Anyways, the Coogs are up to a good start in district with a very easy win over the Hereford Herd in Whiteface Stadium. I thought there were way too many penalties in the game, but the Coogs seemed to rebound nicely after each one so no harm done. I'm also glad to see that the Coogs worked out the onside kick problem, as Khole Jackson nearly ran one to the house on the Herd. The defense played well with Jamail Lowry, running a fumble back and Khole Jackson caught a 14 yard pass touchdown after a Herd fumble. Reese Williams I thought made an excellent catch on the 2 point conversion, and a nice tackle by Beall on special teams seemed to round out the game. Ryan Heslep Heslep 11-18-0--125 yards seemed real comfortable in the pocket it was a fairly quite night for Powdrill, Cooper, but Riddick definetly looked good on a 75 yard drive for the first Coog touchdown. The Coogs seemed to pull some new plays out and all of the shifting made it very hard for the Herd to keep up. My one problem is that the Coogs seem to go get it one half then cruise in the other half, I would like to see them play the whole game 100 percent. Dave Campbell's football website has the Coogs ranked 19th in the top 25 poll with district rivals Big Spring being ranked 8th and Frenship falling to 22.

See you all at the Lakeview game at Shotwell. I'm going to have to do some research on them and I'll bring up anything I find in the next blog. Once again my apologies for missing the email about the new blog server, if any Cougar moms, or booster people need to get out some info feel free to email me at dragonlance41@hotmail.com and I'll be sure to add it to the blog. Lets fill Shotwell with people on Friday and lets keep Lakeview in the losers bracket, and lets help our Coogs with our cheers. Take care.

Week 7 rankins Dave Campbell Football

1 (1) Lake Travis (7-0; 3-0) W: 38-7, Lampasas Led just 17-7 at half, but wins 37th game in a row
2 (2) Denton Guyer (6-0; 3-0) W: 68-13, Denton J.W. Walsh throws for 284 and runs for another 108
3 (3) Longview (6-1; 3-0) W: 44-0, Mount Pleasant Has won past two games by combined 89-0
4 (5) Waxahachie (6-0; 3-0) W: 56-27, Waco Rushes for more than 450 yards with 10 YPC average
5 (6) Angleton (6-0; 3-0) W: 49-28, Pearland Dawson With wins over Dawson, La Marque and Friendswood, 24-4A title is in sight
6 (7) Cibolo Steele (5-1; 3-0) W: 27-7, New Braunfels Canyon Alfonso Trammell and Malcolm Brown each rush for 100+ and two TDs
7 (8) Highland Park (5-1; 3-0) W: 51-44, Richardson Pearce Second-straight 50+ point against talented 10-4A rival
8 (14) Big Spring (6-0; 1-0) W: 28-14, Wolfforth Frenship Converted Frenship miscues into critical points
9 (10) Aledo (5-1; 3-0) W: 49-7, Azle Johnathan Gray rushes for 163 yards and four TDs
10 (11) Brenham (5-1; 3-0) W: 28-7, Magnolia West Terrell Reese catches three TDs -- 9, 28 and 5 yards
11 (18) Lake Dallas (6-0; 3-0) W: 35-31, Denton Ryan Picked off Ryan's Scotty Young three times
12 (4) Denton Ryan (5-1; 2-1) L: 35-31, Lake Dallas Scotty Young throws one TD but three INTs
13 (13) CC Calallen (6-0; 3-0) W: 56-0, Laredo Nixon Scored on two blocked punts and a fumble return
14 (15) Denison (5-1; 3-0) W: 56-28, Frisco Wakeland Scored seven times on eight possessions to overcome tough start
15 (16) Waco Midway (5-1; 2-1) W: 20-0, Waco University Shuts out tough University team to bounce back from loss
16 (17) Everman (5-1; 3-0) W: 63-0, Mansfield Legacy 35-point second quarter blows open tight game
17 (20) Gregory-Portland (5-1; 2-0) W: 70-7, CC Miller Offensive explosion for G-P was unexpected
18 (22) Texarkana Texas High (3-2; 1-1) W: 17-9, Sulphur Springs Defense and run game pave way to Tiger victory
19 (23) Abilene Cooper (3-3; 1-0) W: 20-14, Hereford Turned two fumbles into short-range touchdowns
20 (24) SA Alamo Heights (4-2; 3-0) W: 21-14, Seguin 28-yard touchdown pass with three minutes left gives AH the win
21 (25) Ennis (3-3; 1-2) W: 28-13, Cleburne Zarron Dove rushes for 142 yards on 28 carries
22 (9) Wolfforth Frenship (4-2; 0-1) L: 28-14, Big Spring Loses 16-game district winning streak
23 (12) Sulphur Springs (4-2; 1-2) L: 17-9, Texarkana Texas High Stopped on fourth-and-inches with under two minutes to play
24 (N/A) Birdville (6-0; 3-0) W: 52-14, Springtown Offense continues its unstoppable pace
25 (N/A) Stephenville (4-2; 3-0) W: 42-7, Joshua Has recovered from rough start to crack into top 25

