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It did seem to have an exclamation point to it. Unbelievable..... The team we could not beat last year.

How did that playoff run work out for ya Rangers??

Nothing warms my heart tonight than seeing the Houston Astros, the A.L. West Champs, embarrass, beat down, and eliminate the Texas Rangers from postseason contention.

This may be blasphemy to some, but my vote is for the 2016 Mustangs being the best to lace 'em up at WO-S.
First 16-0 team in school history and outscoring opponents 762-69 (59 offensive pts) is insane. That has to be one of the highest scoring differentials ever?
It's impossible to compare eras, but this defense just faced two wildly different offenses in Navarro and Sweetwater, both averaging over 45 ppg and held them both to one collective offensive touchdown.
Don't want to forget about some of WO-S better teams who just ended up running into programs having "all-time" type seasons: 1985, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2012 teams probably deserve mention as well.
My dad used to say that what made the 80s teams so dangerous was that they could win games with offense, defense or special teams...well, this team could score on any play from anywhere on the field in every phase of the game.

Agreed, and WO-S definitely would have scored more against Gilmer than Sweetwater, even with JD having an off day as he did. 

Remembering our last trip to state here at PNG it took a whole team we were good in every facet of the game. Our kicker was Joey Price he went on and kicked for Sam Houston I believe. It takes a team and this young man was a very important in that cog. Hats off to the whole team every phase is needed to win state...

Kind of funny.A lot of people were on Chads case for his inconsistency on extra points...and yet his field goal could have been the difference in this ball game and for the extra point he made.Way to come through Chad.

He's a baller! Just watching as a fan, I would have thought he has been kicking for years if I didn't know better lol. He's just cool as can be, running up and drilling 'em. 
He's made them so routine that I almost forgot to pay attention to our extra points the last 2 games.
Not to mention, his FG was from the right hash, not straight away, and he had 2 touchbacks I believe! Amazing!
Basically Chad Dallas was one of the differences in WO-S winning the state championship. Shout out to KJ also for pinning them all the way back at the 1-yard line at a critical point in the game. Just a complete team effort yesterday.

Whatever... I was there in 1985 when WOS was the smallest 5A school in the state and had Houston Yates tied 6-6 leading in penetrations mid-4th quarter. The same Yates that shutout Permian 37-0 in the State Finals. I was there in 2000 when WOS was one of the smallest 4A schools in the state and knocked off Friendswood, LaMarque and Calallen in succession before losing in the State Finals. WOS has no control over where the UIL places them but we've been in the gauntlet more than once.

What i saw yesterday , minus a few technique errors on his XP's and the field goal, he is division 1 material. And yes, even though he was perfect, I still have to find something to gripe about. Isnt that what coaches do???? Lol!!! Honestly, I couldn't be prouder of Cheese! Lord willing, I'll get his little technique issues fixed. And for the love of all things Holy, keep your head down Chad!!!!!!!! Lol

Just compiled it:
 
With 3 State Champions yet to be crowned in 2016 here are the current all-time rankings among all 448 11-man UIL Champs crowned since 1920.
Average Margin of Victory over entire victory season
1. Big Sandy 1975 Class B Champ 57.79
2. Aledo 2013 4A-2 Champ 55.19
3. Waco 1927 1A Champ 53.64
4. Big Sandy 1973 Class B Champ 49.57
5. Alto 2006 1A-1 Champ 49.00
6. Abilene 1923 1A Champ 47.17
7. Refugio 2011 2A-2 Champ 46.67
8. West Orange-Stark 2016 4A-2 Champ 46.38
9. Munday 2012 1A-2 Champ 46.13
10. Mart 1999 2A-1 Champ 45.93

This may be blasphemy to some, but my vote is for the 2016 Mustangs being the best to lace 'em up at WO-S.
First 16-0 team in school history and outscoring opponents 762-69 (59 offensive pts) is insane. That has to be one of the highest scoring differentials ever?
It's impossible to compare eras, but this defense just faced two wildly different offenses in Navarro and Sweetwater, both averaging over 45 ppg and held them both to one collective offensive touchdown.
Don't want to forget about some of WO-S better teams who just ended up running into programs having "all-time" type seasons: 1985, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2012 teams probably deserve mention as well.
My dad used to say that what made the 80s teams so dangerous was that they could win games with offense, defense or special teams...well, this team could score on any play from anywhere on the field in every phase of the game.

