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I think you're right. Coach Alvarez came to Jasper as an assistant in either '89 or '90 when I was a student. We had a fun coaching staff in those days and he was a great guy when I knew him. I haven't seen him in almost 30 years, but I would be thrilled if he came back to lead the Bulldogs.

Agreed. Foreman is well regarded down in Orange and I think he knows how good a job Jasper is, but Alvarez wins everywhere he goes and Bronson is going to get a HC job somewhere soon. Either one would be good for us and both know the program.

I hadn't seen that. Thanks.

Why would he choose Jasper when WOS is still open? He wouldn't be allowed in Orange after that unless he drove Jasper's program into the dark ages. 😂

It's hard to argue the criticism about the Silsbee situation. There are two sides to that story, but either way it should have made us want to play the Tigers even more. Like I said before, Barbay did a good job in Jasper overall and he had two really good teams in 2018 and 2019. I wish him and his family well, but it's time for us to turn the page. The next coach has his work cut out for him retooling the offense. Bronson is doing an amazing job with his defense and that needs to be left alone unless he gets the job and hires another coordinator. It'll be interesting to see what the school board decides to do.

I'll be honest. I kept checking this board expecting to see that he was moving on in some way. It just felt like it was time. I'm sure the next coach will also be the AD as Coach Barbay was. I'm sure some good coaches will apply, but Coach Alvarez's track record and familiarity with the program would be hard to pass up. I wonder how much smoke there really is to that speculation.

Coach Alvarez started in coaching on Walkoviak's staff back in 1990 when I was still there, if I remember correctly. He was there until he took the Kirbyville job. It would be a good fit for sure. Bronson would benefit long-term from being on his staff.

With that in mind, I'd be surprised if Foreman doesn't get the job. There might be a revolt in Orange otherwise.

Is there a list of applicants yet? I'm curious to see who applied for this. I know money is a factor and that WOS fans want Foreman, but this is one of the best jobs in all of Texas and I want to know who wants it. Now. 🤣🤣

I listened to a ton of WOS games over the years when Jasper wasn't playing and have tremendous respect for Mr. Stelly's talent and dedication to everything the Mustangs are all about. This has to be gut wrenching for him, but he'll turn up somewhere.

Your program is as strong as any I can remember. I grew up with Cuff's mom and that side of the family has done a lot in athletics in Southeast Texas for a long time. He's got the genes for sure. Your Dawgs will bounce back and hopefully ours will be improved enough on offense to make things interesting when we play Carthage again.

You guys are doing a heck of a job with him and the rest of that defense!

Wow. Good for him!

Congrats to Coach T on his retirement! I'm sure there will be a ton of discussion about this hire. It'll be interesting for sure.

Sneaky good move by the Dawgs. If they get a good defensive coordinator, they're gonna be right there with Oregon and USC. Watch...

Gonna be a slobber knocker. I saw the second halves of both games on Texan Live. I'll take WOS 17-14.

Good luck, Bears!!!

Thanks. May have to go back and forth between that one and the WOS/Bellville game. Region 3 is something else.

Is there a way to watch this one? I know it's low-priority for most fans in SETX, but I'm looking forward to it.

Nice work!

I feel you, bro. Much respect to WOS. We'll see them again soon enough...

It might be time to do something different, but I'd be surprised if there was a change unless he got an offer he can't refuse somewhere else. He's had more success at Jasper than anyone other than Coach Walkoviak and it might be hard to replace that. Remember all of the short-timers before Barbay came? We don't need that again.

I think Barbay hired an OC before the season that ended up taking another job out of the blue and it messed us up. We really didn't have an identity at all offensively and it cost us. He'll find someone and we'll be better going forward.

Good game, you guys. Go win the damn thing...

We're falling apart...