Smoke on the Water

BISD needs to use the loop holes in school finance to get a type Bond / loan to fix those kids school correctly. The school could do it with a publication and a simple vote. The board needs to act and act with a decisive united front and solve the problem now. JMO which don't mean much! Lol

WOS will come into Silsbee with a great deal of confidence, as they should because they are a very good team which comes from an exceptional program. Silsbee does not have the program WOS has built but I feel it is desired. Coach seems to have the expectations and work ethic to grow such a program. In my humble opinion this is not the same Tigers of old. We will see what comes it Friday night! Best of luck to both teams.

The fact that this is not a "rivalry" game means precious little to me.  I truly doubt that the coaching that either Cornel Thompson or Randy Smith will be any less intense because some of us don't consider each other "rivals."  And come Friday, I doubt that fact will cause any less effort by either the Mustangs or the Tigers.
I for one, am glad to have a quality team like Silsbee on the Mustangs' schedule.  The last couple of seasons notwithstanding, the ballgames between the two schools have usually been a pretty tightly contested affair.  Second, I am glad to see at least one team, among a schedule of increasingly run heavy teams, that spends a good bit of time putting the ball in the air.  The Mustangs will definitely need such tests and reps to get where all of us Stang fans want them to be around Christmas time.
Finally, it appears that Silbee is joining WO-S as the team that nobody wants to play.  My understanding is that Smith tried at least 3 other teams, all significantly larger than Silsbee, in an effort to regain a lost game.  All said no.  WO-S fans can sympathize.

Let it be written, let it be done.
Say goodnight to this thread. I am turning the lights out.
Time for Jasper folks to focus on Bryan Rudder.
Time for Silsbee folks to focus on West Orange-Stark.

Thank you for a honest and true post.  

That's making the best out of a bad situation. I really think y'all got a good one in Coach Smith. 

Ok well I guess I will take a big drag of the Smoke in the air and just agree to disagree with folks. I hope the young man from Jasper is ok and I hope the young man at questionfor Silsbee evaluates things and learns from this whole experience. 

Smoke in the Air Changed........

I can deal with that, I am not saying it was not intentional but again my point is simple "no one knows what was in the kids head and what his intentions were" people need to stop the public debate about this young man and let his coach access the situation and handle it; it is that simple.

The video doesn't make accusations.  This is a recorded witness of a horrible act by one kid.  His intentions are obvious and outside the realm of football at any level.  This is "Controlled Warfare" just as much as the combat in the middle east can be called "Uncontrolled Football".   I understand the metaphor but applying it in this context to rationalize the behavior of kids pushes it too far.
I will agree with you on maligning this kid.  He is a minor.  I hope I am forgiven for all the horrible things I did as a dumb teenager.  The player and the team deserve absolutely ZERO retaliation.  A good team will surround this young man, let him know that his behavior was out of line, and support him in whatever way they can.  

I just LOVE all the assumptions and broad strokes folks paint with when it comes to what a teenager thinking about in a situation like this. Hindsight...well it's a beautiful thing for the Saturday morning pundits and trolling mind readers. I am truly sorry the young man was hurt, but make accusations that the Silsbee player was targeting is ridiculously irresponsible and SETX should not allow the young to be maligned in that way, because we DON'T know what the kids intentions were. It's football, controlled warfare, it isthe gridiron and emotions are part of the game. I pray for the Jasper players quick healing!   JMO

I think Silsbee is a great tune up. They have team speed and will get us ready for district play. Win or lose it will be a good matchup for us to learn from. I know everyone gets excited about teams before the season, but it all usually ends up the same year in year out on results. I watched Vidor and they are awfully slow on defense, but have good size. I just do not think with the style of offense they run that they will be in the picture. To me, the toss up is Nederland. I do not think they are loaded with talent, but pedigree helps. They are not used to losing, so IMO it will be hard for a Lumberton and Vidor to beat them. Who knows, its all speculation, other than PAM is by far, the favorite.

PNG is well coached and is always going be very competitive at the least. This year will be no different. Silbee has lacked in several aspects in the past but in my opinion, under Coach Smith, they have been fixed. PNG WILL NOT FACE THE TIGERS OF OLD. Tiger defense will get after you and make no mistake about it they will hit! The offense will execute and with a strong right side Offensive line they will give the QB time and the backs holes. Tigers handle the Indians and give them an early gut check. JMO! 

PNG is well coached and is always going be very competitive at the least. This year will be no different. Silbee has lacked in several aspects in the past but in my opinion, under Coach Smith, they have been fixed. PNG WILL NOT FACE THE TIGERS OF OLD. Tiger defense will get after you and make no mistake about it they will hit! The offense will execute and with a strong right side Offensive line they will give the QB time and the backs holes. Tigers handle the Indians and give them an early gut check. JMO! 

PNG is well coached and is always going be very competitive at the least. This year will be no different. Silbee has lacked in several aspects in the past but in my opinion, under Coach Smith, they have been fixed. PNG WILL NOT FACE THE TIGERS OF OLD. Tiger defense will get after you and make no mistake about it they will hit! The offense will execute and with a strong right side Offensive line they will give the QB time and the backs holes. Tigers handle the Indians and give them an early gut check. JMO! 

PNG is well coached and is always going be very competitive at the least. This year will be no different. Silbee has lacked in several aspects in the past but in my opinion, under Coach Smith, they have been fixed. PNG WILL NOT FACE THE TIGERS OF OLD. Tiger defense will get after you and make no mistake about it they will hit! The offense will execute and with a strong right side Offensive line they will give the QB time and the backs holes. Tigers handle the Indians and give them an early gut check. JMO! 

A tough off season program, better conditioning and disapline equals more unwasted trips to the red zone.

Don't want to show district to much to early, maybe? Lol
Agree he can fly and in open space!
 

Don't want to show district to much to early, maybe? Lol
Agree he can fly and in open space!
 

I agree. But I would to see them get the ball to Kaylon Barnes more in space.

We shall see how it goes this year. I look forward to an exciting football season and enjoy coming to watch a few games.