Nanna

[quote name="hookem14" post="841864" timestamp="1283960190"] I may be wrong but, I can't think of anyone that uses it [/quote] I have heard it played by a school in West Texas but I can't remember who>

That distance would be a breeze compared to Coleman Bluecat football district the next two years.  We were moved from a football district where district games were 20,35,50,78 & 94 miles away.  They put us in a football district with SanSaba (94mi), Harper (103mi),Junction (128mi,),Sonora (153mi) and Sonora (161mi). Coleman is in West Texas just 52 miles south of I-20.  We will be almost to I-10 at some games.  This is a result of splitting some of the divisions.Coleman is 2A Division II [quote name="little d" post="815607" timestamp="1278008068"] Chester would travel 61 more miles in 6-man for all district games.It would be 399 miles in 6-man,338 miles in 11 man. [/quote]

I remember the days when Liberty beat Dayton a lot.  I was also at the gamethat Dayton finally "won"  The only thing was that the films should that when that Dayton player crossed the goal line, the ball was in the hands of a Liberty Panther.  That call was the difference in the game and broke a winning streak for Liberty.  Needless to say, we were not to happy.  [quote name="liltex" post="816185" timestamp="1278339611"] I hear ya but ya'll probably winning alot then,we were a team that got clobbered by LIBERTY pretty regular ;D ::) [/quote]

Yes, isn't amazing how people tell other teams who they should play and who they should schedule.  I've never had to worry about that, but I would think that scheduling would not be easy.  Everyone gets the new district teams at the SAME TIME and they have to rush and try to fill there pre district schedules while every other team in the area are trying  to do the same thing! You might want to schedule a certain team, but no, someone else just called them and they are not available. 2172#msg762172 date=1266540807] [quote name="Newtonjb" post="758467" timestamp="1265867974"] [quote author=Hupernikomen link=topic=65800.msg758300#msg758300 date=1265857845] [quote author=EagleFan01 link=topic=65800.msg758028#msg758028 date=1265822296] [quote author=baseball25 link=topic=65800.msg757032#msg757032 date=1265665774] Liberty- Home Tarkington- Away West Hardin- Home [/quote] Hate to say it but these games will not prepare you for Newton Woodville EC Anahuac, need to play some competition that will get you ready for district play.. [/quote] I'd say scheduling with the chance to get a couple or more wins under your belt sounds like a pretty good idea to me. [/quote]A weak pre-district schedule might get You a few Cheap Wins, but it won't help to prep for the likes of E.C., Anahuac, Woodville, Buna and Newton. You need to test Yourself against tough competion in order to have a shot at winning in district play, where the wins mean something.JMAO [/quote] Scheduling 2 local 3A teams is nothing to scoff at.  Who do you want them schedule?  Jasper, WO-S, Silsbee to get beat down??  Or maybe drive up to Carthage or Kirbyville and get slaughtered?  I mean get real they already have murder's row in district.  Who else is even left in the area for them to play that isn't already in their district?  Play good competitive games to build up whatever momentum you can to get ready for a very difficult district season.  [/quote]

I think most all of Texas will get to see Abilene High Eagles this year.  If I am not mistaken some or all of those games with out of state teams will be televised.  I don't know if it is FOX or ESPN or who, but there will be some television.    [quote name="scooter!" post="799923" timestamp="1273452842"] [quote author=PNG1992 link=topic=69366.msg799803#msg799803 date=1273415697] Does Lake Travis run whats considered "sissy-ball? Did Dodge run "sissy-ball" at SLC when they were busy winning multiple state championships in a row? I want to understand whats considered "sissy-ball." [/quote]i dont know......pass first, run and ask questions later?  Some teams can run the spread, some teams cant, and some teams have to mix it up to be successful. I know after seeing A-High twice last year for a RB to have close to 2,300 yards on the ground you must be doing something right.  [/quote]

Sometimes Coaches are not actively seeking a job but are asked to send a resume.  I live around 50 miles from Wylie...I don't think Coach Sandifer was looking to leave Wylie.  He's been there for about 24 years and done very well.  That is his home! I would not worry if Wylie paid him more....they can afford it! [quote name="BoboandBlair" post="745198" timestamp="1263742764"] [quote author=bassman link=topic=64779.msg745101#msg745101 date=1263697420] When a coach decides to shop around for jobs that he has no intention of taking, whether a school district approaches you or not, to get a raise from you current school, is no longer in it for the kids. IMO [/quote] WHAT?  Forget the fact that coaching is his livelyhood, and when the opportunity presents itself for him to make more money, or get a little leverage to make more money he should do it everytime.  I guess its ok for anyone else, in any other profession to do the same thing though.  Congrats on Coach Sanifer's raise, and being one of the top paid coaches in Texas.  He deserves it. [/quote]

[quote name="uknowit2" post="683239" timestamp="1256241775"] Can anyone from Hardin explain this to me? Why would the school district install that cheap carpet on the football field while they have 'blue tarps' still covering the holes in the schools roof? Was if for that 'big run' they planned in football this year? [/quote] "why bother to explain, "uknowit" already.

Well Nanna, when you read a weeks worth of stuff like that ^^^^^above, you cannot critique' what you are reading now. : You are right, having to listen to that can get old. I guess right now I am referring to several posts. There can be some people that might see a few fanatics that ARE "classless" people from a town and suddenly they make it seem like all the fans are classless. It does not take too many people from somewhere to give the whole place a bad name. Nothing gets me more upset than for people to run down the coaches or the player---especially as one person mentioned, doing it where the family can not help but hear. I do not like hearing fans yelling to take a certain player out and put another in. I don't like hearing people yelling that the coaches can't coach. That's usually from someone who has never coached anything in their life. I know some people think that because they paid there money to get in that they have the right to ruin the game for everyone around them. Those people are obnoxious!! There was one dad at a town where I go to see sports events that has been banned by the school district from attending any of the schools athletic events for a year. Believe me, all the other fans are very happy! Sorry I'm on my soapbox. I guess I'm just saying don't judge a place by a few loud mouths (and yes, I'll admit I am guilty of this sometimes.)

