89Falcon

I did not see Richland Springs on the list in the record book with Aledo, Carroll, Katy and Celina. Do they play the same sport?

Agreed. However, there is no school in the state (perhaps in all-time history of the state) that can match Aledo's recent run. Aledo though not financially challenged, does not have the most resources in the state. There may be a handful of teams that we generally expect to be in the mix for a title on yearly basis. There will be an additional 100+ schools in the state that have similar resources but fall drastically short on results. We may be able to identify a trend among the "perceived contenders" but to make a conclusion we would have to consider the success ratio of all schools in a similar resource bracket. If all similar resourced districts are considered we will likely not see a quantifiable difference in outcomes. We could actually look at some of the larger multiple school ISDs (Katy, Conroe, Plano, Klein, etc) with some of the "contenders" and find several high schools within that possess the exact same resources but never exceed mediocrity.

At least I am not "kicking the little guy when he is down" this time.

Yes, 11-2 is a good season for most teams. BH has shown themselves capable of making the playoffs frequently over the years (as have many schools in Texas). Many in this forum (and on this post) have indicated that the key to "championship success" is financial resources. BH with greater financial resources than nearly all schools in Texas, has not been able to make the conversion.

And in the case of BH, nothing is built in many decades. Though they have always had the greatest financial resources of any school in the region.

Even with a "multi-time State Champion coach" and still cant win anything.

Agreed. Undefeated Refugio just beat an undefeated SA team that has scored 40+ in every game this year. Advancing to the State Championship game in a very mediocre fashion. Any decent State Champion would never play a close game against a scrub like SA.

"Downtrodden" is not the key factor that initiates the target. "Delusional" statements are the trigger.

I focus on the teams of which I have enough familiarity to speak accurately who tend to drift into delusion.

Precisely. Most small town schools in East Texas have dealt with this phenomena. There are very few that have current enrollments on par with enrollments 10-20 years ago. Some have maintained their competitive edge (SA, Newton, WOS) while others such as "HD" have not been competitive and rely upon "enrollment" and "economics" as a primary excuse for failure that existed prior to the recent socio-economic decline.

Actually for the past several decades, they were not supposed to make runs, only compete with WH, DV, Burkeville, and Sabine Pass. This is also the forecast for the next several decades. Under certain circumstances and with "masterclass" coaching they may be able defeat all of said bottom feeders on a given year. With a little help from UIL they may be able to recreate a district comprised of the bottom feeders and in such a case they may be able to "make the playoffs" and take a beating in the first round.

If SA is eliminated it will have nothing to do with a speed imbalance.

HD won "one" district game last year as opposed to "none" this year. HD "power" potential extends no farther than Sabine Pass, WH, Burkeville, etc. HD will compete nowhere beyond the local bottom feeder circuit regardless of classification. This has not changed in the past several decades. In regards to the coaching, HD should count themselves fortunate that they have a warm body to place in the position. Should Bill Belichick take the position, HD would see no quantifiable change in results.

Need to get a little further North and I might attend my first game in 30 years.

100% accurate.

This is a great example of the fallacy allowing teams such as West Hardin in the playoffs in the current "every kid gets a trophy" playoff structure. They are not playoff caliber and then when they are run off the field, they cry about the "true" playoff caliber team running up the score. It is likely that the Mart 8th grade team would have hung 40 on WH.

I agree with your prediction. DV in the playoffs is an abomination to the integrity of the playoff structure. Harelton, as most playoff caliber programs will be able to name their score against DV.

I would have to say the most disappointing team would be Hull Daisetta. After they beat Burkeville, I felt they were certain to make a deep playoff run.

Based upon historical/ongoing precedence at WH, one would assume that the clock runs on a regular basis. Low end performers such as WH must seek alternate means of "score control" when talent shortcomings are en-vogue.

Where is Colmesneil when you need them?

Looks like this was a "quit job" by DV. Blows our theory about DV showing up every week. I am sure they will be ready for San Augustine next week.

Have to go with DV in this one but would not be shocked to see HD squeeze out a win against their long time rival in mediocrity. Waiting for "Red Jolly Roger" to weigh in for the official analysis.

WH has exceeded expectations this year by winning three games against top flight competition. Equally impressive is that WH was actually able to dig up such a wide array of schools for the schedule that most never knew existed. If WH can keep up the momentum they may very well end up with 4 wins.

LOL. Cant wait to see them in the playoffs.

Colmesneil coach should be very enthusiastic about facing a school with similar "slowness". When coaching a school such as Colmesneil, one must take full advantage of opportunities against schools such as WH. Many schools have lineman who are faster than the Colmesneil skill players while WH will not. Should be an intriguing matchup.