Week 7 ranking Lonestar Gridiron

1 Denton Guyer Wildcats
2 Austin Lake Travis Cavaliers
3 Longview Lobos
4 Denison Yellow Jackets
5 Everman Bulldogs
6 Angleton Wildcats
7 Waco Hewitt Midway Panthers
8 Dallas Highland Park Scots
9 Texarkana Texas Tigers
10 Lake Dallas Falcons
11 Richardson Pearce Mustangs
12 Sulphur Springs Wildcats
13 Canutillo Eagles
14 Cibolo Steele Knights
15 Corpus Christi Calallen Wildcats
16 Aledo Bearcats
17 Denton Ryan Raiders
18 Dallas Carter Cowboys
19 Dayton Broncos
20 North Richland Hills Birdville Hawks
21 Big Spring Steers
22 Rockwall-Heath Hawks
23 Wolfforth Frenship Tigers
24 Brenham Cubs
25 El Paso Del Valle Conquistadores

Blogs I had typed on old server about the 2009 season:

Sorry its taken me so long to start this up again ARN just barely told me I could do it again not too long ago. I'm finally back in town so this one should be a lot better as I can do more in depth research then what I'm usually able to do. After, a stomping of Wyatt, and a terrific come back on the road at Boswell, the Coogs were poised to take the battle to the Abilene High Eagles and finally shut those guys up a little bit. I will say a lot of things about the game, and not all of it is good. Because, while the first half was outstanding, something happened in the third and I'm still in shock of it.

Heslep, who was 29-of-44 for 264 yards, at some points looked brilliant and at some points had people scratching there heads. Although, a QB who is willing to go head on while is a scary proposition it really fun to watch as he was responsible for a rushing touch down. I suppose everybody can arm chair a QB and the coaching staff but, if the run was working, why not stay with the run a little bit more in the second half of the game. I think Tommy Bowman having to leave the game so early hurt Heslep as well, I know it hurt Tommy having to sit there as I sat by his anxious mom bugging her for updates. She promised by the way that he should be back for Garland barring any complications with Tommy's knee. So good news for us!! The receiving core did a better job than what the stats and the score board might suggest, however, they had to make a lot of diving and low handed catches and might have caught more had Heslep not forced the ball into the ground on many occassions. Reese Williams the tight end for the Cougars also made some very nice plays, although I'm sure he'll only remember the bobble toward the end of the game. He played a very nice game and I can't wait to see him get more involved when district starts.

The Cougar running game was really effective last night and Cooper and Powdrill ran all over the Eagle defense, I think district foes had better beware this dangerous combination. I was a fan of Alfred, when in the Wyatt game he ran down a fumbled ball 4 touchdowns up just so Wyatt would not score and made a tackle. I think he is a serious talent and it really showed in the crosstown showdown. 2 touchdowns and a lot of trampled eagles. Kendrick showed brilliant streaks as well, I've been a fan of his since last year as well, and he has come along way this season. Putting up impressive numbers so far and even Davon Riddick got into the show with a touchdown. I think the run game was working and for some reason the coaches went to a more passing happy mood in the second half. I mean we have a good receiving corp but really if its not happening its not happening, and you got Bowman hurt as well. However, arm chairing is always easy for us on Saturday and we dont know what the Cougar staff was seeing and trying to exploit.

Our defense looked exceptional at times, but for some reason the left side of the Cougar flank didn't seem to be able to stop the cousin combination from AHS. It was not suprise as to where the Eagles were going to run or when because you knew that were headed for the left side. They better get it shored up because they have man excellent running teams to go up against in district and I'm sure every coach in 4A and 5A has a tape of Abilene High/Cooper and are scouting it heavily. If we don't get it fixed be ready to see lots of sweeps to that side and many TD's given up. I would also say that onside/poof kicks will be on the agenda this week and as I saw some deer in headlights looks from the front line of the kickoff return team. That should not have happened and it was ridiculous that it did. Jump up and get the ball and lay down on it no problem, teams like Big Spring love to do things like that and we will be seeing it this district I guarantee you. Good game but a win is always nice and I think the Coogs might have given AHS a couple of touchdowns just to make them feel better as they will probably get knocked out of the playoffs again early and need something to feel important about. LOL!!

