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Whoa there Abe Martin Stadium bashers, what's the problem -- you from Nacogdoches or something.  Abe Martin Stadium has been there since the 70s and has hosted some real talent and great games.  The article didnt say they had to be the nicest stadiums just the best.  If you've never been there during a home game, late in the fourth quarter, when the Panther's are driving for a game winning score, and the band is playing "Strivin'" then you have missed one of the great high school football experiences.  Not to mention that the game hosted one of the great high school rivalries ever (Lufkin v. Nac). The stadium may not be as nice as the new ones, but the place is one of the greats.
 
BTW, Tyler's Rose stadium deserves to be on the list.  Earl Campbells home stadium should be on the list no matter what it looks like.

Friendswood 21
George Ranch 17

Friendswood 21
George Ranch 17

Whoa there Abe Martin Stadium bashers, what's the problem -- you from Nacogdoches or something.  Abe Martin Stadium has been there since the 70s and has hosted some real talent and great games.  The article didnt say they had to be the nicest stadiums just the best.  If you've never been there during a home game, late in the fourth quarter, when the Panther's are driving for a game winning score, and the band is playing "Strivin'" then you have missed one of the great high school football experiences.  Not to mention that the game hosted one of the great high school rivalries ever (Lufkin v. Nac). The stadium may not be as nice as the new ones, but the place is one of the greats.
 
BTW, Tyler's Rose stadium deserves to be on the list.  Earl Campbells home stadium should be on the list no matter what it looks like.

Forgot to mention that friendswoods backups scored late so actual score was 35-20. Not trying to rub it in, but since my kid was in for that one had to mention it.

These are pretty much my sentiments.
 
The coaches and administrators who work for BISD and Central are the ones to handle or not handle the situation.  If the coaches dont correct the players for not shaking hands then the issue will rightly be up to the residents and school board of BISD to address. Adults should know better than to address comments to kids and then become involved in a war of words with them later.  This was an incident between players and the players had it settled on the field before adults (and I'm including those at the paper) got involved. Thats the way it should be.

Friendswood's defense dominated the game holding TC to 116 yds of offense.  The Mustang D stopped TC with a goal line stand in the second that included a stop on 4th and goal from the one inch line and again in the fourth with TC inside the five with an endzone interception.  The offense looked creaky and 35 passing yds isnt going to be enough, but a great start to the season.

Forgot to mention that friendswoods backups scored late so actual score was 35-20. Not trying to rub it in, but since my kid was in for that one had to mention it.

Receivers are a big question mark for us.  We had at least two deep throws that should have turned into 6 and a number of other drops.  Ironically, a sophomore kid from JV who was just up to get a look at the varsity level caught the only deep ball late.  I'm not so worried about the center.  He is a vet.  He had a bad day and some of those snaps were by our number 2.
 
McBride is a slick open field runner.  If you guys can get him the ball in space he is going to embarrass some defenses. He made ours look bad a couple of time.

Like Broncopride said, the Dayton v. Friendswood scrimmage was played like a game -- no coaches on the field, not red jerseys, etc -- so you could declare a winner and a loser.  However, I agree in principal with the idea that in most scrimmages there is no winner or loser.

When nobody on your team is hurt in a scrimmage, you win. When you see what you wanted to see in a scrimmage, you win. When you get to make necessary adjustments in a scrimmage, you win.

Sometimes everybody is a winner. Sometimes nobody is.

Tx,
 
He will definitely get some snaps at QB and at WR (I think).  How much QB he plays is the only question.  Brandon Sargent (our starter) is a cool headed player who can make all the throws.  He is a little slow running with the ball which has been an important part of the position for us for a couple of years.  Thats where Page has the advantage.  Traditionally we are a passing offense, so Page is going to have to develop as a passer to challenge Sarge.  My guess is that he will take about 25% of the snaps as a read option option and then be the man next year.  He is fast and illusive, but I dont think he is ready to be the passing QB.

@fwoodfan - How is Tyler Page looking? Will he play QB this year? His dad was an incredible athlete for Odessa Permian back in mid to late 80s.

