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It's good that people are making their feelings known. The school board needs to know the wishes of their constituents.

23 hours ago, Reagan said:

No, nothing is ever personal with me.  Facts don't care about anybody's feelings!  Just trying to save WOS from themselves!

Not all "facts" are as plain as the paper they are on....

CT was not successful at Palestine prior to coming back to WOS. Briles was not successful at Georgetown before landing in SVille. Dodge was not successful at NT. Success (wins/losses) are not the only indicator of future success, especially when there are many, many more dynamics at play. It's case by case.

15 hours ago, Mr. Thornton Melon said:

So if the Mustangs pride themselves in their defense ( which is a dang good defense) and Pierce is the defensive coordinator , then why shouldn't he get some consideration ?

I'm not sure that he wouldn't get consideration if he applied. I'm sure all guys that are in house would if they applied. What people say here are just fan opinions. 

3 hours ago, ladybug33 said:

Coach Foreman may not want to leave his 6A coaching job where he is treated well to come back home at WOS neither. JMO.

He's already applied.

1 hour ago, ladybug33 said:

Maybe so #1 but do you really believe that all the ties and connections that the players have at WOS including tradition will jump ship to LCM just because of their coach... hum remains to be seen. They have a relationship with the coach who is there already at WOS. I believe they will give him a chance if he is chosen. Even though I do not live in Orange anymore, I have very strong ties to people who work in the district, and family on the team even though I do not talk about them too much. No one is jumping ship, to LCM as of yet or NOT.

I dont think anyone is jumping yet. I just think that, if the right choice isn't made, it could very well happen.

2 hours ago, wo-s#1 said:

I sure do,been here my entire life 

As have I, as well as played in the program and coached in it, too. I am just being realistic. 

2 minutes ago, navydawg31 said:

If the wrong coach gets the job a end of an era will happen imo, hope WOS gets it right. 

Me too.

11 hours ago, Unwoke said:

JMO, Put the wrong Coach in there an see what happens.

This IS a possibility. Let the wrong coach be selected and see.

8 minutes ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

T left and was HC at Palestine before he came back under Hooks. So he did have some experience when he was promoted.

It wouldn't have mattered. Palestine or not, Thompson was the aire to the job.

On 12/16/2021 at 8:49 AM, KF89 said:

At some schools an outside coach & change is needed to get back to success & winning culture. This is not needed at WOS, I'm not positive an outside coach coming in trying to change things away from what McCarty, Hooks, Thompson have built would be the best for WOS at this time. I also agree that Coach Thompson's input should be a big part in the hire & he knows what's best for WOS.

If you can get a guy like Daniel Boedeker at Shiner who is 42-1 with back to back 2A state titles, then I agree to hire that type outside guy, but I do not think that type of coach with that record is applying.  

Correct, that example is apples and oranges. Stephenville was a doormat before Briles. Carthage was average at best before Surrat, change was needed at those programs. Not the case at WOS.

On 12/14/2021 at 9:21 AM, BMTSoulja1 said:

I'm just saying... a program and fanbase that states they love and care of Foreman...  he even stated how much he loves Orange and the program himself...  But they went with a coach that was at the time 61 years old over a young, firey and enthusiastic young Coach in Toby.  They didn't think much of him back then.  Just saying, Since he is in a way better situation now, I figured the logical thing to do would be to stay put.  But I guess it's good to have a short memory or easily forgive.  To each their own.  

At the time Toby had no HC experience and Thompson had been the backbone of the program for decades. The right (and only) choice at the time was Thompson. Now Foreman has the experience. Its his time.

On 12/14/2021 at 8:33 AM, Jack of All Trades said:

I'm hearing the decision has been made for over a year by the Superintendant and he already has his guy.  From what I am being told is that it is the Silsbee coach on the staff that has not done much for our program since we got him there.  A lot of people in OUR community know Toby Foreman is the right choice, he is WOS and deserves to come back and led our program.  He will also care about other sports like basketball.  In fact our Junior high girls played last night and in one of the games they didn't even score 1 pt.  

