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Good chance for Nederland to knock off a good team before they get rolling. Huntsville lost a lot last year, including the coach’s son who was a three year starter at qb. They also lost two beast on a defensive line which really was the strength of their entire team last year. I believe their stud linebacker also graduated and signed with North Texas. One thing about Huntsville is that they’re pretty big for a 5A-D2 team so I do expect that to be an issue for Nederland.

Klein Forest was 0-10 last year but still has Klein ISD level athletes when they don’t choose to transfer to Collins, Oak and now Cain. KF has a young new head coach so you would think there’s going to be some improvement but if GCM can’t clear this hurdle in the opener it’s probably going to be a long year for the Patriots considering the district they play in.

I would’ve much rather put 50 on one of the Baytown schools or one of the 6As from HISD and used it like an extra week of preparation for Manvel. But yeah, GR still has the same type kids that won the 5A-D1 title in 2015 so this will definitely be a test for Crosby.

Yes sir, I will most definitely be there. Going to put a few miles on the old Dodge over the next couple days as I’ll also be in Richmond tomorrow to see one of my little guys get his first high school carries. Yes, Samuel’s namesake is on varsity and from everything I can tell starts at one of the inside receiver positions. They moved him up last year at the end of his freshman season, saw him getting some run against Willowridge in the playoffs. I expect him to be Crosby’s next FBS recruit at the wr position. Crosby will field one of their more talented teams in recent memory this year. I expect them to win the district but considering the first two games I think 9-4 or 10-3 would be a solid overall year. The offense is going to be very good. I just don’t know if the defense, and in particular the secondary, can hold up with as much as they’re probably going to be on the field. Now, if they come out Thursday night and beat GR I would consider that the best win of any of the top ten in 5A-D2 and instantly elevate expectations barring injuries.

Welp, so much for the Cougars trying to ease into the season. Crosby gets their opener with Carthage cancelled and Coach Prieto chooses to replaces them with even stiffer competition in the George Ranch Longhorns. The Longhorns finished 5-7 last year losing to Humble in the 2nd round of the 6A-D2 playoffs. Crosby finished 6-6 in Jerry Prieto’s first opportunity as the lead guy. Just like Crosby, George Ranch brings back their leading passer, rusher and receiver. GR will have the advantage on both lines of scrimmage and also have two of the better offensive prospects on the southwest side of town in junior running back Hymond Drinkard and Baylor commit Javon Gipson at wide receiver. Crosby should be able to hold their own at the offensive skill positions but like most years they’ll only go as far as the defense will allow. Good test for both teams in the season opener albeit for two different reasons.

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IDK about 2020? It was in some places in 2019 though. It wouldn’t have applied to this kid though, he has relatively short hair from what I’ve seen. I was told his dad just changed his mind after hearing about it. Could’ve very well been other factors also, that’s just the only one I was told.

I prefer MSNBC. Who the qb is now is irrelevant to anything I posted about the kid transferring. Just responded to another Crosby poster with what I was told by the guy who I consider the foremost expert on boys athletics in BH at the job. I doubt TW even entertains the idea of another qb if he’s excited about what he already has, but that’s just my opinion. Underclassmen qbs for BH have been beating Crosby, they’re 2-7 their last nine tries on varsity. Had Howard not torn his ACL I think that’s 1-8, but again that’s just my opinion.

I don't think they did this year? They were supposed to get a sophomore qb named Tyler Durst from Clear Lake but I was told his parents changed their minds after the hair issue.

Yes it is, I feel like he could reach 4-star level like Netherly did if he stay healthy and things go his way. Probably a group of 5 kid at the worst. Going to be solid edition to those 4 skill returners I mentioned, I think the other kid I was talking about may have just changed jersey numbers? With Samuel in there and if they start Ray both ways it's going to make three of our 4 starting recivers over 6' tall with Wilson, who's our burner, checking in at about 5'10". Dunn looks like he slept in the weight room all Summer and seems primed for a good year too. We're a little smaller than you would like on the o-line but if Branch can maintain the level of play he did in the playoff games, this offense will be on the level with the '17 team. Crosby fans should be very excited.

