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Oh well we never said we would win em all

First and foremost very sorry for not having this up earlier, I did not realize that the Coogs were playing on Thursday this week and so now I'm playing catch up. Was it easy to take this loss no of course it wasn't but these things happen in west Texas, thats what makes the football better than anywhere else in the world. Frenship happened to be able to run the clock out at the end and a touchdown game is just that a touch down game. This is what its going to be like every week were alive in playoffs, the games are going to be tough and the Coogs are going to have to produce without or without Pimpton. We have Plainview next week and the Coogs will need to let this one go and get prepared for winning that game to go in to playoffs with a win. Does it suck to lose to these guys yah it does, but it sucked to lose to alot of teams in the 90's as well when the Cougars were very dominant. Randy Allen said it best when he said that rivalry games need to take a backseat to playoff games and thats how I sum this up. Lot of people are going to be talking about how Spradlin would not play Pimpton and some people are going to their regular fist shaking. Just remember who's going to remember a district game if we win it all in the end.

In closing today this blog is supposed to be easy reading on what I feel the Cougars need to do and so that people can respond and good conversation can be started. It will never be stat heavy, and thats the way I intended it. Any district stats are available on this website for any team in the district. When we hit the playoffs I will start researching different web sites and begin posting a few stats and a little bio on the team were facing.

• Jason McGrew
• October 31, 2008 1:15 PM
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Hmmmmmm

I've been reading forums all day today about the Cougars and how far they may or may not go in district. Most of it is not positive and especially with Frenship still to play I think any talk of district championship is premature. We are an official playoff bound team with the win last night but what seed we go in is almost as equally important. That won't be decided till we play Frenship the only other undefeated in the district. Next weeks game will be the most important the Coogs play and we need all out support of our Coogs this week. Seeing how the Coogs go against a proven 4A monster will give us a good idea of what we might be up against when we do hit the playoffs. I've been listening for months people lamenting dropping down to 4A but believe me folks there are some monsters in those waters. The difference between 4A and 5A as far as talent goes in non-existent and the Cougars are going to have to do better than what they have been to be a contender.
The game last night was a travesty especially from the officiating stand point, of course Steers fans are saying the officiating had nothing to with it. Well with all understanding Big Spring is a good team they have a very fast and athletic team but deep in your hearts you gotta know it would not have been close without the calls that were made. There were at least five calls that were real questionable especially unsportsman conduct call on a kid no more than getting the ball to a ref to spot quickly. Argue the point all you want steer fans, your team was good but even with the a couple of the refs sympathetic to your cause you still lost. When the refs stopped throwing flags about the last 4 min of the game the Coogs showed you up. Nuff said on that
If anybody has heard anything but Amon let me know cause right now I'm very worried about our main scoring machine and Coog fans should be very nervous as well. Amon is not gonna have a break through game every time but so much is based around him now that defenses plan for just him. Amon helps out every facet of the game from the passing to even how they kick off to us. Admittedly Padrill and company stepped up and a very nice congratulations to them as well, but Amon is commandeering statewide respect among 4A schools. I would like to see him in the Frenship game so hopefully he will get better soon, and it was nothing more than a sprain. Can't say much more about the Big Spring game it was a nice defensive effort and Heslep has now had to come from underneath. I'm not one to gang up on a kid but the passing needs to get better and better in a hurry and thats all I'll say about it.

• Jason McGrew
• October 26, 2008 8:02 AM
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Cougars are hungry for some Steer meat tonight...

Hey there Cougar fans and once its again I'm here to give you the lowdown on what the Coogs are up to this week. Its another road trip for the Coogs as they make their way to Big Spring to play the Steers. This should be another game in which the Steers who have tremendous speed and a pretty decent quarterback should keep it close at least through the first half. I suspect some of that speed will be gassed by the second half the game and with a very speedy Coog defense that likes to lay out monstrous hits the speed might disappear completely. I'm expecting to see another big game from Amon Pimpton who looks like he's well on his way to breaking every record Cooper might have. With an offensive line that is physically dominating any and all comers Pimpton should have a really productive game.

