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As a Huffman fan, I am pulling for that L-Train big time!!!
Anything can happen.
Crosby beat Manvel, Stanford beat USC, and Trump beat Hillary....Lumberton can beat Carthage!!!
 

As a Huffman fan, I am pulling for that L-Train big time!!!
Anything can happen.
Crosby beat Manvel, Stanford beat USC, and Trump beat Hillary....Lumberton can beat Carthage!!!
 

As a Huffman fan, I am pulling for that L-Train big time!!!
Anything can happen.
Crosby beat Manvel, Stanford beat USC, and Trump beat Hillary....Lumberton can beat Carthage!!!
 

As a Huffman fan, I am pulling for that L-Train big time!!!
Anything can happen.
Crosby beat Manvel, Stanford beat USC, and Trump beat Hillary....Lumberton can beat Carthage!!!
 

Damnit Buzz! 

This is the best answer.  It's their money.  I don't understand why anybody would care how they spend it.
My opinion has changed on this very little since BH hired Westerberg.  He didn't get hired because he is a great guy and a wonderful mentor to young athletes.  He got hired to win.  So far he hasn't earned his check yet.  But....
This is the year I think they are starting to get some return on that investment.  My question is, and I don't have an answer, how much rope will he get at $154K if he stacks up a couple tough seasons after this one?
He had some less than impressive seasons in the beginning but its "part of the process"...."programs take time to turn around"...all those comments.  
Now, ranked #10 in the state in their division, this is where they should be....at the moment.
BH should be improving beyond the 1st and 2nd round in the next few years to justify that pay.
But, like I said at first, it's their money.  Fun to talk about is all.

Anybody ever done a comparison of before and after for Cal prep?  
I might whip out a spreadsheet and compare the prediction v. finals this weekend and see how it does.
Site does have Huffman winning every possible matchup......Until Carthage...and then obviously the website is broken and can't be trusted from then on.

Stranger things have happened.
I was at that Crosby/Manvel game last year. If I would have put $1000 up for a Crosby win before that game, a lot of you guys would have jumped on it.  Carthage has to make it to round 3 just like Huffman does.  That is two chances for them to get shocked. (That is my Pie-in-the-Sky moment, leave me be.)
The Huffman defense is good.  Most of the points against them this year were against their backups.  LCM put them on their heels with a pick six then a good drive but then HH shut them down twice with LCM having first and goal.  I missed the Bridge City game so I can't comment there.  But...correct me if I am wrong...the starting defense has given up 2, maybe 3 TD's all year.  Is that right?  
Let me jump over there and look at the points allowed by Carthage this year.......never mind. (88pts allowed this season....yikes)
Huffman is a better team than last year.  They have to make it to that 3rd round too.  Then it is going to be time to put up or shut up.
It's a fun time of year, the only thing we know for certain....it will not go according to plan. 

Stranger things have happened.
I was at that Crosby/Manvel game last year. If I would have put $1000 up for a Crosby win before that game, a lot of you guys would have jumped on it.  Carthage has to make it to round 3 just like Huffman does.  That is two chances for them to get shocked. (That is my Pie-in-the-Sky moment, leave me be.)
The Huffman defense is good.  Most of the points against them this year were against their backups.  LCM put them on their heels with a pick six then a good drive but then HH shut them down twice with LCM having first and goal.  I missed the Bridge City game so I can't comment there.  But...correct me if I am wrong...the starting defense has given up 2, maybe 3 TD's all year.  Is that right?  
Let me jump over there and look at the points allowed by Carthage this year.......never mind. (88pts allowed this season....yikes)
Huffman is a better team than last year.  They have to make it to that 3rd round too.  Then it is going to be time to put up or shut up.
It's a fun time of year, the only thing we know for certain....it will not go according to plan. 

After that second quarter flash by LCM, the Huffman side was sweating the rest of the game.  In hindsight, it was the play calling that stopped that momentum. LCM has the kids on offense to at least compete.
 
But a team can’t ride one player (#13) for a whole game against a good defense.
LCM scored on a beautiful pick 6 (if your a Bears fan), caught HH napping on that onside recovery, then scored easily to get 14 on the board. 
 
They had some momentum and then the play calling became predictable and one dimensional. Maybe the Huffman defense just made it appear that way. 

Now I’m complaining. 
 
they just flagged Huffman for the DE driving the tackle into the QB that was trying to scramble. For real. 
 
personal foul. 
 
 

Too early to tell at this point. Water is Still receding in some areas so it’s difficult to say. 
it sucks but at some point the district has to move on and try as best they can. 

35yd field goal is good. 
 
51-14 Huffman Final

48-14 to start the 4th. 
 
huffman is playing backups. 

Huntington has had 2 players ejected. One at the half. One just now. 
 
huffman responds. With a TD
48-14

Correction. (Stupid kids and their stupid friends)
12-6 for Huffman. 

