Friday Night Lights.............

utfantilidie · 09-09-2006, 01:13 AM

Just got in from game.My old school is 4-0!

**tidwell** · 09-09-2006, 01:16 AM

My ol school is going in the opposite direction.

After the 47-0 drubbing laid on them tonight by Station Camp, the 2005 3A state champions, Livingston Academy, are now 0-3 and are staring down a possible 0-10 season. They haven't even played Knoxville Catholic, Austin East, or Fulton yet.

That got me to wondering... has a state champion followed their championship season up with a winless record? I doubt it...

Another oddity from their game tonight... LA had THREE punts blocked... all by the SAME GUY! Somebody block or hold him or something!

utfantilidie · 09-09-2006, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tidwell

My ol school is going in the opposite direction.

After the 47-0 drubbing laid on them tonight by Station Camp, the 2005 3A state champions, Livingston Academy, are now 0-3 and are staring down a possible 0-10 season. They haven't even played Knoxville Catholic, Austin East, or Fulton yet.

That got me to wondering... has a state champion followed their championship season up with a winless record? I doubt it...

Another oddity from their game tonight... LA had THREE punts blocked... all by the SAME GUY! Somebody block or hold him or something!

Your team must have been all seniors last year.

**tidwell** · 09-09-2006, 01:25 AM

That and the best player in the school's history graduated and is now playing at Princeton.

To make matters worse, the young'uns they DO have this year are dropping like flys. The starting QB went down in a scrimmage 1 week before the season started forcing in a Freshman QB. The first and second string tailbacks were also injured, but the #1 TB is back now.

Might I ask who your old school is?

utfantilidie · 09-09-2006, 01:30 AM

Smyrna. MJ who plays for UT (toy gun incident player) played there.His brother, a junior is just awesome pass receiver.He scored two TD's tonight.I hear tale UT is showing interest.

**tidwell** · 09-09-2006, 01:33 AM

Nice.

Harrison Smith is coming to town next week. Also saw the Anderson kid from Austin East play last year.

**milohimself** · 09-09-2006, 02:50 AM

Glencoe High School is off to a 2-0 start, after a 37-21 win over the Jefferson Democrats of Portland. One more trip down to Dallas before the 7 game conference series for the Crimson Tide, one of the favorites to win the 5A state title.

therealUT · 09-10-2006, 03:51 PM

All I know is that my HS Alma Mater is 2-0 so far this year. Won their first game 73-0, their second 56-3.

**milohimself** · 09-10-2006, 04:39 PM

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All I know is that my HS Alma Mater is 2-0 so far this year. Won their first game 73-0, their second 56-3.

I'll bet your alma matter's coach is busy writing some letters of apology?

therealUT · 09-10-2006, 05:01 PM

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I'll bet your alma matter's coach is busy writing some letters of apology?

I think he is on the hot seat. For the past 10 seasons we have gone undefeated in our district, made it all the way to the state final four, and choked (including 3 1 point losses.)

**milohimself** · 09-10-2006, 05:10 PM

I don't think that should put a coach on the hot seat... Unless your old school has the resources to dominate all the way through.

therealUT · 09-10-2006, 05:12 PM

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I don't think that should put a coach on the hot seat... Unless your old school has the resources to dominate all the way through.

Well, considering he has yet to win a state championship at a school that has national championship banners hanging for boy's soccer, girl's soccer, and girl's basketball (as well as state banners in every sport other than football,) then, yeah, he is kind of on the hot seat, unfortunately.

**milohimself** · 09-10-2006, 05:34 PM

That sounds like resources to me.

I'm kinda bummed Glencoe's program went in the crapper. Two new high schools open up in the area within 5 years of eachother, basically cutting the talent pool way down. Not only that, but they both stole from the more favorable economic areas from which to get talent. And it's not easily fixed, because high schools simply don't recruit out here. Even for a guy as talented as Ainge, the high school you live closest to is the one you play for.

What stings is the fact that these new schools that were opened up weren't even necesary. And my HS alma matter gets stuck with a population consisting almost entirely of kids from the sticks and el barrio, which effectively killed the football program.

therealUT · 09-10-2006, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by milohimself

That sounds like resources to me.

I'm kinda bummed Glencoe's program went in the crapper. Two new high schools open up in the area within 5 years of eachother, basically cutting the talent pool way down. Not only that, but they both stole from the more favorable economic areas from which to get talent. And it's not easily fixed, because high schools simply don't recruit out here. Even for a guy as talented as Ainge, the high school you live closest to is the one you play for.

What stings is the fact that these new schools that were opened up weren't even necesary. And my HS alma matter gets stuck with a population consisting almost entirely of kids from the sticks and el barrio, which effectively killed the football program.

Luckily, my high school does not have to worry about districting, as it is one of those private schools that #5McCoy feels don't have any talent and don't play anybody (although they are a 5A school.)

However, I personally enjoy the Texas public school system. Everyone is districted, however, you are allowed to any school in which you would be a minority there. This loophole has allowed Texas public schools to effectively recruit throughout their regions.

**milohimself** · 09-10-2006, 06:03 PM

That rule does exist in the city of Portland, although it doesn't really apply to football because talent in the sport is so limited in the city. Definitley a lot more basketball talent, and the football talent is spread across the rest of the state.