AggiesAreWe Posted August 6 Report Posted August 6 With 7 offensive and 10 defensive starters returning along with 33 lettermen returning, I don't see them going 3-7 and winning just 1 district game this season. DCTF has them being one of the most improved teams for this season. I got them making playoffs. Reagan and bulldawg64 2 Quote
spidersal Posted August 7 Report Posted August 7 I certainly think they will be better than last year if they learn to play defense which hasn’t happened in several years. With that being said, there is a very good chance that they will go 0-4 in non district with their schedule. A good buddy says that the coaching staff is weak Quote
NHSBulldogFan Posted August 7 Report Posted August 7 6 hours ago, oldman said: Realignment did them favors I think cutting out spring training with as many kids out for baseball as we have had did them favors too Quote
NHSBulldogFan Posted August 7 Report Posted August 7 1 hour ago, spidersal said: I certainly think they will be better than last year if they learn to play defense which hasn’t happened in several years. With that being said, there is a very good chance that they will go 0-4 in non district with their schedule. A good buddy says that the coaching staff is weak I think our defensive staff has been the problem the last 2 years and nothing has changed except the personnel is a year more experienced...slight improvement but nothing to write home about...as bad as the district is i see no issue with Nederland making the playoffs Quote
bullets13 Posted August 7 Report Posted August 7 Best case IMO is 5-5 and finishing 2nd in the district. Worst case is 2-8 and finishing 4th. They're a playoff team because of how weak the district is beyond PNG. In my best case scenario they find a way to pick up a non-district win (super tough start to the season) and then only lose to PNG in district. In my worst case scenario they go 0-4 pre-district, which is a real possibility, and then get beat by Texas City, PNG, and Dayton in district. Quote
1970 Posted August 7 Report Posted August 7 On 8/6/2026 at 3:54 PM, AggiesAreWe said: With 7 offensive and 10 defensive starters returning along with 33 lettermen returning, I don't see them going 3-7 and winning just 1 district game this season. DCTF has them being one of the most improved teams for this season. I got them making playoffs. Wow, I seemed to think that they were Sr-laden last season. They'll have a new QB and RB, right? It'll be interesting to see how they do in pre-district. Quote
NHSBulldogFan Posted August 8 Report Posted August 8 10 hours ago, 1970 said: Wow, I seemed to think that they were Sr-laden last season. They'll have a new QB and RB, right? It'll be interesting to see how they do in pre-district. I think the key to this season is keeping the RB Ned healthy. Id also like to see improvement at the WR position cause it was awful last year Quote
navydawg31 Posted August 8 Report Posted August 8 Make or break year for Rich and company… year 3 in the program… tough non district schedule Reagan 1 Quote
navydawg31 Posted August 8 Report Posted August 8 (edited) . Edited August 8 by navydawg31 Double post. Quote
Razor Posted August 8 Report Posted August 8 lol...i thought coaches got 7 years these days to make an impact... Mr. Buddy Garrity 1 Quote
1970 Posted Sunday at 12:36 PM Report Posted Sunday at 12:36 PM On 8/7/2026 at 4:31 PM, 1970 said: Wow, I seemed to think that they were Sr-laden last season. They'll have a new QB and RB, right? It'll be interesting to see how they do in pre-district. Per a quick search for the '25 season, it looks like the Bulldog JV and freshmen beat PNG JV and freshmen teams, and walloped Dayton. I know that's not a tell-all indicator but it's better than being the other way around. In comparison, I know that PNG's '22 and '23 Srs did very well from 8th - JV, and carried over to their Jr and Sr varsity seasons. Quote
BBfan061 Posted Sunday at 02:33 PM Report Posted Sunday at 02:33 PM 1 hour ago, 1970 said: Per a quick search for the '25 season, it looks like the Bulldog JV and freshmen beat PNG JV and freshmen teams, and walloped Dayton. I know that's not a tell-all indicator but it's better than being the other way around. In comparison, I know that PNG's '22 and '23 Srs did very well from 8th - JV, and carried over to their Jr and Sr varsity seasons. It does matter in the grand scheme of things for sure. It’s definitely not irrelevant in my opinion 1970 1 Quote
Razor Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM Report Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM Freshmen/9th grade is usually a strong indicator...JV less so IMO as a lot of the better sophomore and junior players may be on varsity instead, especially if the varsity team isn't as talented...on paper, Nederland should be more talented this year, but they have to show it on the field...tough pre-district can have 2 effects, strengthen the team or destroy their confidence...I am not at all against the way they want to play the game, but they have to get bigger and more physical and nasty up front (both sides of the ball) to execute on that type of gameplan...these games are far from meaningless and will help set the tone for the remainder of the season....as always, best of luck to the Bulldogs! NHSBulldogFan 1 Quote
Bigdog Posted Monday at 06:02 PM Report Posted Monday at 06:02 PM On 8/8/2026 at 11:51 AM, Razor said: lol...i thought coaches got 7 years these days to make an impact... lol. Please don't start that convo again! Razor 1 Quote
Bigdog Posted Monday at 06:03 PM Report Posted Monday at 06:03 PM JV team should have some pretty good talent moving to varsity this year and the next. As far as ninth grade, IDK I haven't really followed them. Quote
Reagan Posted Monday at 06:24 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 06:24 PM 20 minutes ago, Bigdog said: JV team should have some pretty good talent moving to varsity this year and the next. As far as ninth grade, IDK I haven't really followed them. I sent this to WOSDrummer but you need it: Ned's schedule shows them playing at West Brook on the 27th. Thanks. Quote
Bigdog Posted Monday at 06:47 PM Report Posted Monday at 06:47 PM 22 minutes ago, Reagan said: I sent this to WOSDrummer but you need it: Ned's schedule shows them playing at West Brook on the 27th. Thanks. got it, thanks. Quote
Reagan Posted Monday at 07:12 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 07:12 PM 25 minutes ago, Bigdog said: got it, thanks. Anytime! Quote
DoggStyle Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago On 8/6/2026 at 10:58 PM, NHSBulldogFan said: I think cutting out spring training with as many kids out for baseball as we have had did them favors too I disagree. Nederland whines and complains when their football team is no good, but when a coach brings in something to improve it , baseball parents get all huffy worrying about Little Johnny and ruins it. Quote
DoggStyle Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago On 8/6/2026 at 11:01 PM, NHSBulldogFan said: I think our defensive staff has been the problem the last 2 years and nothing has changed except the personnel is a year more experienced...slight improvement but nothing to write home about...as bad as the district is i see no issue with Nederland making the playoffs Agree here. Defense was horrible last year. Corners and safeties getting burned regularly, linebackers misplaying plays constantly, and on the offensive side, pretty much didn't have any receiver threat at all. Quote
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