JimThorpe

I love those men and women and thank God for them.  The officials are the essential ingredient to rewarding organized sports.  
But shamefully I yell at them just the same.  It's like an annoying and undesirable reflex.  So I apologize in advance for tomorrow.

I love those men and women and thank God for them.  The officials are the essential ingredient to rewarding organized sports.  
But shamefully I yell at them just the same.  It's like an annoying and undesirable reflex.  So I apologize in advance for tomorrow.

I love those men and women and thank God for them.  The officials are the essential ingredient to rewarding organized sports.  
But shamefully I yell at them just the same.  It's like an annoying and undesirable reflex.  So I apologize in advance for tomorrow.

I have a lot of respect for those Yates kids.  They showed a lot of grit all week long.  They were challenged by determined teams on Monday and on Friday and they came through.  And yesterday in the 3rd quarter they were down by 18 and a hair's breadth from being blown out by the best team in the state but they dug deep and rallied and made a game of it.  And in doing so they made the Tigers also have to dig deep themselves to pull out the win.  I think this kind of win helped the Tigers.  A worthy opponent.
I was proud to give the Lions a standing ovation as they were recognized as Region 3 runners up.  

I have a lot of respect for those Yates kids.  They showed a lot of grit all week long.  They were challenged by determined teams on Monday and on Friday and they came through.  And yesterday in the 3rd quarter they were down by 18 and a hair's breadth from being blown out by the best team in the state but they dug deep and rallied and made a game of it.  And in doing so they made the Tigers also have to dig deep themselves to pull out the win.  I think this kind of win helped the Tigers.  A worthy opponent.
I was proud to give the Lions a standing ovation as they were recognized as Region 3 runners up.  

I have a lot of respect for those Yates kids.  They showed a lot of grit all week long.  They were challenged by determined teams on Monday and on Friday and they came through.  And yesterday in the 3rd quarter they were down by 18 and a hair's breadth from being blown out by the best team in the state but they dug deep and rallied and made a game of it.  And in doing so they made the Tigers also have to dig deep themselves to pull out the win.  I think this kind of win helped the Tigers.  A worthy opponent.
I was proud to give the Lions a standing ovation as they were recognized as Region 3 runners up.  

I have a lot of respect for those Yates kids.  They showed a lot of grit all week long.  They were challenged by determined teams on Monday and on Friday and they came through.  And yesterday in the 3rd quarter they were down by 18 and a hair's breadth from being blown out by the best team in the state but they dug deep and rallied and made a game of it.  And in doing so they made the Tigers also have to dig deep themselves to pull out the win.  I think this kind of win helped the Tigers.  A worthy opponent.
I was proud to give the Lions a standing ovation as they were recognized as Region 3 runners up.  

I have a lot of respect for those Yates kids.  They showed a lot of grit all week long.  They were challenged by determined teams on Monday and on Friday and they came through.  And yesterday in the 3rd quarter they were down by 18 and a hair's breadth from being blown out by the best team in the state but they dug deep and rallied and made a game of it.  And in doing so they made the Tigers also have to dig deep themselves to pull out the win.  I think this kind of win helped the Tigers.  A worthy opponent.
I was proud to give the Lions a standing ovation as they were recognized as Region 3 runners up.  

I have a lot of respect for those Yates kids.  They showed a lot of grit all week long.  They were challenged by determined teams on Monday and on Friday and they came through.  And yesterday in the 3rd quarter they were down by 18 and a hair's breadth from being blown out by the best team in the state but they dug deep and rallied and made a game of it.  And in doing so they made the Tigers also have to dig deep themselves to pull out the win.  I think this kind of win helped the Tigers.  A worthy opponent.
I was proud to give the Lions a standing ovation as they were recognized as Region 3 runners up.  

I stayed and watched the Yates-Huffman game and there is a lot to what you say.  On paper the comparison is apt because Yates was playing just as hard as they possibly could to beat Huffman.  Couple that with the fact that North Forest is not a bad team.  They won 17 of their last 19 games.  The two loses were to Yates by 11 and to Bellaire (who was upset by Cinco Ranch incidentally) and one of the wins was over Yates by 19.  But again, that's all on paper.
I'll tell you one thing.  From a certain perspective, as a Tiger fan, I'm kind of glad Yates pulled it out.  Huffman was starting to get that ominous "team of destiny" look about them.  You know, when all of a sudden a group of young men suddenly find themselves and discover that they are a lot better than they thought they were?  Then fate takes the wheel.  

