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[oldschool2]

On 4/23/2026 at 5:23 PM, CDub86 said:

Just looked up Brock, holy crap what a record!

The median household income in Brock, Texas, is approximately $95,876 to $104,443 per year, based on recent 2026 data.

As of 2026, the median household income in Onalaska, Texas, is approximately $51,912.

 

It's not going to be the same.

 

[89Falcon]

6 minutes ago, oldschool2 said:

The median household income in Brock, Texas, is approximately $95,876 to $104,443 per year, based on recent 2026 data.

As of 2026, the median household income in Onalaska, Texas, is approximately $51,912.

 

It's not going to be the same.

 

Can’t base everything solely on median income. They are likely to have a successful transition if they take the approach indicated. It will wipe Coldspring out and will likely put the hurt on Livingston as well. Lack of football at Onalaska is a reason why many kids go to CS and LV now.

[AssistantCoach]

I wonder if all the schools around Lufkin and Nacogdoches will follow Onalaska and add football.  

4A Hudson

3A Pollok Central and Central Heights

2A Woden, Douglass

I'm sure I missed a few. 

[oldschool2]

18 minutes ago, 89Falcon said:

Can’t base everything solely on median income. They are likely to have a successful transition if they take the approach indicated. It will wipe Coldspring out and will likely put the hurt on Livingston as well. Lack of football at Onalaska is a reason why many kids go to CS and LV now.

Definitely not solely on median income.  But it's a factor.. and one that's pretty frequent among football powerhouses.  There are very few consistently dominant high school football programs that don't have very much money in the community.  But on the other side of the argument....

Moneyball is a very real thing.

[89Falcon]

5 minutes ago, oldschool2 said:

Definitely not solely on median income.  But it's a factor.. and one that's pretty frequent among football powerhouses.  There are very few consistently dominant high school football programs that don't have very much money in the community.  But on the other side of the argument....

Moneyball is a very real thing.

Programs with “money in the community” is different than “median income”. What do you suppose is the median income in Carthage, SOC, North Shore, Newton, Refugio, Franklin, etc?