Lions Pride 2021

It's gonna be a long, terrible season. The Southland is bad.

15 minutes ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

Since going to 4 teams make the playoffs, out of all divisions, how many 4th seeds have played in the final game? 

We just have higher expectations than 1 and done. Something that all teams/staffs/fans should be striving for. Not spoiled, but PROUD of what those that built this program up over 40+ years have accomplished. They set the bar so high, especially for themselves. That even CT getting knocked out in the 4th round to the eventual state champion was disappointing. No participation trophies needed here. I'm gonna have to get an updated pic of the trophy case to show you. I'd bet dollars to donuts we have more wooden trophies than LCM has District Championships. That speaks volumes about our tradition of playing our cross town rival. Bears fans complain about it? Should be the other way around. Mustangs have needed to get out of that game for a long time. But we do appreciate the extra 33 wins for the historic winning % record. Couldn't have done it without teams like lcm and BC. Good luck against them this week.

Waiting for someone to say it's Monday.

Y'all really need to miss the playoffs for a few years. Maybe then you will appreciate the hard work your kids and coaching staff put in just to make the playoffs. Making the playoffs is not a birthright. The sense of entitlement on Newton Ave is sickening.

It was disgusting how y'all treated Hampshire Fannett last year after they beat you, like it was all on your coach instead of the longhorns being the better team. Hickman got his team to the playoffs, they just lost to a better team. Happens all the time. Yet y'all want the man gone.

Here's the problem. People ain't moving to Orange. The people who do live in Orange are chosing to send their kids to LCM, Orangefield and Bridge City. People are choosing to move to Hamshire, Fannett, Sour Lake, Lumberton, and Silsbee.

Other areas in the state are growing. Smaller 5A schools are being shoved into 4A and they are 2-3 times bigger than you. The advantages WOS had in the past are gone.  You might have to get used to playing one or two playoff games a year, if you are lucky, until you drop down to 3A. That's what it took for WOS to start winning again last time. 

5 minutes ago, wo-s#1 said:

He also says WOS should celebrate finishing 4th in district…

At every level of football except FBS, the goal is to get to the playoffs and hope you have a good run. Your district is tough. Yes, if you finish fourth, you should be happy because you have a chance to play for the state championship. Geez, man, y'all spoiled. Maybe if you miss the playoffs a couple of years in a row you'll appreciate what you have. Mustang fans are insufferable.

55 minutes ago, LCMAlumtiger32 said:

Since 2008 livingston is 4-7 against LCM.

Like i said, better than LCM vs WOS. Darn, do they not teach reasoning and comprehension anymore in the golden triangle?

On 9/3/2023 at 12:22 PM, setxathlete14 said:

Well good. Hes well aware Livingston doesn't have a leg to stang on talking about lcm whippings

Livingston has done well against LCM. Much better than LCM has against the chemical row ponies.

Livingston also competes with and beats its rivals, something I can't say about LCM.

I would like nothing more than to see LCM to pound WOS into the ground every year. The odds of this type of futility is astronomical and frustrating. 

I wish LCM all the best, but I don't think they are gonna beat Livingston. 

BTW...

The whole "sky is falling" mentality at WOS is stupid. Even good programs have a down year or two. Blaming Hickman when Silsbee, Jasper and HF have worked to build up their programs up is just sour grapes. Finishing in the top four in that district should be celebrated, not looked down upon. The whole point is to get to the playoffs and see what happens. It's bad when a LCM Bear has more faith in WOS than the mustang fan base.

22 hours ago, wo-s#1 said:

Never been a rivalry 

Duh!

11 minutes ago, setxathlete14 said:

Hey lcm still has a decent shot at district champs... stallions. Do not.

LCM has a better shot of missing the playoffs than winning district. Huffman and Splendora are better this year. And Livingston is definitely better than LCM.

Tip my hat to WOS. They did what they were supposed to do, gut stomp a mediocre team at home. I don't know how good they are, but maybe they can build on this and have a good run in the playoffs.

LCM needs to drop this series. Nothing to be gained. Last year, they refused to swap home and home due to construction overruns. People not being able to get into the game. 

Its not a rivalry. 

IDK. Coach talking about slowing the game down by using a four headed running back committee doesn't sound too promising. That's not winning college football in 2023.

Our sister schools made investments into their football programs and are now FBS. Lamar continues to half-qrse things. I quit writing checks a few years ago because I'm sick of the less than mediocre results.

Lamar, like the Beaumont area, just continues to get left behind while the rest of the state continues to move at warp speed. 

I still hate the move back to the SLC. What's Lamar gonna do when McNeese moves up? So disappointing...

