motives are incredibly easy to hide and incredibly difficult to prove. Therefore, by its very nature, the rule is going to be imperfect. The PAPF is an attempt to discover motive. The DEC is an attempt to discover motive. The SEC is an attempt to discover motive. Even with three checkpoints, there is no guarantee that this process will get it right. "That's an awful long post, GET TO THE POINT!" The UIL used an imperfect but thorough system to enforce a rule that is great in principle and extremely difficult to adjudicate. It sucks to see a young man with obvious talent not being able to compete but the process is designed to ensure fair competition, not the satisfaction of individual programs or participants.

Occam's Razor.

Truth!! i know at least 2 backup WR’s receivers that should have played OLB/DB in the last 3 years. it just always felt like a bend/don’t break defense the last 4 years.

What do you mean by "cleared"? Was there a QB transfer? A Crosby RB transferred to King apparently. Not sure.

Anybody make the Crosby scrimmage the other day? Note: this is not an invitation to pile it on the Cougars.

How did the young man's senior year turn out? It seems like quite of few of these transfers aren't the magic bullet that the parents hope for. There are so many moving parts (coaches, curriculums, travel) that, in my opinion, purely athletic transfers are such a crap shoot.

Sucks. I saw a documentary about the increase in knee ligament tears. The interviewed a doctor that felt he could watch a player and predict if they would tear or not. He had some data to back it up. It also showcased a player (basketball) that had torn both of his and played through it. No pain, no loss of movement. He just basically didn't need them. I am sure he is one out of a billion but everybody is different. Hell, I sleep awkward and my neck goes to crap. Getting so old even the pillow kicks my butt. (stolen quote, don't remember where)

Vidor - All they do is run. And they are are pretty good at it. Run defense is still better than last year. Manvel - Manvel has some beast RB's. They also are going to put up some yards against any team in the state. Last years defense would have gave up more. This is where stats matter but don't matter (but matter). At least 150-200 yards, per game, was given up in those weird, sleepy things called 1st quarters. So....Stats don't matter. (Now watch me prove myself wrong) A good run defense doesn't give up that many yards in the first quarter. Rushing-yards-against certainly matter..... However....when it was on the line, the defense was stepping up, stopping the run, tackling well in the secondary. This is not a "Great" defense. This is a "Good" defense. Last year was a "Bad" defense. I will stand by "they are way better" than last year but keep giving up that many yards on the ground and Crosby will be talking about next year's defense in about 6 weeks.

Admin?

Run defense - way better than last year. The turnovers are some proof of that. Opposing RB's are taking a beating. Field position - the freshman kicker is giving the team good field position. Nailing extra points. He is going to win a game this year with that leg. My middle son played with him last year, they miss him on the 9th grade team. Secondary tackling - There have been some brain farts and kids trying to hit instead of tackle (thats at every HS though) but this secondary tackles better than last year. They aren't ball hawks but if the QB floats one or is inaccurate, they have the speed to get into position for interceptions. QB - Howard is a great kid. This really sucks for him. This is going to be an unpopular opinion but this team can go just as far with Coker. My oldest played with him in jr. high. They lost one game. And they never had a stud at any position. It was just methodical, great decision making football. Howard is a home run hitter. He can run, he can throw the bomb. That can win games. Coker is going to spread the ball around, make fast decisions, and stay tough in the pocket. He will throw the ball away instead of trying to make something happen. It's just a different animal. Crosby 38 PNG 34 P.S. Wish the admins would shutdown the talk about CISD money issues on this thread. Plenty of other places to air that one out.

Riordan preps extremely well for option and ground and pound teams. Vidor had the talent to win that playoff game but the defensive adjustments they had to learn in a week for Vidor were enough to win. The playoff win against Port Lavaca, same issue. Heavy, old school option team that threw maybe twice. Had to play very disciplined defense to win. That being said, Vidor is absolutely my favorite offense to watch. I love it. I get to see the 9th grade teams play on Thursday. How is the 9th grade team doing? I would imagine that the younger the opponent, the more the Vidor offense gets rolling

After the Crosby/Manvel game, this post aged nicely. (The quote function is wonky at the moment) "Agreed chorizo. And the “heart”, I equate with tradition. When Magnolia went up 21-0 halfway thru the 1st Qtr, I suspect, barring some freak, quick TD’s, BH was through. It’s what happens at Schools without winning tradition (heart). Teams with winning traditions, such as WOS, PNG, Ned, they’re bowing up and figuring out how to come back and win. The kids believe they can win. Call it heart, tradition, or mindset, it’s an intangible that’s almost impossible for a coach to overcome."

And I know, Manvel can come out and put this one away. I get it. This game isn’t a foregone conclusion.

Crosby can beat this team. Key on 21 and force this QB to throw. The offense should continue to produce.

Crosby White FR - 0 Manvel B FR - 34 Crosby Red FR - 8 Manvel A FR - 35 Manvel is athletic. In case you didn’t know.

I think this point is way under appreciated. In Safety and Leadership circles it is called “resiliency”. They call it “grit” in education circles. I think it takes a couple of experiences of fighting out of the pit. Then the culture can start to assume the identity. And it works the other way. A culture gets down or behind, a couple people cave, and now, that is who you are. This is an identity, for a group or team, that is established very early and very hard to shed.

I love the fact this game is on the schedule. Manvel has been where Crosby wants to go. I can't think of a better way to show this level to a team trying to break through.

One or two years ago, when Crosby played at BH, BH had no running back. I think one was hurt and the others were benched for team rules or academics. I'm not sure. But basically no RB. They had "0" handoffs that game. Just QB runs and short passes. Then burn Crosby defense over the top once in a while. That was a Coach making the best of the talent he had available. I have only seen some clips from last nights game, so I am not sure. Did you see coaches putting kids in the best position possible to be successful? My kids have been playing against BH for years. A great group of kids and parents. They deserve better.

I think you hit the nail on the head here. Not just rings. Multiple rings. He knows what he is doing. Is what he wants to do going to work at BH? If what he wants to do doesn’t = wins, how long will BH let him continue?

Uh...no. When is the answer not “well, we have injuries, and I have faith in the system”? Seriously, I love Westerberg. But I don’t think BH is paying top shelf money for year after year of moral victories. That’s a good district with great support. BH is spending the money to compete for championships. This loss sucks. Maybe this isn’t going to work. Is that impossible to imagine?

Defense is much better. Corner got burned earlier but he settled down and the OLB corrected a bit to cover the seam. NC threw twice that way into dangerous coverage at the start of the 2nd and now seem more timid to pass. QB is floating the ball a bit too.

#10 Matthew Fagnana for the TD pass earlier. Crossing route wide open

New Caney FR B - 34 Crosby FR B - 0 NC Fr A - 8 Crosby FR A - 8 CR A scored with a TD pass as time ran out. Scored on another pass for 2pts to tie the game. Lots of defense.