Cougar fans I will see you for homecoming, hopefully a dry homecoming against Garland, and for god sakes get off your asses and start cheering. Half the stadium were sitting and they were wearing red and blue and complaining, our guys need us so get up and yell and scream. Even when were down, the kids notice stuff like that and feed off of it, so you want the comebacks you need to get them pumped up as well. Best wishes to Tommy Bowman hope your knee is better soon. Going to do some research on Garland and see what they have to offer this year.

Homecoming!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cougars (#22/4A) face a hard one at home against Garland (#10/5A), the Owls haven't lost on the road and the Cougars have not lost when there the home team. Garland is bringing in a power house offense that is winning by a 53 point margin, and a defense allowing teams an average of 14, they also have the confidence of beating the Coogs last year. I think this game is going to show what kind of corner back TC Robinson is going to be against a very talented Adrian Peterson, if Robinson can shut him down then the Owls are in trouble. Garland has other weapons but if TC can take him man to man a couple of times to where he does not need as much help from the safeties this will be a way easier game to win. Garland is ranked number 10 in the state 5A rankings and they are a monster team to play, Lake Highland on beat them by a point last week and it was a low scoring game. The Cougars are going to have to give Ryan a lot of time to pick his shots in the pass game, the Coogs have the advantage of not having one good receiver but several and a very sure handed tight end. Powdrill and Cooper will have to dominate early for the pass game to work effectively, if they don't then the Owls can stay in nickel all night and foil the passing game. Hopefully Tommy will be back tonight, and hopefully the left side of the defense got an upgrade from last week. Garland is beatable and the Cougar team this year is really fast enough to hang with them but it has to be a no mistake night and the defense is going to have to be on it tonight. And for god sakes I hope Spradlin worked on onside kickoffs this week cause that is trademark Garland to do something like that. (credit Lone Star Gridiron for all stats)

Last weeks game against AHS was miserable not because we lost but because of all the rude people with umbrellas. Lets use some common sense this week if you have a beat up umbrella with metal sticking out then maybe you should bring something else, many kids were at risk from dummies with these ancient umbrellas they were using. If it quits raining put the umbrella up, I had one lady who only put her down the last 3 minutes of the game and she had the biggest one in the stadium and the rain had stopped by the half way through the 3rd quarter. The Cougars are going to need our help tonight and so if you can cheer please do as I was sitting in the middle of field and could hear nobody but a few cheering, let make it rowdy tonight, obnoxiously rowdy. Hopefully the girls will have good weather has to show off their mums tonight and if anybody wants to buy a fat blogger a garter for homecoming then I won't say no, LOL. Anyways have a great game lets cheer are asses off and lets see the Coogs hand it to Garland.

LSG CLASS 4A TOP 25 (Week 3)

1 Longview Lobos
2 Denton Guyer Wildcats
3 Sulphur Springs Wildcats
4 Austin Lake Travis Cavaliers
5 Waco Hewitt Midway Panthers
6 Ennis Lions
7 Denison Yellow Jackets
8 Everman Bulldogs
9 Angleton Wildcats
10 Texarkana Texas Tigers
11 Friendswood Mustangs
12 Richardson Pearce Mustangs
13 Dayton Broncos
14 Denton Ryan Raiders
15 Rockwall-Heath Hawks
16 Wolfforth Frenship Tigers
17 Dallas Highland Park Scots
18 El Paso Del Valle Conquistadores
19 Canutillo Eagles
20 Cibolo Steele Knights
21 Corpus Christi Calallen Wildcats
22 Abilene Cooper Cougars
23 Aledo Bearcats
24 Lake Dallas Falcons
25 Dallas Carter Cowboys (cred Lone Star Gridiron)

I've enjoyed being you blogger and I hope ARN will have me back next year. I know that this blog has suffered criticisms from not being stat heavy and all I can say is that I did the best I could with a full work schedule and living 17 hours away. This was new territory for me as far as 4A and not every team has a website and ARN has done such a good job with their gofriday night team pages it just felt redundant to repeat the same info. I love my alma mater and I hope I did them some kind of justice this season.