This may be blasphemy to some, but my vote is for the 2016 Mustangs being the best to lace 'em up at WO-S.
First 16-0 team in school history and outscoring opponents 762-69 (59 offensive pts) is insane. That has to be one of the highest scoring differentials ever?
It's impossible to compare eras, but this defense just faced two wildly different offenses in Navarro and Sweetwater, both averaging over 45 ppg and held them both to one collective offensive touchdown.
Don't want to forget about some of WO-S better teams who just ended up running into programs having "all-time" type seasons: 1985, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2012 teams probably deserve mention as well.
My dad used to say that what made the 80s teams so dangerous was that they could win games with offense, defense or special teams...well, this team could score on any play from anywhere on the field in every phase of the game.

I asked Kimbrough this question earlier this week.  He has called many of their games for several years, and was one of the top football umpires in this area for many, many years, including during those late 80s years.  In his opinion, this is the best team he's seen in SETX.   He said it's the most complete team (offense, defense, special teams).  Couldn't really argue with him.  

Now that the hardware is in the trophy case, and the mission in 2016 is completed, let the debate begin.  Is this the best team WO-S has ever put on the field?  1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2016?  Perhaps I am forgetting a team worthy of consideration?  I love me some 1980s football with Kevin Smith and his teammates, but it is difficult, very difficult, to look past the 2016 WO-S Mustangs.  I have a slight lean towards the 2016 team.  Others?  Thoughts?  Let's discuss.
Congratulations to WO-S.
Go Indians.  Peace.

Can I also point out that kicking game was PERFECT today?  Great job to Chad D. and I will give some credit to kicker for his mentoring!

Shame on him for tackling a ball carrier too hard.  Good grief some people need to think before hitting "submit reply."

Glad to see that he has gotten his timing down.  The only ones I saw him miss in the games I have witnessed was when his timing was off, some of it due to mishandling by the holder.  He has had LOTS of opportunities this year.

How about that WO-S kicking game?
7 for 7 on XP's last night?

THIS is the reason WO-S can play a smaller defensive front line. Some people think this is like the NCAA or NFL where you have to have a defensive front that is just as big or comparable in size to compete with a big offensive line. Not true in the way WO-S plays. Navarro had two huge 300+ pounders at tackle, big guards and a center with good size, too. WO-S whipped those boys at the line of scrimmage. It was the same way against Celina last year. This is all accomplished because the players are taught good technique in the use of their hands and feet, as well as an uncompromising demand on all 11 players to pursue the ball carrier. In a nutshell, that is the secret to WO-S's defensive success spanning all of the years Cornel Thompson has been here. 

I don't think anyone matches up with wos.  You still have to go out and play the game, but if you continue to do your thing then a title is coming.  I was very impressed with the speed and even more impressed that they would hit you.  Don't think I have seen a team in a long time that will hit like this year's wos team.  Enjoy the ride and congrats to all from wos.  One more game.  

Thanks Coach. They have absolutely earned everything. From the time we were 5, we would walk on the football field and we could hear the other coaches and fans talking about how small we were and we were small. But we knew something that those people didn't know. They all knew when the game was over. I've seen a lot of teams play baseball and football. I've never seen a team play to not disappoint the next to him more than he played for himself like this team does. 

How about that WO-S kicking game?
7 for 7 on XP's last night?

How about that WO-S kicking game?
7 for 7 on XP's last night?