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talking about throughout the week there have been comments that vidor would at least keep it close

I for one am getting a little tired of the defense bashing going on here.  There is not one kid on this team who is perfect (offense or defense). Correct me if I’m wrong but the objective of the defense is to win possession, which is necessary for their own team to score and also to prevent the other team from scoring. At 5-0 I think both the offense and defense have done their jobs.  They may not do them like some of you think they should, but they’re getting it done!   Now let’s go Indians...BEAT THE PIRATES!!!

According to defensive team stats they really aren’t that horrible. You’ve got to take info consideration that the offense scores so quickly and easily, which means the defense is on the field more. 
No participation trophies are given out in high school football. Doesn’t matter how long you’ve been playing/starting before varsity, the better players will play. Don’t like it? Work harder, get better, and beat the younger guy in front of you out! 

Name one underclassman, that was a starter on defense in 2016, that did not return to his starting position this season?  All of the returning starters are playing except for Stansbury who switched to offense.  Just because a kid started in pee-wee football coached by your neighbor, or at the junior high, freshman, or JV levels, does not guarantee a starting spot at the varsity level.  Players earn their spot.  If an underclassman is better, he should play.  MB deferred to upperclassmen and likely went 5-5.  Those teams tackled well and still missed the playoffs.  I'll take what we have now.  Post-Dustin/Mike Long, MB had two losing seasons and three 5-5 seasons.  But, go watch the film, they tackled well.  Maybe Coach Arnaud decided to coach a lower level for his own reasons.  Maybe he wanted less stress or he wanted to spend some time with his family.  Perhaps we should ask him?
But, don't worry, Coach Faircloth will tire of the BS and move on.  When he does, you can go back to 5-5 won/loss records and celebrate upperclassmen making tackles until basketball season starts.
Go Indians.  Peace.

One can only assume you have an interest in a senior by your posts. I only said #20 because he appears to be one one of the fastest players on the team. I am not a BF lover by any stretch. But I can assure you he is not playing lower level talent because of last names or money. His job depends on winning. Period......

who cares about rankings, just keep winning every Friday and make a good run in playoffs, Rankings don't make or break you.

Png wont tackle Vidor well but Vidor won't stop the pass at all. 
42-28 png.

Dude.... you can’t tighten a chinstrap up tight enough when you cram 2.25 cubic feet of dreads up in those helmets. 

Here is a better question: If I consistently speed on the highways more than my neighbor and I get ticketed more, who or what is to blame? Is it my fault or is it the fault of law enforcement? 

Any time PAM loses it's because of the Ref's. It's not because they got beat by a better disciplined, better conditioned or better COACHED team.

You hit the nail on the head Reagan. Two years in a row PAM ran through our pregame warm up talking garbage. Last year at the 50 and this year in the end zone. This year a coach was actually following the team and did not discourage this activity.  Xbox was on the field pouting all game and then a coach throws himself onto the turf pouting. Grown ups lead by example and we wonder why discipline and penalties cost PAM the game. 

One of the best games I have seen personally. The emotions were high and all over. I never hugged so many people and given so many high 5's in my life. It started like one big arse whooping....I thought that I had made the drive down from New Orleans to Port Neches just to see my brothers team get demolished. It was set up to be a blow out. As one man said who sat next to me "It's like they poured a bucket of grease on #25! We can't tackle him any time he touches the ball. It was the truth. Hines danced around, zoomed past, ran over (isn't he 160-170lbs!), and carried Indian defenders making everything look effortless. Our DBs were struggling. On many occasions they didn't even look for the ball. Simply just ran into the recievers drawing PI penalties. It was almost comical. By halftime it was 30-14. This is what I was afraid of. 
Then the 3rd quarter rolled around.....and something happened. The Indians defense, who still struggled to contain became much more aggressive. They went to their "Screw it" formation. I call it"Screw it" because nothing else was working and it looked liked the coach said "screw it" lol. You know, the one where they man up with all the WRs and blitz everyone else? Its essentially called a 0 coverage in the NFL and college because their is no safety help. Very easy to complete passes if you have time. But it started to work. Hines and Jones still did their things even with the blitz. Just too slippery. We got a couple stops though. They made tackles they were supposed to make finally at the most crucial point in the game. The credit goes to them for allowing only 6 points the rest of the way.
This game was familiar in a way to last year. I had said before in some post that if Memorial wants to win they will have to play 4 quarters. SEE ITS ONLY GARBAGE POINTS WHEN YOU LOSE. ITS CALLED A COMEBACK WHEN YOU WIN! You could have stopped them from scoring 44 points, thats usually how a team loses.
Preston Riggs is a monster. He has been running wide open and burning defenses for 2 years straight. Best reciever in the district and I'm saying SETX. Lil Jordy Nelson out there making people look foolish. What a game and to step up when the team needs him most. His dad was so hype and had to be proud of the way he stepped up. He threw two TD passes and caught two as well. What a player!
 
