HJ fans

[bobcatfan]

As annoying as it is as a fan of another team to read countless threads about HJ, i have to admire the enthusiasm of the numerous fans HJ has out there.  I wish it was the same at Orangefield.  Our boys basketball team was the only team in the 3 major sports (football, basketball, baseball) to make the playoffs, and i imagine are the only team to be projected to make the playoffs this season.  Despite all that, there is very little or no talk on the Orangefield message board about the basketball team.  You can go on there now and read a lot of football talk, but no basketball.  I posted a couple threads in the past couple weeks about basketball, and no one has responded on them.  I know I am one of the few fans from Orangefield that posts on this forum, i'm probably outnumbered 50 to 1 by HJ fans, lol, and that disappoints me.  Maybe things will change when basketball season gets here, but i doubt it.  We have a great team this year, and i think we will give HJ and Silsbee a run for their money.  We have a good JV group and our 6th and 8th grade groups are really talented also, so i expect us to be in the mix for several years.  I'm sure there are people in Orangefield that are excited about that, but they either arent on the internet or they are and dont post...lol.  I guess what i'm saying is i wish we had the enthusiasm and fan base of the HJ and Silsbee.  Maybe after a couple years that changes (if we can start some tradition).  But do yall sympathize with me?  I'd like to hear your comments...

[PoppaBearstarr]

Just wait until the season starts there will be a whole bunch of Prophets if you start winning. I think the difference is most of the HJ fans just expect to win every game. Orangefeild hasn't been a powerhouse for basketball in a while or maybe never I dont know, although they had a great year last year they still are not expected to come in and dominate. Just give it some time.

[bobcatfan]

Just wait until the season starts there will be a whole bunch of Prophets if you start winning. I think the difference is most of the HJ fans just expect to win every game. Orangefeild hasn't been a powerhouse for basketball in a while or maybe never I dont know, although they had a great year last year they still are not expected to come in and dominate. Just give it some time.

I agree, Poppa, if you win there will be the prophets, but they wont be from Orangefield.  Last season, the support for Orangefield was great from the other schools on this forum when they made the playoffs.  If you go the OF message board, there is only a couple threads with a couple posts about the boys making the playoffs last season.  On the other hand, you can read a 6 page thread about the girls in the playoffs.  Yeah, Orangefield hasnt been a powerhouse in basketball in the past, but i think their program is in the best position to succeed in the next 5-10 years.  I just wish the fans would get behind them more and its disappointing to know i am one of the few fans on this forum.  HJ is community that cares a lot about their basketball program and its evident on this site, and i just hope that Orangefield could be like that one day.  There are pieces in place, people just have to get on board with it.

[hjhawks]

Orangefield has fans..... they are just at the girl's games.....  not being rude, but their girls program has alot of backing...

[Cat22]

beeninnikes, you just have to give it time.  When Orangefield made the playoffs in 2005 that was the first time in 30+ years.  Orangefield is like every other community in that there will be more support when the program is consistantly winning and making the playoffs.  That is why there is alot of support for the girls program.  They have a tradition of winning and have been doing that for a long time now.  The guys program is on the right track and Coach Wrinkle is doing a great job, but just give it time.  I'm not trying to down the boys program, you know me better than that, but just look at the support they have been getting the last couple of seasons.  There is more support for the guys right now than probably ever at Orangefield.