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5 minutes ago, dj said:

Crosby has done a marvelous job to get here. Lord they have one of the worse tackling team i have ever seen.lord I see why they have been has in shoot outs.they have more athletes than aledo.

Demarco Roberts and JoJo Earle are great equalizers though, these two Aledo athletes are pretty special.

2 minutes ago, PhatMack19 said:

Oh that was a really bad pass.  No reason for that when he could have ran for the 1st

Getting pulled down from behind, by his hair (braids), on the play before had an effect on his decision not to run.

2 minutes ago, PhatMack19 said:

JoJo is pretty legit 

Maybe an understatement.

That was a gift, but Crosby has been making the most of opponents mistakes all playoffs.

1 minute ago, PhatMack19 said:

How did he catch that?

no clue

Alabama signee....

Very nice opening drive.

Aledo did not realize Crosby was that fast or that good.

Very excited for the kids and happy for Crosby.

Good luck Coogs!!!

Good luck to James, I hope he does well.

If he has a QB that can sling it and a few kids that can run quality routes and catch then they will score some points.

17 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

Ok, I give. The band director will be placed as acting AD and Head Football coach until further notice. They may not win many games, but their new formations will be the talk of the district!

Well done, well done.

I had heard it was the janitor,  but.....

14 hours ago, SmashMouth said:

I have some news, I just feel hesitant about posting it. 

Don't be coy.

You tell me yours and I will tell you mine.

3 hours ago, Pho Rizzle said:

Yea, it sucks. It may keep your games closer but it doesn't spark evolution in a football program.

It is a bit depressing to know before the season ever starts that you will never score more than 21 points, never see the ball in the air more than 3 times in a game and know beyond a shadow of a doubt your best athletes will never play on offense. 

2 hours ago, ECBucFan said:

So the Raider colors are changing to grey and white?  

Sure, sounds like a start.

1 minute ago, SmashMouth said:

Pete Medlock isn’t it?

I really don't know.

Was just thinking that would be a direction that Lumberton might go.

Or, wasn't the head coach at Tarkington an offensive coach at PNG? He might be interested.

On 12/21/2020 at 2:18 PM, Pho Rizzle said:

Are you just now noticing that it's intentionally off base ? I think everyone else is aware of it 

Yes Pho, it is obvious to most that your disdain for the slot-t is is palpable.

Lumberton is not taking that step, they see themselves as a PNG type program, I think that will be the model they follow.

Who is the Offensive Coordinator at PNG? 

Anybody have a list of SETX players that signed today?

Is a hire imminent?

57 minutes ago, SmashMouth said:

Yep. I hear Mike McCarthy is looking for a new gig. 

Hard pass

More interviews today?

1 hour ago, WOSgrad said:

All hires are crap shoots.

Exactly, no such thing as a sure thing.

Has to be the right fit.

20 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

There are rumors floating.

I'll just say a hire will be made within a couple of weeks.

Do tell

And we need those in Lumberton to be on the lookout today?

Who is wearing the Columbia blue and red tie at the gas station?

Who is being escorted around campus?

1 hour ago, Byrdiug said:

Having division 1 athletes and superior players that run the “formula” has more to do with the success than the “formula” itself. 

The formula I am referring to has nothing to do with offensive scheme. It is the formula of putting his best athletes on offense. Vidor traditionally does not do this, unless it is a Montana Quirante, or other similar type player, who they play on both sides of the ball. But Vidor's defense is the priority, in PNG, offense is the priority.

33 minutes ago, Byrdiug said:

The folks over in PNG beg to differ. 

Now does PNG need to play some of those "athletes" on both sides of the ball, probably.

But, what Faircloth does is a lot closer to a successful formula than what Vidor does, IMO.

27 minutes ago, Byrdiug said:

The folks over in PNG beg to differ. 

They can differ all they want to, compare Vidor's results and PNG's.

PNG is in the playoffs every year, Vidor would kill to be a consistently  ( playoffs 11 out of 12 years under Faircloth) successful program.

PNG is averaging 8 wins a season over that 12 year period, that is with one  2-8 season included.

How many times did Vidor beat PNG when they were in the same district?

2 minutes ago, oldschool2 said:

Coincidentally, I have some coaching friends that coach some "really good kids".  

The argument I've made (even on this site) for quite some time is that a team has to have a decent coaching STAFF that's capable of getting maximum potential effort from the players, a group of good players, and favorable competition in order to make any considerable noise in the W column.  More times than not you have to have at least 2 of those 3.  I'm not defending this guy.. I don't even know him.  Just reiterating that there's much more involved than whoever the head coach is.  Wanna make a change?  Make a change.. but there is no quick fix.  Often it's just the opposite. 

So true, but to think you can put all your best football players on defense and think you are going to win is asinine.

Yes, you have to get stops on defense to win, but you put great effort kids on defense, you put kids that are always going to be in the right spot, you put kids on defense that are always going to do what they are told and do it with intensity and aggressiveness.

You put your best athletes on offense. Regardless of the scheme or system that you run.