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I'm good. Yes, Raefel did go to LSU. That '86 team was REALLY good. WOS beat us in the quarterfinals that year and won state in their go-round in 4A, but Jasper had beaten them in Orange earlier in the season. Both of those teams were championship caliber and it was a shame that one had to bow out.

I chose those guys purely based on how good they were as Bulldogs. They were part of arguably the best stretch ever for us in the early-mid 80's when we could consistently play with just about everybody. We've been blessed to have quite a few talented guys come through, haven't we? I hope you're well, my friend.

I'll chime in with a couple of Jasper guys because I don't mind being a homer and they deserve to be in the conversation: LB Eugene Seale CB Raefel Adams

I hope we get to see them play this year. You would think things would calm down by then, but who knows? I've always tried to be objective when talking about Jasper's history with anybody and I think you do a great job of that as well. Thank you for that...

Hard to say. The first game was pretty entertaining. I thought the rules differences would seem gimmicky, but they make the game even more fun to watch. The offenses look better than I expected, too.

Agreed. If they can go 3-2 or better in pre-district, they'll impress me. That's the toughest schedule on paper that Jasper has put together in a LONG time.

Wow. I guess all of the weak scheduling is a thing of the past. Those first three weeks are gonna be tough.

I don't remember ever playing Madisonville. Do you? Should be an interesting district...

I saw it wrong this morning. Hadn't had my coffee yet. 😂

The district with Carthage and Jasper (10-4A D2) is in Region 2. Jasper seems to flip flop from Region 2 and 3 every time.

I didn't think so either. Carthage is the clear favorite in 10-4A D2. Jasper's losing a LOT from last year, so it's hard to say how they'll do.

It's not right. 10-4A D2 Carthage Center Jasper Madisonville Rusk Shepherd

I appreciate the discussion of the state of our schools immensely. I thought about teaching when I started college in the early 90's in Colorado, but I was already seeing gang presence in the high schools in Denver and decided that accounting was a better way to go. Looks like I made the right call, at least for me.

Agreed. Very classy move by the Mavericks organization. I still can't wrap my head around all of this.

Jasper doesn't have much of a basketball tradition and I was as shocked by that game as you guys were. Having said that, what they're doing in both basketball programs this year is impressive.

Crane's moves today were damage control, but I have been conflicted ever since the Astros moved to the AL West because I have also followed the Mariners since I moved to Seattle in '97. I guess that conflict can be ended now in good conscience. The M's probably should cheat (totally kidding), but they're too inept right now to know how to do it. Anyways, go M's. LOL

That's plausible for sure. What a tough 24 hours for Houston sports fans. Jeez...

Cora should be banned and deservedly so. I also think Crane did the right thing in letting Luhnow and Hinch go. I don't condone what happened even if everybody else in baseball is doing it. It doesn't mean the Astros had to stoop to that level. I love baseball and despise anyone who cheats the game and its fans.

He played his butt off today. I'm a Seahawks fan, but he threw the ball pretty well today and made me nervous. The Eagles' o-line let him down.

Is a 9-team district (9-4A DII) really on the table? I'm not buying that at all. Ty - They have Orangefield as one of the nine teams.

If that's true. all the talk about us playing a soft schedule will go away. To be fair, I've been critical of our scheduling for years and that would make me feel much better.

You don't see too many spread teams that go 9-3 and score 19 points per game, but I don't know why it worked out that way for them.

Seems like they're gonna have to pony up more for this guy. Just looking off of stats alone, SDSU was pretty balanced, but they're only giving up maybe 10 points a game. Their defense is why they're good.

I may go to the New Mexico Bowl (SDSU vs. Central Michigan) out of curiosity since I'm here just to see what the Aztecs are running on offense.

I'm a Nebraska fan and Beck spent some time there as the OC. He got a lot of criticism, but I thought a lot of it was unfair just because expectations are always so high there. I think LU would be smart to get him before someone else does. Heck, I think UNM should be looking at him, too.