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Again I consider Dayton a Houston area team. They play in a houston area district and are an hour drive aay from the GT. For the record I consider BH a Houston area team as well and theyare closer than Dayton. WOS in 2000 is correct. That's 9 seasons without a GT team in the finals. And correct me if I am wrong (no research done), but wasn't Centrals run last year the furthest since 2000??

?? They are actually finishing their year out. So who did you guys lose to in the opener? Did you get revenge ;D?

No! Does anyone remember the last time a SETX 5A - 4A or 3A team won a state title or even went to a title game?

I was refering to handling the adversity of not starting/playing if it was true that that was why he quit. Good. I hate to hear about a gifted kid with the wrong attitude (ala J. Brown PAM) and if what you say is true I hope all of his family issues have been resolved and he can get back on the field (LU??) soon. I am sure he is itching to get back as well.

I was impressed with this kids size last year as a Freshman WR. Just not sure if LCM can make time up front for HG to get him the ball??

Oh no you didnt ;D I doubt PNG will be rolling over anyone : This years BH team will be better than the one you squeked by last year :-* This years PNG team will be better than the one that did everything in their power to give you the game at your place last year :-*

Why would we want a kid that can't handle adversity at QB? You have to earn your starting spot! I may be wrong because I don't have all of the facts, but if the leader of the offense has quit before because he didn't get his way, do you really want him no matter how athletic he may be? Hope I am wrong and something else was going on. He was heck of an athlete in HS.

I hear the locals are not expecting much out of TC this year. Last year was mediocre for them as well. Crosby on the other hand is expected to be a legit deep playoff contender. They should have beaten us last year at their place, but we were able to rattle Merka in the second half of his first ver Varsity start. He ripped us up in the first half both on the ground and through the air and I look for him to be out for revenge. This has the making to be a great game.

Minor league baseball season is over before football season begins and minor league hockey begins toward the end of football season, now the beach I agree is a big draw, but not the Zoo! ;D

No. ODU is in Norfolk, VA in a metro area of over 1.5 million people. They also don't have much else in the way of entertainment! DC is up the road a bit. LU is in a Metro area about 1/4 the size.

When did Chip Ambres graduate? Was probably pre 2000! Tremain Thomas.

a couple of the guys from the baseball team play in the secondary so it should improve when they get more practice time. Speaking of which...How much practice time did DeRon actually get?

They going to split, Coop? Doty is the better QB. Tall (close to 6'3") with a good arm and pretty sharpe. He completed 19-26 for 4 TD's and he threw a pick on a heave just before the half. Desmond is a very good athlete. They will find a way to get him the ball some, they have to. I could see him taking some snaps and running the option or a wildcat type set. He is not as good a passer as Doty and he is only about 5'10". At this point Doty will start, but both should see the field.

I noticed you put salary as one of the strengths of PNG and Nederland. I'm just curious, what is the difference in salary in your top 5. I don't know what WOS' is or any other for that matter. I don't know all of the numbers, but I do know that Nederland ponied up big to keep Neuman (near or over 6 figures) when he was flirting with Lamarque a few years ago and PNG was prepped to give an experienced coach $100K. I think Faircloth (PNG) is in the $85K to $90K range and with success he will be rewarded. Creuder (Lumberton) is in the $70K arena and underpaid! All Beaumont coaches make the same $72K range, which posses a problem in keeping a good one when he is offered elsewhere. A $20k raise would cost $60K and I don't see that happening, plus they don't have individual school AD's. Hooks probably makes close to $80K, but if he retires will they pay the new guy Hooks money? From what I hear, NO. So basically Nederland pays the top Dog about 20K a year more than most area schools and PNG pays the Cheif 10-20K more depending on experience.

Opinion! 1. PNG - Stadium, Salary, Tradition, Community Support, Single HS District (can develop program at early ages) 2. Nederland - Salary, Building Tradition, not sure about community support after bond? Single HS District 3. WOS - Athletes, Tradition, Stadium (needs new Pressbox), Single HS District 4. Lumberton - Community Support, growing numbers, Single HS District 5. Silsbee - Stadium, Tradition, Athletes, Single HS District I left out the BMT schools because they don't pay well and it is tough to build a program because the MS kids are spread out. Also they currently have poor facilities (soon to change, but they will be shared) and the community support is very fairweather. I don't consider Dayton SETX or it would have been top 5. Newton probably would have been #6.

I will second that. The improvement is very obvious. Mentally and Physically. The kids feed off of the energy that the coaching staff bring. It has been fun to watch them all work. We will see how it translates in the fall.

Witherspoon!

Good for him. Hope he recovers fully before the season so he can really so them what he's got. Of the list I might choose Missouri because they are in the Big 12 and rolling. But I wonder why UH or TCU have not come a callin'. If TCU were to offer he would have to really consider them because of the defense. Playing LB for TCU right now is serious business! ;D

This is a football board not basketball! : ;D

You might have met him Saturday evening James ;D

When is signing day? And when is the signing period over? He always waits!

Ask anyone outside of Boston or the Golden triangle to name the 5 starters for the Celtics: Peirce Allen Garnett Rondo and that other guy...Big Babby, yeah Davis! He has done a good job as the fifth opetion and is amking aniche for himself as a good rebounder and decent defender, but not a STAR!

Bellows will be the offensive MVP and Beard should be the defensive MVP (of course he will be coming off of a knee surgery so who knows how quickly he will return to full speed). Because of the injury, I don't think he will carry the ball as much next year. I think he will get it on short yardage and goal line mostly, but he should be on the field for every play on defense.

When did Perkins become a "Star" player??? Love the way Bob embelishes.

And I answered that question. There were also others talking about which team would improve the most, so I answered that question as well. Well good for you! I was refering to others that think Ozen, LCM or even PNG will have the most success next year over Central.