oldschool2

Everybody hates the slot-T…until it works.

Um… well.. it’s not really an argument. The statement I’m making is that MOST OF THE TIME, when a SeTx school meets a non SeTx school in the playoffs.. they lose. At least recently (last 10-15 years or so). Notable exceptions are Newton and WOS. However, prior to the state creating division 1 and division 2 classifications, even those two schools didn’t get out of the region very often. I know that’s a difficult thing to do. Disclaimer: I’m well aware that you or anybody else could find exceptions. I’m talking about the majority of instances. I’m also talking about football.

I'm talking about football specifically. My point still stands, though. A majority of the time, when a SeTx school (recently) meets a school from outside of SeTx, the season ends. There's no doubt that we can find exceptions here and there but I'm talking about statistically.

What is the percentage of times Silsbee, PNG, WestBrook, and East Chambers wins a football playoff game against someone outside of the SeTx area?.. I'm not saying it doesn't happen or won't happen again. I'm just saying that for a vast majority of SeTx teams in football (recently), round 2 or 3 is usually the end of the road and it usually happens when they play someone that isn't within the SeTx coverage area. Say what you want.. but being "competitive" or "successful" is a relative term.

That has been true ever since Newton fell into a class below Cameron Yoe.. and true for WOS when they fell below Carthage. WOS may not be so lucky now that Carthage is back in their region.

Common occurrence. Have a “good season” against subpar opponents, make playoffs, have unrealistic expectations, play someone outside of SeTx, get beat like a drum, blame coach, repeat. Noo.. sounds like every other year to me. We’ll be having this same conversation a year from now.

It's funny to me that despite an obvious, different school from year after year to these discussion threads... nobody ever correlates the connection of a team's CURRENT talent to the best offense/defense/coach/etc.. for said year. The graduation of a single kid usually changes the entire dynamic/strategy depending on how good that kid was. It's literally everchanging depending on graduation/transfers. Sigh.. but I digress. Carry on.

I'm betting the streak continues.

From what I'm told by some coaching friends, Woodville is athletically deeper. But.. I heard that Anahuac had the ability to beat EC as well. It didn't matter. If the game comes down to tradition over unorganized (which often happens), then EC gets the nod from me. But that's why they play. I wouldn't feel comfortable placing a bet on either to win. That's me.

Coach Harrell at Ennis represents one of the most miraculous comeback stories in all of high school football. He is a close friend of mine and after a debilitating battle with MS, was forced to retire shortly after winning his 2nd state championship at Ennis. After a few attempts at Stem Cell Therapy, he was able to get back into coaching in a limited capacity. Now, he is hopping around like a teenager after being bound to a walker/wheelchair...and back at the school he once retired from. Trust me.. somebody cares. While not relevant to this game specifically, the fact that Ennis is 8-0 with him at the helm again is pretty heroic. Maybe you don't care... but somebody cares. I personally get chill bumps thinking about Ennis even being in these types of conversation.. knowing what I know.

45 minutes and no update? It’s either close or HD is losing.

Who’s “we”.. ?

EC by several 6 pointers.

I heard that Anahuac has some legit skill kids. Some kids that may or may not have come in from outside the district...which happens when you upgrade facilities. Even so, it should be very apparent to any who doubted that East Chambers remains the team to beat within that local 3A district. There obviously is a culture there that other schools should aspire to have. A good friend of mine told me just last week, "Anahuac definitely CAN win because of the talent they have. The problem is that East Chambers usually doesn't know that they're supposed to lose". Good win, East Chambers. Unfortunately (usually), when a team with that mindset runs into them down the road it usually comes down to playoff winning experience. Miracles happen, though (Texas A&M).

Hull Daisetta all time record over Evadale in 3...2...1...

History usually does in certain circumstances. So.. I’m guessing that was the year they won 9 games. Is that the school’s only playoff win in football? That’s a whole lot of “it’s the coach’s fault” years.

Larry Haynes won..for the most part..ONE YEAR. 9 of his wins happened in one season, and it wasn’t his last year. Also, I’m pretty sure he was ran off a couple of different times. Neither here nor there, not taking anything away from the guy.. but he had one good year and it was a team of good players. Even the great Larry Haynes couldn’t win without talent.

Well.. it doesn’t hurt that the 8th grade has a pretty good kid taking snaps. It’s Barrier’s son for those that don’t know. Keep blaming him for varsity losses lol. He’s liable for to take that QB son of his the hell outta there.. and who would blame him. Then where are you? Same old Hardin… expecting championships within a year or two with kids that have never won. Kids that don’t do what it takes to win. In a school that I don’t even know whether or not has even won a football playoff game. You Hardin fans sound like you expect to be as good as HD thinks they are. Maybe you should consolidate the two schools. Then we’d at least only have to deal with one set of delusional fans.

The amount of clueless you possess is astounding. I have friends of friends at Hardin. What are their numbers? How’s practice participation? How’s summer workout participation? Do they act right in class? Do they pass? I understand it’s easy to blame the coach. In fact, ignorant people use that as the go-to. But.. there’s a lot more to that place having been awful for 100 years or whatever than the coach. Maybe people in the community should pick something else to do. Academic UIL, maybe? I don’t know..

Not a popular thing for fans and parents… but it’s the players. Sorry. Barrier is a good coach. Unfortunately, even a good coach has to have some talent.

It’s.. not.. the.. coach..

That explains why the HD faithful were so quiet.

As electric as a dead battery.

The only time HD is not blabbing about the score is when they’re losing. So.. I’m betting that DV is up.

You mean switch to slot T and burn some clock to avoid a blowout? I like it.