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He was successful, but not his overall record and I agree with SmashMouth, let’s move forward 

Coach Babin is a very nice well respected person.  I have really like him and he worked extremely hard at Lumberton  The majority of the players liked him and he increased the number of participants in football.  He will do well in his next position and I surely wish him well

However he was not very successful at Lumberton. He had a couple of playoff appearances, but if you look at his record it is slightly below .500. That should give everyone a good idea of how tough it is to win at Lumberton 

You are certainly right on the high standards and tough skin

Nederland got beat by an over rated Lufkin team and only managed 21 against a PNG defense that is giving up close to 35 a game. I am thinking a repeat of last year where BH put a tail stomping on them. I love the Bulldogs but just don’t think they are very good this year

1. Huffman

2. Sealy

3. Carthage

4. WOS

5. EC

6. Halletsville

 7. Columbus

8. Newton

9. Holland

10. Mart

11. Sims Bowie

12. Bremond

13. WB

14. LaPorte

15. PAM

16. BH

17. Crosby

18. Texas City

19. Deweyville

20. Humble

21. Lufkin

22. College Station

23. Magnolia West

24. Friendswood

25. Salado

Their teaching stipend has everything to do with experience the longer you have been in the teaching profession the more you make

coaching stipends are different. In football offensive and defensive coordinators get more than other assistants and varsity coaches get more than freshman or junior school coaches

in other sports the head of that sport will get more than the assistant

The problem is that the stipend scale at Lumberton is not very good

Money is important, however lumberton ISD pay scale compares to smaller schools like Orangefield, Bridge City, and Hamshire Fannett.  Just about all assistant coaches teach in the classroom so their stipends are determined by their experience.  I think they can get a well qualified coach.  They need to make sure they get one ready to change the football culture.  I am talking about one that will get the OL and entire defensive unit more physical.  Also one that teaches discipline by eliminating mistakes and penalties. In my opinion, a strong defense has to be the #1 priority. A coach that will teach the importance of being successful in  athletics, the classroom, and life.

Hoping the Dogs win but my take is that BH is more physical and has a better coaching staff

BH 35

Nederland 14

Well I wonder why teams like Katy, Denton Ryan, Highland Park, Southlake Carrol, WOS, Aledo, and North Shore continue to always be successful.  I know they usually have talent, but I also know that winning is extremely important to every class.  They have a great desire to be like the winners before them.  I would certainly say that is a mental aspect. Do the Lumberton players want to win?  Sure they do, but they are so used to losing that  if they win, they are happy and if they lose, it’s oh well we tried. 
 

It’s fairly simple, they start getting that doubt as soon as they fall behind during a game.  Example: oh no here we go again. You are correct about parents and coaching being a big part of it. I agree that being soft is due partly to the coaching staff.  However , I also believe that winning must become very important to you as a player.  Basically the parents, community, coaching staff, and players are all responsible for a winning culture.

Coach Babb did a very good job. He raised the participation numbers and  worked extremely  hard, He is a good man and cares for his players.  I know going back and forth to Houston on the weekends to see family got old.  Being with family was priority #1.  He also realized that winning football games at Lumberton is extremely difficult.  There is not much talent and the players are used to losing.  They work hard but just don’t have the mental aspect of what it takes to win.  Who ever gets the job is going to have to change the losing culture.  All the best to coach Babin and his family.

As I always state, you must improve to continue to win. Got the win tonight but took a step back with no improvement will be at least a 14 point underdog vs BH. Hopefully will beat KP in 2 weeks to come in 4th, get a playoff berth vs FB Marshall and bow out at 5-5 which is an improvement from last years 4-7

Boy I really have to give the Vidor faithful a lot of credit. They are always a bunch of post for them. A big credit too their loving fans, especially since you can count on one hand the number of years they have had a good team

Certainly about improvement that is how you continue to win

Hopefully they will continue to improve each week. It’s going to take a thorough improvement to be able to beat BH and Crosby. If not 4th place at 5-4 and one and done vs FB Marshall finishing 5-5 not what you want

1. Lindale

2. Huffman

3. Carthage 

4. Salado

5. Jasper

6. WOS

7. Anahuac

8. Diboll

9. EF

10. Waskom

11. Newton

12. Deweyville

13. Tenaha

14. C E King

15. Magnolia West

16. Porter

19. PAM

20. Galveston Ball

21. BH

22. Crosby

23. Nederland 

24. PNG

25. Livingston

Another good win, as of now 3 way tie for 2nd with BH and PNG. Let’s continue to improve and beat Dayton for win #3 in district. Appears that defense played better, but struggled on offense.  Must continue to get all 3 phases of game going.  Hopefully this will happen

The Raiders started the season FRIENDLY and finished the season FRIENDLY.  It will be interesting to see if the new AD/head football coach they hire addresses the major problem of being extremely soft and not being competitive. There must be a complete culture change and completely different attitude if the Raiders plan on winning

I certainly hope Razor is right

I certainly hope they can, however last year BH handed them a tail kicking and for some reason they do not play well against Crosby and they have to play both games on the road

Simply according to how much Nederland improves from last week. They must continue to improve. Texas City, Dayton, and Kingwood Park games are crucial for Nederland since I don’t see them beating BH or Crosby. I simply think they must improve each week. Remember that Lufkin is overrated and that tough loss to the Indians really hurt, so these next games are crucial in my opinion 

1 GCM

2 PNG

3 Dayton 

4 Nederland 

5 humble

6 Huffman

7 Splendora

8 Jasper

9 WOS

10 Liberty

11 Orangefield

12 Diboll

13 Buna

14 Anahuac

15 Newton

16 Warren

17 Cushing

18 WS

19 Evadale

20 Deweyville

21 HD

22 New Caney

23 Center

24 PW

25 Beaumont Legacy

You have Vidor’s no offense vs Lumberton’s no defense. However Vidor players are not as soft as the Raider players, so I pick them as a 2 touchdown favorite. That softness is why they are known as the FRIENDLY RAIDERS 

HJ OF showdown next week for 3rd and 4th

Hey Raiders finally found a way to not be FRIENDLY congrats. Makes the Vidor game extremely important. Who ever wins takes 4th place lumberton could actually come in 3rd if they win by a big margin. My pick is Vidor by a least 2 scores because they play much harder than the Raiders