When my kids were young (son and daughter), I pushed them pretty hard.  I had no illusions about either of them playing at a big time college program or even receiving college scholarships.  My son (football) is the kind of kid who works his butt off, but is missing some essential athleticism.  My daughter is quite athletic (basketball and track), but probably lacks the size+skill set to play at the next level.  I pushed them hard because I wanted them to know that regardless of their talent level they had to devote themselves to improving if they wanted to play. This is I think the lesson that sports can teach our kids.  Success is usually the result of hard work and feeling like you accomplished your goals (whatever they are)  through your own effort is valuable.
 
My wife and I feel that winning is important and that feeling like you contributed to a team victory is its own reward.  Hard work and playing hard are essential parts of that.  We are honest with our kids.  When they play well, we praise them, but when they dont we tell them. When they make excuses we call them out.  When they get hurt we make it clear that they are still expected to play if they can (there is a difference between hurt and injured). I do some yelling from the stands -- usually I yell hustle, or go rebound ( yelling at your son during a football game is pretty pointless).
Perfect play and results are nearly impossible, but you can play your hardest every time.

When my kids were young (son and daughter), I pushed them pretty hard.  I had no illusions about either of them playing at a big time college program or even receiving college scholarships.  My son (football) is the kind of kid who works his butt off, but is missing some essential athleticism.  My daughter is quite athletic (basketball and track), but probably lacks the size+skill set to play at the next level.  I pushed them hard because I wanted them to know that regardless of their talent level they had to devote themselves to improving if they wanted to play. This is I think the lesson that sports can teach our kids.  Success is usually the result of hard work and feeling like you accomplished your goals (whatever they are)  through your own effort is valuable.
 
My wife and I feel that winning is important and that feeling like you contributed to a team victory is its own reward.  Hard work and playing hard are essential parts of that.  We are honest with our kids.  When they play well, we praise them, but when they dont we tell them. When they make excuses we call them out.  When they get hurt we make it clear that they are still expected to play if they can (there is a difference between hurt and injured). I do some yelling from the stands -- usually I yell hustle, or go rebound ( yelling at your son during a football game is pretty pointless).
Perfect play and results are nearly impossible, but you can play your hardest every time.

When my kids were young (son and daughter), I pushed them pretty hard.  I had no illusions about either of them playing at a big time college program or even receiving college scholarships.  My son (football) is the kind of kid who works his butt off, but is missing some essential athleticism.  My daughter is quite athletic (basketball and track), but probably lacks the size+skill set to play at the next level.  I pushed them hard because I wanted them to know that regardless of their talent level they had to devote themselves to improving if they wanted to play. This is I think the lesson that sports can teach our kids.  Success is usually the result of hard work and feeling like you accomplished your goals (whatever they are)  through your own effort is valuable.
 
My wife and I feel that winning is important and that feeling like you contributed to a team victory is its own reward.  Hard work and playing hard are essential parts of that.  We are honest with our kids.  When they play well, we praise them, but when they dont we tell them. When they make excuses we call them out.  When they get hurt we make it clear that they are still expected to play if they can (there is a difference between hurt and injured). I do some yelling from the stands -- usually I yell hustle, or go rebound ( yelling at your son during a football game is pretty pointless).
Perfect play and results are nearly impossible, but you can play your hardest every time.

When my kids were young (son and daughter), I pushed them pretty hard.  I had no illusions about either of them playing at a big time college program or even receiving college scholarships.  My son (football) is the kind of kid who works his butt off, but is missing some essential athleticism.  My daughter is quite athletic (basketball and track), but probably lacks the size+skill set to play at the next level.  I pushed them hard because I wanted them to know that regardless of their talent level they had to devote themselves to improving if they wanted to play. This is I think the lesson that sports can teach our kids.  Success is usually the result of hard work and feeling like you accomplished your goals (whatever they are)  through your own effort is valuable.
 
