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  1. 1 hour ago, Hornlover said:

    My son played i9 flag football in Westlake one season about 4 or 5 years ago. He was placed on a team that was mostly all kids from Regents. That team of 4th graders had been together for several seasons already, and was a well-oiled machine of coaching and system. They all knew all the plays in the playbook, how to run an effective zone defense. How to execute ruching the passer, etc.

    They've got the Westlake model, but in a private school. They've figured out the model for identifying young talent and coaching them through many seasons. 

    They do it with almost exclusively volunteer coaches, many who have been there for 10+ years. A good number of the coaches have played in College with a couple spending time in the NFL. They are similar to Westlake in that they have a history of success. This energizes the younger kids to want to play, so their participation percentages are off the charts compared to other local private schools. This has bred some real talent, there are 3-4 D1 players on this years team. My son has been in the program since middle school and is a starter on varsity this year. It has been a tremendous experience. 

     

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  2. 3 minutes ago, blacklab said:

    Yeah. My kids have friends in school that live on the lake and have a private jet, and other friends that live in a trailer. 

    .....and that trailer sits on a lot that would sell for $1M plus!

     

  3. Tough start to the day waking up and finding out I am getting sued. Haven't worn my spurs since 1990, but my bad decisions continue to follow me around I guess. 

    By the way, what does the Spurs Alumni Association have to do with anything? The only involvement we have is writing checks and buying hats. 

     

  4. 6 minutes ago, nineliveslost said:

    #2

    Texas sucking ass didn't hurt OU's chancing of getting into the playoffs and being a national brand the last 10 years.

     

    Very painful to type the above. I now have the sads

    While I don't disagree that OU did a pretty good job of not following us south to the median, I actually think our sucking did hurt OU on the national scale. When they are battling TCU, and Baylor for the conference championship there are seeds of doubt cast nationally whether they are worthy of consideration. I think the complete disappearance of a Pac 12 threat coupled with the two QB Heisman's they won keep them relevant enough to make the playoffs, but as soon as they were beaten the ESPN talking heads couldn't pat themselves on the back quick enough to return the narrative to the SEC. 

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  5. 5 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

    Bobby Duncum 3* WDE from Westlake is still unsigned. His dad, Bobby Sr., started for Texas at DE in the 80s. His uncle, Duane Duncan, was a starting LB a year or two behind Bobby Sr. Has anyone heard if Texas is recruiting him as a PWO? He’s not a high 3*, so I figured that knocked him out of scholarship consideration.

    His grandfather and dad (RIP) were both professional wrestlers.  

    He is Duane's son. He is named after his uncle Bobby (who passed away in 2000).

    It looks like he is headed to SMU.

     

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  6. I was a Spur. It was a really long time ago, not sure just how applicable it is to todays organization. 

    It is a well run organization based on the Alumni communication I receive. There is a fairly active alumni network that holds regular events in the larger Texas cities. 

    I am proud of my affiliation, it was a big honor back then. I don't know that it was worth the wrath they put us through at the time, but am absolutely sure that type of thing can't be happening today. It did allow me to meet a group of guys that I would not have known otherwise. I count many of those people among my close friends today. 

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  7. 27 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Ive been clamoring for Morris all season after the turnaround hes done at UIW

     

     

    When Morris joined Kliff at Tech in 2013 he was Co OC with Sonny Cumbie. I understand that early that season Kliff told Cumbie to stop talking on the headset during games, that he only wanted to hear from Morris. Cumbie left for TCU at the end of that year. 

    Morris continued as OC during the Mahomes era. He took the IW job when the Bro Coaching alliance at Tech was coming to an end. 

    He played for Leach, coached under Sumlin at UH, then back with Leach at WSU, then Tech and IW. Had he chosen to go to a larger school after Tech he very well could have been the leading candidate at the beginning of this search. He chose to take a head job at a smaller school with very little history of success. He had performed well in that role. I think Eric Morris would be a great hire if Harrell doesn't make a decision quickly.

  8. KSU had 2 timeouts left, and there was 1:45 left on the clock. Sam ran the ball on first down and intentionally went down close to the LOS. KSU took a timeout. 

    We did the same on second down and KSU burned their last timeout. Third down we scored but had an illegal formation that moved us back. We took a knee on the next play and called timeout with a few seconds on the clock. 

    Kicked the field goal on fourth down to win. 

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  9. I believe it may be my favorite piece of television ever. I have watch many times and shared with my kids. It is a masterpiece. 

    Folding in the interviews with real soldiers brings emotion and investment. Just so well done. 

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  10. 2 hours ago, Mr. Blutarsky said:

    Just tuned in and Kevin and Chad are both on. It looks like he might have gotten the can from a side gig. 

    Yep, looks like a false alarm. The tweet earlier certainly makes it seem all is not well however. 

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