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If he stays as motivated to prove people wrong, he will do fine. 
Money has a strange effect on some people.

No jordy is going to help the cowboys.

I don't know very much about the perfect game stuff, but I do know recruiting.  I know that if you have a kid in order to get him into college you need to look really hard as to the level he will be able to play at.  With that, I mean, not actual talent, but the whole scheme that colleges look for. Size, strength, ability, work habits, upside in future, are they fully mature and done growing in high school where they stood out, but might get caught by others still growing and getting better in the future. I have been helping players get in front of college coaches for years because that's what I love to do.  I do know 100% that college coaches do go to high school games to recruit, but usually because some coach, someone with credibility has informed them of this player to watch who isn't under the radar. The biggest thing I've noticed in my 25 years of helping kids is that if you want to play, you need to get in front of the college coaches individually, you need to forget the name of the school you prefer, and go play at the level you can.   I've had many kids go to big expensive events as under classman and get all the hype of "We are interested in you" but then they don't grow anymore but still progress on the field and then they don't have that same opportunity as a senior now, so have the kids expose themselves like homework to as many colleges as possible at every level.. I tell my kids to email or call 10 college coaches (Head Coach or ASST only) every week and continue this, if you get any response it could start something positive.  Every JUCO, D2, NAIA coach I know will let a kid come to their facility in the summer, fall, or spring and practice with them if that kid has a credible coach to represent him,  also, D1 during open time. Also have your  kid, get his class rank high, his SAT or ACT scores done early and retake if necessary, check the schools academic freshman scholarship grids,  these are way more money than baseball.  In the last 5 years, more colleges have baseball programs than ever and that has opened lots of doors for more players, but with that the scholarships for baseball have decreased, meaning that academic money is #1, then baseball money and FASFA.  in the last year every college coach I sent kids to told them to get all this info turned into them asap and then they would figure baseball money, in many instances, academic was way more than baseball, and many schools only take 1 not both.

i wish people would stop calling it select. it stopped being select decades ago and became tournament teams. you no longer have to be select to play select. you just have to have momma and daddy pay for you to be on the team. 
 

Strangely enough, Cornel Thompson would not be on that list.  However, I understand (I think) what you are saying with that question.  One of the factors of the success of the Mustang football program has been the continuity of the program from Steve McCarty to Dan Hooks, who was McCarty's right hand man to Thompson, who right hand man to Hooks.  And it does take this sort of continuity to establish a winning program.  This is because as sons and nephews of the original Mustangs know exactly what is expected of them when they show up to run that Mustang Mile and what it takes to earn a silver helmet.
And it is the community support for those standards which allows that continuity to remain.  Believe me there are some...you have seen some of them post here....who wish to take their shots at Coach Thompson.  Every community has their set of village idiots.  And he has not always had the golden touch.  I remember that it took 4 games for Coach Thompson to win his first game at WO-S as head coach and that he insisted on moving out of the spread to the I formation.  Even through all of those the community continued to trust Coach Thompson and believe that his decisions, his words and his action were intended for two purposes, to make the West Orange-Stark Mustangs a stronger football team and to make the individual members of that team better people.  You will never see Cornel Thompson saddled with a derogatory nickname from Mustang fans or you won't see "For Sale" signs in his yard after the next loss, which although I find unlikely, could occur as soon as this weekend.  You won't see people calling Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt or seeking an investigation from Orange County DA John Kimbrough for practices that parents think are "a little too strenous."  You won't because even those who might not care for Coach Thompson respect him in the community.
And of course, you need stellar athletes.  Coach Thompson has acknowledged that himself that you need that. hence the now infamous statement that "You can't win the Kentucky Derby with a mule."  And yes, this band of athletes is special, on both sides of the ball, in the backfield, on the line and in the secondary and many of them have played together since they were 5 years old. They are not only talented, but they are some of the most grounded, hardest working and intelligent young men you will ever want to meet.  They don't need to be prompted by coaches to get work in during the months of January, February or March, they are already doing it on their own.  And guess what, the Mustangs that are coming behind them are preparing the same way.  Will they be able to continue what this class of Mustangs have done even if that run ends this weekend?  The answer to that question we won't know until about this time next year or the next few years after.
But it will be certainly fun to find out and those in the community will be as proud of their effort to do so as they are of these young men who have been taking Mustang fans on this fantastic ride.

