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Thanks, Coop. Go Stangs!!

bluedove3 said, "Who is that? Little C?" You should enjoy your school's current baseball success and quit dreaming about something that will not happen as long as Todd Sutherland walks the halls of HJ.

Speak for yourself! Hopefully he won't put the discussion back in the gutter. It took a while to get it cleaned up after his last childish outburst.

Does this mean WOS is out of the race now?

If my coach was being considered for the job and I didn't want him to leave, I'd be interested in the outcome too. I'm a big 21-3A fan, but since it's only Ozen and my coach isn't involved, I think it's already received too much attention. For your sake, tigersvoice, I would like Silsbee to keep all of its pieces together. I think Lazeek is right with what he said.

Is this really that newsworthy? Let it be Lumberton's football job or HJ's basketball job, and there will be more posts.

Definitely a fair assessment, but as we all know, anything can happen. I'm sure Silsbee and HJ would love to play spoiler, so every game counts.

Assessment right on, Critter. BC looks pretty tough these days. They play fundamentally sound ball and seem like they're ready to take care of business. I think OF is a strong 2nd, which leaves WOS & HF to fight it out for the 3rd spot. It'll be interesting to see who prevails.

It's refreshing to see WOS baseball return. Congrats on the win!

Hicks or the catcher/pitcher from OF (don't know his name).

Many of us have witnessed it time and time again. And don't think ejections are the only thing that counts as bad behavior. Those are just the times the umpires have had enough. Many times the umps are concentrating on umpiring when those in attendance get to see much more, and unfortunately, the guilty ones have given us much to see.

BC, OF, then WOS or possibly Silsbee (long shot).

If he was going to handle it, he would have addressed it the first time it happened, like 20 games ago. Unfortunately, I've seen it way too many times this season. That's how I know he won't address it, at least not to the extent that he should. If he did address it appropriately, then it wouldn't happen over and over again. I hope this team can pull it together before it's too late.

Responsibility lies solely with the coach, the person who gets paid to properly deal with this bad behavior. Parents screaming negative things about the umpire or the opposing players don't help either. Good or bad, adults set the example. I've seen this with HF's team for some time now, and it's a shame that it's allowed to go on. Make an example of the player throwing a temper tantrum, especially a kid who THINKS he's a superstar, and the tone is set. There are some tremendous athletes playing for HF; however, if the coach doesn't fix the behavior before it's too late, the Horns may be the team watching three other teams compete in the post-season. Congrats, Stangs!

I believe his best bet would be to pursue junior colleges. I find it hard to imagine that any 4-yr school would put him on scholarship from the beginning. He may be allowed to attend a walk-on tryout but nothing beyond that. He's much older than most seniors, and I believe he has reached his potential.

If golf is a sport and golfers are athletes, then the same credit should go to bowlers and their "sport". Golf is a gentleman's game, plain and simple. And this thread does not belong in the basketball forum.

Now dat der is funny!! (And TRUE!!)

First off I NEVER said that your husband was a coward.....NEVER...Never insinuated it nor did I say it...If you read the WHOLE thread I said that I was only joking with the rest of the HJ faithful that regularly post on here...I jokingly said that HJ would not play me next year, and it was directed people that we joke around with on here every day...I am not going to go any farther with you because I would not want anyone to disrespect my wife, so I will keep my thoughts...I will say this though...I have the highest respect for Todd as a person and coach...Some of us get on here strictly for entertainment purposes....I would never trash a coach or his family. I hope you can understand that. and by the way, I do not feel like I am better than anyone nor am I an elitist...I just feed the assumption on here strictly for kicks...I will not take what you said to me personally because I know that you don't know me....I apologize for your assumption, but though I feel this board is FULL of COWARDS, I do not feel that Todd Sutherland is one by no stretch of the imagination. You have some serious issues! And to think that you're about to coach at a private high school in Houston. Seriously, do you even care what the parents of your future players, your future administration, or your players would think if they read your garbage? It's one thing to have an opinion, DV, but my goodness. Have some class, please. I recommend you spend more time preparing next year's program and less time spewing hatred here.

As a former umpire, I can say that most of this should be handled on the field between professionals. However, because too many coaches cross the line, UIL had to do something. It should make a coach think twice before he continues to argue a judgment call, likes balls and strikes. Judgments calls are just that, the umpire's judgment...no matter how bad the coach believes the umpire's judgment is wrong.

Turner, Benard, & Burrell from HJ. Lopez from WB. Falgout from Kelly. Robinson from Silsbee.

I figured you needed some company. ;D

Wow!...And just when I thought you were ok. You would think with all the recruiting OZ does, they would own a hotel in Austin, but nope, them days are gone. You wouldn't catch so much grief (I know you actually like it) if you would not try to tear down other schools' success. I know how you're going to respond..."I don't care what others think. I am a coach." Well, I respect your profession and actually a little jealous of others who get to affect young people's lives so much, but at the same time, those young people read how you think, whether you're joking or not...and the cycle continues.

Not all !!

Dickie V, I don't care what "they" say about you. You're all right in my book.

Can we at least agree that Todd Sutherland is one of the better coaches around these parts? I'm a little partial and believe he's actually the best around these parts. I'm confident he could take a lot of average teams and make them better. Dickie V, you're a coach, I know. Can good coaches sometimes win games? Can bad coaches sometimes lose games? I believe it happens all too often, and I believe Todd Sutherland has won games over his career by his ability to pull greatness from his players. I believe that makes him a good/great coach.