3 hours ago, BattlinBear02 said:

1994 was last LCM victory

Dang, its been that long???? Throw the whole series in the trash.

On 8/26/2023 at 12:30 PM, BattlinBear02 said:

The 29 year losing streak ends next Friday! 👊😁

19 years, but when you only won twice since 1983, does it really matter?

Newspapers aren't what they used to be. They used to have full time reporters and hire stringers to cover some of the smaller games. Internet totally destroyed the biz and the local sports fan is probably worse off for it.

Take the BMT Enterprise. They don't even print the paper in downtown so their deadlines get shorter and shorter. And they barely have people in the sports department. No greybeards to teach the young writers about the area and as soon as a writer shows some talent, he's gone because the newspaper won't pay what it takes to keep them. It's a sad, vicious cycle.

Needville is a very good program that will probably be a really big school in 10 years. Livingston plays y'all this year. That's been a fun series.

1 hour ago, Bulldogs92 said:

The Cardinals might be the worst team in D1 right now. They sorely need a guy like him, but there will be schools in better positions to win that have more cache' (and cash) lining up to hire him that won't care about the PR hit that would come with it. 

Might be the worst? Bruh, i don't know if they would qualify for the playoffs in United's district right now. It is a terribly coached team lacking even mediocre Division I talent. Not one starter would be a six man on any other SLC team right now and that's saying something because the Southland is terrible.

The new regime had no ties to the current staff. And if they say they are committed to raising the stature if the school, they find the cash. I haven't wrote a check in a few years because I've been disgusted at the product. Chris Beard would open my pockets again.

Beard and his fiancee need counseling, but bring them to Beaumont.

Lamar should go get Chris Beard for next season. He's gotta coach somewhere, why not here? I'm tired of bad basketball in the Montagne Center.

Apparently, game time has been moved to 6 p.m. per Livingston twitter. I would love to see chaos but i think Livingston is locked into 4 no matter what. 

Play hard, don't get hurt and get ready for next week.

8 hours ago, BEARCPA said:

Down years aren't supposed to happen when 16 starters return from a team that went 4 rounds deep in the playoffs though, and especially not with a program that has had this much historical success.

Says who? Anyone can have a bad year. Look at Aaron Rodgers. 

Besides, they will still make the playoffs and win 2 games at least. This is much ado about nothing.

IDK which livingston team shows up. They made a lot of mistakes last week and took a significant step backwards. Vidor's offensive style may be more conducive to a better defensive showing. Livingston spoils homecoming by 6.

6 minutes ago, LCMAlumtiger32 said:

They should be at 4. Huffman didn't look to good

Huffman ain't making the playoffs. Lumberton/LC-M will be one or two. Vidor and Livingston will fight for third.

11 minutes ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

Oh OK 

Orange has too many high schools. There should just be two - Orange and whatever you want to call the Bridge City-Orangefield combination.

Bigger schools would mean they could offer more programs.

I'm enjoying Mustang fans loose their mind over a team that will probably still go three rounds deep.

Livingston may be the one shot LC-M has to win district. I doubt they beat Lumberton, but stranger things have happened. Hope the Bears can win out. I'd like for the Lions to find a way to finish better than 4th.

Just now, LCMAlumtiger32 said:

I played in the astrodome and i hit the ground and it was cement lol. I didnt care for it but it does have some positives  

All those nasty tobacco stains in outfield was nasty...

And that trey grass system they used to use at NRG was terrible. You would twist an ankle if you weren't careful.

5 minutes ago, LCMAlumtiger32 said:

This year i knew it was going to be a drop off. We have 4 kids playing on Saturday right now from last years team and then you have Morris and Washington leaving this year. Next year will be the season to see if they can put something together. They will have some players back but they will be thin at the Skill level. We will have Robinson so he will be a playmaker. 

The stadium situation didn't help either. It was a drought year. Shame they couldn't get the turf in before the season.

I like grass though. Just so hard to maintain 

The turf looks pretty but the players getting hurt on it troubles me. Hopefully the NFL goes back to grass and everyone follows their lead

Honestly, I thought LC-M would have become more competitive with West Orange -Stark due to WO-S's rapidly declining enrollment. Maybe this will be the decade we actually make it a rivalry. Gotta win for it to mean something. 

Remember 1983. Remember 1994. 

They have a good coach. They need to win at Mustang Stadium next year.

Just now, LCMAlumtiger32 said:

Well its going to be long ride back for livingston. I dont ever count the Bears out for Livingston or Lumberton. They have winning records on both of them.  

Made it back to the lake in a few minute smoking a Victory cigar. LC-M winning is always good for me.