marshman

in away i feel sorry for cole becouse  his mother maybe told him not to tell no one that she was takeing him out of orange where he played  football  with his friends all his life and would not let him finish high school where his dad did. i feel down deep inside its got to hurt him leaving the school he loved

VNUPE, I was looking at a prospective list of district alignments that came out before the official UIL release this month. That list had WO-S in the same region with all the other teams I listed. Sorry for that. On paper, LaMarque is the biggest concern from our region. Even with that said, I never want to be overconfident because as the season progresses so many things can change - injuries, flunking grades, game killing turnovers, opponents becoming better than expected, etc. There is always a couple of teams that nobody expected to be strong who develop into good teams and then you have to face them come playoff time. I refute the "we're a shoe in to win state" mindset. Always respect your opponent, factor in the unexpected, and remember these are 15, 16, and 17 year old kids. 
 
Chuck, where did I miss the "H"?

Great point one4all. It doesn't seem to matter much about starters. Coaches seem to be able to motivate and prepare the kids to step up and fill. I think a lot of people(Dave Campbell and media) underestimated this past years team with very few staters returning. This all just reflects the type of program Coach T has in place