My wife and I feel that winning is important and that feeling like you contributed to a team victory is its own reward.  Hard work and playing hard are essential parts of that.  We are honest with our kids.  When they play well, we praise them, but when they dont we tell them. When they make excuses we call them out.  When they get hurt we make it clear that they are still expected to play if they can (there is a difference between hurt and injured). I do some yelling from the stands -- usually I yell hustle, or go rebound ( yelling at your son during a football game is pretty pointless).
Perfect play and results are nearly impossible, but you can play your hardest every time.

When my kids were young (son and daughter), I pushed them pretty hard.  I had no illusions about either of them playing at a big time college program or even receiving college scholarships.  My son (football) is the kind of kid who works his butt off, but is missing some essential athleticism.  My daughter is quite athletic (basketball and track), but probably lacks the size+skill set to play at the next level.  I pushed them hard because I wanted them to know that regardless of their talent level they had to devote themselves to improving if they wanted to play. This is I think the lesson that sports can teach our kids.  Success is usually the result of hard work and feeling like you accomplished your goals (whatever they are)  through your own effort is valuable.
 
My wife and I feel that winning is important and that feeling like you contributed to a team victory is its own reward.  Hard work and playing hard are essential parts of that.  We are honest with our kids.  When they play well, we praise them, but when they dont we tell them. When they make excuses we call them out.  When they get hurt we make it clear that they are still expected to play if they can (there is a difference between hurt and injured). I do some yelling from the stands -- usually I yell hustle, or go rebound ( yelling at your son during a football game is pretty pointless).
Perfect play and results are nearly impossible, but you can play your hardest every time.

When my kids were young (son and daughter), I pushed them pretty hard.  I had no illusions about either of them playing at a big time college program or even receiving college scholarships.  My son (football) is the kind of kid who works his butt off, but is missing some essential athleticism.  My daughter is quite athletic (basketball and track), but probably lacks the size+skill set to play at the next level.  I pushed them hard because I wanted them to know that regardless of their talent level they had to devote themselves to improving if they wanted to play. This is I think the lesson that sports can teach our kids.  Success is usually the result of hard work and feeling like you accomplished your goals (whatever they are)  through your own effort is valuable.
 
My wife and I feel that winning is important and that feeling like you contributed to a team victory is its own reward.  Hard work and playing hard are essential parts of that.  We are honest with our kids.  When they play well, we praise them, but when they dont we tell them. When they make excuses we call them out.  When they get hurt we make it clear that they are still expected to play if they can (there is a difference between hurt and injured). I do some yelling from the stands -- usually I yell hustle, or go rebound ( yelling at your son during a football game is pretty pointless).
Perfect play and results are nearly impossible, but you can play your hardest every time.

I dont have a problem with schools replacing 7th grade football with skills, conditioning, and flag football.  As the article explains most 7th grade teams are made up of 100 or more boys with only 3 or 4 coaches to coach them.  Most dont learn proper technique or much of anything.  They do have fun, but for what they learn compared to one more possible year of head injuries I'm not sure its worth it.  I think school districts should make this decision based on the wishes of their communities.  I doubt it will have a tremendous impact on the competitiveness of high school varsity teams.

Coach Outlaw might have been the one to remove the rocks.  The coach who came up with the rock idea was after Coach Cauley and before Coach Outlaw.  It was Pat Culpepper who came up with the rock idea.  In fairness, it didnt seem too bad at the time, it just didnt stick after he left
 
If Coach Outlaw had come up with it, it would have stuck because he won. He was a great coach and a great man who is still missed by the school, the community, and his former players. He made a positive difference in the lives of many. He was the most successful coach in the history of the program and I dont just mean on the field.

I grew up in Lufkin, which has great high school football traditions that were around before I was in school in the 80s and some are still around today. When I was a senior we got a new coach who tried to start a tradition of putting a huge rock in one endzone, painting it school colors, and painting the team record on the rock.  He called them Panther Rocks.  After he left they stopped doing it and removed the old rocks.
 
I think the students have to buy into the traditions and the parents have to support their continuation.  But, I dont think there is a guaranteed way to make it happen.
 
The best traditions that we have in Friendswood related to football are the Patriotic Halftime program and the homecoming parade.