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Did you formerly use the name 89falcon?

Sure. No one was attempting to compare the two match ups/rivalries. WO-S has existed only since 1977. The truth is WO-S has never had a consistent one team rivalry in the entire existence of the school. In the earliest years, it was PNG. Some would say LCM, but the fact they are our neighboring school doesn't do enough for that one. LCM has barely shown up in the win column. A few folks might say Vidor, but most WO-S fans didn't view Vidor in that light. In order to be a rivalry, fans from both schools have to see it as a rivalry. That is definitely the case with WO-S and Jasper.

Most WO-S fans have always considered Jasper our top rival (since the 80's) and the team we look forward to playing more than any other. It did not change even when Jasper had a few less than stellar teams in the following decades. Splitting the two games last year has increased the glitter on that match up. Jasper's #2 ranking is well deserved. It's gonna be fun to watch 4AD2 Region 3.

I can't remember a regular season where there were as many rainy Fridays as last year. I hope the Lord has many dry Fridays in store for us in 2019. No team can be at their best on a wet field.

The pre-season polls will likely have Pleasant Grove #1 (they return a bunch) and Jasper #2.

It looked to me as if Silsbee put up a little better fight on Cuero than Pleasant Grove did. One thing that left me scratching my head is why the Silsbee offense did not try to run more on the edges. They had good success doing that, but instead called too many running plays between the tackles. That difference in strategy might have lead Silsbee to a narrow win.

Your points are understood and I agree with this. One additional note...concerning the WO-S/LCM item...for any complaints made about players transferring from LCM to WO-S, you must put this into perspective. Historically, there have been MANY more students who have transferred OUT of WO-S to LCM for football reasons than the other way around. It's not because they want so bad to play for LCM. The reason is they could not meet the demands of WO-S football practices and coaches discipline. There are countless examples of this.

You are correct, sir. A few years back, two new coaches joined the WO-S staff - one from a school near Austin and another from a local school (in fact, a district rival). After their first days of practice and workouts, both coaches made the statement that if their former schools ran practice like WO-S does, half the team would quit the first day. Furthermore, one of the coaches (from the district rival) said he and other coaches on his former staff used to talk among themselves wondering if WO-S was doing something improper which would explain why they have consistently good teams every season. After his first few days experiencing practices with WO-S, he concluded there was nothing improper, it's simply "the WO-S kids are just tougher kids than the ones at my former school (his words)." Coaching, athletic ability, coaching, community support, coaching, tradition, coaching, expectations, coaching, off season program, coaching, demanding practices, coaching, intense physical work outs, coaching, player development at the lower grades, coaching...

Agreed. I don't understand why it wasn't called more times.

Isn't this the time of year when you tell everyone to head over to the basketball thread? Lol...enjoy the ride, Mike.

Yeah, I know...it's long overdue.

All the more reason to change the name. I'm glad he has a winning team to latch onto.

Bandwagoners unite!

The support and constant advocacy for the Tigers made it predictable, but I missed the press conference. The poster also known as BmtSoulja1 is better identified as... SILSBEE-Soulja1.

She started high school in 2001 and loved it so much she stayed until 2008.

If the rest of the (WO-S) world were like you, the visitor's side at Provost Humphrey Stadium would be empty, but the Katy/Northshore game would receive a bump in attendance.

Well, at least you still have your hotel room reservations in Dallas.

#1stangfan is an airline pilot. This should worry a few folks.

A lot of what you saw from Sweeny was exhaustion. Our coaches noticed how the Sweeny players looked gassed after the first half. WO-S was the better conditioned team and that's a big reason why we won the game in the 4th quarter. It's also a big attribute to WO-S's past success - conditioning. Sweeny was physically wore out.

LOL...man, I'm not from PNG. 'Just taking a little jab at the archaic Vidor offense.

Right. Furthermore, PNG would not need to watch film of their game with Vidor during the PNG/Vidor game because Vidor still uses their same six plays that were drawn up in the 1930s.

No, they don't have to win it. After the game is final, we have game #500 in books and the highest winning percentage will still be tops whether we win or lose to Silsbee.

Good perspective. Your best post to date.

Crosby should air it out. The secondary for Vidor is very small and so far they've been untested. I believe they are vulnerable to the pass and Crosby should pounce on that match up.

You sure have invested much commentary into these threads after earlier this season saying none of these games matter. Do you still have that reservation in Dallas? More of our fans need to appreciate the PROCESS of building a winning team. The 2018 WO-S Mustangs are in a different place than we're accustomed to and we must allow more time to become a team capable of reaching the ultimate goal. It will take longer to get to where we want to be this time around. This is one of the reasons why we play the games - the pre-district and district games - games that matter on record and in the development of a team.