CowbellCoog

Why longview .Two state championships in 50 or more yesrs

I believe Jones will be moved to LB. Cyrin is the future at QB. Offensive line should be fine strahan is coming back and I hear there’s  another 300 pounder coming up. Womack not as fast a Wilson but possibly more dynamic after the catch. Another year on the weights is all he needs. Look for Kirkwood to explode next year. I’m thinking a running back will emerge they always do.  I trust Prieto to get the most out of the guys he has. Went to state with only one D1 prospect and no all state kids in his second year not to mention Covid

Craig Way, Greg Tepper and Matt Stepp

"Ain't really trip on the credit, I just payed all of my dues
I disrespected the game, now my name all in the news
Trippin' on all of my moves
Quote me on this, got a lot more to prove"
Nipsey Hussle 
time to disrespect the champs.

We are. I know I am

They truly are the MECCA of football.  Go get that Dub!

LETS GO CROSBY COUGARS!!!

I may crack on Crosby but it's because they're good. Lets win a state title today. 

Just be clear Fort Worth is a made up city so that people don't have to claim Dallas but we all know Aledo is a Dallas school. =-P

Well look at it like this, Aledo is all these folks know. Time for the Crosby Cougars to introduce themselves.

This is a long post and a lot about Barbers Hill but I think it is applicable here.  What Prieto has done at Crosby has been great. And it is interesting to compare the trajectory of these two programs while acknowledging their past decisions.
How much time does Westerberg need?
I have been pretty transparent on this issue for years.  Since he was hired at BH.  If we are going to be intellectually honest here, we have to ask some direct questions.
1. What is a "Championship Winning Program"?
2. Did BH hire Westerberg to build a "Championship Winning Program"?
3. Can Westerberg build a "Championship Winning Program"?
4. How much time does Westerberg get?
This is my take on these questions.  I do want to preface this with something that shouldn't need to be said.  Barbers Hill is a well run district.  Westerberg is a great coach.  Those are true in my opinion.
1. What is a "Championship Winning Program (CWP)"? - I wouldn't say its winning state every year.  That's just not realistic.  And, building good character kids through athletics is a given.  I think that comes with the territory here and that is being done.  But there is a difference between a Tier 1 program that is in the semifinals half the time (Allen, Carthage, Aledo, Katy, NS... there are more) and a Cinderella team wrecking the ball at Jerry's World.  Crosby is the Cinderella this year. 
A "CWP" is that team that is consistently putting teams in state semi-finals.
2. Did BH hire Westerberg to build a "CWP"? - I wasn't in the board meetings or interviews and you weren't either.  So we have to use some context clues and make some assumptions. 
The pay is on par with "CWP" level coaches. The fans most certainly thought this was a "CWP" coach. Westerberg was at Allen, a "CWP" for sure. BH has some of the best facilities (community support) on this side of Houston. The answer to me is "yes".  The information above would support that opinion.
3. Can Westerberg build a "CWP"? - Westerberg was on the staff at Garland when the won the 5AD2 title over Katy.  He was promoted from OC to HC at Allen under the blessings of his mentor and outgoing HC in 2004.  4 years later, Allen wins their first state title over FB Hightower.  Allen will win 3 state titles in a row from 12-14.  With a QB that is widely considered the top 2-3 Texas HS football players...ever.  But coaching matters too.  Allen won another championship in 2017, after Westerberg had left in 2016.  
If I had that information and was hiring a new HC/AD for BH, I would answer "yes"...at that time.
4. How much time does Westerberg get? - 5 seasons in and nobody has answered this question.  Its not the most fair question really.  You got a better option?  Who else you gonna hire?  Here are the results from those seasons
2016 - 8-3 / First round loss to PNG. (not bad for year one of a new coach) 2017 - 6-3 / No playoffs. 2018 - 7-4 / First round loss to Manvel. 2019 - 12-2 / 3rd loss to Manvel.  Good season. 2020 - 6-5 / 2nd round loss to Huntsville. You don't get to throw out 2020 because of COVID.  Every team had to deal with it so that is the way it is.  That is five seasons of, at best, better than average football.  5 seasons is plenty of time to build a program.
I don't have an answer.  Time will tell.
 
If you can agree on what a "Championship Winning Program" is, agree that BH wants a CWP, and agree the Westerberg was intended to build a CWP at BH....
Coaching is about results.  The results will tell you that he has not built a CWP in Barbers Hill.  That is the thing "...in his past that would make me doubt him."
If you got to the end of this post, God bless you....I have had too much coffee.

Coogs aren't worried about what DCTF has to say about em, all those fools ride Dallas Jocks every year anyhow.

Crosby 32   Huntsville 29
Crosby 37   FBM  28
Looks like they did just fine. LOL 

Please don't take my observation as disrespect......

Well if history were true then FBM should have blew us out after the OT game with HHS but here we are...  
And no worries,  BST AND CROSBY WILL STAND TO THE OCCASION!  
GO COUGARS!

Well Aledo, nothing has to be said about your championship teams.  Congratulations have been wore out.  This is going to be a heck of a game.  I've told Crosby the best thing that happened to them was loosing to Nederland.  That pushed a button and they haven't lost since.  They have amazed me each week by slaying the giants.  They make mistakes and still win.  They can't make to many mistakes Friday.  So if Crosby can click on just 7 cylinders, they have a great chance to win this game.   I'm not calling the Cougs underdogs because there are none in the State Championship.  I hoping for a exciting game, SE Texas style.

Yep. Either Aledo wins #10 or Crosby finishes off one of the best runs in txhsfb history. For those traveling, be safe and enjoy the game! 

Kinda like 112% at WO-S...

There’s an argument for Reginald Samples or Phil Danaher to currently be the best coaches in THSF. Probably 650 career wins but 0 state titles between them. You don’t think those guys are elite but somebody like Tom Westerberg, who’s only finished above 3rd place once in his time at BH I believe, is for his work at Allen which consisted of multiple state titles?
 
Go tell another high school coach that Kirk Martin and Glen West aren’t elite for what they did at Manvel and Brenham. How do you know Crosby’s coach isn’t elite too? He’s going to be coaching for a title in his 28th career game, Tim Buchanan didn’t coach for a title until his 73rd career game at Aledo. 
 
 

Surviving the gauntlet to get to Aledo, I wouldn't put anything past Crosby.
Crosby 36
Aledo 35

Definitely a season to remember for Crosby fans.  4 straight wins over ranked, undefeated teams.  2 OT playoff wins. State Final.  Hell, I’m not a Crosby fan and I’ll remember it for a long long time.  I’m so glad I’ve been able to watch these last 3 games in person.  

Will be watching on Texan Live! (Wearing purple)
Coogs got this! 12-5a going to STATE!!!!

Gamesday! Let's Go, eat em up Coogs!!!
 
It should be extra loud on the coogs side with all the cowbells that fella made this week, man those suckers are loud!

Incorrect, Visitor side is sold out, and the home side has 345 tickets left. Imo this matchup should have been played at a much larger stadium being a 5th round game. 

Pullin for y’all Crosby boys. Good luck!