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This'll be ugly.

It'll be whatever Newton wants it to be.

We've all mostly known that EC is a little down compared to a typical EC team. However, I wouldn't base it off this game alone. Anahuac isn't bad... arguably pretty good. Having said that, EC will be ok. It's hard to think other than EC will do what EC does moving forward. A "down year" every so often won't define the program. They have nice enough facilities, good location, and enough history to always be a threat for some move ins. Anahuac may take a few going forward but both still going to get some. I do predict this EC/Anahuac rivalry will stop being so one sided and produce better games in the future.

77-0

I'm predicting a tie.

My prediction was pretty close.

It's official.. I need to try this place.

By all means... stay around as long as you want.

It doesn't get a whole lot more serious than Michigan State.

It would appear that all of those statements are true.

I would certainly think that Anahuac should win this game.... but..... I can't/won't bet against EC. I pick Anahuac but reserve the right to say that I believed the whole time EC figures out how to win.

I knew that. Not sure why is said 1-5.. point remains. Losing record but they’re still a good team. Missing what they had but still loaded.

65-6 Silsbee

While I agree that EC may be down.. using the records of teams they’ve played isn’t always an accurate measuring stick. Being a combined 5-30 could mean the same as a combined 30-5. Maybe it means they’re good/bad.. or maybe it means that matchups caused various outcomes. I just read comments all week of multiple people saying Buna would win this game. EC may be down but they’re still winning games. Their lone loss coming to a talented HF team. The same HF that was 20 or so yards away from losing to a 1-5 WOS team last night. According to your thinking.. WOS should be included as a bad team. But I watched them play last week and they have athletes everywhere. You can’t speculate on “what ifs”. Kids can only play who’s on their schedule and EC keeps winning. I personally think they won’t stop OF and I’d bet they lose to Anahuac but who knows. I also thought Anahuac would run the table but I obviously miss sometimes.

I like it. Probable district MVP.

All Buna has to do is score more points before time runs out. Easy.

The answer, clearly, is to add more schools. Not consolidate. I think BISD should instead invest in having twelve 3A schools. Or eighteen 2A schools. Yes.. definitely that. Or.. not do anything. United has shown (obviously) to be extremely successful in basketball. That doesn't translate to football just like having good football teams doesn't always translate to being good in other sports.

Nice job OF. I definitely would've lost money on this one. That Slot-T proved too much for Anahuac to handle. Congrats.

There isn't a doubt in my mind. I'm saying that those who bash high school coaches and even beyond are likely peewee coaches that "know more" than the varsity/college/pro coaches that actually get paid to do so. To clarify.. I'm not saying that coaches are mistake free. There are definitely coaches that are better or worse than others. I'm implying that there's often a lot more that goes into winning games than simply strategy/preparation. One being talent. And parents/fans often refuse to believe that their little babies just aren't any good. So coaches catch the blame. People need to realize that Bill Belichick is 71-80 withOUT Tom Brady. So.. is he a worse coach? Or.. did he have one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever take a snap? It wasn't very long ago that he was considered the best football coach to have ever lived. And I have no doubt that he knows more than I ever will. But.. know what I mean? Kind of like Phil Jackson. Who coincidentally has zero championships without MJ or Kobe/Shaq.

I like HF in this one.. that said: After watching the Liberty/Jasper game, I feel Jasper is tough to stop when ground heavy. Their qb is athletic and potentially dangerous as a runner but not a strong passer. Based on what I hear HF will be a tough beat. I like HF but gut feeling says coin flip.

In all honesty, I couldn't care less what Hardin does or how they do it. There's no axe to grind here... I'm simply offering an opinion as to how the school can make strides towards being more competitive. You mention the word consistency.. there is no bigger advocate for consistency in a head coach than me. That's evident in my responses to any thread on this site about any school. There's no doubt that being consistent will be a good first step. It seems to me, though, that the hiring of a very qualified, seasoned coach would take a little precedence considering that a usual alternative would be a young guy looking to eventually (probably sooner rather than later) bounce into a more favorable job. That is my thoughts on ANY school doing this very thing. Kountze and anybody else. My only beef with any school would be pretending to want what's best for a head coach of any sport only to limit success for unlimited reasons. Support, money, consistency, fan support (lack thereof), or anything. I'm not the one that said the former coach didn't get the support he wanted so he left. I heard some similar rumblings but don't know. If Hardin has any history of mismanaging athletic funds, that's a completely different issue. I'll argue that's not the case for MOST of the programs with an AD/HFC. And maybe you aren't trying to justify it but saying that it's starting to be common just because you gave 3 area examples just isn't true. Know what... go ahead, Hardin. Do Hardin. Keep changing coaches every 2-4 years and wonder why the attempt at being consistent failed. I'll pass on going to the website and take your word for it. Again, I couldn't care less. I'll forever defend any coaching staff that's only as good as the limited potential they're dealt and sleep just fine.

But it's not starting to trickle down. It almost seems like you're trying to justify the fact that Hardin/Kountze are doing this. Just in case any experienced football coach isn't interested due to their horrendous football tradition.. you guys are scaring the rest away with not allowing for the AD title. Well done... DESPITE all that, they end up with a good coach with a talented son and still let them squeak away. LOL! You gave 3 examples of non 5A/6A schools in the pretty large coverage area. I can tell you that it's not common in the rest of the state either... nor should it be. I think it's fair to say that the duties should be split between men's and women's.. but any school 4A and smaller should have the Head Football Coach as the AD.. as football is the majority money maker/spender within athletics.

Sounds about like what I heard too. Either way.. I would have left as well.

I have no doubt that details are being left out. However, the one detail that rings true was mentioned. HE LEFT.. and it could've been prevented. Or, at least.. further steps could've been tried to prevent it. Money, support, assistants, whatever.. he left for a reason and while that reason may not be known by everyone.. there's still a reason that he left a 3A school as a head football coach to go to a 3A school in the same district. His son was going to be the starting quarterback regardless. I know that Anahuac has a better supporting team but there's gotta be something else. Didn't I read that his son led their 8th grade team to the district championship? I know a lot changes between JH and Varsity but he still won. You are really going to use two of the worst football programs in all of SeTx as the examples of "schools gravitating away from the HFC/AD combination"? Other than these two football powerhouses, would you mind giving me some examples of some schools 4A and down that are practicing this? I already know there aren't any others is SeTx.. let's go statewide.

Are you aware of the term District of Innovation? I read that most schools in the state took on that role which includes certain perks such as schedule flexibility and allowing certified teachers to teach in fields they aren't certified in. I bet that Hardin has those flexibilities. I also know that in certain circumstances smaller schools hire uncertified (yet degreed) people to teach while they are completing or even working on a certification. There is no set rules as to what exactly a coach HAS to teach.. and just because a coach is teaching something one year doesn't mean the teaching field can't change the next. Even for that exact coach. It sounds to me that Hardin either lacked creativity or refused to be creative... because I have friends/family in the coaching profession and was told that Barrier wanted to hire specific people to coach yet was told he couldn't. I'm not usually one to go off of just the word of a few but the coaching world usually holds pretty true to what I hear. In my experience anyway. So if that is evenly partially true.. he did the exact right thing by abandoning ship.