Self High 5

For those wanting a new Head Coach, it’d be hard to replace Coach Matthews with someone better or equal.   Most of the time his record was established against larger schools.  That plus his character, which according to everyone who knows him, is excellent.   Now, a new OC could definitely be on the table though.

I know every parent out there is proud of their kids and as well as you should be but just think about the fact that they're not just athletes but student-athletes. School work is hard enough but especially in this day in time with the pandemic it is even harder to juggle your school work with Athletics. I'm just saying if they've made it to Friday night that means they've shown the responsibility and the determination it takes to play on Friday nights and probably made a lot of sacrifices to do so.

Me and my son have a tradition.  This time of year, at the end of the game, we don't leave until all the players are off the field.  We stand and wait out of respect, and we cry.  We started doing this years ago when my oldest was at Crosby.  At the end of season and playoff games, there is always a couple players that stay on the grass as long as the can.  For most of these young men, they will never put on a helmet again.  We watched young men refuse to leave, push their teammates away, trying desperately to grasp the moment like they are trying to hold on to castles in the sand.
Its a big moment, some of the things we love and the journeys we take come to an end.  The tide will rise, and the waves of time will reclaim what is rightfully theirs.
There are precious things in this life that will come to an end, and many times, when and how it will end is not your choice.  
I hear ya, "its just football".  But I would ask you to take a moment, after the band stops playing and the scoreboard is turned off, stand up and look.  Life in all its splendor and tragedy is unfolding before you.  
It's more than just football.

Tell him thank you for all the hard work he put in this year.

It's game day! 
I think I'm going to sit this one out as far as updates go. It's my boys last game playing at Pirate stadium and I might get a little emotional. So, I'm just going to put the phone away, live in the moment, root them on and enjoy.
If someone wants to provide the occasional update for the people of setxsports, I'm sure they would appreciate it.

It's very hard to coach from the stands! I should be fired by now! 😉

When my son played, I often wondered what my Dr. would think if he knew my blood pressure at the time.  Probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 over 200.   😂🤣😂

I had no choice there, we went to church with the Coach.  I made it a point to never discuss football with him at church.  He may have brought it up if I went overboard though.  

Hey man! That's a good story. Nothing wrong with supporting your team and your son. As long as you keep it PG of course! LOL

And not to hijack the thread, I just wanted Vidor to know that Huffman has a secret weapon.  Usually disguised as a fat, middle aged man eating nachos in the stands.

It's very hard to coach from the stands! I should be fired by now! 😉

Put him at fullback and give him the ball!

All I know is I have been humbled from my score prediction last week and I choose not to participate in any score predictions from here on out!

I think we should bring #55 in for offense for any 1st and goal scenario. 

that's why I don't make score predictions for my teams, I'm usually horribly wrong when I do.😅
hope you have a speedy recovery from your surgery!

Vidor is on Texanlive.com this week! Glad their showing the big game but more importantly Senior Night!

Vidor is on Texanlive.com this week! Glad their showing the big game but more importantly Senior Night!

I agree if we can't throw the ball then put the big boys on the Oline and lets push some people around with a jumbo package.

That is the problem this yr they need to adjust to there kids they don't have the team speed to get outside with this team the oline is very capable they need to line up wishbone and play smash mouth football Friday night the 1 drive they ran between the tackles was hands down the best drive till qb fumbled

So we lost to Livingston, I’m ok with that they are actually pretty good for once. I was just disappointed in the way the offense looked dead out there. It was the Splendora game that really got me, as you can see they aren’t very good and everyone is now beating them. They blew that one and had they not they’d still be sitting in a good position. Everything you said above really showed in that game but I do think they have realized these issues are a major problem and they are working to fix it. I think you will see even more changes this week, I wish they could have played a full schedule and maybe figured some of this stuff out before district came. Those first 3 games never exposed our weaknesses the way or district opponents have.

I see what you're saying about talent but I don't think the two District teams we lost to have a whole lot more Talent than us I just think that we have been getting outcoached. I don't know how you let a 4th and forever get converted with a fake punt. It just didn't get converted it went for a touchdown. If that's not getting outcoached I don't know what is. The one thing I saw Livingston do is what most people here have been talking about is they played their best players both ways. It's not like this is 6a football and you have 20 running backs on the team and three of them run for a hundred yards a game. You have to use what you have and play your best players both ways. These are high school kids and should be in plenty of shape to be able to do that. Just no game plan!!!!

I see what you're saying about talent but I don't think the two District teams we lost to have a whole lot more Talent than us I just think that we have been getting outcoached. I don't know how you let a 4th and forever get converted with a fake punt. It just didn't get converted it went for a touchdown. If that's not getting outcoached I don't know what is. The one thing I saw Livingston do is what most people here have been talking about is they played their best players both ways. It's not like this is 6a football and you have 20 running backs on the team and three of them run for a hundred yards a game. You have to use what you have and play your best players both ways. These are high school kids and should be in plenty of shape to be able to do that. Just no game plan!!!!

I see what you're saying about talent but I don't think the two District teams we lost to have a whole lot more Talent than us I just think that we have been getting outcoached. I don't know how you let a 4th and forever get converted with a fake punt. It just didn't get converted it went for a touchdown. If that's not getting outcoached I don't know what is. The one thing I saw Livingston do is what most people here have been talking about is they played their best players both ways. It's not like this is 6a football and you have 20 running backs on the team and three of them run for a hundred yards a game. You have to use what you have and play your best players both ways. These are high school kids and should be in plenty of shape to be able to do that. Just no game plan!!!!

Looks like the game will be played in the Mud, the blood, and the beer.   Please Vidor, no turnovers.

GO  PIRATES!!!!!  I AM GOING OUT ON A LIMB AND SAY.......VIDOR  28   LIVINGSTON 7