2023 Texas High School Football

[Helobious 9454]

Was SV missing players? Wasn’t much of a competitive game.

Edited December 16, 2023 by Helobious

[F250 28776]

11 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Was SV missing players? Wasn’t much of a competitive game.

Go eat some churros while shopping for clothes at Walmart in Harlingen.

[Helobious 9454]

7 minutes ago, F250 said:

Go eat some churros while shopping for clothes at Walmart in Harlingen.

Don’t knock it till you’ve done it. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Go png !

[Helobious 9454]

Sidenote: the Aledo dynasty is more annoying than the LT/SLC/Katy ones were put together. 

[Fudbelty 2788]

Sidenote: the Aledo dynasty is more annoying than the LT/SLC/Katy ones were put together. 

Out of curiosity, why?

[Huckleberry 32861]

47 minutes ago, Fudbelty said:

Out of curiosity, why?

This is the best part of highly successful programs. Their hangers-on and peripheral folks aren't happy with just following the local team winning championships that they have nothing to do with, they want you to LIKE the program as they do it.

[Lonestar88 4664]

2 hours ago, Helobious said:

Sidenote: the Aledo dynasty is more annoying than the LT/SLC/Katy ones were put together. 

Aledo’s dynasty ends the moment they get bumped up to 6A. They were just 8 kids below the cutoff line for the upcoming cycle.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Helobious said:

Sidenote: the Aledo dynasty is more annoying than the LT/SLC/Katy ones were put together. 

same concepts across the board.  Throw in Allen for good measure.  You watch those teams and it's factory football.  You knopw every kid has a personal trainer, got to attend multiple camps, and even during the games some of them just drone through their assignments.  It's fucking boring sometimes.

There's a couple of reasons I like the smaller schools better.  This is a big one.

Edited December 16, 2023 by slorch

[Laga4 1270]

54 minutes ago, slorch said:

same concepts across the board.  Throw in Allen for good measure.  You watch those teams and it's factory football.  You knopw every kid has a personal trainer, got to attend multiple camps, and even during the games some of them just drone through their assignments.  It's fucking boring sometimes.

There's a couple of reasons I like the smaller schools better.  This is a big one.

Looking how dominant some of the smaller schools are,  it looks like there is some of that going down there also.  

Check out that video posted here on Surly about Gunter's facilities,  not many small towns have anything like that.  

Edited December 16, 2023 by Laga4

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Laga4 said:

Looking how dominant some of the smaller schools are,  it looks like there is some of that going down there also.  

Recruiting to Falls City or Mart?  Windthorst?  Canadian?   LOL  Have you ever lived in those towns?  You have to WANT to be there.

It's not about the dominance of a program, it's about the number of players in a given program who have fucking zero connection to the town/ school until 8th/ 9th grade.  Yeah transfers happen naturally, of course.  That's not what I am describing.

Edited December 16, 2023 by slorch

[BurntOrange&White 39933]

1 minute ago, Laga4 said:

Looking how dominant some of the smaller schools are,  it looks like there is some of that going down there also.  

The only small school you can say that it’s happening at is Carthage imo. 

[Laga4 1270]

Just now, BurntOrange&White said:

The only small school you can say that it’s happening at is Carthage imo. 

I just edited my above post.

 

[MontereyMX 869]

11 minutes ago, Laga4 said:

Looking how dominant some of the smaller schools are,  it looks like there is some of that going down there also.  

Check out that video posted here on Surly about Gunter's facilities,  not many small towns have anything like that.  

where is the video?

 

[Helobious 9454]

8 hours ago, Fudbelty said:

Out of curiosity, why?

I mean the same reason it’s boring to watch a printer press. They’re just a machine. All the reasons slorch outlined above. One of the biggest schools in their class, their players have advantages players at most other schools can’t afford or don’t have access to (not saying that as a knock, it’s just reality), but most of all it’s probably the “recruiting”. I don’t think they actively go out and pursue that many kids anymore, but their success definitely gets lots of families moving out there for sports. That does happen at lots of schools in fairness.

[msucolt45 4060]

The talent gap between these two teams is obvious.  It would have been interesting if Smithson Valley would have gotten any of those calls they should have, but eventually probably the talent would take over and win out.

Wife teaches at SVMS and it was about this point in the game where she asked if there was something else better on TV, like a Christmas movie that we’ve both seen 50+ times.

Hook’em!!!

[Laga4 1270]

19 minutes ago, MontereyMXmuthafucka said:

where is the video?

 

Sorry,  I have to admit I found it on Hornfans not Surly.  

If you have nerve enough to go over there it's in the On the field forum in the Texas HS Football thread.  Twitter seems to be gacked up but I believe it's one of the tweets on the last page of thread.  If you know how to post it over here that would be good,  pretty impressive video.