A lot of the comments don't seem to look at the situation comprehensively.  It is certainly not as simple as "Let them play!", "This is a conspiracy!" and "Rules are Rules!!"
If you think of all the moving pieces and processes interacting together, you can unpack this thing a little better.
Purpose of UIL - We seem to minimize the ultimate goal of the school system when we discuss athletics.  The schools primary mission is to educate our young people to a standard.  Academics.  Extracurricular activities/contests are educational activities that provide much needed life experience and education that the classroom cannot provide.  The UIL was formed to attempt to make these contests as fair as possible but also allowing competition.  There are winners and losers, and both experiences are important to growth and development. Are they perfect?  Nope, but there are a lot of smart people trying to accomplish this task.
Transfers aren't positive -  Transfers suck.  You can say it is better for a person or program but I haven't seen any defense for transfers being "good".  By their very nature, one or more of the following is true:
Kid is leaving a crappy situation, academics, athletics or both. (sucks) Somebody is shopping the talent of a child for ulterior motives. (sucks) Transfers from struggling schools to good schools do even more harm to struggling schools. (sucks) The upheaval of new teachers, curriculum, and standards of a new school will have challenges. (sucks) Sometimes it is better for the kid and sometimes it is not.  My point is, transfers aren't the magic answer and many times will cause more problems than they solve.
Rule of Law - I am a huge opponent of "Zero Tolerance" rules and management.  It is lazy and cowardly.  While I am a bit of a stickler for rules myself, it is also intellectually dishonest to ignore the context of the individual situation.  Sometimes the answer is "Yeah, this is not going to be satisfying but we must enforce the rule".  And other times the answer is "This is a unique case and this rule will not apply."
Motives - This rule exchanges the "sit a year for every transfer" and tries to discover the motives of people.  Motives are incredibly easy to hide and incredibly difficult to prove.  Therefore, by its very nature, the rule is going to be imperfect.  The PAPF is an attempt to discover motive.  The DEC is an attempt to discover motive.  The SEC is an attempt to discover motive.  Even with three checkpoints, there is no guarantee that this process will get it right.
"That's an awful long post, GET TO THE POINT!"
The UIL used an imperfect but thorough system to enforce a rule that is great in principle and extremely difficult to adjudicate.  It sucks to see a young man with obvious talent not being able to compete but the process is designed to ensure fair competition, not the satisfaction of individual programs or participants.

Everything about this is spot on. 

Oh, he did well.  If I am not mistaken, he was defensive player of the year in his new district.  He did go on to play for Mizzou, but as Alpha Wolf indicates usually happens, he transferred after his freshman year to juco.  He did hook on with La Tech last year where he redshirted last year after 4 games and will be there for his junior year this year.  I wish him well, as I did when I heard of his transfer from WO-S to the new school, as he is a heck of an athlete and a real good kid.

Sucks.  
I saw a documentary about the increase in knee ligament tears. The interviewed a doctor that felt he could watch a player and predict if they would tear or not.  He had some data to back it up.  It also showcased a player (basketball) that had torn both of his and played through it.  No pain, no loss of movement.  He just basically didn't need them.  I am sure he is one out of a billion but everybody is different.
Hell, I sleep awkward and my neck goes to crap.  Getting so old even the pillow kicks my butt. (stolen quote, don't remember where)

Sucks.  
I saw a documentary about the increase in knee ligament tears. The interviewed a doctor that felt he could watch a player and predict if they would tear or not.  He had some data to back it up.  It also showcased a player (basketball) that had torn both of his and played through it.  No pain, no loss of movement.  He just basically didn't need them.  I am sure he is one out of a billion but everybody is different.
Hell, I sleep awkward and my neck goes to crap.  Getting so old even the pillow kicks my butt. (stolen quote, don't remember where)

Sucks.  
I saw a documentary about the increase in knee ligament tears. The interviewed a doctor that felt he could watch a player and predict if they would tear or not.  He had some data to back it up.  It also showcased a player (basketball) that had torn both of his and played through it.  No pain, no loss of movement.  He just basically didn't need them.  I am sure he is one out of a billion but everybody is different.
Hell, I sleep awkward and my neck goes to crap.  Getting so old even the pillow kicks my butt. (stolen quote, don't remember where)

Run defense - way better than last year.  The turnovers are some proof of that.  Opposing RB's are taking a beating.  
Field position - the freshman kicker is giving the team good field position.  Nailing extra points.  He is going to win a game this year with that leg.  My middle son played with him last year, they miss him on the 9th grade team.
Secondary tackling - There have been some brain farts and kids trying to hit instead of tackle (thats at every HS though) but this secondary tackles better than last year.  They aren't ball hawks but if the QB floats one or is inaccurate, they have the speed to get into position for interceptions.
QB - Howard is a great kid.  This really sucks for him.  This is going to be an unpopular opinion but this team can go just as far with Coker.  My oldest played with him in jr. high.  They lost one game. And they never had a stud at any position.  It was just methodical, great decision making football.  Howard is a home run hitter.  He can run, he can throw the bomb.  That can win games.  Coker is going to spread the ball around, make fast decisions, and stay tough in the pocket.  He will throw the ball away instead of trying to make something happen.  It's just a different animal.
Crosby 38
PNG 34
P.S. Wish the admins would shutdown the talk about CISD money issues on this thread.  Plenty of other places to air that one out.  

Riordan preps extremely well for option and ground and pound teams.  Vidor had the talent to win that playoff game but the defensive adjustments they had to learn in a week for Vidor were enough to win.  The playoff win against Port Lavaca, same issue. Heavy, old school option team that threw maybe twice.  Had to play very disciplined defense to win.  
That being said, Vidor is absolutely my favorite offense to watch.  I love it.  
I get to see the 9th grade teams play on Thursday.  How is the 9th grade team doing?  I would imagine that the younger the opponent, the more the Vidor offense gets rolling

Crosby White FR - 0
Manvel B FR - 34
 
Crosby Red FR - 8
Manvel A FR - 35
 
Manvel is athletic. In case you didn’t know.