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Waiting for the end of August Cool fronts before getting on the Field ! HEHEHE !
 
 

It's going to be interesting if Crosby somehow gets it worked out. Even for a down year last year we were a failed 2pt conversion at BH and one score away at PAM(starting RB and QB didn't play) from winning another district championship. With the new free agents that got cleared and the old ones from last year that are finally eligible, this Crosby team should have the largest collection of offensive and defensive skill talent since the days of the Twins, Singleton, Perry, etc. 
Crosby is going away from our normal 4 wide spread we've ran for the last decade or so and will switch to a multiple offense with 21 being our base personnel formation. TCU baseball commit(pitcher) Kade Eudy will finally get his time under center, he's the best passer of the football we've had since Jaiden Howard. Both running backs are north of 195lbs, run in the 4.5's and have looked very healthy on the camp circuit and Summer workouts. The junior running back has earned 4-star status after picking up offers from TCU and UTSA this Summer and the senior running back returns after being a unanimous first team all-district selection last year.  
Last year was the first time in a long time that Crosby didn't have a real deep threat on the outside which allowed defenses to load the box against the run game. With the free agents being cleared we now have four receivers that are over 6' and 180lbs, three with verified track speed. Really excited about the GCM transfer who was killing people in 7 on 7 before we had to stop playing and has Kirkwood type ability to play both sides of the ball. The receiving core has a chance to be extremely dangerous with Eudy back there getting the ball to them on time and on target. 
On the defensive side of the ball junior LB Copelin Windfont has picked up multiple FBS offers this Summer and big 6'3" 330lbs AJ Johnson has switched from OG to NT where he started at as a freshman in the '21 playoffs. We were already going to be fast in the back seven but free agent we picked up back there should really bolster us. 
Coach Willis is walking into a team with more overall skill talent than Riordan walked into in '12 and more than Prieto walked into in '19. May not mean anything at all since Crosby was a lot better in the trenches in those years though? 
When we hired Willis I was worried about our participation rates and that is still a major concern, especially since it's almost certain we'll be moving to 6A in '26. That being said, Willis has the sideline looking like an HBCU step show right now. Jabara Williams will be our DC, Coach Williams was drafted by the Rams in 2011 and played LB in the league for few years before he started coaching. Craig "Sqwirl" Williams will be our RB coach, Sqwirl scorched this area for years at Crosby and will get his first coaching opportunity at his alma matter after graduating from Baylor last year. My cousin and classmate Stephen LaSalle has just been hired as an assistant after being at North Shore for the last three state championships. 
I think Crosby still has a lot of question marks but based on what I've seen so far I still felt confident enough this weekend to bet one of North Shore's coaches a bottle of 1942 that we would finish better than 4-6. 

Yeah, that was really my main concern. It doesn't feel right as a parent not giving your kid what you think is the best opportunity for success. It sucks to watch your kid run over players from teams like FB Marshall and then watch the kids he ran over pick up double digit offers, Offers that they would also be in line for if they were at that school, simply because they're at that school.
Luckily, I think my son will end up in an OK situation. The backup RB from last year picked up a couple of FBS offers and Rivals rated him a 4 star so I think that will draw additional recruiting interest to the program. Based on the texts and DM's from the coaching staff where he's going to camp this weekend I think he's in good shape to pick up his first D1 offer but again, as a parent you want to put you kid in the most promising situation possible.  

thats somewhat near me...lol
 

Lol, maybe in the past but if the coach doesn't check that "moved for athletic purposes" box on the PAPF then you're good. In most cases the coaches at the schools kids are leaving from know why the kids are leaving and sign their paperwork without issue. For instance, Channelview's district MVP QB from last year just transferred to CE King. Kid's family probably never even moved to Sheldon and Coach Hurts still signed his paperwork. 
I never said anything about CE King's old QB being D1 or going pro? I said he would be furthering his college athletic career now that he moved and had another opportunity. Going 11-1 and then winning the Bayou Bowl MVP seemed like it worked out awfully well for him vs sitting on the bench for a year. Not sure what not getting an opportunity to play in college because you sat on the bench all year would've taught him? So what did his dad gain him? A subsidized and basically free education when you add his academic aid. Make sure you're not getting the path of least resistance confused with the path less traveled. 
Joe Burrow wouldn't have gained anything by continuing to sit behind Dewayne Haskins and Justin Fields at Ohio State so he could "learn to deal with adversity". Matter of fact his eligibility would've expired without him even playing a meaningful snap. He believed in himself and transferred to LSU and became the #1 pick in the draft though. 

Because of open enrollment, your assumption there was a violation I believe is incorrect.Another QB from Clear Brook transferred to C.E.King with the notion that the Senior Qb has transferred to New Caney,and being a Junior he would be at King for 2 years.He found out another transfer was at King and he would not beat him out,so guess who was the starting QB at Clear Brook last year.None other than the young man who left Clear Brook to go to King,couldn't win the starting job and scampered back and started the 1st game. 6A must have a different set of transfer rules ( Open Enrollment ) than 5A.I know this story because I live in the neighborhood  behind   Clear Brook high school.There was a loss of participation at Clear Brook when he retained the starting job.              

Sounds like some Crawfishing going on ??? 😃😃

Sounds like some Crawfishing going on ??? 😃😃

Because of open enrollment, your assumption there was a violation I believe is incorrect.Another QB from Clear Brook transferred to C.E.King with the notion that the Senior Qb has transferred to New Caney,and being a Junior he would be at King for 2 years.He found out another transfer was at King and he would not beat him out,so guess who was the starting QB at Clear Brook last year.None other than the young man who left Clear Brook to go to King,couldn't win the starting job and scampered back and started the 1st game. 6A must have a different set of transfer rules ( Open Enrollment ) than 5A.I know this story because I live in the neighborhood  behind   Clear Brook high school.There was a loss of participation at Clear Brook when he retained the starting job.              

TCU offers Crosby running back Wesley Yarbrough last night: 
 

I still have it: 
 
Port Arthur Memorial
BH
Winner of Crosby vs LP 
Loser of Crosby vs LP 

There is something to that. What sucks is when you have a bunch of homegrown kids and lose to one of those teams though. Almost everybody you play deep in the 5A and 6A playoffs have free agents though. It's just like the transfer portal in college now, if you want to be/stay competitive you get with the game. CE King looks like they're trying to become a Desoto to North Shore's Duncanville and one that they all have in common is open enrollment. The only way to combat playing some of those all-start teams is to get into the talent acquisition business yourself  

The man moves fast lol

RidinTheRange wants Crosby to get what they deserve every Friday night !! These are kids we are talking about, they don't deserve a post like that.The Cougars I know will give it their all.  

All the talented Mailboxes has been allocated to the Transfer Portal.

I thought they always did some form of Spring Workouts, but not exactly the technical definition of Spring Football. 

Riordan was the best we ever had at the time of his departure. Folks was saying that Crosby was dead then, not to mention the financial issues. Two yrs later when in the state title game

Obviousl the WRONG Subject matter ! 2 days debating a 4 day school week.SSHH

Obviousl the WRONG Subject matter ! 2 days debating a 4 day school week.SSHH

Someone rang? (Mention of mailboxes)😁

This is a major mistake by Crosby. Let the tumble begin. 

Looks like that transfer portal didn't workout to well for Crosby this year. This has to be the first time not being in the playoffs in many many years. Team future don't look too bright, not a lot of returning varsity player for next year. Their biggest hope is realignment.

This should help the Crosby transfer Portal !

Congrats to them Purple Indians !!!!!

We'll take any over here and make it work. 😎