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even with that by Texas staying our border situation would never get fixed.  THis needs to be a Texas decision not a fed gov decision and the only way that will happen is to become a truly LONE STAR.

Just 2 weeks ago, Colmesneil fans were extremely upset about Evadale putting 83 points on them. Colmesneil fans said that was unsportsmanlike. But, I am going to assume it is all good that they put 74 points on a depleted Burkeville team, that if I am not mistaken only had 12 players suited up. It's not the players fault for doing as they are instructed to do. But, just like the Colmesneil fans felt that the Evadale coaching staff could of kept their team from running the score up, the Colmesneil coaching staff could of done the same. 
Way to stay classy Colmesneil.

lol....I hope all  you big schools boycott it.....that leaves it open for the smaller schools.....I'd much rather drive to Lufkin to watch a 2A or 3A game than a 4A+........

You are a perfect example of why Hardin is and always will be a career killer for any coach the signs an employment contract there.  Tod Stark has been one of the most well respected and liked coaches at every school he has ever been to.  He is personable, gets involved in the community, demands respect from his student/athletes, and exemplifies good morals and character.  This sums up his reputation everywhere he has ever been.  Judging by the amount of community support he ended up getting in Hardin (a lot, for those that don't know) it seems that it was a select few board members and ex coaches that couldn't cut it that drove the final nail in his coffin.  Personal agendas over the well being of the school and athletic program.  By the way, until Stark left how was the Jr. High and JV programs doing?  As a new AD that is where you start.

Alright so I sent a few texts and found out.
You're right, he wasn't the OC at Jasper.  But he was the OC at HJ for several years before going there.
So you couldn't have been more wrong in saying he brought in coordinators with no experience.  But even if he would have.  You tell me what experienced coach in their right mind would go be a coordinator at Hardin.  Either looking for experience...or wants to live in that area.  Every coach in this state knows how hard it is to succeed there.  
And now...running off a coach week 6... Good luck ever getting another good one.

About as professional as a board member calling the OC an idiot from the stands. Hard to get little Bubba to respect his coach if big Bubba doesn't. 

Some of the community, and a few select board members where trying to get rid of him BEFORE he quit. I don't blame the man, Hardin is a grave yard for AD's.

2 things:
1.  Didn't he hire the OC from Jasper last yr?  Didn't they go to round 3 or 4 with this OC calling the plays?  Plus..pretty sure that OC has been coaching for a pretty good while.  Darryl Barbay would not let a rookie call the plays for 1 of his teams.
2.  Sometimes people leave a job when they know they don't have a choice.  He lost complete support...and that doesn't leave any choice.
Like I said above...I have a lot of contacts in the coaching community.  I know more about this than you think.

Well if you've lived their 50 years then you've seen first hand the blatant disrespect the coaches at Hardin get from year to year.  And you may be on the front lines of the absolute zero community support.  
I'll give you a little hint.  It's not the coach.  And when your town blows through coaches like people change underwear...it causes the younger kids to have numerous different head coaches, expectations, accountability, coaching philosophy, strength program, offensive and defensive scheme....and so the cycle will continue.  Every time you guys run off a coach the younger kids suffer because there isn't any consistency.  
It doesn't matter who coaches.  Go through the list of applicants and pick the best one.  After that...do what it takes to keep them around a while.  If not...hey...y'all have been terrible for the better part of a century.  Why change now.

I know that, it's sad a lot of those folks up there do not. They think the 14 points they got late in the 4th  was the beginning of a  dynasty. 

I have a lot of contacts in the coaching community.  I know more about it than you think.

Huffman vs. Silsbee
Thursday Night @ West Hardin HS @ 6:30

HD wins the district.........Iola won't stop them........

HD wins the district.........Iola won't stop them........

Congrats Rebels.......

Blowout........
 

The coach said a teaching moment for the team, slap on the wrist and still play football. Lost respect for Celina ISD. Football is all that matters, that is the teaching moment for Celina ISD. imo

Beaumont Enterprise??? I thought that bird cage liner went out of business years ago.........

Beaumont Enterprise??? I thought that bird cage liner went out of business years ago.........

Beaumont Enterprise??? I thought that bird cage liner went out of business years ago.........

I'm not perfect, don't claim to be, but not once in playing sports for 30 years have I intentionally tried to hurt someone.  I've been involved in plays where someone fouled me and I fouled them back without thinking, but nothing like intentionally burying a clear in their ankle.  The fact that he wasn't even in the play and had to walk several yards to do it, did it once, didn't get a reaction, so did it again even harder just makes it even worse.  

And by the way, there are some earlier posts equating this act to contact occurring during sporting events (football, boxing, etc.), and while there is assumed risk involved when playing a sport, that is not the same as having someone purposely stomp on the back of your ankle. Pretending to not know the difference is giving this kid an excuse.

Are people really defending this? Other than this not being directed by a coach, there is not much difference between this action and the San Antonio kids who blindsided the ref last year. In both cases, you're physically harming a defenseless individual outside of the allowable parameters of the game. Sorry, but even 'mistakes' have consequences. 

If it was a kid in my program I don't care if the ref saw it, their mama saw it, or anyone else, that kid would not touch the floor or field in any team we have. That kind of garbage has no place in athletics and if the coaches do the right thing, that kid would be run out of the program so fast it would make his head spin.