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That sounds about how it usually works. Or maybe the new guy will eventually leave on his own after having that AD/HFC on the resume.. or perhaps not. Maybe he'll make a home of Liberty, Tx. But Liberty isn't the kind of place to allow that for too long.. judging by what's happened in the past. We'll see.

Just my opinion.. your comment seems a little like that of one made by a disgruntled applicant who didn’t get the job. If so, relax. You were probably given a favor. Based on what I’m told about the kids currently in the program, it’s likely a dog fight for 4th for many more years.

Not sure how the girls side is run. I know it’s fairly successful.. and I believe the coaches are pretty consistent. Are they not? I know that pretty much all successful sports in SeTx have pretty much had the same coach for a long time. You’d think that schools would notice that correlation. I know I have.

Definitely more so than usual for SeTx. I meant that he may have retired there if able.

I don’t believe Liberty has the caliber of football players that they did when Taylor got there. That’s a big factor. And I get it.. top guys change. Maybe because of complacency or because of community being unhappy. I get it. However.. the previous guy seemed to have been in it for the long haul. Consistency is very rare in SeTx and I was actually proud of Liberty for going against the norm.. or so I thought. I think consistency prevails unless changes are blatantly obvious. So maybe there was good reason. Having said that… I have no doubt the new guy will likely do a good job and bring some new energy. Definitely looks good on paper and checks the boxes.

Chris Lackey. Coordinator from Coppell High School.

I understand. Keep in mind that perhaps Vidor has the kind of players that need an offense similar to that of slot-T. Everyone loves the idea of spreading it out or other high excitement strategies, but not everyone can do it.

It got Liberty-Hill to the 5A title game… in 2021. So.. love it or hate it.. can’t deny that it can and does work.

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.