89Falcon
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39 minutes ago, TC2020 said:
Crazy to me that he would transfer. Maybe I have blinders on, but what can Barbers Hill offer him that Woodville hasn't?
He's had a chance to compete for a State Championship and has MULTIPLE major D1 offers. Are there issues with the coaching staff? School? Everybody knows his family is very prominent here in Tyler County - doesn't sound like a strictly job transfer move - but IDK!
Lol
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9 hours ago, Setx fan said:
There's plenty talent in Woodville. Gonna need a lot more than one player to leave before we run out of talent. Don't know why everybody likes to try and down play "Little league" coaches on here but "Little league" coaches played a huge part in building up the Woodville program FYI. I remember back before we had a little league program. We were mostly mediocre. Sometimes way below mediocre. These "little league" coaches are the guys who dont mind doing it for free while most of these ADs will catch the first train smoking if the money right.
Agreed. Little league coaches are the backbone of WV. No single player is greater than the little league.
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7 minutes ago, Setx fan said:
We'll see
Looking forward to seeing the talent level in WV. Probably a good time for the HC to meet with the little league coaches for advising about next steps.
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On 3/6/2026 at 7:36 AM, TC2020 said:
He’s not leaving.
LOL
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41 minutes ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:
I hope so. The fans in Coldspring really didn't "approve" of this hire at all so hopefully he can move back to greener pastures. It's going to take a special kind of hire to turn this ship around and get us in the right direction. We should start looking for schools with head coaches/coordinators with decent success at schools further away or pull from a 5A/6A school in the Greater Houston area that is looking for a start but have to come with the understanding that there will be obstacles to overcome.
Yep, the coach they planned to hire from the beginning told them to “pound sand” when he got all the information on the district. They will need to find someone who is naive and knows nothing about how schools run or what is needed to build a program. Whomever they end up with is likely to have a new Supt and school board shortly after he is hired. A new coordinator from one of the school types that you mentioned is probably the best bet.
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1 hour ago, AssistantCoach said:
Where did he "go" before Elkhart?
PC
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48 minutes ago, AssistantCoach said:
Yikes. How did it get so bad there?
Can’t pin point the exact cause. Like most situations it is a combination of factors. However, the ultimate responsibility of financial and staff mismanagement lies with the superintendent and school board. All of whom will be dismissed by the state in short order and replaced by a state board.
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10 hours ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:
This has been going on for years even before Barbay was there. He was hired in my Senior year and he was left with a budget way messed up than what it is now.
The current situation in Coldspring is unprecedented for Coldspring.
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25 minutes ago, pine curtain said:
How did Barbey make it work when he was there?
A fairly naive question understanding that you failed to read the question (or at least lost track of what was stated). Barbay has not been there in 11 years. Several coaches "made it work" in the past including Ken Stanley. What is happening right now has never happened in the district before. That is why TEA will be taking control in a few weeks and burning the district down. Did that happen when Barbay was there? Also, do you suppose that Barbay had an athletic budget?
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12 minutes ago, pine curtain said:
Y'all must be talking about Day
Probably trying to get the first train out. Found out what Ken Stanley was dealing with. Coldspring might be the single greatest dumpster fire in SETX.
District in the red with no athletic budget, community will not pass a bond for terrible facilities, TEA taking over after this year and will be subsequently burning the district down while implementing the new "HISD" pay plan that no decent teacher in the state will touch.
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3 hours ago, lionpride08 said:
What makes you think they would have? like a legit reason they would have blown them out? Don't say speed because yoakum had plenty of that. Yoakum towers newton on the line and had more depth everywhere.
Well acquainted with both. Newton has better players.
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16 hours ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:
We don't have Kelly on the schedule this time. It's Liberty, Shepherd, Crockett and Kountze and me personally I only see wins against Tarkington, Kountze and Buna (although I agree with you about the Cougars they should have beaten us last season).
Kountze should be another team who will struggle to win a game. Having Tarkington and Kountze could save CS from being 0-10.
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18 hours ago, TrojanWarrior08 said:
Throw Buna in that mix too.
That would be the other possibility. I believe Buna will be a bit too much for CS and Tarkington. I think CS scheduled Kelly again. That could be a win also.
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2 hours ago, CDub86 said:
May not be but you never know…
No chance to be competitive. Coldspring would have exited the Battle of San Jacinto if admin had let them. I imagine the BOSJ will end up like the "Rice Bowl" with EC and HF.
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2 hours ago, CDub86 said:
I saw that. I was hoping Coldspring wouldn’t get moved so we could play. We play Shepherd again too, pretty close to the old days
Got a chance to beat Coldspring. Could be the only win for either team. Shepherd will be non-competitive. I doubt Shepherd would have been on the schedule if the HC was staying.
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1 hour ago, CDub86 said:
Not sure really but if I had to guess it’d be area growth. I’m sure coaching plays a part as well. Have friends whose boys played very recently and would constantly mention how much work the teams put in. Also helps when the players buy in and care.
There has been no “area growth”. Enrollment declined and will do so again at next alignment. Will be 3A again next time. The current success in athletics is driven by the talent in the JR class. Going to be a struggle when they graduate.
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1 hour ago, Kegger said:
They have had longevity of a head coach which is very beneficial. Also they have had some talent come through. Facilities have taken a big step forward as well.
There has been no “big step forward” on facilities in Shepherd. Better than Tarkington but no one else.
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I am aware of some of the candidates. Tarkington will have an opportunity to make a quality hire. It is likely that they will sabotage any new coach and end in the same, but they do at least have an opportunity to make a good hire.
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39 minutes ago, CDub86 said:
Absolutely true and I know a lot of people looking to get into the area, more and more each year.
Yet, the enrollment in the school is declining. There are kids in the area right now that go to other schools because of the district, program, and facilities.
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21 minutes ago, bullets13 said:
I think Sheperd and HF have a nice close game for 3rd and 4th next season, although that remains to be seen. Those 18 junior starters didn't compete with any of the top-3 this past season. 18 senior starters is better than 18 junior starters, but is it enough to bridge the gap if the other teams don't drop back? If HF has a drop-off next season it shouldn't be much. Waggoner has that program set up to make the playoffs every year, and they've got the qb to do it. He was very good last year. If HF can find a decent line he's going to be elite the next two years.
Several of the main ones didn’t play against HF and Silsbee. Had several JV playing their first varsity snaps as starters against Silsbee. I would not read too much into those games.
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27 minutes ago, Tiger33 said:
I’m trying to stay positive. I think Toby will do good there. Just an early prediction I honestly don’t know what Shepard brings back but Jasper usually has athletes if they stay discipline maybe they can win some ball games.
Shepherd bringing back 18 Jr starters with potentially 3 D1 players on the DL. Shepherd going to be a tough out for everyone. Going to be rough in 2027 after they all graduate.
I do expect Jasper to be better and to round back into normal Jasper form next year.
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Just now, Tiger33 said:
Shepherd
No chance. 2027 probably, 2026 zero chance.
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1 hour ago, Old Ape said:
Buyer beware on the prairie. Its a mess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Might be the worst place I can recall. Seems hell bent on remaining terrible. They reject every possible step to improve. I feel bad for the kids.
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