I don’t think they’re free agents, not sure who they are? We couldn’t really sit in groups at the scrimmage so I didn’t catch any of the usual random comments regarding the kids. I know one kid I really like is just a sophomore they moved up to varsity as a freshman at the end of the year. Good possibility the other kids was on the freshman or jv last year too. My son went to school in the DFW area last year so I didn’t catch any underclassmen games to be able to verify who’s who. My biggest takeaways were; 1. Jaylen Herman is a savage. Picked up where he left off against Huntsville. 2. We probably need more of a threat at the backup rb position. 3. The jv QB looks like a mini Johnny Football, could end up being a player for us if he grows some.

Top four offensive skill guys(QB, RB, 2WRs) came back for Crosby and it looks like it. We also have a couple of additions. Crosby hasn't looked this good at the skill positions as a collective since 2015. I would expect them to be one of the best 5A offenses in the state if they can stay healthy. We will see what the defense looks like when we scrimmage Tomball this week.

Man, I got on here for the first time in months to give some props to Vidor for the progress I saw yesterday. For whatever reason I decided to start to read a thread or two. After reading this cesspool of comments I decided it’s not even worth it. MAGAt logic: Lebron should shut up and dribble while Drew “is a human and allowed to have an opinion”. Guess black people are still animals . . . Or maybe just still 3/5 of a person as stated by law? MAGAt logic: Kneeing in protest disrespects the military and flag. Yet, if you fought in WW2 like my uncle did and don’t abide by white rule you get hung in your uniform. No disrespect there though. This area down here would literally be more pissed if the cop kneeled on a dog like that vs a black person. Next time my 11 year old son comes to me and ask “Dad, why do the white Poole want to kill us”, I’ll just let him read these comments. In the words of a famous street poet, “Ain’t nothing changed but the numbers and the names”. Why did they riot in the 60’s in Watts, Detroit and Baltimore? Because “If a child does not feel the warmth of the village then he may burn the village to feel the warmth of its fire”. It just seems more noticeable now because other races have joined in. On the flip side, why did white people burn down “black Wall Street” in Tulsa? Well that’s easy, they just wanted all the blacks gone. Until you can understand those statements you’ll never understand things like welfare and abortion rates, income disparity, crime statistics and lack of representation. Until then they’ll just be liberals and leaches. See y’all in November maybe. I’ve read enough of this type stuff on 4chan.

That is very interesting. Especially since both head coaches were black, as were 95% of the kids on the court and one of the refs was too.

I think this is going to be the first game all year Crosby really feels the impact of Kaleb Stewart transferring to Atascocita after last season, I would maybe even give Crosby the edge had he still been there. That being said, if the super sophomore PJ Haggerty can get an efficient 35+ Crosby may still have a chance. He averaged 40ppg in the five game McDonalds tournament to start the season, led the district in scoring and is coming off a 33 point performance in a 30+ point win against HISD district champion Houston Northside. This will probably be Crosby's last game of the season but if you're just a fan that wants to see a crazy high school basketball environment and probably the two best sophomores in the Houston area go at it then come to Delmar fieldhouse tomorrow. I won't be surprised to see Griggs and Haggerty go for 80 combined points.

Well, it looks like you got at least one thing right then. I scanned through that as how many times Crosby has played in December since that's what you seem to be hung up on about my earlier post. I've made thousands of posts on here and have probably done that dozens of times trying to get a response in before a meeting or leaving the office. If I cared about looking foolish to someone that I don't know, doesn't know me, will never meet and doesn't provide any financial sustenance to my family, then I would actually care about your opinion. I do my research, support it conclusions with auxiliary data and stand on it. Like BH fan said, you're just peeing in the wind with me.