[Helobious 9454]

All the premier matchups today. I think Duncanville-NS will be the only blowout. SOC-PNG should be close, and Desoto game will be close only due to the Mathis effect.

[Lonestar88 4664]

1 hour ago, Helobious said:

All the premier matchups today. I think Duncanville-NS will be the only blowout. SOC-PNG should be close, and Desoto game will be close only due to the Mathis effect.

I think you may be overrating Duncanville and underrating DeSoto.

DeSoto beat Duncanville by two touchdowns in the regular season.

[Tex-19 2872]

SIAP but is there a way to stream today's games or get them on Youtube TV?

[MirrOlure 14776]

Too lazy to look it up…we got anybody playing today?

[BurntOrange&White 39933]

1 minute ago, MirrOlure said:

Too lazy to look it up…we got anybody playing today?

Yes

[MirrOlure 14776]

Yes

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Pre snap motion ?

[Burntcowboy 1845]

Isn’t Simmons and January playing today 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Need td’s not fg’s 

The broadcast or uil should better promote kids already committed and kids from last year in college 

[TexPx 2323]

Emerson had pretty good success running outside the tackles on SOC.

[TexPx 2323]

SOC already has more yds and first downs than they had the whole first half last week.

[Vic Mackey 47038]

I think you may be overrating Duncanville and underrating DeSoto.
DeSoto beat Duncanville by two touchdowns in the regular season.

Desoto is the best team in state

[AbeFroman 2177]

40 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

SIAP but is there a way to stream today's games or get them on Youtube TV?

Only way we found was to take the Fubo free 7 day trial for the Bally's app then cancel 

[Vic Mackey 47038]

PNG settles for 3. SOC gets 7. Recipe to lose a game.

[Real Papi 988]

SMH, just hand the ball to Nguyen instead of that backup QB sneak.  Oh well at least they picked up the first down.  Need TD’s not FG’s, SOC ran the ball way to easy against PNG

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Evenly matched game so far 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Also, how far has the golden triangle come …. one of the area’s flagship programs has a starting rb with an asian last name 

wow 

[austingirl 2191]

52 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

SIAP but is there a way to stream today's games or get them on Youtube TV?

The comment under the second post on this page has info on streaming the PNG-SOC game. You might be able to find other games there, too.

[speed817 19273]

6 minutes ago, Real Papi said:

SMH, just hand the ball to Nguyen instead of that backup QB sneak. 

What?!? My son is playing today???

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Take the points 

[MirrOlure 14776]

Also, how far has the golden triangle come …. one of the area’s flagship programs has a starting rb with an asian last name 
wow 

We’ve had a thriving Vietnamese presence in Mid and South Jefferson County since the ‘70’s.

Ideal area for post war relocation efforts due to rice farming and shrimping….and more recently, combining those elements…crawfish farming.

Now…back to football

[msucolt45 4060]

My Dad was the HC at DeSoto prior to the DISD “flight.” He was the HC from 70-83.

Nowadays playoffs entrance is ridiculous, as he coached teams back then were 8-2 or 8-1-1, that didn’t make the playoffs.

Hook’em!!!

[Real Papi 988]

Nice break, let’s go PNG!

[Helobious 9454]

PNG about to put this one away 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Take the points 

[billfromlaketravis 11481]

SOC so good on defense or PNG so bad on offense?

[MirrOlure 14776]

PNG about to put this one away 

Dude. Why?

[Lonestar88 4664]

These FGs ain’t gonna cut it, PNG should be up by more than two.

[austingirl 2191]

5 minutes ago, Helobious said:

PNG about to put this one away 

 

2 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

Dude. Why?

PNG significantly outplayed SOC in the first half last year, and this year they look more evenly matched. It ain't over till it's over.

[msucolt45 4060]

Having grown up in SETX, I’ll be rooting for PNG.

Almost moved to the area, but the thought of MFng hurricanes drove me to Central Texas (SA)!

Hook’em!!!

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

10 hours ago, Lonestar88 said:

Aledo’s dynasty ends the moment they get bumped up to 6A. They were just 8 kids below the cutoff line for the upcoming cycle.

Meh.   Lake Travis, Austin Westlake and Southlake didn’t suddenly go into has been status when they moved up.  In fact I think LT played for a 6A title not soon after moving up, maybe the very following season?

[dr99 560]

SOC blocking in the back

[msucolt45 4060]

Aledo will be fine in their eventual move up. Just as Smithson Valley benefited this year after being dropped to 5-A. Aledo is primmed and ready, in all facets of the game.

Hook’em!!!