Tiger90

A few weeks ago there were some folks talking about how if some schools wanted to keep their coaches etc they needed to not make them have to get more certifications/teaching fields and have them focus more on coaching. The reality is sports are secondary to a school's purpose. This school could have won state in every major sport this year, but in the end it is the academics that are most important.

I can agree with most of those but add track to WOS and Jasper and pole-vaulting to OF.

I do not condone cheating in any way but this is wrong. This teacher has opened himself up. A kid's record is not up to the public to scrutinize. It is not right for anyone to post a 14-15 year old kid's grades to the public. Forget the grade changing situation and picture your kid's teacher showing the world his/her grades without your consent.

Charlie loved the option whatever you want to call it. I remember one time against New Caney they had only 1 db covering the 2 wrs on the left side. They loaded the box and dared Silsbee to pass.

With him being a Woodard are we going to see the old veer? Had to throw a Silsbee reference in there. ;D

After considering this for a bit I guess the best way to think about it rather than having an old name past their prime, LU will have a hungry coach trying to make a name for the program and himself. At least I hope he is hungry.

......who has never coached a sport. He was basically given the spot when Sutherland departed with 3-4 years tops of teaching experience. After that announcement a mass exodus of the coaching staff occured. They lost a lot of quality experience at that point who were building a program. Kountze has some solid athletes but the mentality is the team is losers according to many of the student body and community folk. I spent many years there and talent walks the hallways but will not try out for the team. Get some of those big FFA kids out of the shop and on the field.

Someone with the shock value to get community support. The key to Lamar football succeeding is winning and community support. I wanted a bigger stadium over VIP , I still prefer both. A bigger stadium means more fans in the stands. If Lamar football had never stopped, the Woodard choice would be ok. However this is a restart of a failed program. A chance to make a new impression on SETX. A chance to forget the last 30 years. There must be a big bang to get the program going. Foot to the floor spinning your wheels, a full can of lighter fluid on your charcoal, a nuke, something big to start the program. Afterward, then you start throttling down to something more realistic and at Lamar's level. Woodard can takeover after the big bang. He will then have the experience at this level and acceptance by the community the way Roc was accepted. We need the big bang start, something that will have all of SETX talking. Woodard will only have people saying Who and Why. :'( Been basically saying this all along.

Let's just say he has told some folks he is the man.

**shakes Magic 8 ball**......Ray Woodard.

Yes. I have been watching the kid since middle school and he can be special IF he stays focused. A lot of pressure already starting for a current sophomore.

It would be dumb to tear down the amphitheater for a new football stadium. The amphitheater isn't even paid for yet it needs the added expense of tearing it down? Lamar definitely needs to work on the aesthestics of the current stadium however. I'd be more for a new stadium near the golf range before Ford Park.

I guess I'm just not up to date. Who is Sam Carter and if he is "the" qb for 2010 why didn't UT invite him to the spring game?

Where was the poor taste in Aces's comments? No disrespect to Boutte, but I just do not see what he would bring to the table. LU runs a different offense and defense as stated.

His grandparents tell me he has offers on both sides.

I have always viewed Neumann as one of the area's best, but I'd be curious to know the average Nederland HS teacher salary or even the building principal's salary.

I believe you are refering to Josh Skinner. He is a defensive end. He is going to have his chooice for football or baseball in college.

Word I'm hearing is another youngster could start pushing him.

Can't really be down on LM's administration. Why should they care about other programs? They are looking out for themselves as any school would. It is the coaches who are looking to leave. I have always felt Nederland was a less talented team than many in the area but were very disciplined and fundamentally sound. You have not seen a lot of mistakes. If Neumann does leave Nederland must find a strong leader or some lean years could be in store.

I do not live in Jefferson county, but those are the exact sentiments I have felt Walker displays. Griffith made a mistake about how it got done, but I think you guys down there lost a very respected individual who represented you well in all other aspects as judge. Hopefully Walker can still get treatment for his rectal-cranial inversion before it is too late.

Yeah, I have to agree. You're in a position where you have placed yourself as "the" guy for LU athletics information. I along with most who visit this part of the board have developed a certain amount of trust for your posts. We get all sorts of posters who say all sorts of nonsensical things but I would have expected more here. April 1st is still 2 weeks away.

Darrell McArthur '83 Silsbee McDonald All American?

If Texas St, SHSU, SFA, UNT, ULL, LaTech, and Lamar want a better conference why don't they just start their own? How hard would it be to find a couple more solid programs to invite? Maybe you could grab a Rice or SMU. Let's be real here none of those teams are powerhouses or will create a major buzz in the current conferences.

Could a couple teams in the district play each other twice with only the "district" game counting?

After watching that all I can say is Walker is a dope. First it came out the county wanted $10000 a game then only $4000. Who is taking money from whom here? Quick question, if hockey represents 80% of the building usage and the county wants it gone then why did they resign a huge contract with SMG to run the facility? Obviously Ford Park will become a glorified civic center. If I was a local Ford dealer who had committed thousands of dollars to this facility I'd be looking at the fine print of the contract and contacting attorneys.