Our athletic department needs help and someone that is paying attention to more than football.  Toby already showed that he can led our kids to State in a sport that is not football.  Either we need to get Toby or get a big name that is proven.  My two cents but we know that doesnt mattter.  I say this but know the decision is already made

If this is true, it could make or break the sups career. Surely this isn't true. The Silsbee coach has 0 head coaching experience. He better not turn the keys to that program over to an outsider with no experience. 

On 12/1/2021 at 8:24 PM, mat said:

Decades of players have been honored to play a productive role on the chain gangs defense with pride. If asked, probably not one would consider it to have been offensive. Now it’s inappropriate to who?

Most who made the name what it was were against changing the name, no matter their ethnicity. 

1 hour ago, marshman said:

This is an interesting statement. What causes you to say this?

It is, because your not the first person to mention that. Sure wish the UIL would not have abandoned mandatory testing. That way there wouldn't be any question.

5 minutes ago, DogonSirius7 said:

 

9 minutes ago, Coachbearoso said:

 

I'll say this, too. The best 4 teams in 4A are in Region 3. That's right, I said it. CS will prove it next week.

26 minutes ago, ladybug33 said:

Sorry Mustang Nation I am watching the game tonight against Cuero and, there are a number of players making plays. IMO they are a complete team. Their OL is doing a heck of a job moving people out to allow him (QB) to make moves and run the ball.

So am I, he was 80% of their offense when the game mattered. Now it doesn't matter, cuero has given up.

32 minutes ago, ladybug33 said:

It’s hard to know that we will not be playing football tonight. I agree without Gayle we did not have the mental toughness to finish the game. Mental toughness cannot be coached nor factored into x’s and o’s in a game plan. Reflecting on the teams that we had during our championship days, we always had a philosophy of “Next man up” we have seemed to have lost that important secret weapon; CS has it especially their QB.  

I disagree, if that QB goes down CS will go down.

On 12/8/2021 at 7:13 PM, Separation Scientist said:

I was there. That CS QB is phenomenal. You rarely see someone put on the jets and dust the WOS defense with breakaway runs like he did. Give that kid a half step and he was gone.  

I finally watched the Texan Live broadcast last night. We could've won that game but not without our "horse" in the backfield. We were moving the ball before he got hurt. Again, everything has to go your way to win those games. We were looking good with the turnovers but the injury to our stud was a killer.

On another note, someone the other day said we weren't really moving the ball when Gales was playing... well, we had a 74 yd TD drive and when Gales got hurt mid way in the 1st qtr he had 34 yards rushing. He was only in the game for 1 turnover (he broke his arm on the first play after the second turnover). You never know, had he been able to finish the game we might have been up 21-0 after those 3 turnovers and it's a different ball game.

21 hours ago, skipmeister said:

I would doubt it if Coach Toby Foreman is ever going to be head coach in this area!

I wouldn't be so sure of that.

2 hours ago, KB24 said:

Gilmer will win state 

CS will beat Gilmer by 21 points.

Gilmer defense will be their undoing.

It would've been tough even with Gales. CS has a phenomenal team this year. We gave it our best shot. Congrats to CS. I do believe they will be your 4a DII state champ. 

Mustangs will re-group. Good bye to Elijah Gales, Hunter and Dontrey McClain. I coached them in MS and they've been warriors for the Blue and Silver. You men will be missed.

I have a feeling that some big changes maybe on the horizon. Time will tell. There's no inside info or anything, just my gut. GL to all involved, if so.

Mustangs 4 life!

14 minutes ago, GUNHO said:

This.

They still look flat out of the locker room.

Gales needs to become the biggest cheerleader out there! He can still lead without being on the field. We went flat when he went to the locker room. He needs to get them back in the game!