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Step right up ladies and gentlemen. The 2023 WOSgrad Pick'ems competition will begin soon. Everyone is welcome to compete. It's a 17 week battle with no bye week. I plan to only have Friday night games. But with the talk of official shortages already these games may change to Thursday or Saturday. Keep a close eye on the Lock Times each week. I'll make an announcement here if I'm moving the times up. And if you find yourself not making the deadline. Send me a PM with your picks and I'll count the games that haven't been played. Hopefully that means "NO FREEBIES". Last year we had a total of 7, with only 8 pts separating the top 5. Also if anyone notices a mistake please let me know as soon as possible. Looking forward to another year with a local team finishing up at AT&T. Good luck to all fans and teams this season.

Entering the final week of preparation. The next 17 weeks will fly by much faster than waiting for the last 17 to pass. Good luck to everyone. Prayers for a safe season for all these student athletes and all supporting organizations as well. Let's not forget, without the trainers, cheerleaders, and bands 🥁. Friday night lights just wouldn't be the same.

Lol, me, CT and a couple school board members sat on the other side.and everything that Vidor and w.o done wrong he said it bf it happened.ima say this and leave it alone with the talent on this team and that's coming back next yr.if we still had him for those years ik for a fact we would've made a trip to Dallas. The kids are truly playing hard no matter what is called on either side of the ball.

After seeing these first couple scrimmages the three positives I see: 1. I think the QB play will be a strength this yr. Turner seems to have turned the corner. I hope he is as much of a leader on the field as he is a competitor. 2. I saw the defensive coaches make adjustments after Vidors first series that went 2 plays and 70 yards. After that they got into the same defensive alignment wed been running against that offense for years with success. That was encouraging to see and the Vidor O didn't get much after that. Adjustments are a necessity and something we didn't see much last year. 3. The offensive and defensive lines are big. We've been needing some size up front. I feel it's hurt us in years past with our lack of size up front in late rounds. I don't know how good they are, and we certainly need to improve in our run game, but that usually develops into the season. Lots of work still to do and not knowing how good the teams you've scrimmaged are really makes it tough to know much more.

"Keep Kirbyville Wierd" doesn't sound right. I wouldn't be surprised if someone puts a for sale sign in they's yard. That doesn't sound right either. What pronoun do they prefer? It doesn't matter. The only preference that matters is that of the parents of these students. It's ultimately a decision for them to make about how they want their children to learn. We need more church based schools for these students. I'm sure there are some teachers in the district that may disagree with all this too. Wouldn't that be an simple solution? Too many of the problems we're facing today could be because of the lack of God in our public schools.

I think PNG ended up with three touchdowns and a field goal. LCM, two touchdowns. Both teams looked pretty sharp, with advantage to png on both sides of the ball. Png defensive and offensive lines are huge, physical, and look game-ready. LCM largely didn’t move the ball against PNG’s 1s, but their passing and run game opened up in the second half. Both teams’ qbs looked good. LCM has some good size, well-coached, and they have a couple fast running backs. LCM defense isn’t as good as their offense, but they overall look pretty good. Png looks like a mostly well-oiled machine, but there were a few mistakes like dropped passes, and a couple missed tackles. PNG’s qb 2 had a couple of really nice passes completed in the second half. Png qbs threw a couple ints.

PNGs kicker nailed a 42 yard field goal into a stiff breeze. Right through the center of the uprights.

One of the best

Oh man i totally missed it. Good guy

Png 17 LCM 7 still playing

WO-S game will determine the outcome of one game....

For sure. In memory of my friend @Hagar

Well im pretty old, and was in high school then Monday morning our principal came over the speaker with the typical news. Then said if anyone needs him he would be meeting PNG staff to smoke a peace pipe. Everyone started laughing. Those were good times.