I've been saying it every week, and maybe this week it might happen, I would like to see the other side of the spread offense start to click. I would like to see the Coogs air out the ball a little bit more than what they have been doing. Eventually the Coogs are going to run into a lot stiffer competition and defenses. Pimpton has been a suprise but like all great players he can be neutralized and defensive coaches in our district and other likely playoff bound teams are likely coming up with multiple scenarios for Pimpton. I also think its important to get Hyslep some much needed confidence in throwing to his talented recieveing core. He's kinda like Brett Favre in that he will generally throw an interception at least once in the game. Right now thats not hurting us too much but when we start playing better teams in playoffs the kind of mistakes are going to knock the Coogs out. The Coogs can secure a playoff spot tonight if they win, what seed they are will be decided next week by the outcome of Cooper vs Frenship, with Plainfield ending out the regular season.

For those making the trip to Big Spring be careful driving and watch out for deer along the road, and enjoy another Cougar Friday night.

• Jason McGrew
• October 24, 2008 11:53 PM
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Coogs look to put Lakeview back in losers bracket...

Hey there Cougar fans its another football Friday night and I for one am pumped up to see the our Cougars create what is probably gonna be a new rivalry for us. Ex Cougar staff coach is now coaching at Lakeview and even with Spradlin saying its hype, I'm sure he's telling his players to be on their top game. The Lakeview coach knows the Cougars well, and so he should be anticipating his first loss tonight. This seems like a pretty straight forward win by the Coogs I imagine there going to keep it on the ground and use the spread sparingly. I look for Spradlin however to mix it up a little and keep his counterpart guessing, I would imagine to see some inventive new plays that would have just been implemented this week. I know Lakeview has an excellent quarterback but the Cougar defense has been exceptional and so I don't really see this game challenging the Coogs. I see Coogs taking the lead early and then Lakeview getting an interception in the 2nd quarter, and probably score. Then the Coogs will make the infamous comeback or seperation that this team is so know for, then its game over and time to plan for Big Spring.

• Jason McGrew
• October 17, 2008 11:16 PM
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Coogs aren't a target for anybody

First I wanna say congratulations to Amon Pimpton for an outstanding rushing job against Hereford breaking both Terry Orr and Mike Rose's (single game rushing) school records. I went to middle school and high school with Mike and I know he would be happy with a running back the caliber of Pimpton breaking his record. An outstanding job by the Coogs all the way around; they dominated the second half and really sent a shudder through the district. There was a certain amount of muscular play by the Cougars and I believe thats how Spradlin wanted it. A lot of run it up the gut football and a O-line that is showing all the weight room is working. I am beginning to see the emergence of the deep passing routes and I think by allowing Amon to run roughshod over Hereford; that many defensive coordinators are going to have to change their plans. There going to have to start accounting for Pimpton and Padrill on every play, which is going to open up the other side of the spread package. I look for next week to be heavy on passing to get Ryan and the receivers on the same page. Once again gratz to the Coogs and I'll talk at you later next week as we get ready for Lakeview.

• Jason McGrew
• October 12, 2008 4:37 AM
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The Cougar Storm has arrived!!!!

The Coogs are coming off a bye week and should be we well rested when they open up district play with Hereford. I believe that this is a must win for the Coogs so that they can set the tone early in the district, and wash the bad taste of 3 losses out of their mouths. The Coogs have got a very nice situation in that they do not have to make the long trip up into the panhandle, and get to play in front of the hometown fans. Like I said last blog, Hereford is not use to coming down this way and I have a feeling playing a new school in their district; added with a long road trip might play well in the Coogs favor.

Just looking at Herefords stats, they look like an average ball team to me, although as I was watching Benchwarmers they did mention the quarterback for Hereford is very good and likes to air it out. So the Cougar secondary is going to have to be on the job, and stay on the job for the whole game. I think Hyslep, Pimpton, and company really should have a an mvp night against the Hereford defense. I see nothing special in it and I will be really suprised if Pimpton does not rush for well over a 100 yards again this week. I would like to really see the Coogs air out the ball to excellent receiving corp that they have. For some reason in this spread offense there are not a lot of deep routes being run or being utilized. I think that this would be a great game to at least give some deeper routes a try, on what I figure is going to be a very tired Hereford defense. Our receiving corp is very deep and I think being the bigger team with more backup that Spradlin and the Coogs have a chance to really exhaust the Hereford secondary, especially with Pimpton keeping them honest on the run defense.

Lets show Hereford what its like to come to Abilene and lets send them home with a loss and tell everybody in the district that putting a target on the Cougars is not the best idea in the world, because they take it personal.