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Game Day! Praying for safe travels for all those PNG fans heading to DFW.  I missed last year’s game due to vacationing. You would swear my Rattlers were playing today. Weird! But, I’m excited to finally see a PNG game in person. Go Indians! 

I want to share a story from last year.
After the game, my folks and I went to the Whiskey Cake in Katy for a very late dinner. I had driven in from Leander that afternoon and they had left PN-G late due to work. Nobody’d had the time to eat beforehand.
There was a family in the restaurant from Liberty Hill sitting a few tables down from us. They had a little girl with them, maybe seven or eight years old, and an older boy who appeared to be late middle school or early high school age. I figured he was a player on the freshman team.
That little girl realized we were from PN-G and gave us the evil eye for the entire dinner. I’m talking a full hour of this girl glaring at us from across the dining area, non-stop. You could feel the heat coming off this girl’s gaze. I had to fight not to crack up all night because every time I’d look over to my left, I had the possessed girl’s hellish stare from the exorcism movie looking straight back at me. You could tell the PN-G crowd, the War Chant and Cherokee had driven this poor girl insane that night.
Her parents picked up on what was going on and came over to talk to us after they finished their meal. Couldn’t have been nicer folks. Wished us luck in the championship, complimented the fan base - just nice, small town people. I told them I lived just down the road in Leander and drove in for the game. Even for a fan base like Liberty Hill’s that generally travels well, you could tell they were shocked that out-of-town alumni would make a drive like that to see the Indians play.
This is the game where our fan base earned the “rabid” label online last year. Every time I think about that, I think about that ferocious glare from that little girl. I have a feeling I’m gonna feel it coming across the field at me again this year. Scalp ‘em!

Yeah they were horrible. But, they remained competitive. 

Yeah they were horrible. But, they remained competitive. 

Navasota is head and shoulders better than the nightmarish 2016 season. No, they’re nowhere good as the 2012 or 2014 teams. 
Defensively, you’re right, we can’t stop the run!!! It’s been years since Navasota has struggled this mightily against the run.
Offensively, we are indeed a quick strick offense... speedy receivers and a much improved QB.
We’ve  lost 3 games by a combined 7 points. All, three games should have easily been won... Some poor coaching mistakes, penalties, and the play of the defense and we could be looking at a 6-0 Rattler team.
In the 1 point loss to Franklin, we scored late but left too much time on the clock for them to drive down to score. Yes, the ran they ball down our throats. They went for two to win the game with less than 10 seconds remaining. Same thing happened against Bryan, who by the way lost by 1 to College Station.. who by the way were a few point from beating power house Austin Westlake and a team that just knocked off state ranked A&M Consolidated. Against Bryan, we lost an OT heartbreaker on HC by 1 Point. The Rattlers elected to go for 2 instead of the extra point. 
In the loss to  undefeated Magnolia West, 30-25, we were without of starting QB. We scored late but it was called back due to a penalty. By the way, West beat the previously unbeaten Brenham Cubs 44-21.
I compare scores at this point to help me understand how good we can be. Yes, we need to improve against the run. As is, we’re not a bad team at all. 

Game day!
Good luck Mustangs!  See ya'll at NRG!

Game day!
Good luck Mustangs!  See ya'll at NRG!

Better yet, WOS by 21+.

Better yet, WOS by 21+.

I will finally get to see the 2016 Mustangs at NRG.
WOS by 14. Go 'Stangs!

Consider it done.

#8 (3A-Div 1 & State Runner Up) Franklin @ #4 Navasota

#8 (3A-Div 1 & State Runner Up) Franklin @ #4 Navasota

Ok, 20

Yoe by 21+

1-0 Navasota 1vs1
1-0 Navasota 2vs2

Live Quarter
Navasota 20- Tomball 6
Navasota D with 3 INTs

Navasota JV 2-1
Navasota 9th 3-0

1-0 Navasota 1vs1
1-0 Navasota 2vs2

Live Quarter
Navasota 20- Tomball 6
Navasota D with 3 INTs

Navasota JV 2-1
Navasota 9th 3-0

They've actually beaten Gilmer at least a couple times during the playoffs.
They are very well coached that can and will beat any team in 4A on any given night.

You must not know much about the Argyle Eagle.

You must not know much about the Argyle Eagle.

Hmmm, Navasota should be very worried if Silsbee is going to be that good.
At worst, WO-S 15-1. But, I like their chances to go 16-0.
 

Most definitely. There was a time that playing at the Astrodome/Texas Stadium was big... At least where I grew up.

AT&T may be the best facility in the world for that matter.

AT&T may be the best facility in the world for that matter.

Most definitely. There was a time that playing at the Astrodome/Texas Stadium was big... At least where I grew up.