Recently my 16 year old grandson and I took the master cylinder off of his 62 F100 into a major parts store. The counter guy asked "what is that thing?" I didn't even answer. We just went farther down the road to a local store. The counter guy asked me "Boy, I haven't seen one of those in quite a while. How early in the 60s is it?" Makes a lot of difference to me.

For the ppl that want to keep up with scores: With the 1’s was like 17-7 PNG (1-2 quarters) With the 2’s 14-6 LCM (3-4 quarters) All 4 Quarters Like 23-21 PNG

I had no idea either. RIP to he and his wife. It's easy to think these screen names will always be around. It's good to remember there are frail, fragile human lives on the other end and we all have end dates. Praying for peace for Hagars family.

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Gary Farr !!!

are you still excited?

I don’t really care about the press box, but the schools look like crap. Piece milled together and none of it matches or flows. Yes it’s better than it was, but still a short sighted attempt to do something instead of doing it right. I was blown away this week walking into Port Neches Intermediate. It’s truly state of the art. PNG tore down 6 schools and built 4 brand new. I know they have a bigger tax base, but they spend money the right way thinking ahead for the future. I still don’t wear purple, but I’m thankful my kids do.

Is the sinking building info from Kline? Hate to say it but I read his Blog weekly. Not only does he stretch the truth but he's way off the mark....often.

Lol. Nederland had about 6 kids scrimmaging with the Varsity. They must be desperate. Even had one freshman who hasn't even practiced at the high school level because he's hurt on the sidelines in a uniform. Booster club prez kid of course. Gonna be interesting year

thanks for the updates WOSDrummer.

Talks about Nederland under pressure due to PNG's season last year(21 min mark). Also mentions putting "For Sale" signs in head coach's yards like PNG has been rumored to do in the past.

That doesn’t fit his narrative. 😳

oh my goodness, i did not know that. he was such a die hard pirate fan!! may he rest in heavenly peace! 🙏🏻

Thanks for the information 89Falcon !!!!

Are you serious? The weasel says twice, “it’s heresay…”, there was no “or else” in the “so called” demand, then the talking dunderhead actually says “Yeah, but I can totally believe it.” And you consider this truth, your source “news”?

I guess u could see why we were so gud by the time that class graduated and turned it over to us.but,also u have know how hard CT pushed us in those days.

New coach may have a new philosophy? Definitely not a discussion you’re having under the old regime though, which is part of the reason they’re gone. Maybe the new philosophy is to scheme receivers open instead of getting it to them quick and letting them use their athleticism in space? In the scrimmage yesterday the routes were long developing and Eudy had to hold it several times. One other thing that was noticeable after I watched the film this morning is that we often had only three in a route against 5/6 defenders vs the 4/5 kids we would have in a pattern in Coach P’s offense. That makes it even tougher to get open. You need to be great on the offensive line to run the style of offense being installed. When people were killing me this Summer for saying this style offense isn’t conducive to the players the Crosby community produces last night is what I was eluding to. Throw in the type stuff you touched on up top compounded with the missed opportunities we did have and that’s how you end up with 0 tds all night. Maybe we’re going to be a defensive team from now on though🤷🏾‍♂️

Agreed!

It was hard to keep up w/o the scoreboard; they were only keeping up with the clock and the buzzer. But PNG scored on their 1st 5 possessions, 4 passes with good runs, and 1 field goal. One receiver scored twice, and the halfback scored twice on what appeared to be the same short pass play. I quit keeping up with it after that. Re LCM, they played 3 or maybe 4 different QBs. The tall QB that was playing in the 4th looked pretty good. LCM's 4th qtr broke down a little, with some penalties, including 1 holding call that resulted in a TD run being called back. Otherwise they looked much better, and a little more spirited, in the 2nd half. Everyone was talking about PNGs big O line, but LCM has a pretty big O line as well. All in all LCM has a good team, based on what I saw.

Respect for the Spencer James reference lol

2 things... #1 here's a real VIP room #2 at this point i think id rather Ned's press box than what my taxes paid for.

