Coldspring-Oakhurst 40 La Marque 7/FINAL

[TrojanMoJo]

On 11/16/2016 at 9:37 PM, MEM said:

Underclassmen aren't the issue or problem...CS has plenty of kids playing this year who were starters or significant contributors on last years playoff team...

When CS played for a state championship several years ago they had a soph playing QB as well as other soph's and other underclassmen starting and playing key roles...Most small schools will have plenty of underclassmen playing key roles because they don't have the luxury of having 85-100+ kids to choose from like the larger classification schools have...

CS isn't as talented across the board as they have been in the recent past, however, they are still more than enough talented at several positions such as QB, RB and WR to be a tough out in the playoffs if they could put it all together...

This is correct when went to state in 2010 we were led by QB Alfred Scott a sophomore.  I will not make any excuses everything you said is true.  The one thing which has changed in Coldspring is with the coach involvement with the students outside of sports.  Coach Mark Byrd has initiated a stricter regime for the football players that make them accountable for the actions.  A lot of the kids who are very talented quit the team because they did not want to adhere to the rules.  I think it is awesome that he makes the student-athletes attend tutoring for any subjects they may be lacking.  Also, he talks to the students parents if there is any problems regarding behavioral issues, and what the consequences will be.  The guys are required to have their pants pulled up, shirt tuck in, and belt on.  That is awesome he is instilling values in these young men that will extend beyond football and hopefully help them become productive members of society.