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Cheers and Jeers - Coogs vs Mustangs

By Andrew Silva
September 30, 2006

Cheers:
Cheers to the entire Cooper offense who all played a part in helping quarterback Zach Stewart to a new school and district passing record with 453 yards. Obvious cheers to Stewart who is looking terrific this season. On the field that is. I mean his gameplay!

Jeers:
Jeers to the Mustangs who all night took out their frustrations of getting beaten with unsportsmanlike conduct and an overall lack of class. Talk is cheap boys, Coogs prefer to let their game play do the talking.

Cheers:
Cheers to all the great Cougar fans last night who came out wearing their red and blue and brought out their homemade noisemakers and yelled their heads off in support of their team. I even know of one guy who painted his face like the Ultimate Warrior in support of the Coogs. What a king!

Jeers:
Jeers to casual fans who come to the game and then sit their as though they would rather be somewhere else. In case you don’t know I am obviously a season ticket holder, so I am noting fans who are also sitting in the season ticket holder section. If you’re a season ticket holder the least you could do is find a red or blue shirt to wear and yell every now and then. You paid good money to be there so act like it!

Cheers:
Cheers to the Cougar coaching staff who did an excellent job all week of preparing our Cougars to face Coronado and then executed their game plan Friday night. I have been critical at times of some coaching decisions and I will probably find something in the future to nit-pick about, but overall I appreciate Coach Spradlin and his staff more than I make known. Great job against the Mustangs coaches!

Cheers:
Cheers to our backs and receivers who continued to run hard all night and get the tough yardage. I guarantee our opponent’s defenses are being told that they have to get 3-4 men to be sure and wrap up our ball carriers cuz they ain’t going down without a fight! Jo Jo Jand A’Mon are continuing in the Coogs tradition of great running backs.

Cheers:
Cheers to Big Drigg who’s name was constantly called over the PA system all night. Driggers is undersized but definitely has a nose for the ball.

Jeers:
Jeers to the Cougar defense, namely the D-line who seemed to be gassed the majority of the game. I am sure people want to argue that they were worn out because they played so tough, but the reality is you have to be ready to play the full 48 minutes at top speed. It’s not always easy but that is why you put in the work in practice.

Cheers:
Here is another group I have been critical of previously and they still have room for improvement, but Cheers to the offensive line who on several drives allowed the Coogs to change up the pace and run the ball all over the Mustang D for huge gains. Nothing is more heartbreaking for a defense to be run on and Bonilla, Jase, Hay, Taylor, and Paris opened the holes up. Lost in the excitement of 453 passing yards is the fact that Jo Jo and A’mon had a combined 20 carries for 198 yards. You can see that is just a hair under 10 yards a carry, which is very impressive.

Jeers:
Jeers to KTXS reporter George Levesque for saying that Cooper’s 61 points scored Friday night is the first time the Coogs broke the 60-point barrier in a decade. The reality is the Coogs put 61 points on the board just as recently as 2 years ago when they beat Odessa 61-7 in 2004. (Cheers to Phil for originally pointing this out). I know nobody’s perfect and we all make mistakes, but as a reporter you have a responsibility to insure the accuracy of your information. This is something that wasn’t hard to look up either.

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