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Somebody tell JasperDawg that y’all suck.

I just knew that Silsbee wasn’t gong to beat us tonight. Swing on it, Tigres.

Like Dubois did, huh? Lol. Don’t worry Cards... this will all be over at the end of October and we’ve all got BASEBALL SEASON to look forward to!!!!!

This game doesn’t matter.... did y’all see the turf over on the baseball field?

Can you imagine how awesome it has to be to be Briles right about now? The kids can’t doubt his methods... they practically HAVE to buy in and he gets to kick all of the crap out of typical high school coaching staffs.

What’s the spread?

Have you forgotten the L-Train? That still gets my vote as worse fans of all time.

This.

I apologize completely. I can’t figure out how to do purple on this phone. It’s easy on a PC.

I had WOS picked before the season. I'd call it a 50/50 with a lean towards Newton at this point.

I apologize.... I was on my computer earlier and I can’t figure out how to make it work on this stupid phone. Good game, Eagles.

So why won’t y’all play Silsbee?

This.

That's weird... because the year those three were freshman they went 1-4 to start the season. At least that's what the actual record says.

I'll type in purple for a week if Newton wins. Fair enough?

Hell, Naw.

They could also go 3-0 in this stretch. Like I said earlier, I like Newton's chances tonight better than I did before last week. I'm trying to decide if I feel like riding over to watch the game. It should be a good, close one.

But y'all were spouting the same stupid crap when you started 0-3 in 2015. It's like my brother-in-law that is carrying that "this is the Cowboy's year" every freaking year. Even the year they started Quincy Carter. "Man, have you seen them 'Boys? This is our year! Quincy Carter is something else! We aren't even gonna notice that Aikman retired and Emmitt is in Arizona." The sad fact of the matter is that I'm glad that you guys have football up there. God Himself admits that he didn't give y'all anything else.

This is the crap that makes me hate Newton Fan. That "mediocre" Silsbee team was a state semi-finalist last year and lost practically nobody. Newton, on the other hand, lost three D1 players, no telling how many other good kids, the HC and the OC.... The only thing that I know for sure about Newton is that they have the most delusional fan base in the land. I'm personally hoping that Silsbee beats the brakes off of the Eagles so that their fans can go back into hiding until they get into the JV playoffs.

Gah, I’m gonna miss getting to see him in Saban’s doghouse every Saturday. Congrats to TB on a huge accomplishment regardless.

And I might add that 5A Cleveland got whipped by 3A Buna last Friday. That doesn’t sound like an athletic department that has its crap together, and likely a sign that the ISD is drowning as a whole. It wouldn’t be surprising.

It’s the scope of the growth that’s the killer, not the people who are moving in. [Hidden Content] Cleveland ISD had 3800 students FIVE YEARS AGO. They had 7600 enrolled in this August... and they expect that number to double again in five years. These weren’t developers building master planned communities by setting aside land for local schools, shopping, etc... they aren’t building new homes... they’re just selling lots to folks and leaving local government to figure how to handle the critical need for services.

Neece and Johnston will be missed, too.

Is he gonna be playing this week? Didn't think so. This is my annual "I Don't Really Want Either Team to Win" Bowl.... but I'm picking Los Tigres in a close one.

You're reading too much into it. You're not talking about Tomball, the Woodlands, or Sugarland where there are master-planned communities with ample roads, schools, and municipal services pre-planned and available. This area was all timberland up until a few years ago. The last numbers that I heard was that they had already sold 70,000 plus unrestricted lots with 90,000 more ready to go. I understand that much of the property is sold "owner financed" and you can easily make your purchase at a flea market on the side of hwy 59. The new owners are free to move onto their property whenever they get ready. I've heard from multiple sources that there are a number of people living in tents, RVs, and shacks out there. The fact that most of them don't speak English is of little concern, except for educators. It's everything from a lack of school buses and classrooms to not having enough law enforcement to simple traffic controls being inadequate. Just imagine 65,000 people who don't speak English moving into the woods outside of Orangefield and you get a good sense for what's happening out there in Plum Grove. This is an article from 2017, and it only details one of the developers that 's working down there. [Hidden Content] Regardless of a person's views on immigration or race, there is definitely a difference between good growth and an unplanned population explosion... most of which will add little to no value to the county tax rolls while simultaneously putting an uncontrolled strain on local services.