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DeSoto had two white head coaches prior to Claude Mathis. I couldn’t find pictures of coaches before that. So since they’ve had more than one white head coach in the long history of the program, I’m going to say that you did not give an apt comparison. Besides, you know the answer to your question anyways.
IF you’re going to say DeSoto is racist/reverse racist, you’re gonna need some pretty concrete evidence. Now, does it make sense that they’re letting go of Peterman after what he’s done? I don’t think so. But I don’t know everything that went on behind the scenes there. And neither do you. So to call the community racist doesn’t hold water. 

But you have to be careful... lotta jags sounding like greenies from a few years back. 
It IS sad that pretty much all of Beaumont’s history is kinda like PA’s.... no more TJ, Lincoln, SFA, Central, Ozen, French, South Park, Central, Ozen, etc.... I know it’s progress, but it’s still a little depressing. The right thing to happen, but depressing none the less.
Bright future though... there’s no bigger stage than 6A  
 

But you have to be careful... lotta jags sounding like greenies from a few years back. 
It IS sad that pretty much all of Beaumont’s history is kinda like PA’s.... no more TJ, Lincoln, SFA, Central, Ozen, French, South Park, Central, Ozen, etc.... I know it’s progress, but it’s still a little depressing. The right thing to happen, but depressing none the less.
Bright future though... there’s no bigger stage than 6A  
 

But you have to be careful... lotta jags sounding like greenies from a few years back. 
It IS sad that pretty much all of Beaumont’s history is kinda like PA’s.... no more TJ, Lincoln, SFA, Central, Ozen, French, South Park, Central, Ozen, etc.... I know it’s progress, but it’s still a little depressing. The right thing to happen, but depressing none the less.
Bright future though... there’s no bigger stage than 6A  
 

One other classy moment from Silsbee tonight.  In the 3rd quarter, Devon McCain tipped the ball out of a Bobcat ballhandler’s hand and it went backcourt, with orangefield getting the ball back.  Ref incorrectly calls back court.  Devon tells ref he tipped it.  Refs confer and Devon walks over and tells them again he tipped it.  Regardless, sometimes refs are intent on making a horrible call.  But for those of you questioning McCain’s character, I thought that showed a lot. 

This is prick-ish man.
 

I talked with someone today who absolutely knows the ropes over there. PNG absolutely has plans in place for kids who are able to graduate in December. 

I talked with someone today who absolutely knows the ropes over there. PNG absolutely has plans in place for kids who are able to graduate in December. 

Meh.... he doesn’t have a problem being here 24-7 singing lil bro’s praises. 
A few years ago kids wouldn’t have dreamed of leaving their teammates behind for a new team for their senior year. It’s a changed world we live in. Everybody is ok with “taking their talents to Miami” or wherever. It’s no knock on the kid if he pulls out. It’s just the way things are these days. 

Meh.... he doesn’t have a problem being here 24-7 singing lil bro’s praises. 
A few years ago kids wouldn’t have dreamed of leaving their teammates behind for a new team for their senior year. It’s a changed world we live in. Everybody is ok with “taking their talents to Miami” or wherever. It’s no knock on the kid if he pulls out. It’s just the way things are these days. 

I’m fairly certain they’re already out flipping tires around the courthouse this morning. 

Yeah I agree. I think it will be a longer year for my Bears lol

I'd love to see it, but Coach Johnston needs to be careful.  Brock is the one who cancelled on Bridge City a couple of years ago.

Yep, probably so, on their own without the coaches having to tell them anything. 

If Coach Thompson, is selling himself short he is the only one around here that does it and I will certainly not engage in that task.  That being said, he realizes that as I said, he is part of the formula, but not the complete formula.  The same can be said with Scott Surratt, who while deserving of all of the praise that he gets, I am sure that he hits his knees on a nightly basis thanking the Good Lord that the Ingram boys and Trevor Cupps attend school in the Carthage ISD.
You see, it is more than a coach or a player, IT IS A CULTURE!  It is a 1) good coach, 2) good players and 3) a community that is willing to let both of the first elements do what they do best.  That is what is present in Newton and the cities of Orange, West Orange and Pinehurst.  It is a community that believes in the coach and a coach that believes in the community.  W.T. Johnston can make the hard decisions because he knows that he doesn't have to worry about folks going on his property under the cover of night and placing "for sale" signs in his yard after a rare loss.  Cornel Thompson doesn't have to worry about someone trying to dial up Rickie Harris or one of the members of the board of trustees if lil' Johnny ain't playing.  It is young men who know from the time that they can walk what is expected of them is they want to wear a silver helmet or the purple eagle jersey.
Much to dismay of some folks here, there is no lacking of elements 1) or 2) in most districts in the area, it is 3) that is usually sorely lacking!

Carthage hadn't won a championship ever. Had only played in 1 in the history of the program. In the 7 years prior to Surratt arriving in 2007, Carthage had 2 1-9 seasons. Had not been out of the 2nd round of the playoffs in that decade. Surratt comes to town and 11 years later he has more championships than playoff losses. The jimmies and joes did not change. Coaching matters.

No, sir....We Own Silsbee. 
And I guess Salado, too. 

Brutaler? Is that a word?

Brutaler? Is that a word?

I think it was the best I’ve ever watched, too. 

Bah.... it’ll never happen. 
Honestly, I think it might jinx them if I predicted them to return again. 
 

HP has very athletic kids too.  And size, and strength, and depth...and HP kids are probably very smart.  Teachers are required to have a masters degree.  If you think that doesn’t make a difference then you’re wrong.
All irrelevant at this point.  Congrats on winning maybe the best title game I’ve ever seen.  I was very entertained.

Did he start with Manvel's secondary?

D'oh!
Be careful what you wish for.  The downside is that it might be a little tougher to lure in a top candidate after the way that the board treated Fedora.  I mean, if they'll run off a coach with Fedora's after such immense success, it just seems like a really hard place to be successful whether you win or not.  

Wing T getting it done.