Darth Texas

Nederland ISD knew there was a problem because people were calling Nederland ISD. I called Nederland and the person who answered directly told me they knew there was a problem. I was given a number to call at PayK12, where I left a message (never got a call back). I left a message about 15 minutes later (to this day, still no call back. At every possible level PayK12 has been terrible). It’s not about punishing or blaming Nederland — I understand unexpected things happen But now it’s about Nederland admin doing what it can do to make THEIR mistake right (they selected PayK12, they should have made sure payk12 could handle the traffic). There is always room on the side of the field. In 2023 they had Wade Phillips and about 30 other VIPs sitting at the end zone opposite the band in Nederland. Today the admin could easily identify who was harmed and accommodate them, something they are apparently not doing. It’s not a fire issue - it’s an effort issue.

Nederland should do more to fix the problem with the tickets. You’ve got people who paid for tickets only to find out they were double-sold. I say open up seating for everyone who thought in good faith that they had tickets. The more people the merrier, especially for something as important to our community as this one. And, this was a massive screw up by the administration. It’s not as if they were unaware of the amount of volume the website would get for this game, and blaming it on payK12 isn’t good enough — They should have made sure they were ready to host a game of this size, and that includes picking a ticketing provider that can handle it. The best way to make it right is to open up expanded seating. A refund is a slap in the face - People want to see the game, not get their money back.

The run onto the field with the flag and the stare down of the PNG side was certainly disrespectful - I’m not sure Nederland would/will allow that on their field.

Crosby’s crawling back to strength. La Porte is full steam ahead. Perfect recipe for a classic night. If I wasn’t going to be watching MCM I’d be at this one.

We still have to get through the madness that is next week, Montgomery is more than good enough to beat us, and Dayton’s offense is no joke - If they catch us off guard they can pull us into a shootout.

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Not really, but there’s technically an element of “anything can happen” existing somewhere between the first whistle and Montgomery being up 48-6.

Have to feel bad for Splendora. They haven’t won a district game since 2020. In our district they’re basically just a bonus bye week. To their credit, they seem to have good attitudes and keep their heads up.

I couldn’t get it to show anything but an error message until the end of the 2nd quarter. Wasn’t worth watching at that point.

I think Huntsville wins by more than 5, but this is an interesting test of where their defense is. They didn’t play great defense against PNG and they played bad defense against Montgomery. Montgomery had their linebackers guessing wrong all night. I don’t think Dayton’s offense is as powerful as Montgomery’s, but we’ll see if Huntsville has trouble with them. Dayton will score. Dayton’s defense is terrible and I don’t think they’ll stop Huntsville. Huntsville gets going early and takes out some frustrations: Huntsville 48-28.

I saw WF in person against Nederland last week. They’re definitely better than last year. I sat near the WF sideline. It really seems like they’re bought in to coach mcdougald’s system, working well together. Beating Nederland should go in their records as the first consequential district win in school history. Before last week they had only ever beaten Splendora in district. Now they’re in 3rd place. Hats off to them. As far as PNG vs WF, it will be PNG by quite a bit. WF has a solid defense, and the offense has moved the ball in fits and spurts. They don’t have a lot of size or strength. They didn’t have much success running the ball against Nederland. They were smart about their play calling and took advantage of a few short and long passes to keep the chains moving, but if Ned’s secondary had been a little better or if the WF qb/wrs had not played their best game in school history, they would have almost no offense. Hopefully PnG covers the pass better. Overall, WF won’t be able to run, PnG will get to the qb better than Ned, PnG’s secondary will cover, and, importantly, PnG’s o-line and RBs will have control of the game from the get-go. PNG 45-14.

I thought he had a college job lined up but it fell through. And, it was probably time for him to leave. At a certain point, you’ve probably done all you can do at a program and it’s best to leave before you get stale. And the team gets a chance to see what a new coach can do.

Lumberton

La Porte

This is a bad matchup for the Bulldogs. Weakest part of Nederland’s defense is the secondary, and the strongest part of Lake Creek’s offense is the passing game.

Nederland’s d line is getting torched right now. WF qb better than I thought. He might be having a career night.

Montgomery RB is a problem

Nederland needs smarter plays. That short pass for a first down was perfect.

That’s no good

Is qb out too?

West Fork defense looking pretty good.

By “afford” I meant the idea of doing their own broadcasts, to the extent money could be cited as a factor.