La Porte Bulldogs vs. Fort Bend Crawford Chargers: Bulldog Stadium, 8/28, 7:00 p.m.

[navydawg31]

Both teams are talented with lots of talent on both sides of the ball… exciting first game of the season. 

[OlDawg]

Watson is at Shadow Creek now. Good interview with Berneathy though.

[OlDawg]

Excited to see this game tonight, and get the season kicked off at Bulldog! I know the offense will score some points. But, I'm really hoping the defense is closer to LP norms, and a lot better in the secondary. They're going to be put to a big test. The people who know the players better than me seem to be pretty upbeat about this season. This game--to me--is really important for the D to step up. Sure hope they're not already looking to the Border Battle next week. If they are, Crawford's liable to embarrass them with the firepower they bring.

From the interview with HIHSS, sounds like LP will have a couple kids who were good enough to start on Varsity as freshmen, got hurt and were out last year, that will be back this year. That may also have something to do with some of the optimism. Two more ‘starters’ back.

[2trill]

On 8/25/2026 at 8:59 PM, OlDawg said:

You two Pam guys tickle me. Game 1 and you’re already rooting against the Dawgs. 😂 

Was we wrong 😂😂😂

[pakronos]

On 8/27/2026 at 8:57 PM, OlDawg said:

Watson is at Shadow Creek now. Good interview with Berneathy though.Serve these chuckle heads cold crow 

[OlDawg]

6 hours ago, 2trill said:

Was we wrong 😂😂😂

Nope. The QB & WR combo of Crawford was flawless. They were fun to watch. But, exasperating from an LP view at the same time.

As for LP, I can see why they changed the O to a Pistol/Pro setup. Wells is definitely like Upshaw & quicker than expected. When he finally started using his legs also, he made some big plays. He was on target on most of his passes. But, I counted at least 5-6 drops. LP’s WR’s are as advertised as far as speed & route running. The O change will be able to better use all LP weapons. But, it’s gonna take some time for them to learn since they’ve been running Slot T for so long now. The OL needs work. Losing 2 OL last night didn’t help. I don’t know their status, and won’t speculate. As for the D, they really didn’t look out of position. A lot of missed tackles on the Crawford QB during scrambles, and the WR #3. But, those players were exceptional, and known problems beforehand. I actually think the D has a chance to be better than last year even though they’re young.

All in all, I think it was a good game to schedule. Now, they can work on issues they saw, and keep learning the new schemes.

[OlDawg]

4 hours ago, pakronos said:

On 8/27/2026 at 8:57 PM, OlDawg said:

Watson is at Shadow Creek now. Good interview with Berneathy though.Serve these chuckle heads cold crow 

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Did you even watch this? All they talked about was how good Crawford was. The interview with Berneathy was pretty neutral.

[pakronos]

1 hour ago, OlDawg said:

Did you even watch this? All they talked about was how good Crawford was. The interview with Berneathy was pretty neutral.

I did and maybe it was Matt 

[OlDawg]

22 minutes ago, pakronos said:

I did and maybe it was Matt 

LP will be fine. Tough year—with only 2 predistrict games—to totally change the offense though. Especially with a younger OL.

The pistol/pro will suit these players better as they learn the new schemes.

The D was actually in position most of the time. The Crawford QB was just throwing dimes, and when a little off, #3 had the size and talent to just go up and snatch it. Both had speed and elusiveness to burn.

Not sure LP will see too many combos like them for awhile, and should have time to grow beforehand.

LP is pretty young. I think many expected LP to still pound Simon all the time. That’s evidently not what they’re planning this year. He really didn’t get the ball that much. I assume by design, and not wanting to wear him out in games that don’t count.