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I think that most people believe the playoff teams will come from PN-G, Nederland, Ozen, Central and Dayton. Assuming that those are the five teams to beat, for Vidor to compete for a playoff spot, they will have to beat three of those teams to make a serious run. They play all five of those teams in a six week stretch including Dayton/PN-G/Central/Ozen back to back. That is a tall order for any team. I am not counting Vidor out but that sure is a big hill to climb for a team that is trying to establish itself as a contender.

They are still Vidor. Much like Lumberton, until they can start beating people when it counts, I don't think anyone will give them much of a chance (not including their fans) at a playoff spot. Last year was the year that I heard them pointing to on all bulletin boards. They began the year with 20 returning starters with a pretty good quarterback returning, Andy Haeggquist. They were looking to make a strong run for the playoffs and maybe a championship. They still couldn't beat anyone in district other than Lumberton. If they were ever going to make a challenge, that was the year. They are always scrappy, they play hard and will beat some people in district with maybe an upset or two. I can see them in the hunt but still can't see them taking a playoff spot. I think they would make a good darkhorse candidate. If they could pull off a couple of upsets, who knows.

Gee, I can't figure out why. You have a school that has never made the playoffs in any division. You have a school with a new coach and I am sure his players will have to learn new plays and schemes. Lumberton will be going up against some good teams with great playoff traditions. There certainly is nothing there to make someone think that Lumberton won't become a monster in district is there?

The media makes money off of covering local trials. When a big trial is happening, there can be extensive coverage. Should the local media pay the county for "allowing" them to cover the trials? I have seen one of the local stations show a monthly (or maybe weekly) night patrol where they ride with the police. They do not expect anything big to happen, they just want people to watch so they can see a local version of COPS. It is to get ratings and thereby increase their advertising dollars. Does that local station buy the police officers some extra equipment when the officer allows the media to ride along? The local schools get way more beneficial coverage of their school, players and coaches than any reward reaped by the media. Media reports the news, they don't pay for the news. If they want to donate, go for it but there certainly is no moral responsibility. The media is in the business for profit but they do provide a service. They shouldn't pay someone else for providing them with that service. What would not be moral would be the schools wanting the media to pay for the right to show the news. Maybe it is just a 1st amendment issue with me but there seems something wrong with anyone expecting money from the media. Freedom of the press.............as long as you donate me some money.

Yes, there is. The Nederland-PNG rivalry is every bit as intense as the one between Midland Lee and Odessa. As far as fan support from across the region, I think some of the largest crowds in high school history have been at PNG playoff games such as the 1977 title game of almost 50,000 and the 1999 title game of 40,000. I am not going to say Nederland - PNG is bigger but it certainly right with it.

Real quick, like in his first year. Nederland made the playoffs for only the second time in 28 years. It was a good start for a program he has built to be one of the better ones in southeast Texas.

Weslaco High School Panthers from district 31-5A.

That is a good way of putting it. FNL never "pulled me into the show" but I wished it had. I love high school football and I don't care that they changed some minor facts. Poetic license is part of the screen writing. The movie just didn't seem quite right. Maybe it was the acting or the way they switched between scenes. I don't care anything about hockey but I thought Miracle was a pretty good movie. Hoosiers was a great one and most of the time I could care less about high school basketball. I hate Notre Dame with a passion and I thought Rudy was a good movie. I sure wish the movie about something I love, Texas high school football, would have measured up

Old jokes are great, just needed to finish the punchline.

1. The previews of the show look like any other teen based soap opera but based in a small town in Texas. Might as well call it Beverly Hill 90210 (North Richland HIlls 9-0-2 Hut Hut) or Dawson's Creek (Dawson's Touchdown). I would hope the show is better than the previews. 2. While Friday Night Lights was okay, there is not a lot there to ruin.

Yes, Nederland and PNG will likely start out with a double header loss at Reliant Stadium. Anything else would be a pretty big upset. The preseason rankings show La Marque and Brenham in the top 5 in the state. It does not take a whole lot of insight and football knowledge to make the prediction on these games. The Mid-County crowds are going to be hoping for that big upset that people will be talking about in years to come and if not, at least make a good showing of it and gain some good experience. Just the fact that the Mid-County schools were invited to play in a double header game for two years in Reliant Stadium is a pretty big deal. I have no idea of the inside dealings on getting the games scheduled but I would imagine it has something to do with the reputation of the fan base. I hardly think Reliant would be a scheduled game for an out of town school that would show up with 500 fans. Just think of the tongues that would be wagging if MC started out 2-0.

And it is not just football. It extends to every sport down to peewee league anything. Little League playoff games between Nederland and Port Neches might draw a larger crowd than most high schools get at regular season baseball games. Some schools might have an arch rival in football, another in baseball and yet another in basketball, etc. With Nederland and PNG, it is anything that you can think of.

If you think MC schools have bad parking, ever been to Vidor?

And some downright ugly ones!