You and several EC fans are acting like EC completely blew Anahuac away. It sounds like two good teams played a very good game that could have gone either way. If losing by one point to a team was because of playing a "weak" pre district that is not saying much for the winner.-----in other words, you insulted two good teams at the same time.

Very wise words. It seems to me there was so much hype built up this past year by the Hardin fans, this type of reaction was inevitable. This game and that night is now in the books, and everyone just needs to chill out and move on. well said.

Maybe you need to read that post again. He was stating what could win the game for either team. The God Bless seemed to be for all.

Let's see if we can put this is plain English so you people can understand. 1. Tim Tebow has nothing to do with this. He can not come back until a doctor clears him...so maybe he will be held out. 2. Mitch was wearing a brace so no, he would probably not look look injured. 3. If you put too much strain on an unhealed injury you could reinjure it and make it take longer to heal completely. 4. NO coach with an ounce of sense would take a chance on a player being out even longer because he let him play too much before he was completely ready. He doesn't want to do something stupid that might keep him out the rest of the season. 5. Every coach wants to win every game, 6. I hope you never coach a team of any kind, because you evidently put the win over the well being of the boys or girls on you team. 7. You don't act like a rebel for Christ. You run down the decisions others make and you don't even know the "why's" and the facts.

Mitch was not fully recovered from the ankle injury and did not participate in full contact practice during the week of the game. He wanted to play but the coaches were relunctant to play him because he was not fully recovered from his injury. Mitch Villemez 7 68 9.7 0 0 10 yards a pop and they say he is "was too injured to play" ? : Gimmie a break! Its unfathomable to me that a coach would hold out someone to "later beat someone who they know they can beat". 10 yards a pop. Wow. I agree completely. If you have a guy who is averaging 10 yards per carry there is no reason to only give him 7 carries and get shut out. This basically looks like Hardin came in this game with their sack tucked back and ready to quit from the beginning. There is no excuse for that. "Hello?! You play to win the game!!" No excuse for that?? Are you a coach? I doubt it. The REASON would have been to not have him on the injury too much when it was not completely healed. DUH!! That would have been stupid. No, when the game got out of hand, it would have been idiotic!! Remember he hadn't practiced any that week.

I am thinking of coming to SE Texas to the Hardin vs Anahuac game. Are there a lot of flu victims in either town? :-\ :-\

That nearly sounds like a threat?!?!

lmao Thats funny. Footballplayer and formerhornet sound like little jealous school kids to me. They know very little about the game. No sense in arguing with em. Side note: I'd sure like to see either one of them (or both) line up against him. Good luck to Mitch in whatever he decides to do. FYI i have lined up against him since i was in pee wee that's why i dont think he will get a scholarship at a major D1 he could make the team but idk about scholarship but he defiantly can play but i just see him ending up a SFA SAM or a good Jr. college but i also remember a great athlete Brandon Letsinger who got a Scholarship offer to Mizzou and turned it down and he only weighed about 160 to 170 so you never know what could happen all i say is good luck to him i am just stating my opinion from what I've seen playin him all thos years Is this going to go on the whole football season?? He has been contacted by several teams, he has been to combines and done well. No one knows right now where he will end up...........stop beating it to death. Just wait and see and for pete's sake, leave him alone and let him and his teammates enjoy the season.(and any other player of any sport from any town that everyone decides that they know so much about even if they don't know anything)!!

You're absolutely right and I apologize, that was pillow talk between me and her and I should have never revealed it. Be nice.

You are right! Maybe we need to watch "Bambi" again and listen to what Thumper said his mother told him......"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."

Well said sir.... I agree, that was well said....and to be said by a "rival" is meaningful!.. I have never seen MV play but it is hard to understand why anyone would be so negative about a young man's chances unless it is pure jealousy. I live in west Texas. Two of the biggest rivals of teams I followed for years have been Wiley in 3A and Jim Ned in 2A. That being said I am VERY proud of former players from those teams that are now playing in college (Colt McCoy at Texas and Case Keenum at University of Houston). They represent the Districts and they represent our area. When any young man or women gets a chance to get a scholarship, whether it be in sports or academics should be applauded and encouraged, not put down. We should be proud of young people's accomplishments even if they do not come from our schools. Mitch I hope you do get you chance to use you God given talents in college. God Bless

Not saying he is.....the point is that all these people saying that because he is from a small school that it automatically rules him out. That is not so. Don't know where he will end up but some people just like to put other people down. Maybe it makes them feel bigger. I feel sorry for those who live like that. Sorry, I know you were not doing that but it gets old.

If that is the case, why hasn't Hardin improved? Is that big ADMIN sign there just to make you look important or to let you dig at schools?

Duh, you really think college is harder than a small high school......You think!!!!! You don't think that every student going to college does not realize that it well be tougher. Did MV ever claim to be the top student in the class? You have not only tried to put him down, but you have called EVERY teacher that has been or is presently teaching him of being dishonest and being cheaters. It sounds like the one with the biggest attitude problem in YOU! Grow up.

If he is not good enough to play at a D1 school, why is he getting letters and visits for those D1 schools???????? Are you saying they don't know what they are doing?

I loved watching the highlights of Mitch. I am planning to come from West Texas to see him play a game(and no, I am not his Nanna.)