OlDawg

!score 7-17 Q2

Wow! Talk about being set up for a rankings drop because of not meeting expectations. If PAM scores that much more, some will say they should have just played their 3rd's all game long. If they don't blow them out by that much, they'll say they're not that good. Kind of a no win deal as far as rankings are concerned.

If both teams play similar to how they did in Week 1, I'd say this is about right.

Under the ‘Behavior Expectations for Student Athletes’ section: • Wish opponents good luck before the game and congratulate them in a courteous manner following the contest, no matter the outcome. [Hidden Content] I’m no expert. But, it sounds like UIL has core guidelines they want participating schools to follow, they leave details on how to follow & enforce those guidelines up to the individual schools/ISD’s, and if those schools/ISD’s don’t follow the core guidelines, the UIL doesn’t have to let them participate in UIL sanctioned events.

The best I can find on short notice is Subchapter C Section 1201 of the UIL Constitution and Code of Conduct for general conduct guidelines. A search using the phrase 'Does UIL Texas require handshakes before or after competitions" returns: Yes, UIL Texas requires handshakes between teams before and after competitions as a sign of sportsmanship. This practice is part of promoting respect and camaraderie among athletes. Another search using a different search engine says UIL Texas does not explicitly mandate a technical handshake requirement. It's governed under the league's overarching guidelines for ethics and sportsmanship. I'm not going to search the entire UIL Texas Constitution and Contest Rules. But, it appears to be a core standard vs. a strict rule. Violations are handled by the local ISD to keep the UIL out of specific conduct enforcement. (I can see why that would be tricky for UIL.)

It would have been a lot more impressive if they’d done them to Rihanna with umbrellas.

Deer Park is ranked #31 in 6A by DCTF computer rankings.

Fort Bend Crawford at #2 in 5A D2 is probably about right at this time in the season. You could tell they had played together for the last 3 years, and had senior leadership. I expect to see them and PNG in the R3 Finals against each other in a rematch of their upcoming predistrict game. Deer Park at #31 in 6A. After their impressive Week 1 35-0 shutout of Pearland Dawson in Pearland, I think they have--probably--one of their best teams in years. They should definitely challenge Dickinson for the DC. We'll see what happens this week in the Border Battle. La Porte will have played two impressive clubs to get ready for district play.

LPISD just cancelled this morning. I’m actually hoping for a good 2-3”, as long as it’s spread over a couple days. Can’t water the slab fast enough, and we’re one of the few on our block that haven’t had to have foundation repair yet.

Agree on Longview. But, Lufkin wouldn’t have beaten PN-G or Ft. Bend Crawford either. Both of them have D1 numbers, and will probably meet in the R3 Finals—barring major injuries. Crawford is like a magnet school for football right now in FBISD. Plus, those young men are seniors now, and have been playing together since the school opened. They have speed to burn. PAM is probably the only team that could match them across the board on speed. La Porte has some who can match. But, not as many as PAM. Still, as bad as La Porte played, down 2 OL, with TO’s & TWO safeties in the first half, it was a 3 point game in the 4th quarter. It wasn’t the blowout the final score makes it seem. La Porte will play another very solid opponent this week (6AD1 Deer Park) at their place in our major rivalry. The Dawgs are the only team in district to actually have a predistrict schedule with both opponents being formidable, PO teams in their respective classifications.

Texas UIL rules require the pregame handshake as a sign of sportsmanship. This wasn’t a UIL game.

Obviously, you can’t say much negative about it. If you did, it would be kind of hypocritical. PAM vs. NS no hand shake game ring a bell? I guess it depends on if you think it’s just a game, or if you think some life lessons are supposed to be learned from the competition. If the coaches were the father figures for some of the players, would this be a lesson you’d want them to teach? I guess I’m an old schooler. My kid’s almost your age.

So, the students got a severe tongue-lashing, but nothing was mentioned about the coaches… Like I said in another thread, it’s all over national news and X. Makes the whole State look kind of bad. Should be some kind of UIL discipline for this type stuff for the staff.

Saw that. Wasn’t aware. Losing some good senior talent to other schools here in the last couple of years. I’ll wish him good luck. But, I’ll tell him like I said about the other two…It probably won’t work out the way you were told or thought.

National news about the lack of sportsmanship by Desoto & their coaching staff. It’s all over X, and even in my news feed via Outkick. Way to represent Desoto. 🙄