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Faircloth could do great things at Nederland. My guess is he wants to put Mid County in his rear view mirror for good though 

Wait, so we lost an effective coach because of over-celebration? That sounds like something that should be more of a, “Hey, don’t do that anymore,” situation. Unless there’s more to it than is public. 

That coach is not coming out of retirement nor do I think he is the answer at this time… no reason to rush a hire, gotta make it right. 

There’s way more to it.  The incident apparently happened at Texan Live amongst a sea of purple.   I’ve heard what happened but this probably isn’t the platform to discuss it in detail.  Regardless, he’s not with PNG anymore.  

It's my understanding he is retiring but that could have changed.

Has NISD or Barrow released anything official yet on retirement, resigned or re-assigned? Until then the 7 year time clock can not be prepared to be activated for the new coach

It's not the whole game, but after you see this you'll know why I posted it 😁 
 

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I would also add that if SOC had won the game there would be no discussion. 
 
this is all just pettiness.
...and I'll take the over 😀

And a couple of surprise guests at the end!  

^^^^This^^^^
I resemble that remark!    

Dang, I thought this was the advertisement section for the portal lol. Oh, well. I am already committed. 
 
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Yes.  That's correct 💯

Nope. They wouldn't. Trust me. And that's fine. 🤷🏾‍♂️

After the first 2 and 1/2 pages I thought this would end up a waste of a thread and also my time reading. However I'm glad I read through the entire thread and all post before clicking off.  As a coach for the past 20 years both in SETX and now in the Greater Houston Area and being very familiar with the WOS Tradition/ Culture and also the last good playoff runs in Ozen's short history, I feel as though I have earned the right to reply to some of the comments in regards to Elite Coaching and also Talent / Culture and how the state of football in SETX has changed in the past few years. 
1) IZZY you know I love ya like a son but the (50) 5-2 defense isn't trash, IT worked for years for the Mustangs because CT "Mastered" it along with his staff who many forget never really changed for years. So when you have coaches who have mastered a specific scheme and when I use the term mastered I mean they know how to make all of the adjustments in the scheme for what ever offenses will try to show em. What worked for the past coaching staff will not work for the present staff because its not them, simple as that!! You can't replace almost 30 years of CULTURE and as a community expect the same results. 
2) Talent plays just as much a part as Coaching "ELITE" or NOT.. An ELITE Coach I wont say any names but I will say this, he hired ME and gave me my first HS Coaching Job.. "You Cant Win The Kentucky Derby With A Mule" to break it down for you, You Cant Win A UIL STATE Championship Without Talent. 
3) Talent can make an average Coach look alot better but who cares, that average coach still has to put that TALENT into position to win, and also manage all of the talent on and off the field, and most importantly LEAD all that TALENT. 
4) What it all comes down to is allowing Coaches to set the culture for their programs, communities providing support financially and proudly supporting that team all year long. Championships aren't won in the FALL, they are won in the offseason and summer conditioning.  

I understand politics and all that entails and in certain instances in high school athletics it rears its ugly head.
I've helped coaches find officials for games including state title games and I can assure you politics are the last thing on those guys minds. 
You feel quite strongly that politics are involved here and I disagree and that disagreement is based on personal experience. You aren't changing my mind and I'm not changing yours...much like a political debate on the internet 

Over/Under this thread getting to 45 pages by 2-a-days........
 
I'm taking the over 😁

I have a friend at TASO who us a college ref. He verified to me that each coach is given a bio of each ref to review for the game. SOC either knew the ref was there are did not read them. 

Maybe the crews should be from the San Antonio area. They would be neutral since they very rarely have any teams play for a state title anymore. LOL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wishing everyone here a very Merry Christmas!

I understand.  Wasn’t familiar where everyone lives I guess.  It’s hard to put a finger on it.  But I don’t think it’s the culture.  The stars have to align to do what you guys have done the last couple of years.  First was the coaching change.  Then a right group of kids buying in to what this staff was selling.  Matching up   to their opponents.  Nederland just needs a similar string of events.  The culture is there we just needs to wake it up.

This thread was started by a Nederland guy

This won’t go anywhere. Even if the complaint wasn’t ludicrous, what is the result they think will happen? Overturn every other moment in the game and give the championship to SOC? 
 
I would very much like to see every email and other written communication exchanged between the teams, and between the teams and the ref crew, as well as all of the information that was made available to both sides. SOC is claiming a “lack of transparency,” but I think this is going to more a case of, “you tricked me by me not reading what I was supposed to read.” 
 
I AM curious how a guy with “Port Neches” in his bio ended up on the crew. It seems like something he should have recused himself from. On the other hand, if both sides agree, what harm has been done? 
 
None of this changes the fact that everyone has to deal with bad, even heart-breaking calls. All of us remember games, even in the playoffs, where a ref didn’t call a penalty - or did call a penalty - that we disagreed with. There were several such instances against PNG in this playoffs. If PNG had lost, SOC wouldn’t be complaining about the non-call on PI in the end zone (by the same guy who did the PI that later got called) that stopped a PNG touchdown. They are teaching their kids and community a horrible lesson. 

I think he meant “like” the Nederland rb. But, while we’re talking about it, if Thomas just happened to visit PNG, I’m sure we’d be happy to find our way to a uniform fitting room , and if a ball just happens to fall into his hands and he starts scoring touchdowns I wouldn’t complain. 

On principle, I don’t think it’s right. It doesn’t just cover up holding. It can also disguise pass interference, horse collars and possibly face mask penalties or others I’m not thinking of. There are potential safety issues. At a minimum, doing so evinces a clear intent to obfuscate illegal activity. I think it should be illegal. In fact, I would support a rule requiring the home team to wear black gloves, if any, and the visiting team to wear white gloves, if any. Problem solved.
Having said that, if there isn’t going to be a rule against the practice, fair’s fair.

It does not matter what makes sense or what the people want.
It is all about the money.........
The Dallas area does not travel well and the Houston area does.
They can make more MONEY having it in Dallas.........
Until the Houston area people stop going to Dallas to watch games it will stay there.