UIL realignment just kicked Abilene in the butt.

If you are not familiar with UIL Realignment, I will do my best to explain it to you in my own way.

The UIL Realignment committee re-evaluated the enrollment numbers in the Texas I am guessing?

What they found was that Cooper needed to drop down into a 4-A district and leave Abilene High in 5-A.

So what, might be your response?

Deep Breathe

We need a cross-town showdown or our ticket sales will be crappy this year. I mean you can't get the same hype between Abilene High and North Crowley as you can with Cooper and AHS.

Wylie somehow made it in 3-A. These guys are about the same as Highland Park and the old Dallas Jesuit teams in the 90's. They should be playing at a higher level to challenge their talent but instead they remain in the same uncompetitive districts. Its job security for the coaches but seriously how many D-1 recruits have come out of Wylie?

I don't know the number but I bet if they played 4-A, they may give the kids the opportunity to showcase their talents.
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In other News the Cowboys lost and that team that beat them is in the Super Bowl. Eli didn't beat us, we beat ourselves. So for those who were waiting on the victory video, you will need to wait until next year when the Dallas Cowboys will be the first team to play a home game for the Super Bowl.

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Interesting Blog that still gets comments. "The Ride"

I get about one a month from this post requesting the song and asking to trade songs.

It must be a generational thing. When it comes to bartering, there were several different philosophies that I was subjected to.

-When trading baseball cards, my Dad would say, "Never trade anything you don't have two of"
-Another kid would trade away his card for another card but the total value of the trade had to be the same amount according to that month's Beckett.





I used this one because I still have the issue and was the coolest Score card ever, I still have two.

Moving on: Now in fantasy baseball I work trades for the long term potential for the good of my team.

For instance I have been propositioned by a gentleman I will refer to as Hardball on a trade for David Ortiz for Kenny Lofton and Cabrera. Sounds good, except for the fact that my stable of keepers for this upcoming season has no room for any of them. So I will negotiate a compromise that will allow me to be competitive

The value of this song is through the roof with me, but these other "lost gems" mean nothing to me and I know the circulation of my song, and I bet I could get their song, if they are willing to trade that quickly.

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In personal news, we had our third child over the break and could not be more excited. She's healthy and doing well at home. Still trying to figure out how to adjust to the rest and other things but that will come with time.

Good night Maisy