People who kneel during the pledge

I will be absent as well work is sending me to Fort Worth for fri-mon  In the words of the old gospel hymnal I'll Be Somewere Listening !!!!

I should not post on this matter but I have no filter sometimes so here goes me being stupid:
Here is a fact: Coaches cannot play every kid. They just can't. It doesn't mean they don't like the kids not played and that there is a specific reason for it. There can only be 22 guys on the field during every play. At any given point I'd say close to 16-18 of those never leave the field and are established starters. So that leaves only a few spots that rotate. Now when injuries occur, coaches have to make a difficult decision of who to plug into that spot and all the while considering a number of reasons as to why that person is next in line.
Always remember, coaches are employees to an employer. Coaches not only want to win, their families need them to win. Can't win, they are looking for a job. And do some of you realize the pressure put on these men and women? Think about it. Some of you wanted to send BF packing for losing one game in particular each year for six years. It didn't matter the Indians have only missed the playoffs once in his tenure, it was that one loss. 
So in general, don't blame a coach for making personnel decisions they make to put their TEAM in a position they feel gives them the best chance to win.
Like people have said, if you have a question then do yourself a favor so you can get the answers you seek, ask. But do it like an adult and respect the answer you get whether good or bad. Coaches are humans like the rest of us. They make decisions at their job and sometimes those decisions don't work. They either learn from it or don't. Just like the rest of us. 
Sorry so long, I can't sleep and it's 145 ha

Just wanted to take a minute to thank those who have fought for us over the years.  Without your sacrifices we wouldn't be able to enjoy what we have here at home.   If you see a veteran today... shake his/her  hand.... pay for his/her  meal.......   or just tell them "THANK YOU"

Vidor upsets Crosby 

Lets hide in plain site. Nobody would look for us on Nederland Ave at the:

I don't think any of them did it to be inconsiderate, they did it because they thought it looked cool...and it did. It has been banned so it won't happen anymore. They are kids and they didn't think about it traveling down and affecting others. I raised two caring football fans who also play and they were both involved in the powder throwing. After it happened I explained how it made people sick and they both said they didn't realize it had blown down and caused issues for people. Let's not always think the worst of them and realize sometimes they are just kids.

PAM is nothing like TJ don't know why people keep trying to make it that way.

Jay Stone will be a assistant  for LCM.

Two of those losses came to eventual state champs I believe.  
Allen in 2014
Katy in 2015

I prefer watching winning basketball.

They need to suit up that eighth grader that's been dunking since the seventh grade. 

When Silsbee is in a defensive grove, anticipating and intercepting passes, trapping and filling passing lanes intuitively, it's a thing of beauty.  Of course taking chances on defense can be a recipe for getting burned and it risks foul trouble, but their speed helps mitigate that.  They feed off each other's success and at it's best moments it becomes almost an organic thing.  It's like they are not 5 separate players but one creature with five limbs working in concert.  It's a high school basketball version of the Five Musketeers.  All for one and one for all.
If you've noticed, even the warm up regimen emphasises opportunistic defense.  It's designed to get them into the that certain mindset.  I don't know, sort of a pirate mentality.  It's like Captain Blood's crew ravaging the seas for hapless ships to plunder.  It looks chaotic but it's not really.  At its best It's more like improvisational jazz music.  There's method behind the madness.
That's enough waxing lyrical, before I jinx the whole thing.

Memorial pitching should be much better this year. Former PNG/Lamar player Eric Harrington is the assistant coach. They have 2 quality coaches now. Eric is not only a great pitching coach but also very good hitting coach. So I look for Memorial to be much improved.