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[quote name="Horns93" post="1419338" timestamp="1374003225"] [quote author=Pumper link=topic=112786.msg1417502#msg1417502 date=1372703029] Shorter drive to Baton Rouge than to College Station or Austin. Johnny Jones played on a final 4 team at LSU in '81 and asst coached on another final 4 team there in '86.  He has brought some energy back into the program and people are starting to get excited about basketball again.  They have a great legacy, but frankly have been pretty bad in recent years.  Recruiting will fix that, and so far it looks like Jones may be the guy to get them back on the right track  again.  And he's from just down the road in Deridder. [/quote] :o [/quote]

[quote name="Pumper" post="1417502" timestamp="1372703029"] Shorter drive to Baton Rouge than to College Station or Austin. Johnny Jones played on a final 4 team at LSU in '81 and asst coached on another final 4 team there in '86.  He has brought some energy back into the program and people are starting to get excited about basketball again.  They have a great legacy, but frankly have been pretty bad in recent years.  Recruiting will fix that, and so far it looks like Jones may be the guy to get them back on the right track  again.  And he's from just down the road in Deridder. [/quote] A&M is the place you want to be.

Good Luck Coach Sanders! So that makes H-F and Orangefield till looking for a coach?

You can't force/pressure a kid to participate in 7on7. So if they are riding with the Coach then that can be seen as being pressured to participate. It has to be completely volunteer or it can be viewed as being an illegal practice.  Do you think they are talking about anything besides game plan on the way to the game?

[quote name="AthleticSupporter - Jock" post="1416641" timestamp="1372347166"] [quote author=BigRedMachine link=topic=112641.msg1416630#msg1416630 date=1372345306] [quote author=AthleticSupporter - Jock link=topic=112641.msg1416547#msg1416547 date=1372298212] [quote author=Rake1 link=topic=112641.msg1415241#msg1415241 date=1371842725] Nothing like a Rumor Mill running on all cylinders or a Friday Assumption Party! Wow!! I love it when idle time gets the best of us all (myself included). 8) Rake1 [/quote] I thought shugart was sitting out of 7 on 7 because he had hurt his leg or ankle. Maybe got people thinking and talking since he wasn't participating. [/quote] LOL!!! He didn't participate but for only a few series in 7 on 7 because it's BASEBALL season!! [/quote] When is baseball season anyway?  When does it start and end?  I wasn't aware that there was actually a "season" for any sports anymore.  Aren't baseball and basketball year round now? [/quote] True!

[quote name="KHSBulldogs" post="1413620" timestamp="1371404737"] Kelly changed their blue helmets to gold. It's similar to Notre Dame's helmets. [/quote] Nice

You never know who will step up and be a star in any given year. So I will watch them all.

Congrats Coach Carter!

Sad to hear about the young man's injury. That stinks its for his senior season. Get well soon.

[quote name="adminbaberuth" post="1414595" timestamp="1371664041"] From reports I've seen this morning, Coach Carter will be the new coach subject to board approval. With one the best pitching staff's in the area returning, the Indians should make another nice run in the playoffs. [/quote] That is great. I wish them the best.

[quote name="bobcatfan52" post="1414249" timestamp="1371576666"] We agree just completely different reasons. I wish someone else that knows volleyball would chip in here. It will be a tough year for my lady bobcats but we had a great season last year. By your state that experience is a strength that is true. But you have implied that you should win because of experience. By that theory HF's football team should have been good last year because a lot of those boys played varsity for 3 years. I think you are trying to give credit to the wrong people. Those girls work hard every year and every summer. This year is no different. The coaching staff has been there for hundreds of players and many AD's. The head coach and hard work deserve the credit. [/quote] HF will be back on top in Volleyball!

[quote name="STiger85" post="1413484" timestamp="1371262790"] Silsbee does have a great group of talented players coming up as 9th graders next year. Could be the next best group that leaves a big mark in Silsbee. How big, we'll see in a couple of years. [/quote] Good Luck Silsbee!

[quote name="Craig S" post="1413757" timestamp="1371479992"] [quote author=JB94 link=topic=112483.msg1413735#msg1413735 date=1371475270] High School coaching salaries ...should they make more?  No, there's way too much emphasis as it is on sports in grade school. Imagine what we'd be if only half the same emphasis and pressure were put on reading, writing, math and science. This is not college where if they win, it could mean millions to their schools. How about the players? I have never said this on a message board before, but dumb question. See answer above. These are children and sports should ALWAYS be secondary to education because the chances that any of them will play professionally [color=red](or at any other level beyond HS) [/color]are way too slim. [/quote] I agree! [quote]Teachers and Coaches pay levels should be performance based. Like most jobs.[/quote] 1st - how do you judge performance in a classroom? Lets even the playing field...every student in the school must be allowed on the team, and every kid must get equal playing time...like in the classroom 2nd - IF parents would work with their kids at home on academics as they do sports this wouldn't be an issue. 3rd - there's a reason why they are called STUDENT athletes in that order, how does the commercial go...400 some odd thousand NCAA athletes (more in HS) and MOST of us will be going pro in something other than sports... 4th - one of the dumbest things I've ever heard was that sports give opportunities to some kids to get an education that otherwise wouldn't even stay in school....priorities are JACKED UP! from parents, teachers, coaches alike, if this mid set is whats being taught or depended on. [/quote] Test Scores good teachers can overcome Education is important Never said we should give more priority to sports. Both professions should be evaluated on their own merits.