Go Cougars!!!!
Jason Mcgrew

Editors note:
Any comments with obscene language or no redeemable content were not accepted. So if you don't see your comment on any of the blogs you know the reason why. I posted everything else but the items mentioned above.

Any stats that I did use was from Dave Campbell.com, Rivals.com, LonestarGridIron.com, and a few other meta sites that had no author for me to credit. Most of the information on rival teams that the Coogs played was mostly gotten from reading pages of forums or contacting their bloggers direct. I would like to especially thank the Denton Guyer, Big Spring, Canyon Randall bloggers for pointing me in the right direction on their teams.

Thanks to my mom for telling me that all my blogs were excellent even though I knew that some of them weren't.

In this last game El Paso was just outclassed and as usual they do not generally do well against Cougar teams in the playoffs. They have the Denton Guyer Wildcats up next and from everything I've seen there a pretty standard metroplex team. They are really big and physical there defensive line weighs 948 pounds respectively and they run a 3-4. There offensive line is battle hardened and are also very big and very physical. They tend to open up very big lanes for their running backs and come with a very balanced offensive attack. This team also likes to do a lot of cute plays like the onside kick and Spradlin is going to have the hands team out there every time. They also have some really creepy "Omen" music playing on their website to watch their videos, and their official record is 9-2. They are a for real playoff team and its sad to say metroplex teams generally are the guys that knock us out every year. Yes, even back in the 90's. The one thing you don't hear them brag about in the forums is their secondary and with Cougar receiving corp they better lay off the pork skins and quit reading their press clippings. A lot, is going to depend on the Cougar offensive line and keeping Hesleps pocket nice and firm. If they can't keep Heslep on his feet and throwing in the game then we could be in some trouble. They are excellent on the run and about every coach in Texas has Pimpton scouted. Probably, wouldn't be a bad idea to use a full complement of backs especially Alfred and try to exhaust those fatties on their defensive line. This is going to be a game in which the Cougars speed will be very important and a turnover in this game could be very bad. The Wildcats tend to be very opportunistic and will get points off of mistakes. If you have the gas money it should be a good one and I would go if I could. So wear your red and blue this week and send some prayers to Ford and his elbow, he's a tough stud but I'm sure he would appreciate it.

Take Care
Go Cougars!!!!!!

My apologies to Denton Guyer Wildcat fans I did not realize there was another Denton Wildcats team in the playoffs to where there could be confusion. I mean I'm used to 5A teams that are actually known. (Odessa Permian (Permian, Mojo,), Abilene High (Abilene Eagles, so I didn't take into account your feelings once again my apologies. Oh yah, and btw we are known as Abilene Cougars in some places, sometimes Abilene Cooper, sometimes Coogs. Didn't know you 4A guys were so sensitive notice corrections have been made.

I also owe a great apology to Ryan Heslep my blogs have not been friendly toward him but it was a master game by him tonight and I offer him congratulations and hell of game. Tommy Bowman had a very nice short and long range game, and Reese also had a very suprising and welcome touchdown that gave the Coogs a spark to start it off. Of course Amon contributed with his almost requisite touchdown and its a great boon that he seems to be recovered from his ankle injury. The defense as usual played outstanding and Ford along with his supporting cast of Spears, Robinson, Hazlett, and Brandon Henderson totally decimated a very good passing team. They broke the Raiders early and welcomed them to Cougar country with some outstanding hits and a nasty blitz that kept the Raider QB skittish the rest of the game. Theres still plenty of time to get on the bandwagon folks and those of you that jumped off are more then welcome back as the Coogs head to the 2nd round of division playoffs in Odessa. Wear your red and blue this week and have a hankie ready for Eagle fans as they have finally had to come back down to reality. Go Coogs!!!!!!!

The Coogs will only fare well though if their offense can keep the Raider defense out on the field if they can manage to eat up the clock and score like we know they can, this one should be in the bag. If however they fumble on special teams and do not hang on to the ball in the recieving corp this could be a very long shoot out type game. The Cougars cannot make mistakes this Saturday if they want to beat the Raiders fumbles can quite literally send us to Basketball way early. The Coogs unfortunately are also known to being weak against onside kicks and gimmick plays and I guarantee you expect to see at least one of each in the game. I would say that Spradlin put the whole hands team out there every time and make the Raiders pay for trying an onside kick that they will most definetly try because of success from other teams. Thats the only real gloom and doom other than that this looks like probably one of the better games of the season, it should be one worth driving to. Good luck and be careful if your planning on driving to the game, and GO Coogs!!!!!