Which is why I said he wasn't the first person from outside the area to point that out. My wife isn't from the area and pointed that out long ago.

Point out where "I constantly ragged on BH". Then compare whatever you find to the amount of times BHFAN commented on Crosby in threads that had nothing to do with BH. What you'll eventually realize boomer is that individual losses to whoever the team may be doesn't bother me at all, it's the practicing all week and still not being prepared to play on Friday that I had an issue with. I'm sure if I'm the weak link that one of the coaches will call me and let me know.

I mean, you kind of pointed out what I was saying. He had a difficult job and was trending in the right direction. More than that though, I think he's the right "fit". I would put him on the level of someone like a Sadd Jackson if given the right tools. Hiring a guy like they just did I would imagine the win/loss record wasn't as important as hiring someone with a cleaner background.

Man, I really think you sit down to pee. You're always the most hurt person on here. I've NEVER one time seen you say anything about the racist innuendo from the PNG guy that always talks about people from Barrett Station. I didn't see you defending FB Marshall last year when one poster was talking about how they "don't deserve to [advance] because the player's parents won't even show up to the games." I don't make disparaging comments about other schools, I respond when people like the Vidor posters continuously bring Crosby up. An equivalent rebuttal doesn't equal condescension, it just melts snowflakes.

Well, my wife is from East Dallas and she thinks the same thing so there's another.

Who really cares about the vibe you get from me? You're not serving me anything, you're posting things others have posted on this site probably 100 times over nearly a decade. Every year the season started under Coach Riordan he said the "expectation" was to get five gold balls and a plaque. Crosby High has been around for about 100 years and has those 29 playoff appearances you mentioned. Over half of those playoff appearances have come in 15 of the last 16 years as the community has changed and about 75% of our total playoff wins have come in that span. Yes, I can see you're not the best at math if you think 2/29 gives you 14%. To compare Crosby of today to what it was when they were the segregated Crosby Buffaloes is a little idiotic though. George Ranch didn't have a history of doing anything, then had a good four year run where they ended up donkey stomping Legacy in the state title game. Now they're back to nothing. Shadow Creek didn't have any history two years ago and just ran though 5A-D1. The school with the best history in the area is probably La Marque and they're nothing compared to what they used to be. Things change, if they didn't HISD schools would still be relevant. I say the things I say because I'm very confident I probably do the most research of high school football on this site. On top of that I actually lived in other parts of the state and country and got to see various programs first hand. Not to mention the insight I get from my cousins and buddies currently coaching at places like North Shore and Odessa Permian. It's pretty stupid to say I'm making Crosby out to be some juggernaut, all you had to do was read my post during last season and you would see otherwise. Long story short, I don't really care if "all you're saying is . . .". If you have any issues with it there are plenty of other boards in East Texas and the DFW for you to comment on. I don't eat sweets but I do appreciate the offer on the pie.

Simple, I don’t expect Crosby to be as good as the ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘17 or ‘18(pre-Howard injury) teams they fielded that went 48-5 over four and a half seasons. I do expect the team to be good enough/strong enough to compete for the region as it’s currently structured with the division splits. Splitting divisions so we don’t get teams like Shadow Creek, George Ranch, Manvel, Foster and Ridge Point in the bi-district and area rounds has been/will be a God-send for this region.

I think winning games would be the culture change though. Right now I would imagine kids are playing because of the love of the game and potential scholarship offers. If you can put some pelts on the wall I think you would have kids that come out/become more dedicated just because they want to be part of a winning program. That “filler” is what I think helps to separate our teams from some of the more elite teams in the DFW and Central Texas. Considering the situation he was in I always thought Nelson did a good job at Ozen and to me Ozen was just as tough as some of those HISD jobs. I think it’s a little easier to sell the kids what Nelson would bring versus trying to sell them 0-30. I hope it works out though, we need more powerhouses in this region.