Rez

I was around and I was coached by Long. He and Burnett were/are solid, good men and coaches, and that drive in 1999 to win in the semifinals was the product of excellent coaching and a whole lot of talent. Both Burnett and Long had a good influence in my life, in their small way. I think you are right that the offense was hampered after 1999, which kept us from replicating what we did with Dustin Long. Despite the what-ifs and whys, BF has been able to replicate offensive success from season to season, which I think certainly goes in his favor. The offensive records for PNG, across the board, are beginning to be entirely dominated by BF-era players. Dustin Long is still the leading passer, but he is not the most efficient (Adam Morse definitely has that.) And, without double-checking, I'm pretty sure the top ten receivers in PNG history are all post-2009. Running backs still haven't caught up to the old days yet. Of course, a lot of the increase in offensive productivity has to do with the style of play. I bet PNG runs more plays per game than we used to.

You have a point. I'll adjust my claim -- BF is the best offensive mind in recent PNG history, at least since Ethridge.

What do you mean "bias"? Do you mean that media is supposed to be biased, or that media is supposed to be unbiased? I do agree that if reporting responded too heavily to online forum discussions, the quality of the journalism would go down. But the moving signs in BF's yard did not happen online. Granted, that event happened a year ago, but I think it was serious enough to merit continual reminders of how stupid and boneheaded it was. I also think that Coach Harrison has not faced as much criticism (except from you, ironically) as BF, outside of this forum. People call Harrison "Xbox", etc, but people have been talking about BF being in the hot seat for YEARS, based only on his record against Nederland. If there is any emphasis in reporting about PNG/Nederland, I think it has more to do with the fact that Mid-County Madness is considered to be an interesting rivalry, with a compelling story and large community significance. For better or for worse, PAM doesn't have such a rivalry -- That is a shame. It is a young school with an old history. Maybe PNG/PAM, Nederland/PAM will develop into a rivalry over the years. In any case, I don't think anyone but you is mistaken as to the communities that the PANews serves. Newspapers look at coverage area, not the name on the top of the page. PANews covers Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Nederland, maybe more. Port Arthur is not the "home" team. Port Arthur is "a" team in a pretty large coverage area. I would also be curious to know which communities have the most subscriptions to the PANews. If enough readers are in Groves, Nederland, and Port Neches, it shouldn't be a surprise that the stories posted are proportional to readership demographics. I personally enjoy reading every story about all the teams, including PA. I live away now, and it is one of the only ways I can keep up, aside from this site. I'm cheering for Port Arthur next week, as is everyone else, as far as I can tell.

Reporting on football, even in opinion pieces, is exactly his job. I can't think of some other job that he is supposed to be doing.

[Hidden Content] I thought this was a particularly insightful PA News column about Coach Faircloth. I've been grateful to have him at the Reservation since he arrived. And, this may make me a heretic, but as happy as I am when PNG beats Nederland, I think the criticism over his 2-6 record against Nederland is idiotic. Stupid. Immature. Short-sighted. Foolish. It's one game. Sometime you win, sometimes you lose. His overall influence on the program has been very positive, and his absence will be felt when/if he leaves. PNG has never had such a good offensive coach, we have never had such a good mind for teaching fundamentals, and we have never even come close to having such a good QB coach as he is. I hope he stays forever, and if he never beats Nederland again, it won't diminish him even a little bit in my mind. PNG fans are amazing, but we whine too much.

Good luck tomorrow to the Titans!

Heart goes out to Crosby. Sorry about the loss. Congratulations on a good season.

I agree. And honestly, it's been that "little" DB who has been an absolute hero in so many situations, including tonight. He is tough, smart, and fast. What else can we ask for? I almost feel like the complaining hasn't gone down one bit from year to year, no matter what our record is.

Let's go Crosby!

No. The defensive staff has been plenty good, especially in terms of making adjustments and putting personal in position to succeed.

Good work Vidor!

Will the video replay be available online at any point?

Exactly -- a loss is good prep for the playoffs.

wow. I think we can all agree that Vidor deserves serious respect. I don't think anyone expected this outcome. Way to go Vidor. No disrespect to Memorial. Still an excellent team.

did vidor recover?

how much time left?

Austin Bost and Roschon Johnson are coming up huge

ah , you may be right. I understand that -- I always die on the first gumba

That's the tough part. It may have been. (I am not at the game, just following online). Refs don't get everything right. You can still count on Hines' legs, unless the score gets in his head. That's the problem PNG has. It kills me.

I think he means chill out. I'm noticing that when people start talking about games being rigged the admins step in. Fine with me. If Memorial loses they have no one to blame but themselves.

Not what I expected

Wow. Good work.

How is Vidor doing? Moving the ball?

Is this where the updates are supposed to be? Let's have some updates!