CS. Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I saw a guy wearing a Lincoln Bumblebee basketball jersey at Central Mall the other day. I wish TJ and Lincoln were still around. It's just not the same with Memorial. Anyone else feel the same? Or nah? BADSANTA and Bigcam2903 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I saw a guy wearing a Lincoln Bumblebee basketball jersey at Central Mall the other day. I wish TJ and Lincoln were still around. It's just not the same with Memorial. Anyone else feel the same? Or nah?wouldn't care for either one honestly, now um SFA on the other hand……………….. Better off with ONE HS like it should have been long before 2002. Bigcam2903, CS. and BMTSoulja1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I saw a guy wearing a Lincoln Bumblebee basketball jersey at Central Mall the other day. I wish TJ and Lincoln were still around. It's just not the same with Memorial. Anyone else feel the same? Or nah? a lot of people agree. both those school had a lot pride and tradition. not so much at memorial CS. and prepballfan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetragichippy Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yea.....but I went to TJ, so I liked the rivalries.....The TJ and Lincoln games were exciting.....and the Lincoln drill team chanting "I wanna be, A Lincoln bumble bee"......and the TJ fight song is timeless......best fight song ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yea.....but I went to TJ, so I liked the rivalries.....The TJ and Lincoln games were exciting.....and the Lincoln drill team chanting "I wanna be, A Lincoln bumble bee"......and the TJ fight song is timeless......best fight song ever!"Go ye Port Arthur, fight for victory!" You are right: The best! OldBuc77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stattrax Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 wouldn't care for either one honestly, now um SFA on the other hand……………….. Better off with ONE HS like it should have been long before 2002. I just do not understand the thinking... All 3 schools had rivalries, school spirit, history, etc.... Traditions..... Besides the fact that it probably saves the city money, which possibly they are paying the city council, lol... I just dont get it all.... prepballfan and CS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADSANTA Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 You would have thought Memorial would have won state in something by now all the talent there in PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tj yellow jacket Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Well you see how this all worked out about the same as the city. Downhill and will never recover!! thetragichippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 You would have thought Memorial would have won state in something by now all the talent there in PA. nederland thanks PA for making one school....... prepballfan, BADSANTA, thetragichippy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 You would have thought Memorial would have won state in something by now all the talent there in PA. track thetragichippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetragichippy Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 You would have thought Memorial would have won state in something by now all the talent there in PA. If this would happened in the 80's, I think it would of happened a few times..... Mr. Buddy Garrity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 If this would happened in the 80's, I think it would of happened a few times.....would have been Katy-east with the right coach at the helm (Thompson to start off, Owens taking over after Thompson retired) thetragichippy and OldBuc77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBuc77 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I went to school and graduated from EC, but I was born in Port Arthur (moved to Winnie when I was 5). My dad was a die hard TJ grad and started taking me to Yellow Jacket games when I was 1 year old. Even after we moved to Winnie we went to the TJ games on Friday nights. I bled maroon and gold when I was a kid. When I started high school at EC I had probably attended as many if not more TJ games than any of the freshmen at TJ. thetragichippy and Bigcam2903 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goblin Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) This begs the question. Do you miss the old Beaumont High Purples and South Park Greenies ? Beaumont, South Park and TJ had rivalries going back to 1909. Edited November 5, 2015 by Goblin OldBuc77, thetragichippy and Gasilla 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigcam2903 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 The good days remembered. Memorial's problem isn't Talent, the problem is you can't simulate Pride & Tradition, something Memorial severely lacks. There was no other place many of us as kids would rather be than our HS Football games on Friday night. We couldn't drive ourselves, so our Parents took us to the games we speak of so fondly. PA kids parents loyalty & pride is split 3 ways, leaving 1 Memorial HS suffering from within the City Limits. I've lived in Beaumont for nearly 13 yrs and I attend as many Memorial Football & Basketball games as I can. My kids attend Ozen, some of the same Pride issues as PA going on here in Beaumont with the pride lines being split. I tell my kids often how unfortunate for them they didn't get to experience the Beauty of being a Proud Lincoln Bumblebee. I can't imagine being at any other School in any other Town. Nothing Like PA(the PA I remember)Eagles, Jackets, Bees ( PA Throwback) thetragichippy, TxHoops and OldBuc77 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetragichippy Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 The good days remembered. Memorial's problem isn't Talent, the problem is you can't simulate Pride & Tradition, something Memorial severely lacks. There was no other place many of us as kids would rather be than our HS Football games on Friday night. We couldn't drive ourselves, so our Parents took us to the games we speak of so fondly. PA kids parents loyalty & pride is split 3 ways, leaving 1 Memorial HS suffering from within the City Limits. I've lived in Beaumont for nearly 13 yrs and I attend as many Memorial Football & Basketball games as I can. My kids attend Ozen, some of the same Pride issues as PA going on here in Beaumont with the pride lines being split. I tell my kids often how unfortunate for them they didn't get to experience the Beauty of being a Proud Lincoln Bumblebee. I can't imagine being at any other School in any other Town. Nothing Like PA(the PA I remember)Eagles, Jackets, Bees ( PA Throwback) Could not of said it better! There is also something for neighborhood schools........Memorial is dang near in Port Neches.... Bigcam2903 and Mr. Buddy Garrity 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigcam2903 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Could not of said it better! There is also something for neighborhood schools........Memorial is dang near in Port Neches.... Lol, never looked at it from that standpoint. Heheeeeee thetragichippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Could not of said it better! There is also something for neighborhood schools........Memorial is dang near in Port Neches.... probably a good thing away from the main part of the city, take a look at Ozen and South Park for example: 2 days 1 lockdown at Ozen and 1 at SP. Just saying things could be worse. With that said I wish the school was built in Port Acres BMTSoulja1 and thetragichippy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybug33 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Wow I remember as a young girl the TJ Yellow Jackets and Jimmy Johnson riding into WO stadium years ago. TD and BD were on the team back then; these days everyone talks about the QB’s and receivers on teams, but back then no one was better than those two. Coach Jimmy’s warm up drill was outlined like a pro-team I was impressed. As far as the Lincoln Bumble Bees Joe Washington and his son Joe Jr, what a duo. Purple and Gold. This is a good thread! thetragichippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetragichippy Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 probably a good thing away from the main part of the city, take a look at Ozen and South Park for example: 2 days 1 lockdown at Ozen and 1 at SP. Just saying things could be worse. With that said I wish the school was built in Port Acres You are from Port Acres? I used to run around out there and date their girls....made the "locals" mad:) prepballfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 You are from Port Acres? I used to run around out there and date their girls....made the "locals" mad:)back then if I wasnt near TJ id be in El Vista or Port Acres, I graduated from SFA. SFAEAGLES and thetragichippy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFA85 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 No. Our current numbers don't support it............ ThaGhost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBuc77 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I miss the Red Hussars as much as I miss the Yellow Jackets. Double timing on to the field to the strains of "Here We Come"...that was good stuff! CAL2TEX and smitty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stattrax Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 back then if I wasnt near TJ id be in El Vista or Port Acres, I graduated from SFA. What do you know about El Vista???? Home of Bruce Miller, Shanderrick Charles, and Jamall..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outanup Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 What do you know about El Vista???? Home of Bruce Miller, Shanderrick Charles, and Jamall..... Don Holloway was from Vista too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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