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Aggressive teams will often have more fouls. But.. it's much easier to blame officials or assume that there should be an exact number of fouls/free throws by each team. Even though there are many factors that may influence that... other than "cheating".

I wasn't at nor did I watch the game. But.. sometimes there can be vastly different foul counts based on extreme differences in style of play. Also, when a team is a "behind" situation late in a game, they will amass more fouls to intentionally force free throws. Is it possible that this, or a combination of this was going on? Simply stating foul count differences doesn't always prove evidence of bad officiating. Even though it should be understood that officiating has gotten poorer over the years, across the board, for several reasons.

I've said countless times before.. even great coaches need ability to work with. The best horse trainer in the world can't win the Kentucky Derby with a 3 legged donkey.

Looking like superstars against the Carthage JV team.

I agree. Dropping will help... compared to having opted up.

That's true. They dominated the district this year.. for the first and only time in school history. And their district MVP is graduating. And their .. I don't know.. thousand plus yard rusher is also graduating. I'm sure those aren't the only seniors, but even if they have a ton back.. replacing genuinely GOOD players is very difficult to do. Hardin has never been the type of school to just reload when they lose some talent.

No football coach in the state would choose saving money on travel over potential wins. A coaching friend of mine once said to me, "I'll drive across the state for a win, but I won't talk across the street for an a$$ whipping". Do you think Coach Taylor feels any different.

I know why Bridge City opted up. I personally think that schools shouldn't be given the choice.. but I definitely know why they did.

Even if it wasn't too late, why on earth would they opt up? lol

Oh I'm not letting it go. I remember the posts on this very site.. and social media.. etc. following not only his hire but after the first handful of games. It will not be forgotten. I may be old, but my memory's still pretty sharp. And I won't forget.

There's no question that anything is possible.. and there's a reason the game is played. The team with lesser talent wins from time to time. I wouldn't say all the time.. but enough that people know that it's never a good idea to count someone out. But... if I were a betting man, I'd say that I believe Carthage takes it convincingly. Don't get me wrong, I'm pulling for WOS (if for no other reason than to ask the WOS faithful if they still want to fire the coach).. but I think the Bulldogs will just be too much. I hope I'm wrong.

I just kind of have a feeling that the cutoffs are going to go down enough to keep Tarkington 4A. Call it a hunch. I think Orangefield comes up as well.

Do we still want to fire the coach? Or.. not yet? Or.. never mind? Just making sure I’m keeping up.

Are you kidding me? This is absolute embarrassment... for HF. Why would this even be entertained as a thought? Precursor into the new regime?

Extremely tall task.. that gets continually taller should they get past Hitchcock.