[quote name="bobcatfan52" post="1413718" timestamp="1371444355"] [quote author=Horns93 link=topic=106655.msg1413668#msg1413668 date=1371427837] [quote author=bobcatfan52 link=topic=106655.msg1410236#msg1410236 date=1370187695] [quote author=Horns93 link=topic=106655.msg1410209#msg1410209 date=1370154502] This will be H-F's year. They are stronger and Faster! [/quote] I don't think you know anything about volleyball or this district. HF will finish in the top three but not because they are stronger and faster. And being fast has nothing to do with volleyball. Quickness and agility do but not fast. Orangefield graduated almost everyone. Silsbee graduated a lot. HJ graduated a lot of important people. It should involve Bridge City and HF for the district with maybe HJ sneaking in. For you to to say this is HF's year implies that they have never been good. They have been good for a very long time. Don't speak when you don't know. [/quote] Last time I checked stronger allowed you to jump higher and be more powerful, fast and quickness are pretty synonymous. You are being ticky tacky. HF is always competitive in volleyball in this district. I think their hard work in the weight room will put them in first place this year. We have alot of returning experience as well. Sorry OF graduated so much, but that is why I love high school and college because it can change every year. [/quote] Fast and quick are not synonymous. I have seen many people who were fast but not quick and vice versa. So HF has had a very good program for decades but next year they will be good because of the weight room. HF is not losing anyone that cannot be replaced and they have a good staff at teaching the skills of volleyball. That is why they make the playoffs all the time and that is why they will make it again next year. Not because of weight room. Can a weight room help? Sure. But does it matter how much you lift if you cannot pass, set, spike, or serve? Lifting is secondary to acquiring the skills to play any sport. All football teams lift a lot of weights, but I have seen many without the skill/coaching to compete against other teams. HF volleyball will probably finish 2nd to BC. [/quote] Let my put it like this; My original quote said H-F will be "stronger and faster." Experience is a strength. Experience will give you a better reaction time, because you know what to do. They have also been working hard getting physically stronger and faster (same as quick). They have an experienced coach, they should have a great year. They will be in the playoffs. This will be their year. Horns back on top!

Teachers and Coaches pay levels should be performance based. Like most jobs.

[quote name="bobcatfan52" post="1410236" timestamp="1370187695"] [quote author=Horns93 link=topic=106655.msg1410209#msg1410209 date=1370154502] This will be H-F's year. They are stronger and Faster! [/quote] I don't think you know anything about volleyball or this district. HF will finish in the top three but not because they are stronger and faster. And being fast has nothing to do with volleyball. Quickness and agility do but not fast. Orangefield graduated almost everyone. Silsbee graduated a lot. HJ graduated a lot of important people. It should involve Bridge City and HF for the district with maybe HJ sneaking in. For you to to say this is HF's year implies that they have never been good. They have been good for a very long time. Don't speak when you don't know. [/quote] Last time I checked stronger allowed you to jump higher and be more powerful, fast and quickness are pretty synonymous. You are being ticky tacky. HF is always competitive in volleyball in this district. I think their hard work in the weight room will put them in first place this year. We have alot of returning experience as well. Sorry OF graduated so much, but that is why I love high school and college because it can change every year.

[quote name="Coach Comeaux" post="1406296" timestamp="1369062641"] [Hidden Content] [/quote] Great job!

This was great!

Congratulations on your success!

If you got the tax base or some huge donors, go for it!!

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1412321" timestamp="1370881298"] Okay, somebody blame it on the govt. [/quote] ;) Darn Mr. Prez.

Congratulations Shugart

[quote name="BADSANTA" post="1408936" timestamp="1369835462"] How many starters does each team have returning? How does the WR position look in Silsbee with Holmes, Garcia, and a few others graduating. [/quote] The real question is how many finishers do they have.  ;D  Just being silly.

[quote name="bhdog28" post="1399681" timestamp="1367427071"] [quote author=knows2much link=topic=111505.msg1399618#msg1399618 date=1367414270] HF does not pay worth a crap.  Hard to keep good coaches if you can't compete with other schools concerning salary. [/quote] True! These teachers are starving, especially in HF. Im sure the cost of living isn't too high there, but the people who live there must go to higher cost living places to shop and eat. HF used to be a great school and their athletic department was also top notch. They have such great families there. Sad they are in this sad of shape. Money doesn't grow on trees (well, I guess they don't have those either!), but paying your teachers state base isn't acceptable and will only lead to more trouble down the line. Bring back the HF I knew in HS. [/quote] You said, "HF used to be a great school."  >:( Sometimes I read dumb comments on here. Sometimes they are just plain stupid. I guess you get Houston news or something, but H-F is one of the top 3 in our region for academics. We also win our district every year in UIL competition. Last time I checked, that is what I thought school was about?

Interesting list. Congrats to all.