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Definitely going to be a "pillow fight" for the ages. I have faith in the legacy and tradition of HD to get them in position for another first round exit.

I like HD chances. I am always amazed at the low level of football that comprise HD football districts. Expect another playoff appearance to be added to the historic HD record book.

WOS is the clear favorite.

More colloquialisms? For clarification: "Local intellect(s)" such as yourself but also indicating "others/plural". Your contemporary whom "you" quoted, invoked "dumbass". Do you recall "reading it" before you "quoted it"? It is just a few posts back. Its the one where you were referencing "fart".

Impressive addition. I always enjoy when local intellects such as yourself resort to invoking "fart", "dumbass", and other vulgarity into discussions. It definitely strengthens your position. Are you a "Jasper resident/alumni"?

Agree about SLC. They dont match up with Duncanville. If Duncanville can win the next 7 State Championships in a row they will catch Southlake in Championships.

The next time "terrible programs" come up; I am going to surprise everyone with a new example.

Understood, profanity and vulgarity. Well done.

Ok, I have a "hang up" on Tarkington as well as every other school that fits a particular topic at any given time. If the subject pulls in "terrible programs", Tarkington, Huntington, WH, etc. can all be useful examples. Let me know if anything I stated was "incorrect".

The record you are quoting now indicates exactly what I said. Dont care about "other teams" or "blood sweat and tears", "Most teams beat Tarkington". It is completely settled and undisputable fact.

No hatred, just a relevant example for the topic. There is not a single person (including yourself) anywhere on the planet that does not believe "most teams beat Tarkington".

Not at all. With some teams (such as Tarkington for example), everyone "has a chance to beat them" and "almost everyone does beat them". By way of comparison, "few have a chance to beat Carthage" but an even smaller "actually beat Carthage". An example of a team somewhere in between would be Silsbee, who "many teams have a chance to beat" and about half of those usually "follow through beating them". In summary, having a chance to beat Tarkington is almost automatic to result in a win. While having a chance to bet Carthage very rarely equates to a win. A good way to view this phenomenon in a more quantifiable method would be to examine the win/loss records over extended period of time such as a "10 year sample".

No question they are the favorite in the Region. Floks predicting the WOS demise dont understand the "Jimmies/Joes" concept.

Big difference from "having a chance to beat Carthage" and "beating Carthage".

Center is scrimmaging: Kilgore Mansfield, LA Get a chance to see Barbay in the new environment. Looks like Mansfield has some athletes.

Jasper has outstanding talent in the pipeline. Cant wait to see what happens with the Freshman DE that played 1B on the JV baseball team. He is among the most impressive looking kids I have ever seen. Had a couple of similar in 8th Grade as well.

It has to do with "this year" not being "last year". Teams do not always perform the same from year to year. There have been scenarios where a team "won a State Championship one year" and then "did not win a State Championship the next year". In extreme case, teams that "did not make the playoffs one year" actually "made the playoffs the next year".

How about the rest of the poll?

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The link doesnt seem to be working.

Nothing wrong. Just no personal connection.

Though I have challenged WOS fans in the past, I will be supporting them from afar this year, specifically due to the new coaching staff.

Got it. Last year discounts the previous to trips to the State Championship Game. There is not one person on planet Earth who would not pick FBM to win this district.

For some reason, I feel like FBM has made it further than the 1st round in recent years. Is FBM normally defeated in the 1st round? How did they get "their reputation"?

Open after 1 and 2. Probably between Ned, TC, PNG.