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True statements, but Nederland aren't really missing any kids that can truly help, maybe two or three that won't make a huge difference in outcomes of the game. There may be some Dads in here who kids aren't playing that feel a type of way, but the talent pool just isn't there. They're some Basketball players that could help right away, but they only play Basketball, which I hear is encouraged by the Head BB Coach! The AD will have to change that and emphasize to ALL coaches that he wants his athletic program having multi-sport athletes as a requirement. Something Barrow didn't really harp on. I do believe a 180 degree change in culture, and getting out of the prehistoric ways of athletics is concerned can/will change things. But it will take about 4-5 years or maybe longer for a long run in the playoffs.

What specifically am I wrong about!? Go check them out at camp fun, or walk the hallways during transition an tell me I'm wrong. Some people have no clue on what it takes to win at the level PNG is winning right now. Can Nederland improve from how awful they've been the last few years? Yes, but they WILL NOT make deep runs in the playoffs with the kids they have up front!! Smh, people acting like Nederland is a coach away from going to State haha what a joke. Until Nederland emphasize kids to be multi sport athletes, Skill positions running Track and Lineman participating in Powerlifting as well as get some quality Big kids moving in to the school instead of kids who can't speak English then they will have a HUGE hurdle/hurdles to get over.

They are there, they choose to walk the halls or 6’3 205 pound kid that has to workout on his own because coaches won’t stay after school to open up the locker room/ set up a workout plan, so they have to do things on their own… instead of working out getting bigger stronger under guidance of the coaches and the coaches helping and guiding kids to let’s gain some healthy weight let’s try to eat these things and stay away from these things. But there’s no D. Spell in the building anymore to help out with that. 

It is also nice to have multiple athletes 6'-3"+, 280+ to shore up the trenches..... I haven't seen many of those walking around NHS

Right - this is something I think needs to be underlined. Joseph inherited a healthy program with kids who had won several key games and had had a deep-ish playoff run. He didn’t have to “rebuild” so much as “redirect.” It sounds like Nederland will need to do something closer to a true rebuild.
That’s going to be key in how people evaluate the new guy. If the standard is “do exactly what png did and go straight to state,” that’s probably not going to work, because Faircloth left PNG in a state that is ahead of schedule relative to where Nederland is.
But, I don’t think we’re talking a several year rebuild. I think Nederland just needs to get kids back , get more kids in, hit the weight room better and structure themselves to go toe-to-toe with the power and conditioning of elite programs. They aren’t far off - If Nederland had 1% improvements across every category of improvement, they become an entirely different team.
A lot of Nedeand’s woes amount to just being left behind, not so much getting worse . The last two years, Barrow would probably have gone at least 1-1 against PNG if Faircloth had stayed the coach, because Faircloth built his teams the way Barrow does - Poor conditioning, low strength training, no attention to defense, and just hope you win by two points in a shootout. Joseph doesn’t do that, and he showed that there‘a a recipe for the mid county schools to compete at the highest level. Nederland can do it too, but given the current state of the program it might take a year or two to really see the results. But it could also be immediate, as we’ve seen. 

Things at PNG wasn't as bad as they were towards the end at Nederland.  PNG probably had the good players from the halls that were already playing when the new coach got there.  Kids quit and never came out because how bad Nederland had become.  Get the right coach and start winning and you'll see how many kids you'll have available.  

Whoever takes the Nederland will be setting their own ways and culture that’s what happens when a Head Coach takes over… PNG in 2008 2-7 Faircloth comes in set his culture rebuild in year 1 in 2009 11-1… Peevey at LCM year before he got there 1-7  when Peevey arrived 11-3… 
there’s a lot of talent walking them halls and lot of kids specializing in only 1 sport, gotta get those kids back into the program and play multiple sports. Coaching staff got very stale and ran its course. Gotta stop the family and friends and hiring and start the hiring best qualified coach which I’m hoping NISD has learned its lesson on that one…. Starts at the top and they are making a change a step imo in the right direction. 

Have to wonder did they say every playoff team has to have someone get an award? Even the coach of the year, how did that one come about? If you scratch my back I'll scratch yours? 

I'm dumbfounded by these selections, to be honest.  How a team that steamrolls the district, whose only "bad" loss was to 6A Vandergrift, and made it to the Region Finals didn't dominate these awards is frankly embarrassing for this district.  The 3rd and 4th place teams should not have more players with top district honors than the start to finish 1st place team.  The district defensive player is an outside hitter???  Looks like a bunch of sour grapes to me.

BH and Sterling announced theirs on Twitter.  Sterlings all-district selections are head-scratchers.  Kinda crazy how a 4th place team had so many selections and overall top awards.  Curious to see what GCM and Lee awarded themselves, I mean, were awarded.  

This is absurd and completely false. We are thrilled with Allie McDaniel leading our volleyball program and girls athletics. She has already made a tremendous impact at PNGHS and we look forward to her working with our girls for many years to come. 
 
Sincerely,
Dr. Scott Ryan
PNG High School Principal

Who knows, TC been lowkey staying out of the way and clicking off Ws. A win would be nice as Nederland would improve to 5-2 and that wasn't expected, even with all the complaints us fans have been making it's a typical season W/L record minus the 32-0 run (not to mention a playoff appearance, we're we really expecting a DC?) but a loss would still be a huge improvement over last year. I think TC wins but when FBW smoked Dayton it still leaves me confused so....heck Nederland wins on a FG lol sounds good to me 

Same

Yup 

Rooting for our neighbors. Go Dogs. 

Go get ‘em Bulldogs! You got this!

Another test for the dogs.  I think they bounce back from a dismal game last week.  Inconsistency has plagued this young team all year.  It's time for the dogs to show up and end the regular season with a bang.  Dogs by 7.

Its just hurting you to see Nederland make the playoffs and seeing that nearly all their players are coming back next year and Nederland will be better. Get on board and support the team. 

CEK is a real nice venue, and easy access on BW-8. 

Roschon still having nightmares of that night… 😉

BH 3-0 Nederland 
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All dat money for dat coach but no playoffs… -in my Bobby Boucher voice.

Playoffs are right around the corner! This is the last district games of the season (excluding tiebreakers) so let’s get those scores posted. Thanks to the few people that have shared scores this year and in the discussions. Would love to further things next year by even maybe getting with a couple of yall for some rankings.

Nederland off to a hot start winning the drum line battle! 👀👀

Nederland has beaten all the weak sisters they played this season with the exception being WOS when the defense shut it down in the 4th quarter. The weak sisters are done and now they finish with good teams, so I believe these next 3 games will have a very similar outcome as the Silsbee and PAM games where it wasn’t even close