JSnipes

They can make it an event, it doesn’t mean I have to like it more than a centralized location. Coaches and players probably love it. I just think there are a lot of fans that can’t make the trip that might make the trip if it was centralized. Also having games start at 11 and 3 on weekdays makes it a lot harder for fans to get there. Some people might not be able to get off work during the week that would be able to make it on a Friday or Saturday night.

I don’t like all the state games being at one place. I know I’m probably in the minority in this situation and it’s great for the fans of high school football (not necessarily the fans of the two teams playing), but way too often the travel difference for the two teams it too big of a gap. I liked it when the two coaches decided. I think if each game was more central to the two teams playing more fans from those teams would be attending. I might be wrong, but that’s my belief.

Haha...yes it was an article I read on FoxNews about the FBI agent. I do not normally watch the news or read anything online, but I'm really curious in this case.

One statement I read from a FBI agent said, "people aren't necessarily going to scream when they are fighting for their lives. This isn't a tv show or movie." I found that interesting. I had never considered that if you are battling for your life screaming for help might not automatically happen. If someone was awaken from their sleep while being attacked, would you agree with this?

I like it. Now just need to do something about that DH spot. I've heard rumors about Nimmo and Conforto. Market value for them on Spottrac is pretty high. I would prefer Nimmo out of the two if they are going to do that. I like the idea of bringing Yuli back for 5-7 million. Something about that man in the playoffs and he's a big part of the culture. Abreu and Yuli could be the 1B/DH option on most days. You could put Yordan as DH and play Myers in the OF on some other days. We shall see what they do, but I do think they sign Nimmo, Conforto, Brantley, or Yuli for a positional/DH spot.

I was only in high school at the time, but I believe PNG was not supposed to beat La Marque in the 4th round in 1999. I don't know if La Marque was a heave favorite, but it felt like it was the way people talked about them. FBM seems to be a heavy favorite on paper and their defense seems to be pretty stingy, but there's a reason they play the game. Maybe a repeat from 1999 for the good ole Indians.

Fantastic! As of right now the secret for our local teams tonight was the white helmets.

Not al games are put on Maxpreps. If they went to three tournaments they should have played at least 30 matches.

Hardin has been better than CH the past two years. They will be again this year. Yep

And Flower Mound did it with distance runners. I don't know if I've ever seen a team win state in track with distance. They had a possibility to score 58 points in the three distance races...and they did that. 1,2,3 in the 3200m and 1600m plus 1st in the 800. They also won HJ but the 58 they scored in distance was enough to win.

I contacted five state championship coaches one year when volleyball season and asked if I could meet with. I told them I would come to them and pay them for their time, but I just wanted to talk about the game and see what they were doing different than our area. One coach had just won her third in a row. The first thing she said to me was, “Coach…you are only as good as your athletes.” During our conversation the name Ryan Mitchell came up and how good of a job he was doing. She told me he was her assistant and would talk about how terrible some coaches her. She would tell him, “Ryan…that coach could be really good but you are only as good as your players.” He took a job a school and left after two or three years because he was getting his butt kicked. Humbled, he went back to being her assistant for a year or two. He then left and started the volleyball program at Lucas Lovejoy…he won five straight state championships, including moving from 4A to 5A during that five year span. Just an example how most coaches think…we are only as good as our athletes, but it is our job to maximize their talents to the best of their abilities. I also think this debate is probably as pointless as trying to change a Democratic to Republican or Republican to Democrat. You aren’t going to change anyone’s mind on how they feel.

Perhaps they didn't want to pass up on a proven coach at the high school level. Just because you have been in the college ranks doesn't mean anything. In college you get to recruit your players...you have what you have in high school. I'm not saying the individual you are speaking of (I have no idea who the person is) would or would not be successful at the high school level. But, they had the opportunity to hire someone that is a proven coach at the high school level and that's what they plan on doing. It will be interesting to see who lands at Buna.

I don't know what HJ is looking for when it comes to their next AD, but they have someone on staff that is pretty dang good at coaching the Slot T.

Score?

This. Hope they finish with a #1 next their name this time around.

[Hidden Content] We said this last night watching the game...the PI call on the 3rd down play was a make up for the missed call on 2nd down.

Kountze has several state championships in volleyball.

Did anyone watch the tiktok and listen to what she said? All you need to know about the current people running the country.

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Are you saying that if a coach doesn't win a state title in 7 years then that coach and the school district should part ways?

No one post scores anymore. It's the same way in volleyball. When I first started coaching parents posted scores a lot on this website. I guess with social media everyone has moved on to posting on those platforms?

Send me your email and I can send you a list of track meets if you still need some.

It's hard for me to comprehend that FSU, Miami, and Florida are all bad programs right now.

I heard an interesting thought. If Manny Diaz or Dan Mullen are fired then either place could be a landing spot for Lane Kiffin.

They are going to be a very good group! Hopefully they can make it to the state tournament in the next year or two. Blum looks prepared to possibly run three straight. They list 11 players on varsity and 10 are either freshmen or sophomores.