PN-G bamatex

La Porte looks very physical and very talented but undisciplined. PN-G has done a great job of capitalizing on the Bulldogs’ mistakes, though the Indians have had a few of their own. The PN-G passing attack needs work.

Agreed. United’s defense looked good the first few drives they went out on the field. They just wore out quickly from being on the field too much. United turned the ball over to PN-G five times in the first half.

After last night, the Indians are 6-0 all time versus United. [Hidden Content]

I’m glad to hear that, and I was genuinely pleased to see United beat Bellaire.

This pains me to type because with the talent United has, they should be a lot better than they are. But my prediction 49-10 in favor of PN-G.

ok boomer

I think 35 years is more realistic than 30 now that the Rule of 90 is more broadly applicable.

OlDawg's point is salient, but I'll add some additional food for thought. Put yourself in the shoes of a head coach. You want to build a winning program and you know you need to establish the right program culture to do that. You want to work at a school with a culture that's conducive to that kind of thing, run by an administration that supports it and a community that values it. Do you want to work in a school system where an appreciable number of students is running around wearing animal masks, audibly barking, growling, meowing, and purring in classrooms, because they openly identify as a species other than human? With an administration that either finds that behavior acceptable or is too afraid of social media hysteria to squelch it, and an appreciable number of parents and faculty in the community who openly, vocally support it? Do you think that kind of general social dynamic at the school you work for is compatible with the program culture you need to build to have sustained success on the field and, ultimately, mold successful, healthy, balanced, well-adjusted young men? More importantly, do you think that kind of culture lends itself to any kind of success at that school, academic, extracurricular, or otherwise? Do you think it promotes an effective learning environment, or that it more likely disrupts that environment with excessive and unnecessary distractions that ultimately make it harder for good teachers to teach and dedicated students to learn? That's the behavior that's crept into--and become all too prolific in--the high schools in the Round Rock and Leander school districts the last few school years, and that's the dilemma that's come with it. I personally know teachers leaving for other districts or private schools, or leaving the profession altogether, because of it. And I've seen firsthand parents who feel like their kids are trapped in it. Reread my post. I stated that "[o]n a spectrum that includes the PN-G, BH, Westlake, Southlake, and Cedar Park/Northwest Hills communities, the first four are all way closer to each other in terms of culture, values, history, and tradition than any of them are to the Highway 183 Province of the People’s Republic of Austin." I know for a fact this sort of thing isn't happening in Port Neches, Groves, Eanes, or Lakeway. I don't think it's happening in Southlake or Mont Belvieu, either. But it's definitely happening along the line between Travis County and Williamson County. That's where your political--and more importantly, social--dynamic comes into play. And that's all that I had in mind when I made the simple comment that different dynamics exist between Barbers Hill and Cedar Park that birthed this line of conversation.

I'll agree with you that good coaching, leadership, and management skills are all necessities for a successful program, but do not underestimate the importance of school and community culture. Asbeck's departure from Cedar Park is not the only reason that program is not dominant like it was ten years ago.

Who said the difference in dynamics is relegated entirely to wealth? Look up how all those communities vote. Cedar Park is one of the bluest suburbs in Texas and has been for two decades. Westlake and PN-G are almost equally red. Southlake has traditionally been a red suburb, and is trending back that way the last cycle or two after a turning reddish-purple during the first Trump term. You brought Westlake, PN-G, and Southlake into a conversation that was really about the differences between Cedar Park and Mont Belvieu. My best guess is that you were trying to deflect a point about how radically different the 620 corridor is from Eagle Drive, and turn this into some sort of referendum on PN-G, I’m guessing out of subconscious frustration over BH’s inability to successfully hire away our coach. But since “PNG is lower than BH” and nowhere near the glorious level of affluence the rich Austin and Dallas suburbs enjoy, why don’t you ask former Westlake HC Todd Dodge how interested he was in the PN-G job in 2022, how the conversation that led to his consulting contract at PN-G actually started, and why the Nederland job was on his radar two years later? And while you’re at it, maybe take this one from the guy who’s lived in the 77651, the 78613, and the 78641, and who’s worked for three separate elected officials that represent the 76092 (and for that matter, got a new school authorized right down the road in Lewisville two years ago): On a spectrum that includes the PN-G, BH, Westlake, Southlake, and Cedar Park/Northwest Hills communities, the first four are all way closer to each other in terms of culture, values, history, and tradition than any of them are to the Highway 183 Province of the People’s Republic of Austin.

Not as different as Cedar Park is from Mont Belvieu.

I lived in Cedar Park for a few years. Different dynamics, to say the least.

[laughs in Port Neches-Groves]

For all the money BH is offering, anyone know what Jimbo Fisher’s up to these days? 😁

This is correct.

I vote Astrodome.

But 80% or more of our band still showed up. 😎

Anyone know if Nederland has sold out the visitors' side yet?

Never underestimate the Montgomery County sense of entitlement.

6-1 with two or three big upset wins to their credit and tied for a district title with the defending state champs in the first season of a new head coach? Yes, I would.

If Nederland holds on, they deserve to be state-ranked next week.

go bulldogs

West Fork's coach is a PN-G grad, if I'm not mistaken.

I take it back.

If memory serves, PN-G returned 15 of last year’s 22 starters. As @Rez pointed out, we have some things to fix coming out of the Klein Oak game. Provided we fix those things, PN-G 17. If we don’t, PN-G by 7. I suspect United is a better team than in years past, and is also better than Klein Oak.