'20 5AD2 Thoughts

[Guest Aledoalumni]

Region 1 will go through WF Rider and Lubbock Cooper again. Not sure how many Cooper returns but Rider returns 9/8. Rider returns the QB along with several others and they are going to be 3 year starters. Thats a lot of experience that has been to the 5th and 4th rounds these last 2 seasons.

Region 2 will be pretty tough this coming season. Aledo is returning 4/6 but will be looking for a QB. Teams like Ennis (9/10) and Frisco (9/7) will have a lot of experience returning and are primed for strong playoff runs. Then you still have quality teams like South Oak Cliff and Corsicana that will be tough outs. This might be me being bias but I think Region 2 has the most quality depth. 

Region 3 will be wide open with Fort Bend Marshall losing a lot and Manvel moving to D1. To be honest I'm not sure how to rank the teams in Region 3. You have teams like Marshall, Crosby, Texarkana, A&M Consolidated, and Barbers Hill that I would guess are the front runners for the Region 3 title. If anyone knows how many those teams return that would be nice to know. 

Region 4 is interesting with no Calallen running things. You still have very solid programs like Brenham and Tivy to consider making a favorite but Boerne Champion had a great run last season. Liberty Hill might fly under the radar a little but I'm not ready to call them a contender just yet. 


What do yall think about each region? Who would be your region favorites and darkhorses? Which teams did I not include that should be on my radar? Who am I too high on? 

[Rez Ipsa]

For Region 3: I’d expect Marshall and A&M Consolidated to be at the top. Crosby looks like they are heading in an upward direction, but there is a lot left to prove there. Barbers Hill lost some key players, but I think they should be considered at least the favorite in their district, with hopes to win the region. Nederland and PNG are going to be in the thick of it. PNG and Crosby are dark horses, in my opinion. I don’t know anything about where Texas City is these days.

[Guest Aledoalumni]

1 hour ago, Rez Ipsa said:

For Region 3: I’d expect Marshall and A&M Consolidated to be at the top. Crosby looks like they are heading in an upward direction, but there is a lot left to prove there. Barbers Hill lost some key players, but I think they should be considered at least the favorite in their district, with hopes to win the region. Nederland and PNG are going to be in the thick of it. PNG and Crosby are dark horses, in my opinion. I don’t know anything about where Texas City is these days.

It will be interesting how FBM does without their big 2. Probably their best QB/RB duo in program history. Maybe they are able to reload but who knows. They have played 12 playoff games these last two seasons. Thats a lot of extra practice. I thought A&M had a big senior class but I am not certain on that. Another team I forgot to mention is Huntsville. 

[Rez Ipsa]

On 4/29/2020 at 4:57 PM, Aledoalumni said:

It will be interesting how FBM does without their big 2. Probably their best QB/RB duo in program history. Maybe they are able to reload but who knows. They have played 12 playoff games these last two seasons. Thats a lot of extra practice. I thought A&M had a big senior class but I am not certain on that. Another team I forgot to mention is Huntsville. 

I forgot about FB Marshall -- Call it PTSD after they ran us into the ground two years in a row. I also forgot about Huntsville. Unless there is a drastic drop-off, I see no reason both won't be solid this year. Huntsville was more vulnerable last year than the year before, so I don't know what direction they are trending. And FB Marshall is missing their Big 2, but they had a Fast 22 -- Unless it becomes legal to blitz before the ball is snapped, it will be hard for any of us to slow that team down. Even the guy running the flag down the track in front of the fans was faster than everyone on the PNG team. Tier 1: FB Marshall, Marshall, and A&M Consolidated, Tier 2: Hunstville. Tier 3 and down is everyone else, in whatever order you want. Barbers Hill, Crosby, PNG, and Nederland should be near the top of Tier 3. Barbers Hill had an extremely balanced, complete team last year. I don't know what they bring back, but they are going in an upward direction. I know they lost their star offensive lineman. He made a huge difference. Their QB last year was fundamentally good, but not flashy, world-ending great. Nederland was young last year and will probably have six to eight starters back on both sides. PNG brings back a lot of big pieces -- If the QB/WR connection can improve, and if the defense continues its year-to-year improvement we've seen the last two seasons, we are going to make some noise. Crosby started to look dangerous halfway through the season, but they aren't the Crosby of 2012-2013 anymore -- I don't know what that means they are becoming. They are in their second year with a new coach and system and all indications are that they are going to be, at a minimum, a solid team with a dark-horse high ceiling. I'm sure I'm leaving some region 3 powers off, but I'm not familiar with any other teams. Texas City used to be quite good -- They seem to have dropped off lately, so I think they are something of a dark horse. 

[Guest Aledoalumni]

My perception of R3 is high powered offenses with lots of points. But which teams would y'all say have a good defensive reputation?

[Rez Ipsa]

On 5/3/2020 at 1:24 PM, Aledoalumni said:

My perception of R3 is high powered offenses with lots of points. But which teams would y'all say have a good defensive reputation?

What is this “defense” you speak of?