It was a scrimmage lol. either way I hope PNG came out of it with some good work playing down. I know for sure the lcm kids got some good work playing a team of png caliber.

I don’t care what adults do with their lives. Let them be who they want to be. That said, I don’t believe that parents should be forced to explain about trans people to their children because of something they learned at school, whether it be something crazy in the curriculum, or a teacher transitioning in front of their eyes in the classroom. There are places where this would fly, but small town east Texas is not one of those places.

Not according to his page….

Welp, the O line issues continue. They have 8 days to get it in some working order. I like how the 2nd teamers came in and performed well. Legacy kept their starting O in most of the night but played more kids on defense Again, for those in the back. Offesive line.....

Lol don’t start the whole have ties thing… Because if so Riley Dodge should have been a Titan cause his dad was a yellow jacket… 😂😂

Newton 5.....Wos 4 😉

1st play of 2nd half. WOS recovers the fumble. Playing behind the sticks on 3rd and long. Qb 17 with 35 yard TD run. He fumbles but recovered and kept going. PAT good!!! 7-7

careful there lol....oh i agree 100%, but others won't lol

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Or maybe functional vs having a bunch of empty rooms that aren't used. But hey you can brag about how big your press box is. 🙄

Thank you for the compliment. Best of luck to your team this season I will be pulling for you guys. I hope to see you restored to the level your team deserves to be. You guys have so much talent. Good luck brother.

Man, I think PNG is in a good position to make multiple finals appearances in the next 5/6 years if their talent isn't too cyclical. If Crosby hadn't collapsed in the semis against Liberty Hill that district would've had three consecutive state finalist. I think PNG or FB Marshall make it back to state this year again. LH has owned region 4 the last three years and will most likely win it again this year. They're one of the fastest growing schools in the state and will be 5A-D1 next year though. Once they leave you're down in CC Flour Bluff and SA Alamo Heights territory. Teams that I don't even think PNG would've needed to be as good as they were last year to donkey stomp. PNG's enrollment is relatively stagnant meaning they're going to be locked in to D2 for the foreseeable future. We all know D2 is significantly easier but PNG has a real homegrown D2 enrollment unlike SOC who has a similar enrollment but would need 2,500+ kids to field a team like that without the transfers, so PNG is right where they should be. Coach Willis told us at the parent meeting that teams need three things to be successful; 1. Community, 2. Players, 3. Coaches, in that order. Hard to argue in D2 that PNG isn't right up there in all those categories.

so will Hamshire-Fannett

Silsbee will be loaded but I don't think Silsbee beats everyone in district by double digit. WOS and Jasper will be tough as always.

to be honest, PNG has or should have raised the bar for ALL golden triangle teams, even PAM. i say PAM even more so because even though PAM beat the breaks off them, PNG won the "race", "fight" or whatever analogy you want to use and was there at the big dance. while the rivalry isn't strong like MCM, it's beginning to rise. i know some PAM fans will point to PNG had an easier road. well from what i'm hearing and seeing, next realignment PAM might be D2 and i don't wanna hear no excuses. PNG proved my point many others stated in the past i was being sooooo negative. PNG brought in someone FROM OUTSIDE OF THE AREA with a winning formula, the kids bought into it and boom success. Keep going with the good ol boy system(TJ grads) and we gonna stay stagnant and fester. IF PNG GOES AT LEAST 5RDS DEEP, LOOK FOR A CRAP LOAD OF TRANSFERS FROM PAM TO BE AT THE REZ. I SAID IT HERE FIRST!!!

Great interview! I don’t necessarily agree the remark about there will be at least one good football team that doesn’t make the playoffs in this district and would be capable of winning another district… maybe some of the bottom teams have improved from last year but after Silsbee, Jasper, H-F, and WOS there is a significant difference in those other teams as far as being good. Some of the other teams may finish 3rd or 4th in another district but I have a hard time believing they would win one with the exception of maybe one of those out lying region 1 or 4 districts that’s just really weak.