Roschon Johnson 12-24 164 yds 2 TD
21 carries, 124 yds 2 TD
1 rec. 43 yds 1 TD
What can I not say about Shug. Memorial bust him up pretty good. Sacks, hits, pressures, he got it all. There were plays were I wasn't sure he would even get back up. But he did every time. This PAM defense is one the best high school defenses I have witnessed personally. Speed all over the field. However he came to play. I can say personally that Shug is the type of kid that doesn't care about the score or time. He always feels like he can win. He has the mentality and the ability. Plain and simple.
To Kronos- Thank you for all your saltiness about this game. It does my heart well. Now its your turn to wait a year and think about all the things that could've happened. I'll be sure to remind you of it all. I BET IT HURT SEEING SHUG SCORE PASSING, RUSHING, AND RECIEVING! 2nd or 3rd best QB my arse! DID HE LOOK SLOW ON THE WAY TO THE END ZONE? I bet he did. From where I was sitting, he looked like a purple Gazelle.
To the few Nederland fans- Whose logic was we couldn't score on them (PAM) so yall probably wont either. Or I cant see yall putting over 30 on them. FOOLISHNESS! Yall don't have the Preston Riggs, Preston Hughes, or Shug. The end. See ya at MCM!
To everyone else-That was a great showing from both teams. I was proud of my hometown team and my adopted Indians for how they showed heart and resolve.
A wise man sitting next to me told me "We just need to weather the storm and things will be ok,." Turned out he was right.
 

Can anyone tell me the name of the QB and WR from PNG!!!! Cuz Day is LEGIT!!!!!

Shug, Riggs, Stansbury, Hughes is a great combo....even though Shug had to run a lot I think our O-line did a good job. We have to wrap up, our d hits in the back field but don't finish. That has to happen to go deep in play offs. D looked better in the second half, but I think Hines lost a step because he was tired. Memorial QB did a hell of a job. He threw some on point passes. I was impressed with him

Aisle 36 has a coach on the ground.... Crying!!

Super PROUD of how the Indians didn't give up, being down the way they were.  They came out in the 2nd half and punched PAM (still a girl's name) in the mouth... kinda knocked them on their heels.  What an exciting game tho.  A lot of fun to be at.

Lol.... I’m gonna write up a game thread in the morning... it’s been a while since I did a Stats Fast Trax..... And I forgot.... The Pups lost as well... great night in Port Neches and Groves!!!! Might title it Shug beats up the Titans!!!!!!

A real SLOW moving game tonight
 

I hate to bring sad tidings but Reba is gone.

I am thinking 14-0 PNG.
 
 
At the end of the first quarter......

I have Purple Drank for everyone!!!!

A Lumberton football/baseball player,  Braden Carter,  in need of a lot of prayers right now.  Thought he had mono last week but something worse. He has been admitted into Texas Children's 

I am so excited. #HOOKEM

You and Steve O need to stay away from the water cooler at work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Couldn't have said it better my self. At the end of the day , that's why we play the game because rankings are humanely biased to the state favorites and towns like SETX will always be under dogs till proven (WOS).