I stayed and watched the Yates-Huffman game and there is a lot to what you say.  On paper the comparison is apt because Yates was playing just as hard as they possibly could to beat Huffman.  Couple that with the fact that North Forest is not a bad team.  They won 17 of their last 19 games.  The two loses were to Yates by 11 and to Bellaire (who was upset by Cinco Ranch incidentally) and one of the wins was over Yates by 19.  But again, that's all on paper.
I'll tell you one thing.  From a certain perspective, as a Tiger fan, I'm kind of glad Yates pulled it out.  Huffman was starting to get that ominous "team of destiny" look about them.  You know, when all of a sudden a group of young men suddenly find themselves and discover that they are a lot better than they thought they were?  Then fate takes the wheel.  

208 points is the most I've seen in 36 minutes at any level.  It was a fun game to watch and it was a statement.  The second quarter let down wasn't as pronounced as the one against HJ.  Every time North Forest started to make a move the Tigers recognized it and responded with increased intensity, from the opening tip to the moment the starters were pulled.

I stayed and watched the Yates-Huffman game and there is a lot to what you say.  On paper the comparison is apt because Yates was playing just as hard as they possibly could to beat Huffman.  Couple that with the fact that North Forest is not a bad team.  They won 17 of their last 19 games.  The two loses were to Yates by 11 and to Bellaire (who was upset by Cinco Ranch incidentally) and one of the wins was over Yates by 19.  But again, that's all on paper.
I'll tell you one thing.  From a certain perspective, as a Tiger fan, I'm kind of glad Yates pulled it out.  Huffman was starting to get that ominous "team of destiny" look about them.  You know, when all of a sudden a group of young men suddenly find themselves and discover that they are a lot better than they thought they were?  Then fate takes the wheel.  

I stayed and watched the Yates-Huffman game and there is a lot to what you say.  On paper the comparison is apt because Yates was playing just as hard as they possibly could to beat Huffman.  Couple that with the fact that North Forest is not a bad team.  They won 17 of their last 19 games.  The two loses were to Yates by 11 and to Bellaire (who was upset by Cinco Ranch incidentally) and one of the wins was over Yates by 19.  But again, that's all on paper.
I'll tell you one thing.  From a certain perspective, as a Tiger fan, I'm kind of glad Yates pulled it out.  Huffman was starting to get that ominous "team of destiny" look about them.  You know, when all of a sudden a group of young men suddenly find themselves and discover that they are a lot better than they thought they were?  Then fate takes the wheel.  

Yes but that one, and for that matter all other sports disasters, pale to insignificance compared to the spring of 1997 and the biggest sports upset I ever witnessed in person.  Silsbee was 31 - 0 and ranked No. 1.  We had a first round bye.  Then we lost in the area round to Tyler Chapel Hill.  The specter of the game still haunts me.  Lufkin's old high school gym I believe.  We sat there paralyzed in stunned, silent disbelief.  The score board read 66-62.  It was like watching the Hindenburg on the ground, a burning broken mangle of junk.  Oh the humanities!  Meanwhile the kids on the other team enjoyed the happiest moment of their lives.  Many of our kids (and fans) were crying but I think some of their's were too, out of sheer joy and perhaps the astounding unlikeliness of it all.  And then Chapel Hill, a fair team but far from great and one that we could have easily dusted off any other time, lost a not very close game to Cleveland in the next round.
The only joy I can take out of it is a perverse one.  I'm certain that this was the high point of those Chapel Hill peoples lives and it's been all downhill from there.  Anyway, for me, when it comes to unexpectedness this one is up there with the The Miracle On Ice - but in a bad way.  I'm just glad they didn't make a movie.
But it's apples and oranges.  Everything is different.  It's like a giant meteor has just hit the Earth so it can't happen again, right?  Not in the same lifetime anyway.   Impossible odds, right?
Maybe I shouldn't even be talking about this.  Isn't there some rule for Silsbee people that makes it taboo to even think of it?  If not perhaps there should be.