Matthew328

I think if you want to make it an all-day thing you basically try to do the same thing. Having kids makes things 1) harder 2) more expensive no matter what event it is. Most younger children dont have the attention span to sit at a stadium for 12 hours watching football either, a lot of the families w/kids that I know tend to only go to one game per day and they simply dont eat at the stadium...if you do stay for the day the best way to be budget conscious is do the exact same thing......pro-tip the Philly Cheesesteak is massive...big enough to split into two for kiddos

They usually will allow to bring an empty water bottle in and so what most of my friends who go as fans (and are budget conscious) do is they eat a big breakfast before going,,bring their water bottles in and fill those up...and maybe buy one meal inside the stadium....

20$ per ticket isnt bad if you factor in the 3 game aspect of things. UIL's never going back to the way it was IMO and I dont think the schools want to go back...they make good money off the state games as well...

It's not a great look for Mr. Jones, but he was also 14 years old at that time so I am a little more forgiving of poor choices made by children, so honestly no I wasn't too upset about it. I also believe people evolve as they age, mature and have different life experiences and I'm sure Mr. Jones has as well. As for AT&T Stadium its the nicest stadium in the state, it is an amazing facility

Totally your prerogative, thanks for your patronage.

No you're right...IMO it is wild..its a lot...I dont care for it, maybe that's less subtle and clears it up. But as I've said my personal opinion on the matter isn't important, I'm a big believer in local control when it comes to schools and if that's what PNG wants to do then that's their prerogative...

I honestly don't care where state is played. I'm going to be there regardless. Now do I think AT&T Stadium is the best Stadium in Texas for the games? Absolutely, but I'd be fine with a rotation...more hotel points for me.

Me personally I wouldn't put my child in it...but not my child so much like with PNG"s mascot my opinion doesnt matter than much in that regard.

Moving the games to San Antonio and Houston would be great for me personally. But we don't make those decisions lol

And I am being sincere about asking for examples. I work very hard to cover the entire state and not show bias. But I'm also self aware enough to know that I could have blind spots, so if I have them I'd love to see those examples so I can be better next year

We say crazy people with upmost sense of affection. The DFW bias thing is amusing to me, but I'll entertain it...what examples of DFW bias would you think that I've personally shown? I'm genuinely curious

Thanks for your feedback

I'm also used to alienating fan bases, I do it 17 weeks a year lol

I agree people are entitled to have an opinion about my opinion as well

I dont "want" the PNG mascot...if that community wants to keep it thats their decision, I'm not a taxpayer there and have no ties there, but it also doesn't mean I'm not entitled to an opinion on it, as little as that opinion may factor into the grand scheme of things

I agree that PNG did a good job early on and had the upper hand, but coaching is also about making adjustments and SOC was able to do that so as much as PNG was able to outscheme SOC early, SOC made adjustments

SOC definitely made some adjustments defensively, they are really sound on that side and have been for a few years.....the DC is well regarded and has worked at places like A&M and Boise State.....when PNG was pulling they were able to outnumber SOC because they had schemed SOC well and appeared to have figured out some of their rules....SOC made one adjustment on the fly in the 2nd Qtr, but it left them vulnerable w/o a 3rd level defender and thats wheh Nguyen busted the long one down to the 3 and they made it 17-5. They cleaned getting outnumbered on the pull and then they made a change at LB that helped. SOC offensively isn't complex, but sometimes being simple is best....they didnt trust Little in the 10 personnel (4 wide 1 RB)packages all year and PNG had a great scheme to deal with SOC's running game when they were 20 (3 WR, 2 RB) ....so they decided to trust Little more and we saw more 10 personnel in the 2nd half.....

Huh??

SOC's 3 losses are to Duncanville, DeSoto and Lancaster

Exactly two seperate options

For sure...they got approval...

From the cover story in this year's DCTF magazine: Jason Todd is South Dallas born and raised. He graduated from Dallas Lincoln and played under legendary coach Reginald Samples. Every day, Todd walks the hall on campus where the image of his grandfather, former SOC principal Frederick Todd, hangs above him, a constant reminder of his loyalty to the area. Ward is a Dallas Kimball graduate. Defensive line coach Dominic Spencer is a Dallas Skyline product. Running backs coach Keith Davis is a graduate of Dallas Hillcrest. You get the picture. There’s nothing they pride themselves on more than representing the area in which they were raised. Which makes the program’s nickname, given by Todd, all the more resonant — The Mecca. In the Muslim faith, Mecca is the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad, where the Islamic faith originated and where every Muslim is eventually called back to at least once in their life. “You had to pass through SOC because it was first in Oak Cliff and Oak Cliff is the biggest part of Dallas,” Ward said. “As everybody from Oak Cliff had spread, somebody within their roots, if they’re from Dallas, went to SOC: Granny, mama, uncle or whoever.” So basically what they were saying is SOC is the birthplace of what you see now in programs like Duncanville, DeSoto, Lancaster, Cedar Hill, etc....a ton of those players families are from Oak Cliff and have a tie to SOC in some way

EXCEPTION: 1-4-5-a-2. Delete all of item 2 and replace with the following: 2. Other than the player’s number, the jersey may only contain: Player’s name, or, words that reflect positive values, such as “Honor”, “Integrity”, “Courage”, etc., substituted for the player’s name on the back of the jersey (by local district approval) School name Mascot name UIL Logo Sleeve stripes Logo for school, conference, mascot, postseason-game, memorial, the military Team slogan/acronym (by local district approval) The letter “C” to identify a Team Captain American flag State flag

Region III and Region IV are visitors

I figure this one before its all said and done will be close to a sellout