oldschool2

What is your problem with Kountze? I've never seen anything but negative post from you about Kountze..

I don't have a problem with Kountze. I'm not for or against anybody in setx. I don't have a dog in the fight.

If you'll look back at previous posts about Kountze...everyone of them are referring to the playoff situation. I'm glad the kids got to experience it. I'm glad the community got excited about it. I'm just simply saying finishing 4th in district is about what they do every year. So essentially..the UIL had just as much do do with playoffs as the kids did.

So ok. They made playoffs. Great! I was just confused... Because if the community and school was as excited about that as the posters on this site then they should have closer to 100 kids playing. At a school the size of Kountze...not less than 50.

I heard thru the grapevine that Kountze's numbers were down. Like...less than 50. I know you play with 11...but I would think a program that's "turning the corner" would have better participation.

That is true about the female enrollment at LM. Of the 642 students at the high school, 68% are male, or roughly 436 of the 642. More than a 3 to 1 ratio.

If you look at it like that that makes them on the high end of this classification.

La marque isn't gonna be that good lol

I bet you they surprise a lot of people. I'm not saying they win it all...or even make it out of the region. But I'm telling you...they are gonna be good. I think this alignment will spring board this school back close to the glory days.

People think they're falling off because of the drop in enrollment. They're not losing boys tho. A friend of a friend told me they're losing girls like crazy because daddy's aren't letting daughters go there because it's kind of rough. But the numbers in boys athletics are normal.

Download the app FridayNightRivals. It keeps up with every score for every school in the state.

What about numbers? You might can have a pretty good idea how things are starting off based on how many kids you have.

Big difference between 50 and 80...or 140. I don't even know what are considered good numbers anymore.

Just wondering how practices are going. Been a lot of talk about how people are gonna do during season...but not a lot of talk about 1st week of practice.

Well...

first of all its a message board, i dont think there is a real expectation of proper grammer! If i am wrong then i apologize but still not going to type proper, your just going to have to deal with it!

second I didnt go to school in Kirbyville, I was educated and graduated from East Chambers as a proud resident of Stowell Texas!

You mean grammar. Not grammer.

Oops. Sorry. I did it again.

I'm pretty sure it will be very close to the same stuff.. So people can stop saying Kountze getting a new coach this late is gonna hurt.. The only big change is grayland arnold going to the QB spot

Are you certain he will be qb? Coach Joubert might want to change things up a bit.

Ok I change my prediction. The 4 playoff teams are as followed

Woodville, Anahuac, Hardin, Warren

In that order

I can assure you, BH doesn't need to put up a billboard. People are going there because they have great facilities, high paid teachers, and jobs.

A lot of people are seeking just that type of environment for their kids and family.

Well I heard that Hardin had Scott Surratt of Carthage in the works. But Scott only agreed to take the job in 2026 under the following conditions. Vince Young and Calvin Johnson had to both father twin boys with girls from Hardin. But...word I got was that the two prettiest girls from Hardin have both been training for 12 years for just that chance encounter. So...

Future is bright indeed!

It's lunch break. Not brake.

Sorry...couldn't help it.

Its a crying shame the academics isn't what it used to be at WOS. When I went there we didn't have the issues that seem to always plague them nowadays.

Maybe academics would be a little better if they didn't accept any and every transfer that has a pulse. You can't really do anything about kids that live in your school district...but there is nothing wrong with being selective with transfer students. The top schools in the state academically and athletically do just that very thing.

Just stating what I have heard from multiple sources close to where he used to coach out in West Texas. Like I said just ask him. Seems though from his past that he has to bring in players because he cannot get the job done. Im out of the country so I cant get a schedule, did he ever decide to man up and play any Beaumont schools this year?

Are there not any other schools in the state that accept or play with transfer students?

And....didn't WOS just lose their best player?

Newton also lost their best player

I'm pretty sure I keep saying that nobody knows what might happen between now and December.

Mark my words (said this before :D ) WO-S will be in JerryWorld this year playing for state championship.

Probably so.

Wasn't this said about Newton last year too?..

Most football coaches don't take a job that they will have turned into a successful program 5, 10, 15 years down the road.

But...

If you take an 0-10 team to a 4-6 team... Chances are better for getting a better job the next year. Probably making more money.

Sorry..

I see no DII team in Region III beating WO-S.

I don't either. But the best team does not always win. And nobody including you knows what will happen between now and December.

Just out of curiosity, what teams in Region III Div. II have a better shot than WO-S?

I said 65% shot of making it out...that's almost 7 out of 10 odds. I'd say considering its round 5 that's pretty good odds.

I do think they're the most talented team. But the best team doesn't always win....and playoffs are funny.

I think WOS has best chance to make it out of the region. Maybe 65% chance to get out. I give them a 20% chance to win it all.

I think Newton has 40% chance to get out. 15 to 20% chance to win it all.

I think region 2 wins both of these titles.

I don't think anyone else has a prayer in setx.

Eight. I do believe they're looking at replacing one that left for Baytown Lee.

See that's what I mean. A team with 12 coaches and similar talent beats Hardin 10 out of 10 times.

8 coaches...and the 1st hour after school are split between JH, JV, and varsity. Which means none of them are getting coached like they should. Which hurts down the road.

Plus...what are those coaches teaching? There are schools in the state where if not every then almost every football coach on staff does PE, health, SpED, or some other cake schedule. Hardin can't beat a team that has more coaches, and every coach just has to worry about football all day. Not grading, lesson plans, dress code, etc..

I will just say, yes. Nobody wants to hear about it. The front end of the group is entering 6th grade this year, so we're still a few years out. There was a group in Hardin many years ago with similar talent, but nothing like what's coming.

I will say this...I think that Hardin is going a good direction. Nice field, I heard Hardin is building a new school, relatively new facilities... Definitely gonna be the place people want their kids going to school in the immediate area in the future. I think a big nice gym would seal that fate for them.

However...there are so many other things that go into play on that level (state champ).

They have a long way to go other than having an exceptional group of athletes. I think every year on 1 classification or another the most talented team does not win the state championship.

Just one example.. Hardin will simply get out coached by a team with similar ability. Reason being...there isn't a team in the whole area willing to pay for a "top tier" coach. Or..bring in enough coaches to get the job done.

How many football coaches does Hardin have?

I don't know what to think about this district. My gut is telling me Kville and Buna will be top 2. And Kountze and EC will be 3 and 4. But I think it could all be a toss up.