For you stat people if you can find out their state ranking please comment and let me know because I cannot find it, or you can email me at dragonlance41@hotmail.com

Cougar ranking came from Dave Campbell website.

The Cougars are going to have to start playing up to their potential and crush this team, and I mean in a big way. The program is losing credibility across the state as a dominant 4A contender, and that is not a good thing headed into division 1 playoff bracket. There are some legitimate monsters waiting and the Coogs still seem like their in some kind of cruise mode. Their passing game right now is below average compared to some of the metroplex teams like #1 Everman, #4 Dallas Carter, and as I said before defensive coordinators are ready for Pimpton and so Heslep and his receiving corp have got to come big in this game and make all those defensive coordinators keep it honest. The Cougars have been able to lean on the defense heavily in all their district wins but those days are bout to run its course, the offense is going to have to stay on the field longer than what they have been on every ball possession. We will start seeing the bigger 4A schools next week and we most definitely do not want our defense tired because of not looking down the field and ball droppage when they do.

I hate for the tone of this blog to be so negative but the Coogs need to deliver this week and build some momentum going into playoffs. For those of you headed to Plainview be careful and get there and back safe. I'm out GO Cougars!!!!!!!!

Polling information I got off Dave Campbells football website, Lone Star Grid Iron has the Coogs ranked #23, If anybody has some constructive information to give or has a really good website that I'm missing be sure to comment back and I'll investigate it.

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.

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.

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.

The Cougars are going into a bye week and so they will have some time to rest tired muscles and have extra time to prepare for their first regular season game Hereford. The Coogs have many advantages coming into this game besides the extra week of rest. They also get to play in the cozy confines of Shotwell while the Hereford team gets to make a very long trip. Looking at the Hereford stats they seem like a pretty average team on offense and defense, they are coming off a loss this week and who knows what there in for next week. Another loss would not hurt my feelings any, and some vengeful Coogs would also make my heart swoon. Cooper is 2-0 against 4A teams this season and In my opinion I believe that this game is going to go pretty quick in Coopers favor. If anything just from an exhaustion standpoint, the Coogs are going to have more players on the sideline then anybody they play in the regular season. With a very fast top notch receiving corp, I think your going to have some very winded defensive backs, that will have to run a constant nickel defense on the Coogs or give Pimpton the chance to run all over them. The main key is that coach Spradlin is going to have to realize that he has a bigger team and start using the spread to its fullest against what I feel is going to be a very tired team without as many backups. The grueling pre-season run that Coogs have made have done two things, it has given them much needed confidence that they can still hang with playoff bound 5A's. It has also helped them that they have seen a lot of coverages and offenses and so their should be no big suprises for them.

With no Cougar game happening if you want to get your fix I would say go check out any of the 3A games in the surrounding areas. That has been a very fun division to watch and its only going to get better. Hopefully, ARN will move our blog up to the active ones, so tell your friends that the Cougar blog is going well. I'm going to do some research on Hereford and will be able to give you a little better break down on what the Coogs are looking at for their district opener.

That doesn't mean that the Coogs do not have some work to do before district play starts, and first things first is all the penalties. The Coogs have basically given away some wins to some teams that I felt really fell short of the hoopla that is bestowed upon them. I think that as the offensive line gets more and more used to Ryan Heslep's cadence a lot of the false starts are going to fade away as time goes on. The team as a whole is going to mature and so I expect to see very few penalties in the homecoming game against Lewisville Hebron. The offense is also going to have to get on track, and start producing in the red zone and watching the fumbles. Some people have called it bad play calling but I think the offense as a whole needs to be confident that every time there in the red that there going to score. They will gain that over time and Cougar fans need to give them that time. I would still like to see our receiving corps unleashed though a little bit more than what they have been. Sonnier, Bowman, and Powers are going to beat most corners down the field. I also think that the Spradlin has been in the game long enough and has been holding them back to a certain degree to have a few suprises left. I expect when district play starts your going to see a very productive spread offense in action.

Lets get excited about Saturday's game and everybody where there red and blue and lets show the doubters in Abilene that Cougar pride is still strong, and that we do not need rude t-shirts to make a point. We have been there before and we are going to be there again, so lets make some noise on Saturday and remember your faithful blogger listening to live stream up here in Indianapolis wants to be able to hear the screams.

If anybody sees any mistakes definitely let me know this is my first time doing this and if I miss something I would like to know about it so I can fix it. Lets get this blog going again.